...and it's off to Seattle we go

Oh yes! Shawn, his friend Grant, and I are coming to bring terror to the wonderful city of Seattle. You guys better get used to it because Shawn and I are moving back in three months and we look forward to vegan Thai food, pub quizzes, Pike Place, Pioneer Square, Bohemian food, and all that other shit that makes Seattle not suck as much as Olympia does.

But like we did previously, we are definitely NOT moving to the U-District. I like to think that we moved up in the world, or that we have better tastes than before. Something like that, I think.

Street Dogs tonight @ El Corazon. A bunch of people I know love them and so I want to see for myself.

That's it for now.

Guinness, Guinness, and More Guinness

...and so the party went incredibly well yesterday, I must say. It was a ton of fun, and many people showed up, which was quite delightful. We drank, ate corned beef, and watched Jackass 2, which is hilarious. Best of all, I did not have a hangover today. Yay!

So now, Shawn and I are left with a clean house, an ashtray filled with cigarette butts, and two recycling bins filled with beer bottles, mostly Guinness.

A St. Pat's Day/End of the Quarter PARTY!!!!

As you may have figured out already, I have been hella busy because it is the end of the quarter. I'm almost done... with the exception of the two finals I have left. The one seems to not be difficult, but the other is the opposite, and I'm stressed out.

But today I'm going to try to relax a bit more as Shawn and I are hosting a St. Pat's party. Originally, we were going to see KMRIA (kiss my royal irish ass), which is a Pogues cover band with members from the Decemberists and Casey Neil, in Portland. With the demise of our beloved car, we're stuck in Oly, which majorly sucks, so we're making the most of it all....

The party tonight may not be as kick ass as last year's St. Pat's in Seattle seeing the Real McKenzies with dopey Todd, Shawn, and TJ, but it should still be good. One thing I will NOT miss is old Scottish Canadian man balls in my face.... eww.

Lisa Has an Awesome New Hangout!!!

(Photo: A picture similar to what the Tumwater Forza looks like inside)

If you have been wondering about my whereabouts, I have been hanging out at my new favorite hangout. The name of the hangout is Forza and it is a cool coffee shop that makes really good drinks. In addition, the people are super nice and the environment is really comfy.

If you feel spontaneous and want to see what Forza has to offer, the address is:

Forza Coffee Company
125 Tumwater blvd suite #119
Tumwater, WA 98501

(it's by the Olympia airport off Capitol)

yay! I got into a car accident today!

(Photo: Our driveway filled with cars. Ours is in the bottom left hand corner.)

Pardon my sarcasm, but I'm trying to be cheerful despite the fact that I was rear-ended today in Tumwater off Capital and Trosper.

Fortunately, both the car and I are fine. Actually, I believe that the car might be in better shape than myself. Why? I was rear-ended hard enough that the seat belt I was wearing did it's job and kept me from going into the dash. Unfortunately, I still jerked enough where my shoulders, neck, back, and upper abs are sore and stiff.

Because there was no damage done to either car, we traded phone numbers just in case... and that's all I have to say about this incident, or at least for now.

Oh, and at least I wasn't driving a Pinto.

Marathon Writing Session or Otherwise Known As Busting My Tail

I have just completed a marathon writing session. Today, I brainstormed for two papers, including a final, and have typed 13 pages.

Yeah, you know you've been on the computer too long when you see a bright light and think it's heaven, only to be disappointed moments later when you realize your eyes are just exhausted.

Happy Casimir Pulaski Day, Folks

Yes, it is that time of year again. March 1st is not just a regular day, but yet it's PULASKI DAY!!!

Huh?

In Chicago and it's DIRECT suburbs, mostly in Cook County, Pulaski Day is a holiday. Kids get school off, a parade is held in Chicago, and I even think some local government offices might be closed. All this for this supposedly 'great' Polish man.

Honestly, I don't recall much about him, but what I do remember can be summed up by this entry in Wikipedia:

"Casimir Pulaski Day is a regional United States holiday celebrated on the first Monday of every March to commemorate Casimir Pulaski, a Revolutionary War cavalry officer born March 4, 1747. It is celebrated mainly in areas which have large Polish populations. This is a separate holiday from the federal holiday, General Pulaski Memorial Day, that commemorates Pulaski's death at the Siege of Savannah on October 9, 1779 .Illinois enacted a law on June 20, 1977 to celebrate the birthday of Casimir Pulaski and held the first official Pulaski Day celebrations in 1978. The bill was introduced by Senator Leroy W. Lemke (D)- Chicago. Chicago celebrates Pulaski Day with an annual parade, and many Illinois school children are given the day off. However, as the percentage of Polish Americans in Illinois drops and as fewer Polish Americans are elected to office, more and more schools in the state are opting out of observing the holiday. The holiday is also a special observance day in Wisconsin public schools, celebrated March 4th, as outlined in state statute 118.02 (although this is not universally observed). While not a state holiday, Indiana also marks the day as a commemorative day by governor's proclamation."