Postcards To Home ♥

Read the previous post about the Canlis Menu hunt. THIS BUDDY OF MINE FOUND THE MENU ON THE 48TH DAY!!!!! WHAT'S EVEN MORE EXCITING IS THAT I AM GOING AS HIS PLUS ONE!!!!!! WE ARE EATING AT ONE OF SEATTLE'S FINEST RESTAURANTS AT 1950's PRICES!! SOOOO EXCITED!!!!!! Jan 5th, I'm excited for you!

Canlis is taking a cue from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The Seattle restaurant is celebrating its 60th birthday on December 11th. The mark the occasion, the grandsons of the original founder are taking the idea of Willy Wonka's golden ticket and putting a high tech spin to it. "Everybody would like to find a golden ticket and win something" says Brain Canlis. He along with his brother Mark Canlis are the third generation owners of Canlis. They call it a "foodie's treasure hunt". Every day until December 11th, the brothers are hiding a specially marked Canlis menu somewhere in Seattle. This isn't their current menu, but a copy of the original menu when the restaurant first opened. If you find one, you could win dinner at 1950s prices. See the 1950s menu here . "That's the fun part, to look at the old menu and see the prices" says Mark Canlis. In 1950, a Filet Mignon was $3.85. A salmon steak was $2.75. Canlis' signature...

A few post back, I mentioned that I wanted a certain poster by one of my favorite artist who now resides in Portland. She just so happen to be at the annual URBAN CRAFT UPRISING this past weekend. 6th year its been happening and that I have been attending and this was her 1st one. Just as-if an Eagles fan would be stoked to see a player in person, I was happy to see all her work in her very own booth at the show. I bought a few gift and bought the poster I mentioned. I figured it would be easier to transport than if someone else in PA got it for me. If anyone did buy it, I'll hang the 2nd one at my desk at work. Its great to see an artist take off with a certain style and be able to make a living off of it.

So frustrated at my friends who kept talking about an iPhone game called Angry Birds. FOR MONTHS I refused to download and join the Angry Bird addicted bandwagon but Friday night after reading a book and not in the mood for a movie but more for a game, I downloaded it. Since Friday I know I have lost at least 4 hours of my time to this little fun game. Many consider gaming relaxing and good for down time but I also see it as not getting the things done that I really should be doing. Oh well, I guess having fun with the little birds is a good thing, as long as I don't spend more than 30mins a day on it!