We spent today with Hard Cora. Monday started like Sunday with a search for breakfast. No dice.
We then headed somewhere and met up with Cora's mom and dog, Kaja. We spent a little time next to the lake, saw some cute teenage busker bands and then headed back to Capitol Hill for some thrift shopping.
We then headed back home to meet up with Killah who had scored tickets to the Mariners - Tigers baseball game for us to go to while they had practice. Neither Maim nor I have been to a baseball game before so we were very excited. We had hoped to see some professional sport of some variety while we were here and huzzah!
The girls dropped us off at the baseball. We drank beer, ate junk food and watched as the Tigers blew a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 9th inning and the Mariners won 3-2.
For some reason, I thought that baseball games went for hours and hours. This seemed like a short 2hrs and 41min (they announced it).
And it was back home for the evening. HardKillah came back from training super-energised but we were two tired tourists. Maim couldn't even stay up for freshly baked cookies.
Chronicling the life and times of Calamity Maim and Jude as they venture across the U.S.A. in 2012.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Sunday, May 6th: Rat City
Sunday morning was spent looking for breakfast. I had put eggs on Maim's mind so we hauled ass looking for somewhere that would make Maim some eggs on toast. We found a whole lot of bakeries, french cafes, coffee joints but no plain eggs.
Eventually we found somewhere. And I found bloody mary complete with bacon. We then continued to wander the streets aimlessly until it was time to head over to Hard Cora and Killah Kelly's, who would be hosting us for the remainder of our stay in Seattle.
HardKillah, however, had been detained at the U.S. - Canada border for the 2nd time in 24 hours. Primp Daddy came to our rescue and took us to the Rat's Nest (I hope I didn't just make that up), RCRG's training space, where we watched the Throttle Rockets practice. There were quite a few familiar faces on the team - Wile Peyote, Sirius Mischief and Missile America. We also saw Method of Madness briefly when Grave Danger turned up for their practice.
Maim and I wondered where the photos of the RCRG All Stars were that we had 'made' for our bout against them in November 2011. Funnily enough, not up on their practice space walls.
After practice, we headed to a local pub with most of the team for a couple of drinks and some food. Then it was back to HardKillah's where we settled in for the evening. The girls had an All Stars captains' meeting with Jalapeno Business and Glitter while Maim and I tended to our own league duties and general housekeeping.
We then chatted with the girls over a nightcap and headed to bed.
Eventually we found somewhere. And I found bloody mary complete with bacon. We then continued to wander the streets aimlessly until it was time to head over to Hard Cora and Killah Kelly's, who would be hosting us for the remainder of our stay in Seattle.
HardKillah, however, had been detained at the U.S. - Canada border for the 2nd time in 24 hours. Primp Daddy came to our rescue and took us to the Rat's Nest (I hope I didn't just make that up), RCRG's training space, where we watched the Throttle Rockets practice. There were quite a few familiar faces on the team - Wile Peyote, Sirius Mischief and Missile America. We also saw Method of Madness briefly when Grave Danger turned up for their practice.
Maim and I wondered where the photos of the RCRG All Stars were that we had 'made' for our bout against them in November 2011. Funnily enough, not up on their practice space walls.
After practice, we headed to a local pub with most of the team for a couple of drinks and some food. Then it was back to HardKillah's where we settled in for the evening. The girls had an All Stars captains' meeting with Jalapeno Business and Glitter while Maim and I tended to our own league duties and general housekeeping.
We then chatted with the girls over a nightcap and headed to bed.
Saturday, May 5th: Sunny Seattle
We last left you cruising at 37,000ft over continental U.S.A.
The flight from JFK to SEA was long, never mind having to sit on the plane for 2hrs before taking off. We had been 'upgraded' to an exit row but don't be fooled, people! While there's extra leg room, the seats do not recline. Maim not happy.
We landed at about 11:30pm and thanks to some forward planning, headed straight to our home for the next two nights, the Red Lion Hotel.
If you're ever in the Seattle area and staying downtown, we recommend the Red Lion. The bathroom was about the size of my room at The New Yorker.
Being on Eastern Standard time, we were both up quite early (by vacation standards). We headed down to the local famous market and then cruised around for the rest of the day.
We did a bit of shopping (I scored a trench coat; continued to fail dismally on buying jeans and sneakers), ate lunch at a local brewery, rode the monorail and headed up the Space Needle. We then headed to an Italian restaurant on 2nd to resolve our hankering for pasta and then retired for the evening.
The flight from JFK to SEA was long, never mind having to sit on the plane for 2hrs before taking off. We had been 'upgraded' to an exit row but don't be fooled, people! While there's extra leg room, the seats do not recline. Maim not happy.
We landed at about 11:30pm and thanks to some forward planning, headed straight to our home for the next two nights, the Red Lion Hotel.
If you're ever in the Seattle area and staying downtown, we recommend the Red Lion. The bathroom was about the size of my room at The New Yorker.
