Tag: Seattle

Mandatory Reading: Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

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Hey Aziz, I am so sorry. Sorry that I underestimated your skill as a writer, sociologist, and absolutely crush worthy dude. Seriously, my bad. I picked up your book expecting it to be a hilarious jaunt through the modern mess of dating, and you know what…it was, BUT while lulled into a sense of giggly curiosity…he blinded me with SCIENCE!

What…whaaa…where did all of this sexy science come from? I started reading it for a laugh and wound up fully enthralled by your thorough dissection of the way that our constant connection to technology has expanded our romantic universe, for better and worse.

Everyone between the ages of 16 and 66 should read this book, if only to set a base knowledge of the do’s and don’ts of dating. My eyes have been opened to the myriad of mistakes I’ve made over the years, while somehow remaining ‘date-able’ to the male public at large. To any men that I have texted immediately seemingly in an overly-eager fit, I was probably just trying to curb the likely conclusion that I would forget to text you back and feel like a jerk. Sorry for that, misunderstanding rectified… I’ll just set an alarm or something to remind me in 48 hours.

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Aziz, I cannot thank you enough. My romantic endeavors are forever changed by your enlightening book. I feel like perhaps I am a little late to the party/ bandwagon, but I assume there is plenty of room to pile on the praise.

Look me up if you’re ever in Seattle, but like a week in advance so I can properly allow time to tame my excitement.

J

Chromeo -oh- my

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I am lucky enough to live within a few blocks of Seattle’s City Center. Typically heavy with tourists, I try to avoid the space on a bright and sunny weekend.. but I braved the bustle for a chance to see  Chromeo last night… and it was a blast.chrome5chrome4chrome2chromeo7

Every bit the rockstar, Dave 1 was charismatic and fun. While P-Thugg exuded a deep, mysterious DJ vibe. chrome3chrome6chrome1chromeo8

The whole show was nonstop fun and bouncing around to songs that I’ve loved since college (read: a long time). I would highly suggest checking them out in the future if you want to dance your ass off.

Balloons! Henry Art Gallery – University of Washington

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Some opportunities in life have a very short window. You hear about an activity, decide to do it, and you either have to burst into action or languish in the wake of a snails pace to achieve the goal. I had a unique chance last weekend and had to strike like a viper!

What is worth so much hassle? 3700 large silver balloons. I kid you not. In a room the size of a basketball court. That you can play in. 

Technically, it’s an installation by artist Martin Creed: Work No. 360: Half the Air in a Given Space. Per the Henry Gallery, the participants are meant to gather insight about air and how is takes up space:

Part of a celebrated suite of pieces made with balloons, the monochromatic and formless sea of spheres offers visitors an opportunity to navigate the work from within—while also challenging them to consider that the location of art can be found somewhere between physical experience and sculptural construct.

Really, it’s a legit excuse to amble around a room full of large balloon and laugh your ass of in the process. I am a proponent of the idea that adults should play. It’s healthful for us to release stress and explore being in the moment… but I am basically a giant 3rd grader, so… grain of salt and whatnot. DSC04194

This is one of those rare small window opportunities, almost irreplaceable on such a grand scale. It’s only open until Sept 27th; if you’re in the Seattle area you need to go. Window is closing…IMG_4541 (2) unnamed DSC04247

I want a big world…

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I am a military brat, my father was in a branch of the Coast Guard called the Indian Health Service. As a child, I was privy to amazing ceremonies and experiences because of my father’s career… but as an adult, I feel like I haven’t accomplished much. I work at an adequate job, I have a decent apartment, I am cared for deeply by many people, I am free to pursue any passion that comes my way. By almost every account, I am living a very good life… but I feel like I live in such a small world.

Small world, doesn’t sound so bad.. It’s a ride at Disneyland, IT CAN’T BE BAD! But more and more… compounding exponentially, I want a big world.

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I rarely travel, the excuse usually being that my student loan payments get in the way of amassing a decent savings. I know, this is all bullshit. I see it. I hear it. The quiet little voice in the back of my mind never lets me forget that I am running out time to travel without guilt… I don’t have kids, I don’t have a car, I don’t have a mortgage. Thanks to online banking, I can take care of my life from anywhere on the planet with internet service. I need to get out of here.

I want to be the citizen of a big world. A world so vast and large that I cannot fathom ever running out of art museums to peruse, new plants to ogle, bemusing birds, sweets to savor… all the things! Give them to me! Nooow! Alright, not now, but soon… and in manageable chunks. I still have to work occasionally to eat, and you know, pay those damn student loans.

‘I still have so much time,’ I will continue to whisper quietly to myself at work while saving my pennies.

The world is waiting with open arms.