Month: September 2006
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Volunteer Day @ Habitat for Humanity
Today I volunteered for Habitat for Humanity for the first time, through an event sponsored by my company. It made for a very early Saturday morning, but it was actually pretty cool. I went with Lesley and we got staffed on a project to build stairs up to two of the Habitat houses. Other projects…
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Hiroshi’s on Eastlake
Ryan and I went to Hiroshi’s on Eastlake for the first time tonight. It wasn’t what I expected, but in the good sort of way. I had figured it was just a small teriyaki joint, similiar to what you’d find on the Ave, only to walk into a restaurant warm with color, bustling with people,…
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Wednesday Night at Chopstix
Last Wednesday was David’s birthday, so we went out and played several mean games of five-on-five Whirlyball and then gathered at Chopstix, the dueling piano bar in Queen Anne. It was my first time there and it made for a fun weeknight. (That, and they had some pretty wicked cheesy waffle fries.) Anyway, Teresa and…
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Frankie Starr
Tuesday night I saw my brother rap two sets at Studio 7 with his two groups, N.I.C.E. and his band. The video above is the beginning of my favorite song of the night. All the guys did a great job performing and it was a bit surreal to see Frankie on stage for the first…