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Sarah and I Are Engaged

2009 Jan 30, 5:21

Shot on the RocksOver the previous weekend Sarah and I got engaged. I had a limo pick us up and take us to a park that has a beautiful view of the Seattle skyline where I proposed, then out for dinner and drinks including a bottle of wine for the ride back. What's the point of a limo ride if you don't drink while being driven around? It was a nice night and only had a hint of rain when we came home. We don't yet have a date set.

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Google LatLong: New ways to get around with the Transit Layer

2009 Jan 14, 2:03Google Maps now has a public transit route finder. Would have been useful in Munich and certainly will be useful here at home since they cover the Seattle area including the east-side. "I'm pleased to announce the launch of the Transit Layer on Google Maps in more than 50 cities around the world making it easier for citizens and tourists around the globe to access public transportation line information in their cities."PermalinkCommentsgoogle map travel bus traffic seattle redmond munich transportation maps public-transportation transit

streetartlocator.com is a community google map mashup mapping street art the world over.

2008 Nov 18, 12:21Not much in Seattle.PermalinkCommentsart visualization google map graffiti cultural-disobediance streetart mashup urban

Halloween and Gas Park Weekend

2008 Nov 4, 10:14

Gas Works Park, SeattleGas Works Park, SeattleThe weekend before last Sarah and I went down to Gas Works Park in Seattle. Gas Works Park is a former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant now turned into a park with the machinery kept intact and found right on the shore of Lake Union. There's a large hill right next to the plant with an embedded art installation from which you get an excellent view of the park and the lake. Anyway a very cool place. Afer, we ate at Julia's of Wallingford where I stereotypically had the Santa Cruz omelet. Good food, nice place, nice neighborhood.

Trick-or-Treat at MSFT by Matt SwannThis past weekend was Halloween weekend. On Halloween at Microsoft parents bring their kids around the office buildings and collect candy from those who have candy in their office. See Matt's photo of one such hallway at Microsoft. The next day Sarah and I went to two birthday parties the second of which required costume. I went as House (from the television show House) by putting on a suit jacket and carrying a cane. Sarah wore scrubs to lend cred. to my lazy costume. Oh yeah and on Sunday Sarah bought a new car.

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Signs of Fall Tree

2008 Oct 28, 9:01

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Signs of Fall Tree

Immediately after Sarah took this photo, a truck pulled into the empty parking spot and the driver jumped out to apologize for messing up the photo. The driver was a zombie.

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

2008 Oct 28, 9:28

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

2008 Oct 28, 9:27

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

2008 Oct 28, 9:27

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

2008 Oct 28, 9:19

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

2008 Oct 28, 9:18

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

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Machinery with graffiti, Gas Works Park, Seattle

2008 Oct 28, 9:18

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Machinery with graffiti, Gas Works Park, Seattle

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

2008 Oct 28, 9:17

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

2008 Oct 28, 9:17

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

2008 Oct 28, 9:17

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

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Some machinery, Gas Works Park, Seattle

2008 Oct 28, 9:16

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Some machinery, Gas Works Park, Seattle

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View of dock from hill, Gas Works Park

2008 Oct 28, 9:16

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View of dock from hill, Gas Works Park

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Art on top of hill at Gas Works Park

2008 Oct 28, 9:15

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Art on top of hill at Gas Works Park

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

2008 Oct 28, 9:15

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

2008 Oct 28, 9:14

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Gas Works Park, Seattle

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Weekend Dinners: Old friends, Old library

2008 Oct 7, 12:21

Last Thursday I saw a bunch of college friends that I hadn't seen in a while, despite all of us working at Microsoft, and Saul and Ciera who were visiting. We had dinner at Typhoon! which I haven't been to in quite a while. Daniil and Val brought their cute child. I got to see Charlie and Matt who I'm not sure I've seen since my 25th birthday. There was much nerdiness. I need to remember to organize such a night myself sometime in near future so I don't have to wait another year to see them.

Carnegie's Public Library in Ballard Seattle is now a restaurant.On the weekend Sarah and I went out to dinner at Carnegie's, a former public library in Ballard, Seattle that's now a restaurant. I saw the restaurant's website in Matt's delicious links and thought it looked interesting. The exterior and entryway look like a public library, but just inside its redone as a sort of modern version of french classical with a bar and two dining rooms. No pictures since my replacement camera only arrived today, but there are photos available. They serve french cuisine which was good and not as expensive as I would have expected. An interesting place, although its a bit of a drive and I'm not sure if we'll be going back soon.

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