Spring in the Emerald City!

Happy Easter! LOL...hop hop!

Yesterday, I was searching for something to photograph. To get the kinks out, so to speak ahead of my May travels to Europe with the new dSLR. My plan was, to head over to the Belltown neighborhood and shoot Sculpture Park...

The outcome...almost the polar opposite. Everything on the way to, during and after that drew my eye, was other than this target!

It was a gorgeous early Spring day(just the second!) in Seattle...the sky was clear, though barely blue....very light...the air was quite crisp, and a bit hazy light. It was a great day to: walk the length of the city. To let in the sparkling water, stunning mountains, blooming trees, and fun colors and scenes from around the Emerald City. And to remind us just how there is no place like home.

Just after I loaded up with my grande latte, a bit of humor caught my eye from across the street! I had to snap it...I could not resist!

Seattle_Spring_2008_012, originally uploaded by Elisa ~ www.emswazzu.com.

After this, what was there? That drew me in this second spring day? Well it was that the Trees had ALL bloomed...Of course! The Cherry blossoms, etc...simply gorgeous...and everywhere...


From Harbor Steps and all through walking up to Belltown, this is what I saw...

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Gorgeous, no? I was in love with those blossoms!

The next thing that pulled my eye...was after I walked through most of Sculpture Park...perhaps it in and of itself is part of it? I am not sure...but it was this walk way, lined by this varigated glass of rainbow colors...It was so cool...the lines, the colors...I could not get enough of it!

The Live Blog featured the first photo I took of it...here is my favorite that captures the brilliant color on display:

Seattle_Spring_2008_122, originally uploaded by Elisa ~ www.emswazzu.com.

And here, I couldn't resist taking a picture of the city from this angle, through the colored glass...I think it gives the image an interesting effect...lol...my little version of creativity! ha ha...

Seattle_Spring_2008_120, originally uploaded by Elisa ~ www.emswazzu.com.

Which then drew my eye to the view of the city from here...I don't head out this way often...the train tracks...plowing their way through this trendy part of the city and waterfront...challenge the popular "right side of the tracks" mantra...

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And then...ding...the WATER! This view and the mountains is why I say, I could never live in a land locked city...even if you never go out on it...this vista, in every direction(Lake Washington, Lake Union, and here: Elliot Bay) is inescapable, and purely addictive...

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Another bit of humor hits me...not photographic greatness...but...(lol)

I shot the photo of this fountain from above since there was noone around, I thought it made a nice clean image...then when I was down at eye level with it...I come at it from the side...and and what do I have in my face...the ASS of one of the Sculptures in my face...LMAO...I had to click! It made me chuckle...I suppose I am 12!(metaphorically of course;) Simply, I am easily amused...

Seattle_Spring_2008_131, originally uploaded by Elisa ~ www.emswazzu.com.

Spring in Seattle, originally uploaded by Elisa ~ www.emswazzu.com.

Ok now...silliness aside...it is now Spring...and it was the buds blooming all over, and the willowy things, twirling bits of ivy and plethora of tulips on sale that one just could not escape...

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And with the lovely weather and day...MASSIVE amounts of people were out and about...and with that...walking through Pike Place Market...there were street musicians everywhere...I love this...It reminds me...it has been too long since I have been to a show...I love people playing music. I love music.

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My final bit...I have a weird obsession with stairs to places we cannot see...So, I leave off with this...and we will see what Random place we go next!

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Photo note: All photos were either shot with my Canon XTi and 50mm 1.8 lense, or with my iPhone...

Happy Spring!

~ems

Spring in Seattle...

On this second day of Spring the emerald city is shining...more photos to be posted from todays walkabout soon-ish ...

~live blogging from my iPhone

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Randomly Friday, Thank God!

Thoughts to ponder.............

...It shouldn't be so difficult...whatever...easy is good...

Girls are crazy........myself included...

Life can be both achingly slow, and excessively fast...all at the same time.......

Rock is sex.............does there need to be any more to that bit?! lol...

Cool is an attitude...Hottness is perception...the Beholder grants both...

Happiness is our own to have or leave...at our own volition...

Reality...is ours...

Love...is bliss.

Seattle St Patricks Day Parade ~ 3/15/2008

AY matey! Arggh! lol....it looks like even the Pirates are Irish this weekend...

Seattle St Patricks Day Parade ~ 3/15/2008, originally uploaded by Elisa ~ www.emswazzu.com.

As are the Scots...

Seattle St Patricks Day Parade ~ 3/15/2008, originally uploaded by Elisa ~ www.emswazzu.com.

And how cute is he?!?

Seattle St Patricks Day Parade ~ 3/15/2008, originally uploaded by Elisa ~ www.emswazzu.com.

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Rock or Kitchy Catchy Pop?!

LOL...Confession is good for the soul, no!?

My most recent Itunes purchase...I can't get these songs out of my head...

I may be a rock girl...but I will go super sugary sweet pop on occasion........

Starting strong...

The Pretender - Foo Fighters <---must see live

Slightly more catchy kitch...

Paralyzer - Finger Eleven <---majorly addicted to this song

Ok, now hold onto your trenchcoats... I know the Platinumback(ha ha) is the fave snark of some...but I adore the song ...

Rockstar - Nickleback <--- da lyrics are tres true!!! lmao...it kills me...

Now for the MAJOR kitchy catch poppy gooey mess...

Um-br-ella-ella-ella - Rihanna <---hey, I live in Seattle...and I don't wear parkas!

Glamorous - Fergie <---spell it girl...I'm flying first class...mmm hmm, I wish...

And to reign(ha ha) it all back into semi respectability...

