๐Party with Meghan and Ben. ๐Fourth of July (also the birth of this app) ๐Dog park with Jake and Tres. ๐Sushi with Jake and Tres. ๐Saw the Illusionist with Jake and Tres. It was ok. ๐Tresโ parents house for games and awesomeness ๐Little Miss Sunshine (again) and video games with Bill. Woo! ๐Dinner in the international district with all sorts of neat people. ๐Drove to Portland for Sarahโs fiber festival ๐Bongos. Beer. Oktoberfest. ๐Jake and Tres happy fun time ๐Mexican with Jake, Tres, etc ๐Chris and Nan flew in. Shopped in Georgetown. ๐Holidays. Yelled at woman in Barnes and Noble. ๐Ate out. Got food poisoning. Went away quickly. ๐New Yearโs Eve in the ER. ๐Lloyd, Bill, Sarah: Guitar Hero and movie. ๐Hanging out with Lloyd and Bill. ๐Dinner with Stacey, Luke, and Desmond ๐Another epic conversation with Jon about baresquare ๐Went with Ann to pick up Jules at the airport; ate spicy fetwiches ๐Lunch with Ian, Chris, Jon, Rick, and Jeremiah ๐OMG GAMES WITH SCOTT AND BILL!!1 ๐Took Ann and Jules to airport ๐Games with Jon and Scott~ ๐Lunch with Luke and Colin ๐Hung out with E, Z, and L. ๐Crab dinner at the Matsuosโ ๐Bowling, Pool, and Drinks w/ Stacey. ๐Corrected Liam on the actual value of Avagadroโs Number. ๐Fried Oysters, piano-playing, and kimono-wearing at the Matsuosโ ๐Trivia Night @ Redhook Brewery (We Won!) ๐Dinner at Mr Villa w/ Luke and Noel ๐Mixed-rice dinner at the Matsuosโ ๐Out dancing and hanging out... ๐Dustin kicked my ass at darts. ๐Tonkatsu dinner at the Matsuosโ ๐Lunch with Ian, Patrick, and Taylor ๐Hang out with Not-Cousin Josh. ๐Korean dinner, and then coffee, with old college friends ๐Erinโs Friendโs Birthday @ Pasta Fresca ๐Seafood spaghetti and coffee at Mauka Meadows ๐Super fancy marriage gathering thingy. This was an all-day affair. ๐Table 84, where are you? (26/40) ๐Schultzyโs with Hog, Beta, Gay, Piddy ๐Eggs benedict and Greek omelette at Portage Bay Cafe ๐1st half Superbowl with Family ๐SuperBowl XLI + Pinochle with convalescing SO ๐2nd Half Super Bowl at Brandiโs Party ๐Helped Andrew set up his portrait equipment ๐Super fun times with Darren, Scott, Bill ๐Games and snax with Jon, Scott, and Darren ๐Hanging out at Jon & Sarahโs ๐Broke in Betaโs new place. Oh God the hangover. ๐Tyler: \"By the power ironically vested in me by the state of Washington, I pronounce Guillermo and Carrie husband and wife.\" ๐Went out for gelato together ๐Trivia Night: Table 84 triumphant! (w/special guest) ๐Family gathered in the sweet suite ๐Chris and Alexโs Wedding ๐Hanging out with family in the lobby ๐Driving around and hanging out with hachi ๐[Trivia] Table 84 defends their crown! ๐Jake and Tres / Street Fighter 2 ๐Enjoyed meeting Farecast. Impressive people, impressive company. ๐Kyle Cease @ The Moore w/ Ian, Emily, (pat)Rick ๐Ken and Annieโs Wedding ๐Walked around Seattleโs new sculpture park with Sarah and dog ๐Went to see Jules and Ann ๐Flowers with Bill and Hiroko ๐Tulip thingy with Jon and Sarah ๐Games with Jon!! Yeah!!ยฌยฐ ๐Sendoff party for friend of friend @ Golden Gardens ๐Chatted with Sarah a lot. ๐A Very Special Trivia Night (tie for 4th w/ 90/150 ๐Work social @ Jillianโs ๐Chris at airport, beginning of visit ๐Sasquatch didnโt happen, but we had a good day with Chris ๐Chris Chris Chris (plus Stratego and Ticket to Ride!) ๐Chris and I went from Pioneer Square to Queen Anne. Whew. ๐Everyoneโs in town for graduation and baby shower ๐Bill said \"hey! balloons at the baby shower, like the icons in bouquet!