As dedicated readers know I was more than happy to say "Buh-bye 2011". The year was good in so many respects but nonetheless it needed to end.
I woke up on the 1st of this year donning rose colored glasses and filled with, what I thought was reasonable, hope for immediate change and instantaneous life satisfaction. (Note: Being unrealistic and impatient might be a recurring theme in my life. Working on it. Working on it.)
On January 2nd when all of my dreams for the New Year had yet to come true impatience quietly started to creep in and by last week I was down right irritated.
I'd really like to chalk up my lack of patience, unrealistic expectations, general feelings of "stir craziness", and several instances of behaving decidedly out of character to Snowmageddon. Whatever the reasons, by the end of last week, I was in a serious state of "what is happening in my life?!"
Reminding myself that "this too shall pass" I waited.
Good news came my way and I started to feel like there might be steps that I could take to help guide myself out of the rut. I realized that this year will be exactly like the last if I don't decide to change patterns in my own behavior that lead to the same consequences time and time again.
The weekend passed with some small "Go Amanda" moments and by Monday I was ready to usher in some serious change!
What did I do on the Chinese New Year?
Well I gave notice at my current job and am set to start a new one on February 6.
Change is here and I'm ready! I'm also ready to embrace patience and really give that a try instead of expecting things to instantly fall in to place. (Is this a Chinese New Years resolution I smell?)
On a less reflective note:
On Saturday night I saw Fitz and the Tantrums at the Showbox at the Market. Such a great show. Such a fun band. It's always nice to see performers genuinely enjoying what they're doing on stage. The bands energy was infections. So much so that 3 days later and I'm still dancing.
Enjoy a little Fitz on your Tuesday!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
Making Up For Thursday...
I plan on writing another post later in the day but I quickly wanted to alert readers to a new tumblr that was brought to my attention today.
While these are not my own pictures I feel like they will suffice in making up for last week's Scruff Thursday.
These images are all brought to you by GirlsWhoLikeBeards...
More later gator (s)!
Amanda
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Snow
All day yesterday I was on "Snow Watch". We were promised a storm. We were promised inches and possibly feet of snow. We were promised a snow day.
All day I waited and it didn't seem like it was coming. I grew increasingly prepared for my entire city to be embarrassed today when the white stuff did not come pouring from the sky despite our preemptive freak outs.
I still held out hope though and last night felt like Christmas Eve. I was so anxious to find out if the city would in fact be turned into a winter wonderland and more importantly if my bus routes would be closed allowing me a convenient excuse not to go to work.
I reached out to a few people to see if they wanted to hang out and wait for the "snowpocolypse". No such luck. And so at 9:30 last night I decided my only option was to go to bed and sleep my snow anxiety out.
I woke up probably every hour wondering if it had snowed. Finally at 3:30am I actually got out of bed, walked to the living room, looked out the window, and was disappointed. Still clear. *Sigh*. I went back to bed resigned to the fact that yes a real workday was in my future.
But this story has a happy ending! This morning when my alarm went off I ran to the window just in case in the weather man had delivered. And oh how he had!!! SNOW!!!
I put on my boots. I put on my warmest winter jacket. I ran down the street to see if the road going up the hill was closed.
YES! YES! YES! There's no way Queen Anne Avenue was going to be traversed by this lady. I returned to my apartment. Called my supervisor. Found she too opted out of her commute. Got to the business of enjoying all that is Seattle when it snows.
I decided the best way to do this was put on some festive lipwear, walk to Starbucks, and work from there. It was a long, arduous, and cold journey...
The trip was definitely worth it though. It's been wonderful to see the place fill up and listen to all the excited chatter over the weather. My favorite thing so far today though has been watching people outside traipsing around in snowshoes (Seattle-ites are special) and dragging toboggans behind them...
I should probably get back to some real work (cue *le sigh*). Luckily I have a coffee refill coming my way and a nice little snow day playlist to tap my toes to...
Bittersweet Melodies - Feist
Goshen - Beirut
I Know Places - Lykke Li
Infinite Arms - Band of Horses
Long Walk To Never - Jaymay
Minnesota, WI - Bon Iver
Posters - Youth Lagoon
White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
Enjoy your day whether it be snowy or dry!
All day I waited and it didn't seem like it was coming. I grew increasingly prepared for my entire city to be embarrassed today when the white stuff did not come pouring from the sky despite our preemptive freak outs.
I still held out hope though and last night felt like Christmas Eve. I was so anxious to find out if the city would in fact be turned into a winter wonderland and more importantly if my bus routes would be closed allowing me a convenient excuse not to go to work.
I reached out to a few people to see if they wanted to hang out and wait for the "snowpocolypse". No such luck. And so at 9:30 last night I decided my only option was to go to bed and sleep my snow anxiety out.
I woke up probably every hour wondering if it had snowed. Finally at 3:30am I actually got out of bed, walked to the living room, looked out the window, and was disappointed. Still clear. *Sigh*. I went back to bed resigned to the fact that yes a real workday was in my future.
But this story has a happy ending! This morning when my alarm went off I ran to the window just in case in the weather man had delivered. And oh how he had!!! SNOW!!!
I put on my boots. I put on my warmest winter jacket. I ran down the street to see if the road going up the hill was closed.
YES! YES! YES! There's no way Queen Anne Avenue was going to be traversed by this lady. I returned to my apartment. Called my supervisor. Found she too opted out of her commute. Got to the business of enjoying all that is Seattle when it snows.
I decided the best way to do this was put on some festive lipwear, walk to Starbucks, and work from there. It was a long, arduous, and cold journey...
