So today is my birthday and I am seventeen years of age. This is a shout out to all of my friends who gave me things, hugged me, and said happy birthday. I love all of you! Basically two of my best friends gave me a boat load of balloons, literally. I think there was like fifteen. They swallowed me and everyone who was brave enough to come within a five meter diameter of me. (yes I said meter because I think American measurements are stupid). ...
Here are a few of my favorite Halloween costumes I saw while in Seattle.
Empty store A TV. On mute It feels so empty In a corner A high chair sits Covered in dust Long forgotten I wonder Was it ever used Did a child So loved Once sit in it Now gone Blue with colorful Cotton candy designs Where is the baby Did tragedy strike To steal it away From it’s loving parents Plucked like a flower Cut down before its prime Feathers floating Softly to the ground Did an angel take it away Or perhaps The child just Grew up The chair Just unneeded and unnecessary As a child Grows to big For it’s former joy Growing apart From all it Ever knew and loved The child was taken Away from it’s chair Because it no longer needed A baby’s chair So now So empty A blue high chair sits With cotton candy designs In a corner Forgotten Gathering dust
I had the pleasure of meeting an extremely talented African Gray Parrot at Pike’s Place Market. On a street corner a man was performing with his bird. It was amazing. He could play dead, be thrown up into the air and do a 360, meow, and do flips on your hand. Truly incredible. I even got to hold him. Just one of many weird things we encountered in Pike’s Place Market. Here is a little video I took.
My little brother, Gabe, is the shout out of the day mainly because of his amazing costume for Halloween as a playboy bunny. Yes this horrifies me, and yes I fell off my chair laughing. So here you go.
In University of Washington I found a gigantic leaf. Yes, that leaf is as big as my torso. I loved that leaf for 48 hours but sadly I had to let it go when I got on the airport to leave. We had some good times walking around on campus and everyone on the tour commenting on it. Good times, good times. I wish it could have come with me, but I couldn’t put it in my bag. ...
Cream in coffee is good for my mom because she can get her caffeine and sugar high at the same time, I like it for photography. Same difference….. well maybe not. I feel like I should have gotten murdered in Seattle because I don’t drink coffee. It almost seems mandatory when you visit, let alone live. What can I say, i just don’t like coffee. Looks like marble to me. Thanks Starbucks for the shot.
Pike Place Market in Seattle really was an extraordinary experience. There were so many people, so many colors, and so much life. People just offer you food, sing and laugh, it really is a place to see. There will be many more photos from here coming up so stay tuned. Oh and a lady walked into the back of a car and whipped out. Funny but sad. Here are some color pictures of the market. The first is a dried pepper chain, (mom bought one) and of course the classic fruit line up. I can’t wait to go back again.
Don your masks your alter egos it’s time for the dance a dark waltz full of mischief and grief hide your face and smile anew the night is yours no light lies between you no boundaries just a moon and a cry to keep the night alive grinning faces with twisted smiles children running tricks to be played under the night’s watch for a night you are who you truly are when the masks go on they finally are off let out your darkness to share with the world close your eyes pull down your veil it’s time to play let out a howl it Halloween day!
We visited UW as a possible college for me and it was amazing. This campus is beautiful. They said they have 17 libraries which suits my fancy and they are right on the water. With it being fall there is so much color here and vibrancy in everything even though it is gray out. The architecture is also amazing. The building I would probably be in is called Savory which is in the most beautiful part of campus, the quad. ...