Postcards To Home ♥

You think eating fruit and vegetables are healthy. Do you know the way it is produced could be the cause for most people's allergy problems, such as mine or cause cancer? Its RIDICULOUS that small, family run farms are being pushed out of business due to large farms that are behind this horrible form of agriculture that is affecting more American's health than not. WE ALL NEED TO CARE ABOUT THIS.... Tell Obama to Cease FDA Ties to Monsanto. PLEASE! http://t.co/Sxatr5Wx

Cars could barely make it up the street my apartment faces , a photo by ::: a i m e e ::: on Flickr. We had snow. Lots of it and it was great. Unlike living back east, it was never bitter cold or windy. I had one snow day and then went to work the other two days to an office that was super quiet and not bustling like normal. It rained all weekend so the snow is gone. This week I'm busy planning everything for my 35th birthday party that is being held this upcoming Saturday. I know its a week early but I wanted the people I adore in Seattle to have a great night so I'm inviting them to my favorite dance night called Talcum. Several DJs (and fellow scooter buddies of mine) collect rare soul on 45's. I am using a spare room at the venue that will allow my guest plenty of room to sit and mingle when they aren't on the dance floor. I'll post pictures for sure! Tonight I'm grabbing a zipcar to head to a party store to get some supplies to decor this party room.

This cheered me up today.

Fuck cancer. I don't care who I offend but that is the most powerful way I can express my hatred and anger right now. There is nothing more awful than hearing that this monster is attacking the people you love.

Snow Jimi Winz , a photo by The_April on Flickr. More Seattle pics here

My favorite place to spend on a day off when I need to conquer some personal projects. At home, its easy to get distracted by the tv or wanting a nap. At the coffee shop, I get company of Carinna, Cory and Susie, good tunes (entire David Bowie catalog playing right now!!!!) and good people watching. Cory and Carinna are grading papers and adorable & pregnant Susie is catching up on reading. Such a great way to spend the day. Love it!!!! (Caffe Vita)

Losing loved ones like my grandparents so close together while trying to find a new apartment really messed with my head in 2010. In 2011, I finally started to feel settled into my apartment and really spent the year growing up and finding myself. When Ryan came to town during the summer with one of my favorite bands, The Kills, Allison did an amazing job singing one of my favorite tunes "Last Goodbye." Here is a new portrait video of the band with that song. Mourning and moving was so overwhelming that it took months to heal and recoup. To me, Last Goodbye is an ode to 2010  and 2011 as I have grown so much. The Kills: The Last Goodbye on Nowness.com . I love Allison's crazy stage persona, with the disheveled hair, as shown in this video. I envision that this is how I would be on stage too, singing blues or rock just like her. From spending time behind the scenes with Ryan during the Kills and the Dead Weather tours, I learned she is pretty quiet and much unlike

Thank you sweet Canlis brothers for a great evening. , a photo by ::: a i m e e ::: on Flickr. Monday night, Amanda, Scottie and I used our winning menu at Canlis from a hunt they did on their 61st birthday. Only one menu this year and we got it within 20 minutes of the clue being released. PROFESSIONALS. ha! It was amazing. I totally pegged a couple near us that were probably there to get engaged. Amanda and I kept an eye on them all night. We ended up missing the proposal during a moment that Mark Canlis was having a conversation with us. DARN IT! I wanted to see it happen. Oh well. We had a great view of Lake Union and my favorite tree on the Canlis property. The piano player was again amazing with mixing old and modern hits. The only problem is that my stomach did not know how to handle all the food I took in. I never ate more after I was full but it was a lot of food in a long sitting. Starting with Oysters and Pork Belly. Main course: I opted for the King Salmon since I had the

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I'm pretty sure I have exactly what my nephew Jake has, not necessarily from him but I have the same allergy and sinus problems and tis the season for colds. I sit in bed right now coughing, remembering how lousy he felt when I was there. Poor little guy. Because I have grown well too familiar with the signs of a sinus cold coming, I immediately started a routine to quickly get better. Sudafed, hot showers and nedi-pot are helping my head and sinuses stay clear and not achy while the Mucinex is clearing out all that yucky mucus. Though I sound horrible with my cough and 1-900-#-sounding voice, I feel a lot better and on the mend. Cough, cough.

New Year's Day spontaneous dinner (for 2nd year in a row) I'm kicking myself for not writing more in 2011. A few family members & friends in PA asked me why I haven't written as much. People actually check this? I do it mostly for family to keep track of my happenings rather than long phone calls. You know what... I decided to post more things here than on Facebook. I feel like things you "post" get lost in Facebook-world.  You can't search your previous post or images on there . It is also why I post more of my photos on Flickr where I can add keywords and names to be easily searched for later. So in this new year, you will see a mix of life updates and interesting things I want to share. My New Year's Eve was great. Carinna reserved a room at The Capitol Club, a bar/restaurant near our apartments. It was a fun night and somehow, after all that champagne I drank, I wasn't hungover.  Below are photos taken by my friend Richard. Photos don'