ROTM March: Volterra

Last night Jaimes and I had dinner at Volterra. It’s Dine Around Seattle month again so we lucked out. Jaimes had pre-perused the menu and know exactly what to start with – the oil soup she’d heard so much about; I settled on the artichoke bruschetta. Everything on the menu sounded ridiculously good, and it [...]

Miss Representation

I just wanted to let you all know that Kayee and I went to see Miss Representation last week (previously mentioned in the Rachel Maddow Kicks Knowledge post)  – it was pretty darn fantastic. It was an abundance of food for thought, and I told Kayee afterward that it was so much that I couldn’t [...]

Les Mis! Or is it Les Miz?

All of my years of going to musicals and I had never seen Les Mis. Tragic, I know. That all changed a couple of weeks ago when I went to see the first of show in my season ticket package to the 5th Avenue Theater. I had no idea what it was about and am [...]

SYTYCD Favorites (Part 3)

Just a couple more, let’s say it’s the I Love You This Much Edition Robert and Allison. Travis Wall is pretty much a frickin’ genius. Melissa and Ade – for Cancer Fighters and Survivors. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house (or on any sofa in America as people watched). Kathryn and Robert. Speaks [...]

SYTYCD Favorites (Part 2)

As promised here are some more. I guess this is the Dysfunctional Couple Edition Twitch and Katee – made me go out and buy Duffy’s cd (rather, order it from iTunes) Cheslie and Mark – bought Leona Lewis after this one. Dance and music can be a powerful combo. Kayla and Kupono – a take [...]

SYTYCD Favorites (Part 1)

The So You Think You Can Dance Season Finale (part 1) is tomorrow! AKA Wednesday. I have been a fan since Season Two, but there were a couple of stand out seasons (Four and Five, I think) with dancers that I adored, and every season after that has been a bit of a let down. [...]

Three Day Recap: Girl Time(s) & Baby Fix

My dear friend has lived literally 100 steps from the Village Theater in Issaquah for almost a decade and she had never been to a show there… until now. That info didn’t sit well with me so Saturday night we went to see their production of Sleuth. On that, all I can say it that [...]

A Little Lizz in My Life

I waited patiently for my bball schedule to come out last weekend, so of course it wasn’t posted until super late on Sunday night (late like, after I went to bed late).  See, I found out the Lizz Wright was performing at the Triple Door on the following Tuesday and I really wanted to go but I [...]

I Would Totally Date Amos Lee

Mir and I went to see Amos Lee at the Moore Theater last week. Halfway through the show Mir leaned over to me and said, “I think I have a little crush on Amos Lee.” Me too, Mir. in fact, I was just thinking that I would totally date Amos Lee. While I know that [...]

Book Review: The Hunger Games

It seems I have an affection for teen fiction; sue me. This. Book. Was. Fantastic. The first of a trilogy, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, takes the idea behind The Running Man and twists it wickedly. Teens are the willing and unwilling participants in the Hunger Games, an annual government sponsored (mandatory) event where the [...]