Anyone Else But You - The Moldy Peaches <---thank you preggers teenagers...lol Sigh...


And to wrap it all up...of the aforementioned...I adore the saccharine sweet some may say cliche lyrics of Rockstar...and you know...I am all about those dirty boys;)

"NICKLEBACK
"Rockstar"

I'm through with standing in line
to clubs we'll never get in
It's like the bottom of the ninth
and I'm never gonna win
This life hasn't turned out
quite the way I want it to be

I want a brand new house
on an episode of Cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king size tub big enough
for ten plus me

I'll need a credit card that's got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club
At thirty-seven thousand feet

I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and
James Dean is fine for me

I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

[CHORUS]
'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair

Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
Sign a couple autographs
So I can eat my meals for free

I think I'm gonna dress my ass
with the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
Gonna date a centerfold that loves to
blow my money for me

I'm gonna trade this life
For fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair
And change my name

'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair
And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and
today's who's who
They'll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody's got a
drug dealer on speed dial
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

I'm gonna sing those songs
that offend the censors
Gonna pop my pills
from a pez dispenser
When they ask why I drink all day
I'll say because I can

I'll get washed-up singers writing all my songs
Lip sync em every night so I don't get 'em wrong
Then listen to the fans tell me how damn good I am

I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name"

My Dating Reality...

For those of you following along...

Yes, I know I need to...

I have posted ads everywhere...as previously blogged/stipulated...

But, my people...I suck at actually pulling the trigger and making dates...

And even when I do, I often don't go on more than one with the blokes(ha ha, such a funny term, blokes)...

If I don't like 'em, I don't bother with more...just like that book...just not that into you...It's quid pro quo, no!? lol...

It is quite simply, hard to meet new people, friends, co workers, etc...not least of all folks you may want to have a deeper connection with. Dating can suck...but if you meet the right person, it can be fabulous...or all end in a mired mess...lol, such is life. It is not neat nor predictable.

But it is scary. New people. New emotions...new new new...sigh...lol...fabulous and horrendous all at the same time.

Have I mentioned before it is all too much!? Yet not enough...

I have forced myself in this new year to take a slight step out of my insular world and shell, and to do more than talk about it here...(never did meet more than one or two of the CL guys last year...eepers!)

Of late, have I dated many or just one!? Well that is mine to know...and if you are lucky, yours to find out;) Ha ha...just joshin...

My reality, not so mysterious...if you know me, just ask...if you are just randomly reading...well, you can imagine whatever you like...

A note...those Sex and the City girls...(the characters)...noone I know in reality gets that much action...not by an exponential amount...just sayin...lol...that would be tiring.......

And...noone has that many great pairs of shoes...........

"Hello........lova!" (You must be an SATC fan to get this, lol)

Your friendly excessive blogger come oh so innocent groupie.....

~ems
xoxo

Do YOU Google Yourself?

LOL...it sounds so wink wink nudge nudge funny, eh?

But come on, admit it...you do it! And if by some gap in the cosmos, you haven't...you are right now! lol...you cannot resist...no worries--tis not a sin..............yet;)

For years...I, myself...yours truly, was null on google returns. And I liked it that way! I adore being anonymous. I have a online handle as it were(look up)...that has googled well for a few years now. But me: First Last, name, not so much! Now, if I put quotes around my name, I am 1st-3rd-5th on Google returns...of course that varies...

I am however still not first consistently on unquoted name Google...ha ha...but I am first page;)

What has changed?

Well, there is my Linked In page(sparse as it is), and Facebook(I have my privacy settings allowing for public searches). But what seems to have joined it, and I shouldn't be surprised...my photos were recently published under my name on a friends website which generally googles quite well, even now after it got renamed. And pop...there I am.

Sigh, I guess my days of anonymity are over. At least the googles don't show me doing anything crazy...lol, then you would know they were fake! Ha ha, I am not that crazy...I am just tongue in cheek in cyberspace...in reality, I am pure innocence..................

LMAO...

An aside...I was not born in the 1800's! LOL that would be my alternate identity;)

Now, what are you waiting for.............go Google yourself!

xoxo

In Bruges

A beautifully disturbing film. I have to admit, I don't see many flicks with Mr. Farrell headlining...

However, I found this one quite interesting...that is when I wasn't (pleasantly) distracted by my date..........

But we will leave that for another time perhaps...

Movies...I really have gotten out of the habit of going in the last couple years...but I do love them...

Even bad movies have value. I love the escape, the far off locations...it is a bit like a 2hour vacation every time. Fantasy, comedy, drama, action...pure escape...bigger than life. It envelopes you...

Colin's character, in this film, did not appreciate the gloriously historic surroundings...though everyone else in the movie did...but then, he was but an inept hitman who really just wanted to get a pint and get laid...

I am not sure he ever got the second...sadly. Clearly, his character was not of his own clear charms(I mean how sexy is that Irish accent!?)...

Anywho, I would give this film *** stars...not the best, but very intriguing in its characters...definitley a character piece, not anything epic, nor earthshattering...but interesting and quirky...and oft times quite amusing.

Ralph Fiennes comes in for last portion of the film...so funny...these hit men almost have a heart...but then, not really? Or do they?

Anyways...my message? Go to the movies. They are the cheapest vacation you will ever go on!

http://imdb.com/title/tt0780536/
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809826831/info
http://www.cinematical.com/2008/01/18/sundance-review-in-bruges/

Shallow...yet Fair...lane...

...Depth of Field, lol...I love it...I love my f1.8 lense...

The slice at minimum distance...so cool ...The Nifty 50 rocks...

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