\" ๐Nathan and Millerโs baby shower. ๐Sabrina and Shane are married! ๐Took Sabrina and Shaneโs gifts to their house. ๐Hung out with Megan, Anna, Lora, and (later) Kiril. ๐Hung out with Megan and Kiril and Anna. ๐Attended my own wedding celebration ๐Hanging out around the pool with family; geek talk with Thom and Timothy ๐Tricia and Doug are married! ๐going for late-night coffee... if theyโre open ๐To the park with Grandma Jean, Jeffro, Sarah, Jason, Emmie, and Mia. ๐Dinner with Tom, Mari, and Amia. ๐Dinner at Nathan and Millerโรรดs with little Nathan and a cast of thousands. ๐KEXP Summer BBQ: Woo, woo and a woo woo. ๐Shopping & Lunch @ Northgate ๐D&D @ Omni with awesomedoods ๐Went into city for lunch (crepes) and shopping ๐Ikea with Nate and Sarah. ๐Demo of Soft Landing and general chit-chat until late @ Victrola Cafโยฉ ๐PAX Day 3. Totally wowsome! ๐Playtime with Felix and Saku ๐Jaliscoโs with Jake and Tres ๐Ticket to Ride, Mario Soccer, Nate ๐Empire Builder with Sarah and Nate ๐Grown-up conversation with Meghan, Tom, and Elle, not all of which revolved around the kids. A very good evening. ๐Party for Lora at Melissa and Steveโs. Saw Joe, Rachel, and Annie; Annie gave Nathan a big hug and kiss. ๐Very little tv, mostly good conversation ๐Went to new landlordโs gorgeous house to sign papers; he was super nice and toured us around ๐Ran into Susannah on a random side street; talked, and watched Caroline stand. ๐Ate dinner at Tom & Elleโรรดs, with Elleโรรดs mom and (of course) Connor. The guys had a blast. ๐Funtimes at Ann & Julesโ new place ๐Lovely dinner and DVD-watching at Andrewโs ๐Maxfuntimes having okonomiyaki with Nathaniel, Peter, Melissa, Ann & Jules ๐Nice dinner with Ethan & Andrew at Andrewโs house ๐Saw Jon and Sarah and baby. ๐Good conversation with Meghan, Miller, and Nathan. ๐Brought dinner to Jon and Sarah and Nan (and, indirectly, Elliott); Tom and Elle and Connor were there, too. Nathan and Connor got a case of the \"eeeeeee\"s. ๐Lunch and resting at Omni with Andrew; he is heroic for helping us move ๐Visited Jon, Sarah, Elliott, and Norma. ๐Dickโs Drive In burgers and HGTV at Omni with Andrew ๐Elleโรรดs birthday party, with a cast of thousands of two-year-old boys and two girls. ๐Super funtimes with the Bell family ๐Lovely dinner at Tilth with Jon and Sarah. Phones were watched for calls from babysitting parents. ๐When the dude was done at Nathan and Millerโs party, he said \"Play animal. Play Lego\", then walked to the front door and tried to put on his boots. ๐Hung out with Lora. After she left, Nathan went to the window and asked \"More Lora?\". ๐General funtimes with Jules, Anny, Nathaniel, and Rushi!! Cookies and soap GET! ๐Greg brought us bahn mi and pho. ๐3 long hours on the 41st floor. ๐Pizza at Darin and Beth and Jacquesโs. Nathan and Jacque got along great. ๐Spent a little time with Anne and Adam. ๐Beth and Darin are married! ๐Dinner with Lee and Ronnie. ๐Super funtimes at Ethan & Beeโs ๐Mom, Billie, Katie, Andre (!), Greg, and Jocelyn. ๐Kid-friendly happy hour at Nathan & Millerโs. ๐Joined twitter in order to test air apps ๐ROCK BAND WITH OMNI SO FUN ๐Picked mom up from the train station. ๐The Childrenโs Museum with Tom and Connor. ๐Jenni and Bill are engaged! (Festivities at Nathan and Millerโs.) ๐Hanging out with Andrew at the new office ๐Nash family Christmas at Billieโs. ๐Tom and Elleโs tree; then Bill and Hiroko showed up! ๐Hung out at Omni and set off the new alarm twice ๐Dinner and hanging out with the cat at Omni ๐Resch family Christmas, much smaller than last year because three of the four Poulsbo cousins got married. ๐Dinner and general funtimes at Katyโs ๐Christmas