Trip recap and random

So that covers the short version of my trip. Power lines and snow. :) The former were all over the place outside of my hotel room, and the latter started on the mountains and ended up coming out of the sky. Weird frickin' weather.

I was in Port Angeles for work for the better part of last week. Lots of work, but lots of fun too, including being upgraded to what amounted to a one bedroom apartment at the hotel. Especially since it was a one bedroom apartment that WASN'T full of my stuff. :) Lots of good food as well. The weather left a bit to be desired, but there were some good moments.

Came home on Friday in a mix of snow, clear, rain, and I think hail or sleet. It was actually sunny when I met up with Jerome and Megan at my office, and we headed out to go home. By the time we were done with dinner, however, it was more sleet, and we went home instead of to Apocalyptica. I was a bit bummed about that, but being in a warm, dry apartment seemed like a better idea than standing in the cold rain waiting for buses.

Saturday, we ended up going to the Sci-Fi Museum and EMP, taking a LONG walk to the Aquarium, and then wandering Pike Place Market before dinner. I wish I would have brought my camera to get pictures of the sea otters, but Megan took plenty. Now I just have to make her send them to me. :)

Sunday started out with decent weather, but by the time I was driving home from taking Jerome to work, there was hail. I think the sun was out later in the day, but am not sure as I stayed inside after that. :)

So random:
1) Me: "The level of insanity increases exponentially depending on how many Vogels are involved."
2) Cupcakes should not be eaten with forks. That's the whole point of a cupcake--the lack of forks needed. (However, if you put said cupcake in the microwave, the bottom gets mushy and cupcakes are a bit top heavy, resulting in cupcake collapse.)

My plans for the week are somewhat ephemeral at the moment. I should be getting another freelancing project soon. In the meantime, however, it's mad production mode for my upcoming craft shows. Oh, and coming up with something to run for Exalted on Saturday. Yeah, I think I triple booked this week.

Only one thing to be said today...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEGAN!!!!!!!!

For those who don't know, Megan is my baby sister, if "baby" is allowed to mean "23-year-old." Of course, since I'm *cough* years older than her, if "*cough*" is allowed to mean "old enough to remember her being born," I remember when she was born. :)

Ah yes, I distinctly remember being told, early in the morning as my dad got my brother and I ready for school, that we had a new little sister. My brother and I burst out into tears. We had wanted a brother to even things out. I suspect we even asked if she could be taken back.

True story: when my mom had her ultrasound done while she was pregnant with Megan, the doctor looked at the ultrasound picture and told her that she would be having a boy. My mom believed the doctor, and told us we would have a brother. As it turns out, Megan was apparently doing gymnastics in the womb, and had gotten her umbilical cord wrapped between her legs... oh. In other words, was not a boy. Just an ultrasound boy.

I never get tired of telling this story. I also sometimes tell our mutual friends to call her "Andy," because her name would have been Andrew if she had been a boy.

Okay, so despite all of the silliness, I'm glad I got a baby sister 23 years ago. And I miss her muchly, since I haven't seen her since May!

Friday Five!

1. If you could only choose 1 cd to ever listen to again, what would it be? Metropolis 2002, cuz it's the one with the remix of "Until the End of the World," which is the Apoptypgma Berzerk song that I love!

2. If you could only choose 2 movies to watch ever again, what would they be? Interview with the Vampire and Fight Club... though it was really hard to pick only two here!

3. If you could only choose 3 books to read ever again, what would they be? Vampire: the Masquerade, 3rd ed., The Stand by Stephen King, and Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite

4. If you could only choose 4 things to eat or drink ever again, what would they be? Water, toasted ravioli, buffalo chicken strips, and ice cream! :)

5. If you could only choose 5 people to ever be/talk/associate/whatever with ever again, who would they be? Ugh, this one is really hard... I'd get sick of most people if I could only talk to them... but there's a few that I could never get sick of... Gabriel and Seth would be on that list... and since this is theoretically ANYONE, let's toss in Neil Gaiman, Wil Wheaton, and... oh, I suppose Megan... :)

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End of the Work Week Wisdom:

"Amsterdam."
--What Megan says every time she sees an ampersand ( & )

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And in other AWESOME news, They Might Be Giants are playing in C-dale!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On October 30th!!!!!!!!!! I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO there! I might just have to see about taking Halloween and the day after off of work... too bad that's probably not possible!