Another meaty weekend! Thursday, March 6th, 5pm: We went down to Key Arena to watch the second session of the Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament. Beforehand, we stopped at Blue Water Taco Grill for dinner. Their barbacoa is DELICIOUS, so I got some barbacoa “street tacos”. In this instance, I think barabacoa simply implies slow-cooked, seasoned […]
Super Quick Running Update: March 5th, 2014
I signed up for the Seahawks 12k Run yesterday. This is a run. This run is 12 km long. This 12 km run follows a course that goes to/in/around the Seattle Seahawks training facility down in Renton. Normally, I really don’t like participating in big running events like this. They’re crowded. They start too early. […]
Running Update – March 1st, 2014
As of today, I’ve gone running on 20 different occasions this year. Using my initial goal of running 3 times a week as a gauge, this means that I’ve missed 5 scheduled runs. These misses were mostly due to inclement weather (it’s not worth it to run when it’s super icy or slippery!). However, since […]
The Meat I Eat #5, #6, and #7
The wheels came off a little bit this past week. Whoops. Tuesday, February 18th, ~4pm: I hadn’t been to the grocery store for awhile, so it was kinda slim pickings in the pantry/fridge/freezer. However, after poking around a bit, I did stumble across some frozen salmon burgers that were in the back corner of the […]
A Book Review: Birds of America by Lorrie Moore
This collection is… powerful. I don’t know that it’s necessarily one of my all-time favorites (a lot of the stories seemed quite similar which makes it a bit harder for individuals stories to stand out) but I am very glad that I read it. Moore writes with strength and beauty and humor about a multitude […]