Grrr!

Hello, Seattle!

Sunset from a moving plane, two wings, sufficient fuel.

Just the thing you want to see when you peek out the window in the morning to see what's out there

Cutest dog in the tri-state area

Fall! Fall! No, don't fall!

(liar. you know who you are.)

Look up! Gullible isn't written on the ceiling! It's the Chihuly Bridge, after all.

My slant on Occupy Tacoma.
It's the Taken-out-the-back-window-of-a-moving-vehicle slant, in case you were wondering.

Seattle

Three girls in Seattle

Purple Carrots. I'd rather eat than be one.

The incredible (bearded) hula hooping, guitar playing, harmonica wielding, shaker on the shoe, singing guy.

The deadest fish in Seattle....
What would it say if it could speak?
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uh oh...
must find one more photo...
can't end post like this...
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...

There. How about a glass cherub. That should do it...

Smiles and Glares and Steely Stares

Steely negotiator disguised as...Cindy Lou Who?

The Grape of Wrath

Before 

After

Post Halloween, or the Post of Halloween, or The Halloween Post

Stormageddon herself carved this pumpkin on Saturday at a friend's house (keep in mind that it was Saturday, when you view the photo from monday later on this page). She said it was a lovesick pumpkin when she showed up with it on Sunday. Dusty the dog was very alarmed to find it sitting unexpectedly by the front door. Much barking and investigating resulted.

 Speaking of friends, they are gifts. :-)

 and make cute kittens, sometimes. 

 Venom has seen the Silence.

I don't think this is a headless monk. The gloves seem out of place. 

 Young Adventurer decided to be a blueberry. His stem is not visible in the photo, but he had one.

Now the lovesick pumpkin is just sick. 

 Young Adventurer went with an aquatic theme for his jackolantern. Not sure where he came up with the idea. (Hmm??) He did the carving himself but refused to gut the pumpkin. I had to do that. 

Also we met our neighbors again, and gave out lots of candy and enjoyed hanging out with the people who are and are not represented in these photographs.

Ch O Co La Te (as seen on a sticker for sale at the Scholastic book fair at Young Adventurer's school)

First off, the tile is DONE!! There's a few new photos in the album here.

Next, I was right about the sunset. It was pretty. It was also raining when I took the photo, which made it more awesome.

In other news, Young Adventurer thought it was very funny when I, while attempting to drive my car, and think about something else, and listen and respond appropriately to the story he was telling me, called him by only the first three letters of his full name. The rest of the way to our destination involved naming objects and stores, "ga sta, clou, tre, gro sto,..." You get the idea.

Also, the girls were having a discussion about forms of government. (this follows other discussions amongst the kids mostly revolving around chemical equations and types of mixtures). The forms of government discussion was precipitated by Stormageddon, Dark Lord of ALL (formerly known as Adventurer Two) having to read Animal Farm for her english class. Previously there was a social studies assignment involving whether one agrees more with the political philosophies of A. Hamilton the elitist or T. Jefferson the flag-waver for the common man (or something like that--answer was NO). Anyway, the girls were arguing the merits of a representative government, as well as whether the federal government has the constitutional authority to prevent states from legalizing marijuana. At least they are paying attention in school. In math, Venom is studying matrices. I never understood the point of those. She doesn't either. I feel vindicated, but if any of you understand what they are for, feel free to explain in the comments.

In yet other news, I started a new book today. It claims that it will convey to me the "sheer power and excitement of the modern discipline" ...of statistics.

Yeah.

"Modern statistics enables us to see through the mists and confusion of the world about us, to grasp the underlying reality."

If only I had known this sooner, it could have saved me a lot of trouble.
Or...if I keep reading there might be a real live monster at the end of the book. As soon as I can see through the mists and confusion and grasp the underlying reality, I will know one way or the other...

Finally, but most significantly, with the completion of the tile project, the TV is plugged in again. I would have missed it more if I had realized how very much Phineas and Ferb I could have been watching (well, that and the rugby world series). Phineas and Ferb is on at 10pm, people! Loading the dishwasher is so much better with Perry the Platypus and co.