The trip was definitely worth it though. It's been wonderful to see the place fill up and listen to all the excited chatter over the weather. My favorite thing so far today though has been watching people outside traipsing around in snowshoes (Seattle-ites are special) and dragging toboggans behind them...
Bittersweet Melodies - Feist
Goshen - Beirut
I Know Places - Lykke Li
Infinite Arms - Band of Horses
Long Walk To Never - Jaymay
Minnesota, WI - Bon Iver
Posters - Youth Lagoon
White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
Enjoy your day whether it be snowy or dry!
Monday, January 16, 2012
Weekend Photo Diary : Kassy Visits, Snow Falls, Niners Win!
I had myself a pretty sweet four day weekend. That's right. I'll say it again... Four Day Weekend! With the visit of a good friend I thought it would be wise to tag an extra day onto the already long break from work!
I don't have a ton of energy to write anything today... luckily I have plenty of pictures to fill some space. They range from watching the 49ers beat the Saints to going to the top of the Space Needle. Enjoy!
I hope the weekend was long for everyone else. And if it wasn't long then I hope that at least it was great!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Scruff Thursday : A Crisis Averted
I wanted to update my readers on Thursday's crisis situation . I arrived at the Ballard Loft ready to watch the Gonzaga vs. St Marys game (I don't want to talk about the outcome) but still not sure what I was going to do about "Scruff Thursday". Luckily for me a scruffy, not to mention beautiful, man that I actually know arrived! I was on it. Quickly I yelled "Tyler come to me! I must take your picture." He obliged. We posed. A photo was shot. My mustache mission was complete.
But wait! What's this? Two more hairy faced fellows who seemed to know my party?
What luck! Such destiny!
Soon, after the requisite introductions were taken care of, they too were lured into participating and here we have the final picture of Scruff Thursday...
Thank you Chris, Ryan, and Tyler for making this girls dreams come true!
I promise my next post will feature a more sensible, less creepy version of the Amanda readers have been seeing these past few days!
Happy Weekend! Go 49ers!
But wait! What's this? Two more hairy faced fellows who seemed to know my party?
What luck! Such destiny!
Soon, after the requisite introductions were taken care of, they too were lured into participating and here we have the final picture of Scruff Thursday...
I promise my next post will feature a more sensible, less creepy version of the Amanda readers have been seeing these past few days!
Happy Weekend! Go 49ers!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Scruff Thursday ... Opinions Needed
This week I was not great about collecting images of scruffy men or animals for the second installment of *drumroll please* "Scruff Thursday"! Early in the week I already posted a picture of a particularly foxy fox and since last Thursday I featured a dog I thought this time around it might be nice to dedicate some bloggage (yeah I made up that word!) to a human male.
The dilemma was discussed with my roommate while readying ourselves for work this morning. She reminded me that tonight I am heading to Ballard, a Seattle neighborhood dripping in bearded men (bearded men typically clad in plaid ... double fist pump!), and that I should use the opportunity to accost -- I mean approach whoever I see fit and ask him if he would like to be spotlighted.
At the time it seemed like a truly viable option. A way to cloak "trolling for dudes" in the name of blog content. Sign me up.
Naturally I started composing this entry to explain that a scruffed up image (of a total stranger) would be forthcoming...
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And then I felt creepy -- extremely creepy. So extremely creepy that as I write this I am simultaneously considering erasing the entire thing, throwing up a picture of an unshaven Jon Hamm, and calling it a day.
So here I am -- on the fence.
Sometimes my own sense of what's socially acceptable is a little off-kilter. I'll probably run it by my friends this evening. But they're typically in favor of me running around acting a fool and I am sure if a drink or two is imbibed I will be more than ready to do some "stubble hunting". So what I need is for anyone who actually reads this entry to weigh in and give me a hard "yay" or "nay". Do I or don't I approach random hairy dudes and take their pictures (and get their permission to post, OBVI!)? Oh life! Why must you be so difficult?!
--- In case it doesn't read well that last statement was written in jest. Jest I tell you! ---
I hope your Thursdays are a little less conflicted than mine!
P.S. Speaking of creepy... when I use to work at Free People we played this song in our rotation. It's so catchy, fun, and CREEPTASTIC! It just popped into my head and had to share...
The dilemma was discussed with my roommate while readying ourselves for work this morning. She reminded me that tonight I am heading to Ballard, a Seattle neighborhood dripping in bearded men (bearded men typically clad in plaid ... double fist pump!), and that I should use the opportunity to accost -- I mean approach whoever I see fit and ask him if he would like to be spotlighted.
At the time it seemed like a truly viable option. A way to cloak "trolling for dudes" in the name of blog content. Sign me up.
Naturally I started composing this entry to explain that a scruffed up image (of a total stranger) would be forthcoming...
...
...
...
And then I felt creepy -- extremely creepy. So extremely creepy that as I write this I am simultaneously considering erasing the entire thing, throwing up a picture of an unshaven Jon Hamm, and calling it a day.
So here I am -- on the fence.
Sometimes my own sense of what's socially acceptable is a little off-kilter. I'll probably run it by my friends this evening. But they're typically in favor of me running around acting a fool and I am sure if a drink or two is imbibed I will be more than ready to do some "stubble hunting". So what I need is for anyone who actually reads this entry to weigh in and give me a hard "yay" or "nay". Do I or don't I approach random hairy dudes and take their pictures (and get their permission to post, OBVI!)? Oh life! Why must you be so difficult?!
--- In case it doesn't read well that last statement was written in jest. Jest I tell you! ---
I hope your Thursdays are a little less conflicted than mine!
P.S. Speaking of creepy... when I use to work at Free People we played this song in our rotation. It's so catchy, fun, and CREEPTASTIC! It just popped into my head and had to share...
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