funtimes with family ๐Christmas Day with mom and Billie at Greg and Jocelynโs. Nathan made out like a bandit. ๐Momโs boss came for dinner ๐Game night at Jake and Tresโ ๐More family funtimes, including gift exchange... Oxford Deluxe World Atlas GET! ๐Finally saw Joeโs house; it is awesome and expensive-looking ๐New years eve!! Not actually a huge day for me. Hopefully just about everything will change in the new year. Weโll see! ๐Met up with a friend who needs me more than I need her. ๐Open house at the Bunches. Brought panforte. Nathan was a little hyper. ๐Gave in-laws a tour of the new Omni ๐Had dinner with my friends. ๐Bighuge party at the new Omni; got kind of anxious about all the strangers ๐ROCKBAND AT OMNI SO FUN WOO ๐General hangoutness for Jamesโs last day ๐General hanging out with Liz, and a bit of Bookworm Adventures ๐General hangoutness in lobby with Andrew, Joel, Liz ๐Lloyd and Emily. Great people. ๐Hung out with the Journler guy, some TUAW guys, an Ars guy, and some MacMod guys ๐Dessert: Various pastries. ๐AIR/Flex 3.0 Tour at Adobe ๐Enjoyable lunch with former co-workers. ๐Meghan celebrated her birthday at the ceramics painting shop, while Nathan and I hung out at the bookstore. Then Meghan found an awesome pair of jeans for $12. ๐Amy came over for breakfast. ๐Jakeโs birthday in SnoHo. ๐Connorโs 2nd birthday party, starring Connor and about a zillion other kids. Connor hugged me when I walked in. ๐Went to a baby food seminar. I think every new baby in Seattle was there. ๐Maximum fun at Sarah & Jonโs ๐Pancakes etc. with Mom, Greg, and Jocelyn. Excellent. ๐Nan, Chris, Sarah, including hilarious Rockband sessions. ๐All-ages happy hour at Nathan and Millerโs, with Millerโs mom as special guest. Great time. ๐nice conversation over tea and pound cake at Andrewโs ๐Tom and Elle and Connor came over! ๐Greg and Jocelyn over for dinner! Nathan loves them. ๐Met Corinne and Benjamin at the farmerโs market; ran into Avi. ๐Tea and conversation at Andrewโs ๐Greg and Jocelyn over for breakfast! Nathan loves them. ๐Super nice funtimes with Paul and Moxie ๐Shishka and Nathaniel! Much conversation about stand mixers and serial killers. ๐Unexpected party at work! ๐Gave parents the Omni tour ๐General fun times with parents ๐Battlestar Galactica party at work!! ๐Spent the day at the Rabelsโ, with special guests Carrie and Isabella in from Peru. ๐Maxfun with Sarah and Jon and Elliott!! ๐Bill and Hiroko made us a yummy dinner. ๐Lots of hangout with Nathaniel ๐Baby BBQ. That sounds bad, but it was lovely. ๐Meghan and Ben for dinner. ๐Dinner at Jon and Sarahโs. Nathan passed out on the way home. (And how did Elliott get so big?) ๐Tom, Elle, and Connor! Also Rebecca and Eli showed up! Party! ๐Gregโs and Jocelynโs after burgers. Nathan didnโt want to leave. ๐Donโt like going to bars ๐Greg and Jocelyn came over. ๐To Bainbridge for Motherโs Day. ๐NC for visit with Elliott, Jon and Sarah ๐Parents and kids at Laurent and Michelleโs. Nathan and I were the only non-French-speakers there. ๐Met Meghan at Beckyโs house; saw Shannon for the first time in ages. ๐Good times with Nathaniel and Shishka ๐Elliott met a bunch of family and loved it. ๐Really, really fun time with Jules, Ann, Emily, & Roscoe ๐Nomikai. I just cannot seem to enjoy these things. ๐Met more distant cousins. ๐Note for Tomโs birthday ๐Nicoโs birthday party. Lots of crepes and guitar hero. ๐Took Anja shopping and to airport ๐Ran into Avi and Genevieve; caught up for a few minutes. ๐There is no \"Getting married in 25 days\" icon... ๐Katieโs fashion opening. One