back for another sporadic posting...

Special thanks to Mrs. Christa Lerew Jeffreys for the inspiration to write this one. I was kinda on the fence about it but she gave me a random compliment about how much she enjoyed them so I figured I'd drop one of you guys today. It's a gorgeous Vancouver day and I'm in a writing mood so here goes. Oops, almost forgot, I'm about to taste my VERY first cup of Peet's coffee. I will let you know how it goes. Right now.

*Grabbing cup*

*Taking drink*

Outstanding. No other word for it. This stuff tastes like love, forgiveness and world peace in a cup. The 78th St. Tully's might've just been replaced as my "go to" coffee shop. A touch more inexpensive than Tully's as well. Sweet deal. Anyway, here are some more random musings.

I miss playing football. I'm wondering if anyone in the area here gets together and plays. I'd love to make that happen with some fellas if it's not already a weekly or bi-weekly occurrence.

I hated the Puyallup Farmer's Market. Quite a bit. It screwed up my parking on Saturdays when I wanted to go to Forza. Now, in the irony of ironies, I love the Vancouver one. Probably because it's walking distance from my apt. I checked it out today. It's kinda huge. Live music, tons of booths. Pretty awesome. I might have to take friends to it who visit me.

How is one supposed to react when he's at Winco @ 11:00 PM and his cashier is interrupted by a Russian gentleman in tattered clothing who is INSISTENT on getting custom frosting writing on a cake RIGHT THEN? I just kinda kept looking straight ahead lest he and I make eye contact and he asks me if I do cake writing. Which I don't.

I want to play in a band and it's getting to the point where I want it badly. I blame Roman Holiday. Good music just gives me the urge to create new stuff. Maybe I will find some folks to jam with in Portland. Or maybe I will just beg my buddies from the south side to let me come up and jam with them. Kevin, Benj, Bryan, Adam, Nate, Michael, I am looking in your collective direction.

Speaking of the ROHO boys, the EP has dropped and they played the Liberty for the release show last Friday. I've gushed enough about them already so I'll keep this brief. It was extremely good and I'm still loving the disc. Buy it. And visit them on myspace at myspace.com/romanholidaytheband.

Last weekend was great fun. I took Thurs and Fri off. Hung out with Jessie, Jessica and Radloff a ton. Hit The Cheesecake Factory. Hit the ROHO show. Celebrated the ladies birthdays. I would like the 3 of them to move to Portland. There's just no other way to put it.

Bryan, you're welcome for me bailing you out on that auction. For those of you who don't know, Mr. Bryan Reynolds, GM of the downtown Forza, started a live aution for a marshmallow square and a marshmallow mocha at about noon on Saturday morning. 4 bucks. Good deal, right? Unfortunately, when he started it, he got met with such a quiet reaction from the 25+ people there that I swear I saw a tumbleweed roll by. Which I didn't really think was possible since we were indoors. Anyway, after a few painful seconds, I met the minimum and bought it. Honestly, I didn't think it was a bad idea. Sometimes stuff just doesn't click. 4 bones really was a great deal though. And I think Tom Rogers (who I gave it to since I already had my drink and had been sitting there for about an hour) really enjoyed it!

Daniel Radloff (whom only great things come from) sent me a text asking me when American jumped the shark. I won't explain what that term means because it's very easy to find online but we determined that the exact moment was this right here. You're welcome.

In some unrelated news that should be a surprise to absolutely no one, I still love my Honda.

I am itching to play another Danielle Henry show.

Congratulations to Brooke Sliefert for completing the OT program at UPS. I know it was an uphill battle but you did fantastic and I am proud to have someone as intelligent/awesome as you as a friend. Thanks for skipping down the beach with me!

I'm not sure how I'd handle it if I'd have moved any farther away. If I hadn't seen my back home friends since late December, I might be kinda freaking out right now. Good thing it's a short drive. One of these times I'm going to bring my Vancouver folks up north with me. Which means a road trip with the Hagelganz sisters. Which would be nothing short of ridiculously entertaining.

That cup of Peet's went down smooth.

Protein smoothies are the best invention ever. One of the few things that tastes extremely good and is good for you.

I'm moving my kit into a studio tomorrow. I'm very, VERY excited. I just hope that my tuning of the kit is up to par with the quality of the facility. That place is sick. For those of you who don't know what it looks like, go here.

Congratulations to Adam Barringer and Megan Taylor for graduating last Saturday. It was an awesome time seeing them. Was also great to hang out with Jess Whims for a few hours. And then see Elise, Jessie Cram, Ali, Havilah, Ariel and anyone else that I'm forgetting. :)

Alright, gonna go try and be productive with the rest of my Saturday. I love you all and miss anyone who I don't get to see very often. Take care!

- Dominic