Oh yeaahhh…travel planning time!

I’m off as a traveller again!

Super excited — I just planned two cool trips. A short trip in December to the Bay Area to see some friends I haven’t seen in ages and then a fantastic trip to Paris in March — my favorite travel month.

I planned the trip to Paris first and then thought — crap, that’s 6 months away! I need a vacation to ease all that waiting…so I planned another.

Hopefully my friend Claire, who’s going back to school on the East coast, will be able to join me as it’s her spring break.

Pssst…I’m flying first class to Paris…yes, hate me…Bahahahaha!

Happy 7-7-7!!

Today is 07/07/07 — fun!

Got to see all the Boeing airplanes fly into BFI today — saw it from my roof as they approached. The 707, 717, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777! Whew! I’m such an airplane freak. I almost peed my pants.

I must admit I’m getting very excited for the 787 rollout tomorrow. I won’t be up in Everett as it’s invite only and the best view will probably be on my HD TV. However, come first flight in Aug/Sep — you bet I’ll be there!!

Edit: Here’s a great set of photos from the PI:

Boeing parade of 7-series planes

Vote for Lauren Briel!

My good friend Lauren is running for Seattle city council!

Lauren Briel is a focused, independent new voice in Seattle politics running to restore accountability and rekindle the spark of decisive leadership in our City Council. Our city is a beautiful, diverse community, and it demands an inclusive political process involving not just the policy makers but key stakeholders and the community at large.

http://www.votelaurenbriel.com/

This summer just got a whole lot more interesting! 🙂

Start saving bail for me now…

Just reserved tix to reunite with my best co-conspirator, Natalie, in Phoenix. So start saving for my bail money fund now ! We’re planning on taking a road trip through Arizona

Toronto Photos

So I’m home, and I’m slowly going through photos and writing a trip report. Most of the photos for Toronto are from the CN tower as it was a gorgeous day and any other photos look like any other city. I guess that is the noted curse of Toronto if the city has one — it can stand-in for any big city. And it often does in film. But what “general” city-ness it may have it makes-up for in general appeal. Toronto is a really nice city!

Anyways, more writings later, but Here’s the gallery

The CN Tower blows…

Or, puffs actually. This was funny — While visiting the CN Tower in Toronto they have those new security devices that are supposed to detect explosives. It puffs air from your feet to your head and then, I guess, is supposed to sniff for the chemical traces of a bomb.

It was pretty funny — most people were amused more than anything, I think the group think while standing in line was “yeah, right, this really works…” 🙂

And the air that blew out at you stank — as you’ll see by the reactions in this video of the sniffer in action!

What will they think of next…

Boston, Day 2

Walked all around again, concentrating on the South side this time. Cute, cute buildings and neighborhoods steeped in history. I’m sure someone will call me on this and say they have been all reconstructed, or somethig like that. So what. The character remains.

Seee the pics here!

I did arrive in Toronto this evening. Already have lots to say, but I am tired! Off to bed and then a jump-start for the morning!

OK. It’s cold.

OK, I admit. It’s cold. Rarely do you hear me say that, so soak it in, people! 🙂

First day in Boston — walked all around Boston Commons, then through some of downtown, Fanueuil Hall, the North End and back. I was basically a popsicle after this. So I’m back at the hotel with warm cocoa and taking hot shower. Ahh.

Here’s the photos so far!

Then it started to get windy and whoa! So I recorded a “Note to self” about traveling in Winter. Maybe sweating and perspiration in a hot climate is not so bad every once and a while.

Watch my confession (Warning: I’m a potty-mouth)