piece already sold. ๐Greg and Jocelyn babysat the dude! ๐Saw the Omni Crew. Theyโre all so mean. ๐Mr. Jetfuel and I talked about UI and it was wonderful. ๐General evening hangoutness ๐OmniFocus meetup and Savant meetup ๐Jon Bell and a .net guy, in the tie fighter atop the Mariott ๐Bar funtimes after the ADAs ๐Hung out with Greg and Jocelyn. ๐Bar with coworkers and miscellaneous Apple people ๐Apple bash had Barenaked Ladies. Theyโre fun. ๐Hanging out with Jon Bell at WWDC is pretty much the funnest thing ๐Even more Jonnnnnnnnnnnn Belllllllll; so fun ๐Jan, Tom, Jess, Mike, Nan, Sarah, Elliott and me in Richmond. ๐Brunch with Meghan, Nathan, Evan, and Kristen in der Bundesrepublik Seattle. ๐Met up with childhood friend Craig for the first time in 6 years!! ๐Greg and Jocelyn came over! ๐Visited Polly and Jerry. They hadnโt met the dude yet. ๐Dinner with takashi, wakana, yukiko ๐Visited Pete and Jane; Caroline and Eric were also there. They hadnโt met the dude yet. ๐Rieโs wedding. Yay japanese weddings. ๐Evening at Nathanielโs! Super fun! ๐Helped Greg and Jocelyn unpack books. ๐First รยฃรรยฐรฅโฐยบรถ at my favorite INDO CURRY joint. ๐Nephew Brad interested in solar, geothermal ๐Super yummy dinner with Meghan, Ben, and Nathan. ๐Jon, Sarah, and Elliott! Havenโt seen them in like forever; much catching up. ๐Takashiโs รรร
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รร โขโฐยบรถ ๐Final รยฃรรยฐรฅโฐยบรถ. Wonderful. ๐Post-dinner walk along the ship canal. ๐Dining out with Yvan, Caroline, and Germain. ๐รโรนรรฎโรรโโร
รรยฃรผโฐโซรฃ ๐Golden Gardens with momโs group and dads tagging along ๐Legendary 9x birthday party at Ann & Julesโ ๐Birthday party for Takashi ๐To Bainbridge for mother-in-lawโs birthday. ๐รรร
รร โขโฐยบรถโรรFor Caroline ๐Neighborโs surprise birthday party ๐Megan and Lincoln at Central Market for outdoor music and food. ๐Iโm visiting the family today. Heading back later on though. ๐Bumped in Morgan, Tres, and Jake, who deviously put ideas in my head. ๐Nan in town on the way to Canada. ๐Lora, Amy, and Dave at Capitol Club! ๐Dinner at Nathan & Millerโs, with Mabry, Millerโs parents, and another half dozen or so others. The dude charmed. ๐Listened to Brian talk about how he found a particular 600-year-old manuscript, perhaps the oldest copy of a 1000-year-old work and previously only rumored to still exist, in a library in Istanbul. Alas, it did not involve fighting Nazis or swinging across a chasm with a whip. ๐Dinner with Greg, Jocelyn, and Lora at Sunyโs. ๐Fancy demo & dinner by a shiny Silicon Valley company ๐Going-away party for Avi and Genevieve. ๐hachi and the Lancasters at Omni ๐Back home today visiting the family. ๐Baby birthday party. Got to play Guitar Hero. ๐Saw Tom briefly for couch movinโ. ๐Party at bossโs new house ๐Poolside enjoyment with family ๐Sat around the pool all day ๐Talk politics all through dinner ๐Sat around the pool all day ๐Momโs boss came by for dinner ๐Corinne and Benjaminโs baby shower at Nathan and Millerโs! ๐Pete & (Ch|K)rist(i|y), Joe & Mindy, at Joeโs house ๐Met Corinne at the farmerโs market. ๐Ran into Nathan at the coffee shop. Talked, each missing our next bus. ๐Farewell-to-Jenny-and-Bill dinner with Meghan at Tilth. Highlight was probably the sous vide egg. ๐Sarah and E back in town. ๐Met up with good friend from way out of town ๐Ran into Nathan and Miller at coffee. Miller is teaching up the hill from my office. ๐A whole bunch of socializing. ๐Yeahh!! Elliottโs first birthday ๐So nice to see jetfuel & co. As always. ๐Iโm off to sleep. Early morning coming up all this