Being on Eastern Standard time, we were both up quite early (by vacation standards). We headed down to the local famous market and then cruised around for the rest of the day.
We did a bit of shopping (I scored a trench coat; continued to fail dismally on buying jeans and sneakers), ate lunch at a local brewery, rode the monorail and headed up the Space Needle. We then headed to an Italian restaurant on 2nd to resolve our hankering for pasta and then retired for the evening.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Friday, May 4th: New York to Seattle
It was time for last ditch shopping before checking out of our hotel. Seeing as I was done mid-afternoon yesterday, I had one shop to go to, Muji, and they didn't open until 11.
So my morning got off to a leisurely start. Until I stupidly tried to buy sneakers at 11:34am when I needed to be out of the hotel at 12pm. And I saw the aftermath of a cyclist hit by a car on 34th. :(
Maim and I convened in the lobby at 12ish and headed out for some lunch. We then made our way to Macy's to steal WiFi and sort out some last minute accommodation in Seattle.
We then wandered the streets aimlessly until it was time to head to the airport. Maim reluctantly agreed to leaving at 3:30pm for a 6:30pm flight, which turned out to be a good thing seeing as it took an hour to get there and another hour to check in and clear security.
I managed to win The Weighting Game by shedding a further 8lbs from my checked bag. So far, it's gone from 48.5lbs (SF to ABQ) to 46lbs (AUS to NYC) to 38lbs. We'll just ignore the fact that I'm now carrying approx. 26lbs ON MY PERSON. Someone please make me an appointment with my myotherapist for Monday, May 13? Thanks.
We then had a quick beer and snack before boarding our plane... And being delayed for nearly 2hrs. While waiting ON the plane. Boring.
I am updating the blogs mid-air. Well, I'm writing them at least. They'll be posted the next time I have WiFi. Which should be in around 3hrs.
So my morning got off to a leisurely start. Until I stupidly tried to buy sneakers at 11:34am when I needed to be out of the hotel at 12pm. And I saw the aftermath of a cyclist hit by a car on 34th. :(
Maim and I convened in the lobby at 12ish and headed out for some lunch. We then made our way to Macy's to steal WiFi and sort out some last minute accommodation in Seattle.
We then wandered the streets aimlessly until it was time to head to the airport. Maim reluctantly agreed to leaving at 3:30pm for a 6:30pm flight, which turned out to be a good thing seeing as it took an hour to get there and another hour to check in and clear security.
I managed to win The Weighting Game by shedding a further 8lbs from my checked bag. So far, it's gone from 48.5lbs (SF to ABQ) to 46lbs (AUS to NYC) to 38lbs. We'll just ignore the fact that I'm now carrying approx. 26lbs ON MY PERSON. Someone please make me an appointment with my myotherapist for Monday, May 13? Thanks.
We then had a quick beer and snack before boarding our plane... And being delayed for nearly 2hrs. While waiting ON the plane. Boring.
I am updating the blogs mid-air. Well, I'm writing them at least. They'll be posted the next time I have WiFi. Which should be in around 3hrs.
Thursday, May 3rd: A day apart.
Shopping is something that Maim does alone. I have been known to take wingwomen with me when I shop but we both had different missions and needed to work to our own clocks.
So I can really only tell you about my day. Here we go.
Generally speaking, I shop at the same places in Melbourne or I online shop. I find real time shopping intimidating, unless I have a posse or they know me by name. And I need to be in the mood to shop. I'm not sure if I was in the mood but I was going to give it a red hot go.
Perhaps then, knowing the above about myself, I shouldn't have selected 'Victoria's Secret' as my first point of call. Yet I did. And I promptly left. I had to go get my consumer confidence elsewhere first. So I went to UNIQLO. I discovered this shop when I was in Singapore in 2009. If you like layers and cotton basics, this is the shop for you. Unfortunately, there aren't many around except in SE Asia. Or this flagship store in New York. I do love a flagship store.
I then headed back to Victoria's Secret where my mission was successful. It took 6 women in addition to myself. Hm.
I headed downtown next to New York University. I've previously described how partial I am to university campuses so I won't go any further. But apparently this winter I will be wearing singlets. A lot of them. Possibly all at once. And hoodies.
And then to Fluevog. How novel it was to try on the shoes I like instead of looking at them online and trusting someone in Seattle or Toronto to size me correctly based on my previous Fluevog purchases! Having said that, I've always been sized correctly when shopping online. Anyway, two pairs of shoes later and a salesman who asked if I should be cut off, it was time to leave SoHo.
I think I have mastered finding public restrooms in NYC, by the way.
That was me and shopping done for the day. I was also a bit over the crowds of Manhattan. So I jumped on an L and made my way to Brooklyn to see the girls one last time before leaving NYC. I was very tempted to stay another couple of days to see the GGRD All Stars in action against Connecticut but alas, no. The Pacific Northwest beckons.
