If I ever get there, I know exactly where to go

So, my housing has come through, and it ended up being here, rather than here, which if this is true, is probably a good thing.

Now, if my license would just come through, that would really be a good thing!

I still haven't bought a plane ticket,  but driving I-90 cross country to Seattle continues to look like a bad idea.

More stuff to do in Seattle;

Writers read their work, live. Plus, you get to hear live music, and it's cheap!

The architect for this gate did extensive historical research on traditional designs, including reading a Chinese code book on construction published in 1109 AD.

I'm not normally a big ice cream fan, but this locally-made stuff is supposed to be amazing.

"Paste" magazine claims Seattle's indie music scene hasn't jumped the shark yet,  recommends some bands and venues. However, it sounds like Seattle = Manhattan (gentrification, high rents, dying scene, artists replaced by real estate speculators), except you have to go all the way to Portland for the equivalent of Brooklyn, which is, or was, the new Lower East Side. 
I suppose it's better than going all the way to Berlin, which, apparently,
 is the new Brooklyn, now that only the trustafarians can afford Brooklyn.

However, given that this video was posted less than six months ago, perhaps, to paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of Seattle's demise are greatly exaggerated.

Too Much "Sleap", In Connecticut

So, I guess New Hampshire agrees with me, as my blood pressure is the best it's been in years. (This despite the fact that I'm still recovering from last week.)

I think the easy availability of healthy food at the food co-op, across from the hospital, must take some credit. In fact, now that I'm back home, I'm annoyed that there's so much more of everything - too much of everything, if you ask me - but I'd have to drive 25-30 miles one-way down into Yuppie central Fairfield County, through some of the worst traffic in the state, to get that kind of food, and it costs more, too.

I could, however, go to Taco Bell at like 1AM here. Wow. What a consolation.

I continue to slog along, through my appointments. Dental cleaning Check. Tuneup. Check. PPD placement. Check. MMR titre and drug screen. Check.

I changed my mind and decided to go with the company housing, rather than the cute $600 sublet. For one thing, I actually looked at my tenant's lease, for the first time in months, when I was doing my taxes. I don't know how I got the idea that it was up on 08/31. It's actually up on 07/24. So, I have to be back on the East Coast about a month earlier than I expected. (Damn that Alzheimer's!)

Then, I was so tired that I actually fell asleep during the Superbowl. I haven't seen any of my friends yet, what with all that sleeping, and all, and February 15th is starting to look too ambitious as an arrival date, if I'd like to see anyone who doesn't, like, bill my insurance company for their services. So, that cuts down on the need for pre-assignment housing.

There was the issue of the roommate's beagles potentially barking as I attempted to sleep during the day. And, finally, the kicker - putting up big bucks, sight unseen, for first, last, and a $250 deposit.

So, the new plan is that I'll get there a few days early, see if I can buy those pre-assignment days in the apartment from my company, like I did in Fredericksburg(which cost me $40/day), or even get a hotel room. And, I'll worry about June and July when I get to it. I could extend for a month, and stay in my housing, or spend some time in a cheap B&B or a temporary sublet while being a nonworking tourist, or maybe even take the slow way home, on this.

Places I'd like to go, in Seattle;

The "little gems" of Seattle.

Good hikes around Seattle.

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