I'm a cheater...

After my swim this morning, I stopped by Metropolitan Market on the way home from the pool to see if their poke bar was set up yet. It was. I picked up lunch without having to walk for it. And, it's very likely that I'll do the same thing in weekends to come. Weekdays won't work because I need to zip home ahead of traffic but weekends... oh yeah. And the poke bowl obsession continues.

I don't do Facebook but I am enjoying Instagram. I need better web software, tho. I want to see the photos of all the people I'm following in the order they were posted (newest first) in kind of a 'friends page' situation - on my laptop, not my phone. I am having no luck finding anything but the Instagram web page which bugs the crap out of me - mainly because there's no way to get rid of "suggestions for you" which take up most of the first screen. I have no intention of ever using it for my stuff, I just like to follow others. I killed a good hour looking for a better web page/app and found zip.

Last fall, Seattle passed a gynormous mass transit initiative. I was underwhelmed with both the price tag and the plan and did not vote for it. But I was in the minority. The discussion, at the time, was how can we not?! We must have this! Why would anyone vote against it??? Well, now they are finding out. The funding was based on an increase in car registration - license plate tabs staring in 2017. As your tabs expire, you get the bill for the new ones. And the shit is kissing the fan big times. It does amuse me how all those 'we must have this!' people are now all 'what the fuck???!!!' My tabs expire in August. They have this online tool you can use to see what the bill is going to be but it won't work until you get within 6 months. It won't work for me until Friday. I'm guessing my bill will be about $500. I hope it's not more than that. But, I so appreciate being able to get the heads up with some time to save for it.

My hair is amusingly short. I think she took about 2/3rds off the length. It's a great cut. And I really appreciated it in the pool this morning. I'll be interested in seeing how it grows out.

Nothing big on the agenda today or really this week. Just the usual which is fine and dandy.

My tweets

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I knew this would happen

My fear in getting monthly boxes from Universal Yum was that I'd fall in love with something I'd never be able to get my hands on again. Two months in and it happened.



These cookies are heaven. Little buttery nuggets with a kiss of orange. YUM. And not available on Amazon or anyplace else I can find. Sigh.

But, what is available on Amazon now is my 2013 Pixel Chromebook. It's a great machine and in great shape but I just don't need it and want to buy the new Samsung one with an onboard pen. (Which, also, I do not need.) I'm a little ambivalent about parting with the Pixel so if it doesn't sell, I won't be crushed.

Today's Poke bowl score turned out to be a turd. The rice was horrible, the shrimp was spiced way beyond my desired hot level. Nearly a total fail. BUT, it was a poke bar - like a salad bar - so the fail might be corrected by better selection. I'll give it another go next weekend. And tomorrow, it's back to Uwajimaya.

Last night, as she often does, Zoey curled up into her computer monitor bed. But last night she struck a pose just just tickled me. I need to get in there and wash those pillows - they have a layer of black cat hair on them.



The dolls du jour.

Drive bys

• Today I learned that Jane Roe (not her real name) of Roe vs. Wade was only 2 years older than me. She has long been my hero and I always thought she fought our battle as a mature woman. Turns out she was nearly freakin' my age!

• Also I learned that Will Shortz is 3 years younger than I am. I always assumed he was at least a few years older if not more. Geesh.

• I signed up for the New York Times again. They are having a President's Day sale and I fell for it. The 50% off is good for a year but I promise that in one year's time, I will be right back here bitching about their horrible unsubscribe policy. Meanwhile I plan to enjoy reading it. (And their current incantation of digital basic subscription is way better and cheaper than the last time I signed up. Plus that deal was only good for 6 months. So I need to remember all that when I get annoyed about unsubscribing.)

One more drive by

Bravo TV's Imposters. So good.