06.29.05
Weekend in Spokane
So Friday afternoon I left for Spokane to visit Becky. I was planning to leave at noon, but my car had cooling problems last time I drove it across the state, so I ended up doing a radiator flush before I left. Radiators are messy–I have even more respect for the air-cooled Volkswagen now. “Air does not freeze–nor does it boil over”.
So I ended up leaving at 3:00. And I’m cheap so I didn’t take the ferry. I ended up arriving in Spokane around 10:30. The car was fine…it was fine through the pass, it got a little hot about 80 miles out of Spokane, but I slowed down a bit and it cooled back down.
Becky made fun of me for not being able to see any house numbers when hers was illuminated in her front yard. But we all know how unobservant I am. Becky’s house is cool–her dad has a buffalo head mounted on a wall in the basement, a chandelier made out of antlers, and various other hunting related dead things. 
You just don’t see stuff like that on Bainbridge. Anyway, the buffalo head was huge, and cool.
Saturday: Brunch with Becky and her mother and sister. I had a giant BLT, and it was yummy. After that, Becky and I went to the store to buy a loaf of bread, and then we went to the park to feed the ducks and swans. Swans are cool. There were two baby ducks there, and Becky hit one with a piece of bread (no crust, it was fine…). Then we walked through the Japanese garden, rose garden, and the conservatory (green house with exotic plants). We also saw a dead squirrel. 
After the park we went to mall and wandered around–Becky bought the next book in the Chronicles of Narnia, and I bought a pair of black socks (I forgot mine, and I wasn’t wearing whit socks with black pants and shoes to church on Sunday). We also got ice cream. Next we went back to Becky’s house, stayed there for a little while, and saw Bewitched with her mother and sister. It was a cute movie. After the movie we had dinner at Stuart Anderson’s (restuarant, not person), then went back to Becky’s house, where we watched the DVD of her brother’s wedding (from a week ago) and then everyone went to bed.
(i ‘ll finish this update later)
Becky said,
06.30.05 at 11:34 am
Matt I think you should get on becky for not updating in oh… I think it’s been 4 days now…
Layora said,
06.30.05 at 10:23 pm
hey now… the becky has been busy
Becky said,
06.30.05 at 10:44 pm
yeah yeah yeah, that’s no excuse
Layora said,
07.01.05 at 8:42 am
I updated… then you called me a geek… I can’t win
Becky said,
07.01.05 at 11:35 am
lol, wow… you know you deserved it.
I guess I should have been more specific, but hey, I find what you write, geeky or not, entertaining, so I’m satisified. Not that you always have to be entertaining and not that everything you right has to be… um, yeah, pickle.
That’s my new word… you know the phrase “foot in mouth”? It’s easier and shorter to say pickle.
Layora said,
07.01.05 at 4:20 pm
dill, sweet, or Gerkin?
Becky said,
07.02.05 at 12:34 pm
Dill… sweet is nasty and I’m not familar with Gerkin…
Layora said,
07.02.05 at 10:52 pm
ok… so gerkins… they’re a kind of pickle. We started with the update/geeky/startrek thing so… I think I’ll bring it around.
In star trek six (movie) there was a Klingon leader named Chancellor Gorkon, and my brother and I used to make all kinds of jokes about how he must have really liked pickles.
Layora said,
07.06.05 at 12:26 am
so… it is REALLY time for Matt to update his blog.
Layora said,
07.11.05 at 8:42 pm
Alright sweetheart, I’ve been stuck in the middle of nowhere for days… no internet, no cell reception unless I drive into town. I get SO excited cause I finally have internet (free wireless in stevenson) and I go to check your blog… what do I find? NOTHING!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Layora said,
07.18.05 at 12:58 am
this is the time when Matt updates his blog… this time… right now.
Layora said,
07.20.05 at 1:09 am
you COULD update… really, you could