I went to the U District to get my hair cut and cowlick bleached by
As I was leaving, a light fog had covered the area, and a thunderstorm was discharging nearby. It was pretty amazing. The lightning flashes appeared completely unlocalized, in that one would go off, and the mist everywhere would turn an opaque searing white for just a split instant, and then several seconds later th thunder would peal.
I fought my way thru the rain and the traffic, to the ferry terminal, where I picked up
We all played a curiously long game of "Who's Got The Brain". Normally it only lasts 20 minutes or so, but this one went over an hour. We then watched the most recent episode of "Drawn Together", and then forced Elf to watch last week's "Very Special Episode".
Saturday
Saturday, after brunch, Kim & I watched one of my NetFlix's that had been collecting dust, Being John Malkovich. What a bizarre and insane film. (We actually watched it at my work, using a prototype Moxi box as the player.)
After that was the Poly Potluck (second saturday of odd numbered months).
After saying goodbye to Kim, and dropping her off at the ferry terminal, I went over to
It was a very good party. It was while happily soaking in the hot tub there that I uttered something along the lines of "You know life is good, when you attend better parties than the ones on tv." (I wish I could remember the exact quote...)
After returning
Sunday
That afternoon, I went to the monthly rec.arts.sf.* "Seattle Tun", a regular gathering of local SF fans. I had a good time.