week. I had a good weekend. My mom and sisters were here. Just reminds me how much I love them. Iโll see them again in a couple weeks but Iโll chat and text with them tomorrow. ๐Dinner with the wedding party at the Kennedy School. The dude had a fabulous time running through the halls with Aiden. ๐John Henryโs first birthday party. ๐Mr Nater is in town. Had lunch. ๐Hangoutness with Jon & Sarah competes with cosmology for being the funnest thing. ๐Funeral. Balloons are a strange icon for it, but the deceased had a long and lovely life with lots of loved ones. ๐Political potluck with Mormons ๐Greg and Jocelyn over for dinner and pumpkin carving. ๐Company party, joined by Bill and Hiroko. ๐Frog Design party whoa wooo wheeeee ๐basck home for the weekend. kinda tired from all the driving. ๐My hairdresser (secular Turk) asked me if I believe Jesus is really God. I have a better answer now. Baraq and the Night Journey. ๐Greg and Jocelyn over to watch the dude! ๐Offered crash pad to relatives for inauguration. One nibble so far. ๐Hung out with Meghan, Nathan, and Katie. ๐Susannah and Caroline dropped by! Nathan overwhelmed Caroline with gifts of toys; she was dubious, and assertive of personal space. ๐Dinner and conversation in the shack ๐Hunting team expands with MIkeโs son Josh, brother Jim and his daughters Megan and Rebecca. Rebecca to hunt and Megan to learn field dressing ๐Ruslanaโs going-away party. ๐CEO turned 40. Surprise party. ๐Free burritos at Chipotleโs. ๐Billie, Katie, Greg, and Jocelyn over for Thanksgiving! ๐Loverly Thanksgiving at bossโs house ๐had thanksgiving again today. was fun to be with family. didnโt sleep in like I had planned but its cool. ๐Apples to Apples with family. Very fun. ๐Max fun at the Lancastersโ new house! ๐Added family to facebook friends list ๐Drinking latte at Greenberryโs, Prius outside. Wishing I had that bumper sticker. ๐Super max funtimes at Lancastersโ housewarming ๐Extended funtimes at the Lancastersโ; free pizza, snow, drinks, Cheez-It ๐Dudeโรรดs birthday party at Pacific Science Center, with August (and Elizabeth) and Elliott (and Jon and Sarah). As usual, I got fragments of adult conversation that left me wanting more. ๐Tom came over for Nathanโรรดs family birthday party; everyone else was snowed/iced in. ๐Nathan and Miller stopped by after a night movie at the Crest. Had good conversation over cupcakes and spiked gourmet hot chocolate. ๐Hung out with Bill and Hiroko, which ruled. ๐Maximum hangout with Jon & Sarah ๐Christmas dinner with Meghanโs dadโs side of the family. The dude received So Many Dinosaurs. ๐Jake and Tres stopped by with the greatest Christmas card ever. For reals. ๐Greg, Jocelyn, and Katie braved the snow to visit! ๐Really max maxfun maxtimes with maxfriends at my maxoffice for Maxmas. ๐Second Christmas: David, Anja, Moritz, and Nikita ๐General funtimes at Nathanielโs ๐Great visit from Jon, Sarah, Elliott, and Nan. The dudes had a great time together. ๐Had a great time at Ben, Meghan, and Nathanโs house. ๐To Bainbridge for a belated Christmas. ๐Mayo bakudan onigiri and general funs with Nathaniel ๐Mom in town for a belated Christmas! ๐Belated Christmas with mom, Greg, and Jocelyn! ๐Jon Bell came over again wooooo!! ๐To a party at the house of the dudeโs preschool friend Zac. Fun. ๐More LBP fun at Nathanโs with Bill. ๐Greg and Jocelyn came over. ๐Nathaniel, Travis, and Anthony are all coolmans ๐Played Rockband with strangers at Blockbuster. ๐Hangouts and vacation picture viewen with Ann & Jules ๐Brunch at B&O for Jenni and Bill being back in town.