a quick 10 thoughts

1. photos update: seattle firsts additions and vancouver

2. it's august, and summer has just begun in seattle. sigh.

3. the best parts about ikea furniture is the price and the fact that you get to build it

4. soon i will have a tan on the left side of my face because that's where the sun shines when walking to/from work

5. despite all the walking, i do need to find some more vigorous activity

6. sometimes i think politicians forgot how to compromise

7. this cat is quite amusing

8. the jade plants are starting to grow. hooray, i didn't kill them!

9. i read very slowly

10. back to the old bumming habits. rebuilding is tough