This weekend, I was in Seattle for Richelle's launch party for Succubus Blues. I had a terrific time with her and Caitlin. I loved being a tourist and checking out a city I knew nothing about (barring some movies and television shows, of course...), and Richelle and Caitlin were terrific guides.
We went all over the place (apparently, the Cool Part of Seattle, according to Richelle), spent a lot of time at a terrific market, saw flying fish (no, really), bought stuff (ooh, earrings...comic books...dragons for my Tax Deductions...)
(See, look, it says "Farmers Market" -- that's proof we were there.)
And we walked by the Original Starbucks, complete with Naked Mermaid Boobies and a split tail and about a zillion people who were lined up to get coffee there (as opposed to the other coffee joints that were a block away...must be the Naked Mermaid Boobies...)
We saw the Space Needle...
...and a possessed fountain...
...and robots fighting each other in a blaze of gears and sparks. Dang, people got REALLY worked up over this. Loving Husband says there's a show about this event. News to me. (Then again, I don't get out much.)
And then, there was Richelle's party! Lots of fun -- met many cool people, schmoozed, drank (both booze and coffee; but DANG, I was tired -- I'd gotten up at 3:30 that morning (12:30 am, Seattle time) to hop on a flight to get to Seattle by 11:30 am), and we spent all afternoon hiking around Seattle, including walking some blocks that would have given San Fransisco a run for its money on steep streets. (Freaking West Coast cities...) I had to turn into a pumpkin by 1 am -- I'd been up for about 25 hours straight by that point, and I was a zombie. (And no, the Evil Green Chopped Up Girl Scouts drink that Richelle had given me had NOTHING to do with it...)
Got up at 9:30 the next morning to pack and catch my flight back to Albany. And promptly got booted off the flight, due to overselling. So United put me on a plane to Chicago -- first class, y'all -- and then a plane to Albany -- again with the I'm So Special First Class -- and gave me a voucher for a free economy-class round-trip ticket to anywhere in the continental USA. Let's hear it for overbooking flights! Granted, I got home at 1:30 this morning. But hey...it was worth it!
(That's me, Richelle, and Caitlin, the morning after, sans makeup, contacts, etcetera...)
10 Comments:
i noticed that last photo is very, very tiny. Heh. Sounds like you had a blast.
Happy to hear you had a blast in Seattle! I saw the pics at Richelle's blog too. Heh! Great party!
Woohoo! Looks like TONS of fun!
OMG, Caitlin's wearing an Avenger's t-shirt!!!!
I love her.
How cool!
Did you see the place where they throw fish?
I've always wanted to visit Seattle. Looks like you had loads of fun, Jackie! :*)
Way too cool!
Wow...it sure is gray there...its gray rivals Saint Louis's gray, even...
Thanks for the pictures! It looks like you had a lot of fun :o)
Sounded liek a blast and if the pics were anything to go by, a pretty great visit.
Dang, I wish I'd known you were going to be here...I'da come and met you for coffee!
Glad you had fun in our fair city!
Shannon
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