Blogs from U-District, Seattle, Washington, United States, North America - page 3

today i woke up, got some coffee then dropped off my bike at the shop next door, i rode a little too hard the day before and broke a spoke in my bike, boo. around noon i had to go and pick up my mom from the sea-tac airport and then we headed into the city. my mom really wanted to see beefy men throwing big fish around and i wanted to see some local music, so we headed to pikes place. we enjoyed some yummy and fresh fish and chips at the market, then shopped a little. the market is just a bunch of random kiosks set up with everything from silver to caricatures to beautiful flowers and kettle corn. we walked around and took pictures of crazy talented out there street performers, one of ... read more

And so begins my travel blog. I haven't left yet, but tonight, after Bumbershoot, is when I have to finally, completely begin to pack everything up and prepare to leave. I need you so much closer So come on, come on Death Cab was, as always, beautiful at Bumbershoot. Also lonely. Once again no one to make out with, eh? No one really at all this time after Nico had to go handle some drama. I feel like I need someone so much closer. Though I'm not sure who that should be at this point. What a silly--or, perhaps, perfect?--time to leave for the other side of the world. I also went to the One Pot bumbershoot dinner where everyone who ate had to contribute something based around the year and revolutionary spirit of 1968. I ... read more

The Nintendo DS Lite appears to be the only one of my many rechargeable gadgets whose charger is NOT dual-voltage. This means a simple plug adapter won't cut it... a step-down transformer is necessary to prevent DS fryage. Step-down transformers are almost literally bricks to carry around. They suck. And for one appliance? Some posters in online fora say that buying the European adapter from Nintendo works absolutely fine for charging a US DS Lite, but Nintendo's support website actually says you'd be better off buying a whole 'nother DS Lite game console in Europe. I can see where Nintendo might have nefarious corporate reasons for suggesting such a thing, but I'm also not confident in online gamers' having any deep understanding of how electricity works. This is a tough decision, especially since the DS Lite ... read more

Oh que agotador...! Comienza el día y es hora de volver a ponerse en marcha, despedir a los viejos aventureros y encontrarnos con algún que otro “nuevo loco”…desayunamos en el café al que hemos ido durante los últimos días, y como despedida engullimos huevos, bacon y tostadas, todo cubierto de una espesa capa de mantequilla grasienta (la misma de la que se deben alimentar las ballenas grises para no pasar frío). Despido a Kamo, Jorge y a Tofino (esto último es un lugar y los anteriores son personas, por si no había quedado claro anteriormente) con un sol espléndido y una temperatura más agradable que en los últimos días… A partir de ahora cada uno buscará su propio destino siguiendo una dirección distinta, Kamo irá en bicicleta hasta Uclelet, Jorge se quedará un día más en ... read more

Andrew: And thus, we arrived in Washington, which is distinctly NOT Idaho and distinctly MUCH better. I was happy again, to say the least. Anyway, Washington state laws on hitch hiking are apparently very specific, because every on ramp had a sign near the entrance that said "Freeway Entrance" and some would even have signs which read: "pedestrians, hitchhikers, and bicycles prohibited." We decided to test our luck, and stand in front of the signs (as opposed to behind them) and see how things went with any police which happened to drive by. Again, unlike Idaho, this state did not suck. The police passed us without even slowing down, and we eventually came to get a ride from Vancouver to Aberdine from a man named Dave. Dave drove a big red truck, and when he stopped ... read more