my favo(u)rite semi-comical insulting term for yahoos i come across is “ass clown”… i dunno where i first heard that but for some reason it resonates with me… matter of fact i’m giggling just thinking about it… i mention this because that’s what i called the person who caused our commute home this morning to take a full hour… and no darlin’… i didn’t say it out loud in front of les enfants… hah…

my band-of-the-moment is death cab for cutie… yes… i’m quite late to the party… and i’m a total band-wagon jumper… but i picked up their new album plans whilst in toronto and was blown away… and have since got their previous release transatlanticism as well as a couple of early ones, something about airplanes, and the photo album… i can’t quite put my finger on why i like ‘em so much but i’m sure glad i finally checked ‘em out…

speaking of bands… the search for spank’s new bass player continues… the last coupla practices we’ve had have been in the power trio type format… the esteemed steve has picked up the bass and as it turns out is really good at it… so we’ve had a hoot but i miss his guitar playin’ so i hope we find a suitable new amigo soon…

i shall share with the internets that i am a fan of the brussels sprouts… so sue me… poor brussels sprouts… the most maligned vegetable as far as i can tell… well i friggin’ adore ‘em…

my new addiction is sudoku… love-of-my-life karen’s mum turned me onto these little gems on our last visit… i’m hooked…

traffic blows… i’m pretty spoiled living without a commute these days… and i know this… when i do need to deal with backups and gridlock as was the case this morning (ass clown) it made me appreciate the fact that i don’t have to deal with it every day…

race #3 is imminent… sunday to be exact… 5k at green lake in seattle… some sorta valentine’s day themed deal… should be fun… i’ve slacked on putting in the miles as i’ve been sick as all get out for the last week… guess that’s not really slacking… but i’m excited to do another race… and i’m already looking ahead to next month and the mercer island half marathon… should be interesting…

and with that i think i shall go enjoy a brussels sprout… or two…