By bluerasberry on 2010-03-14
I always try to get involved in any drama I see on the street. Today I had business in International District and at 5th and Jackson, a busy place near Uwajimaya grocery store, a girl got mugged. I did not actually see it; I was nearby and I heard a scream. A girl was on […]
Posted in encounter, legal, rights, Seattle | Tagged crime, police
By bluerasberry on 2010-02-26
Seattle Biomed, which until a few months ago branded itself as SBRI for Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, regularly hosts public education sessions targeted at laymen. I went to a lecture series called “Global Health 101” which they hosted on Thursday, February 25. The format was that they had snacks and a social, then an introductory […]
Posted in education, encounter, health, non-profit, presentation | Tagged Belltown, global health, lecture, Seattle Biomed, wealth, wine
By bluerasberry on 2009-08-02
On Saturday, August 1 I participated as a contestant in a doughnut-eating contest at Top Pot Doughnuts in downtown Seattle. The event was hosted by El Vez and some lady in a doughnut bikini. I and my eating companion Adam from Barsuk Records won second place. The format was that a random selection from audience […]
Posted in art, encounter, Seattle | Tagged competitive eating, contest, doughnut
By bluerasberry on 2008-11-02
I met this Indian at a coffeeshop the other day. I was practicing Hindi writing (my tutor Ali at http://www.zabaan.com/ is awesome!) and he came up to me and asked me if I spoke Hindi. I answered him in Hindi and asked him if he spoke Hindi, but he just said he did not speak […]
Posted in education, encounter, India, Seattle | Tagged coffee, Hindi
By bluerasberry on 2007-09-02
Pocket was the smartest hampster I ever had. He communicated with squeaks every day and was loud enough to be heard from other rooms in the house. He squeaked usually when he was angry, which was often, but he also squeaked when he was playing or when he wanted attention. Pocket would chirp from his […]
Posted in animal, encounter, health | Tagged death, hampster, medicine
By bluerasberry on 2007-01-07
When I got off the plane I had to walk a long way through the airport. Customs checked nothing – just as customs to England did not – and to leave the airport I had to enter a walkway flanked by two crowds. Lonely Planet says go to the taxi booth and get a prepaid […]
Posted in animal, encounter, India | Tagged kite, license, monkey, scam