I headed back to the hotel via a very long, delayed train ride yet still got back before Maim had finished her shopping. Eventually Maim rang but she wasn't done yet and off she went again. I happily stayed in my room and re-organised my bags, a.k.a. The Weighting Game.
We had dinner together and then retired to our rooms.
So I can really only tell you about my day. Here we go.
Generally speaking, I shop at the same places in Melbourne or I online shop. I find real time shopping intimidating, unless I have a posse or they know me by name. And I need to be in the mood to shop. I'm not sure if I was in the mood but I was going to give it a red hot go.
Perhaps then, knowing the above about myself, I shouldn't have selected 'Victoria's Secret' as my first point of call. Yet I did. And I promptly left. I had to go get my consumer confidence elsewhere first. So I went to UNIQLO. I discovered this shop when I was in Singapore in 2009. If you like layers and cotton basics, this is the shop for you. Unfortunately, there aren't many around except in SE Asia. Or this flagship store in New York. I do love a flagship store.
I then headed back to Victoria's Secret where my mission was successful. It took 6 women in addition to myself. Hm.
I headed downtown next to New York University. I've previously described how partial I am to university campuses so I won't go any further. But apparently this winter I will be wearing singlets. A lot of them. Possibly all at once. And hoodies.
And then to Fluevog. How novel it was to try on the shoes I like instead of looking at them online and trusting someone in Seattle or Toronto to size me correctly based on my previous Fluevog purchases! Having said that, I've always been sized correctly when shopping online. Anyway, two pairs of shoes later and a salesman who asked if I should be cut off, it was time to leave SoHo.
I think I have mastered finding public restrooms in NYC, by the way.
That was me and shopping done for the day. I was also a bit over the crowds of Manhattan. So I jumped on an L and made my way to Brooklyn to see the girls one last time before leaving NYC. I was very tempted to stay another couple of days to see the GGRD All Stars in action against Connecticut but alas, no. The Pacific Northwest beckons.
I headed back to the hotel via a very long, delayed train ride yet still got back before Maim had finished her shopping. Eventually Maim rang but she wasn't done yet and off she went again. I happily stayed in my room and re-organised my bags, a.k.a. The Weighting Game.
We had dinner together and then retired to our rooms.
Wednesday, May 2nd: Ladies of Leisure
It was time to check out of our apartment and head to Manhattan, where we would be spending the next two nights at The New Yorker Hotel, as Ladies of Leisure.
We hired a limo taxi to take us to Manhattan because negotiating the subway with our bags was not going to happen. While on the way to Manhattan - in a minivan, bless - the driver was on the phone with his insurer (I assume), giving a detailed account of an incident he'd had. Awkward.
We made it to the hotel three hours before check-in so we dropped off our bags and headed out for brunch. Hello diner food. We then walked 34th and perused through some shops, including Macy's, currently undergoing refurbishment and thoroughly confusing to navigate. Neither of us were in a buying mood so this adventure was more a scouting expedition.
Eventually it was time to check in and we both disappeared into our separate hotel rooms. We left our rooms once to forage for food and then returned to be hermits in private.
We hired a limo taxi to take us to Manhattan because negotiating the subway with our bags was not going to happen. While on the way to Manhattan - in a minivan, bless - the driver was on the phone with his insurer (I assume), giving a detailed account of an incident he'd had. Awkward.
We made it to the hotel three hours before check-in so we dropped off our bags and headed out for brunch. Hello diner food. We then walked 34th and perused through some shops, including Macy's, currently undergoing refurbishment and thoroughly confusing to navigate. Neither of us were in a buying mood so this adventure was more a scouting expedition.
Eventually it was time to check in and we both disappeared into our separate hotel rooms. We left our rooms once to forage for food and then returned to be hermits in private.
Tuesday, May 1st: Brooklyn
It was a rainy day in Brooklyn which sort of kiboshed our plans to go to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.
Instead, we walked up and down Bedford Avenue, browsed some vintage shops and then headed back to Five Stride for some shopping. Maim tried on some new boots and replaced some protective gear while I bought merch. I need more hoodies.
All the running around was getting the better of us and we headed back to the apartment to rest and catch up on e-mails and mark forearms red. We'd both picked up colds in Austin and couldn't work out if we were getting a second cold or just taking a bit longer to recover so some R&R was in order.
We then met up with Bonnie and OMG for dinner after their practice and then they walked us home and we said our goodbyes. Aww.
Instead, we walked up and down Bedford Avenue, browsed some vintage shops and then headed back to Five Stride for some shopping. Maim tried on some new boots and replaced some protective gear while I bought merch. I need more hoodies.
All the running around was getting the better of us and we headed back to the apartment to rest and catch up on e-mails and mark forearms red. We'd both picked up colds in Austin and couldn't work out if we were getting a second cold or just taking a bit longer to recover so some R&R was in order.
We then met up with Bonnie and OMG for dinner after their practice and then they walked us home and we said our goodbyes. Aww.
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