Seattle Meet-up
I got to get together with Neurondoc in person today! She is every bit as charming, funny and wise in person as she is online.
This really poor quality pic from my Blackberry is the evidence – my apologies. I am the jolly green giant, she is the tiny one who is actually in focus.
We had a wonderful seafood dinner on the waterfront (Elliott’s Oyster House), with oysters (for me), calamari, crab and scallops. Yes, John, they were raw oysters. Then, as planned, we did the monster truck rally, ultimate fighting championship, strip clubs, and hit the Pioneer Square nightclubs until dawn. (I lie. A lot. I was home by 9:30 and that’s with a half hour wait for the ferry.)
I look forward to getting together with her again later this week!
April 26th, 2009
And then there’s the fact that Natalie drinks like a fish. Don’t even try to keep up with her!
April 26th, 2009
I am green, I tell you – GREEN. Although I got to hang out with Anne last night, so it’s not like I got the raw end of that deal…
I’m glad you guys are hanging!
April 26th, 2009
Seafood and UCF chicks? Sounds like my kind of Saturday night!
April 26th, 2009
Funnily enough I generally won’t touch raw oysters. Whale yes. Oysters, no. You got me beat. (And have you seen the kind of water those things live in?) :p
When either of you come out this way Nathan and I are going to so something special. Bwahahahhaha!
April 26th, 2009
I won’t eat oysters. The damn things have the consistency of wet snot. The restaurant was great — right on the harbor (port?), where I could watch the ferry boats come in and go out. And the sunset. And the birds, and the really green scenery. The food was yummy. I ate crabs while wearing a big plastic bib, thus I came out unscathed.
And the restaurant had Jeri. Which was the best part! John, you’re just jealous you couldn’t hang out with 2 such stupendous women.
April 26th, 2009
Janiece — we talked about you, and now I have plans. PLANS, I tell you. They will take some time to come to fruition, but I am hoping I can do what I want to do…
April 27th, 2009
Glad to see you too hanging together and having fun.
But ‘fess up, Jeri. Are you like some of those actors (Ah-nuld and the Famous Scientologist come to mind), who need to stand on a platform to tower over supporting cast?
April 27th, 2009
Natalie- you’re right I am jealous. My time will come.
And I have plans for Janiece, too…
April 28th, 2009
JEALOUS!
April 29th, 2009
Awesome smiles. Man, I’m jealous! (And slightly surprised and disappointed that I didn’t have to fly down and bail either one of you out).
And have you seen the kind of water those things live in?
Ever see what a chicken eats?
April 29th, 2009
Jim, we just didn’t get caught. And note that we haven’t mentioned what we got up to on Tuesday night…
May 1st, 2009
A bi-coastal UCFer meat-up! Fabulous.
And Jeri, one small portion of somewhat green blouse does NOT entitle you to be The Jolly Green Giant! Just sayin’…
May 4th, 2009
Cooked oysters aren’t like wet snot. I started out not eating oysters at all but after living on the southeastern US coast for several years I’ve succumbed. Oyster roasts FTW.
As for the water they grow in: not only have I waded in it, I’ve walked through mounds of their poo, which can be several feet deep. It’s generally a baaaad idea to walk immediately downstream of big oyster beds… >.>
May 5th, 2009
MWT, you have just assured that I will NEVER eat oysters.
(Not that I would anyway, to be honest, but now it’s definite.)
Jealous here too! Harumph! Glad y’all had fun, though!
May 5th, 2009
I’ve never had raw oysters, and they really don’t sound appealing. And mountains of poo? gross.