Saturday, August 30, 2008
Woke at 4 AM, couldn't sleep. At around 5 I decided to see if they gym was open and ran in to psychobauble in the elevator—he couldn't sleep, either. We checked out the gym together and he decided to walk around outside. I worked out. Stretches, light cardio (running machine), superslow leg curl, superslow shoulder press, superslow bench press, superslow lat pulldown, tricep kickback, wrist curl, reverse wrist curl. Stretches. Back to the hotel room. Patrick had left to do his tai chi then returned. He hadn't seen the gym so we went together so he could see it. On the way, a beautiful woman wearing pearls on her way to the 40th—no 46th—floor said hello to us at the elevators. psychobauble slept while Patrick, Nate, and I ate brunch at Julia's in Wallingford (206-633-1175, 4401 Wallingford Ave N, Seattle, Washington). Hotel. Pepper upper. psychobauble woke. Tried to ride the bus tunnel to Pioneer Square but it was closed—they're installing light rail due in 2009. Caught a street bus and rode it partway, walked the rest. Stopped at Zeitgeist for refreshments. Looked in at Cafe Hue, but it was closed. Took portraits at the UPS waterfall park. Walked to the Seattle Public Library, which I loved. I could have spent all day inside taking photos, and I didn't want to leave. Late lunch at Mae Phim—my meal ordered as "not spicy" was of course spicy, as I had expected, but it was still good to eat there again. Back to the hotel. Drove to Fremont, walked around. Back to the hotel, rested, freshened. Dinner at La Fontana with psychobauble, Nate, Patrick, Phil, Danny, Drew, and ?. Tony Q's housewarming party, met up with Mikey. Walked back to the hotel.