Catching Up

I've never been very good about keeping in touch. So I always find I have a lot to catch up on when I visit old stomping grounds like Seattle.

On the 30th I got to hang out with a lot of the brothers from my old fraternity, Delta Lambda Phi. Tom, one of the brothers, had a potluck at his parents house in Redmond. It was great to see many of my old brothers and meet a few of the new ones. My "Little Brother", Eric, was there, and I really enjoyed catching up with him as we find it impossible to keep in touch.

Yesterday, I got together with my friend Kristen (pictured at right, much to her dismay). We went to lunch at the Thai-ger Room in the U-District. I think we were both craving it because it's hard to get good Thai food in New York and, I'd imagine, nearly impossible in Colorado where Kristen is now living. After that we grabbed some bubble tea on the Ave before going to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I thought this movie was the best one yet, though Kristen, who has actually read the books disagrees.

After Kristen dropped me off I got to do a bit of reading. I'm currently wading through Knife of Dreams, the 11th tome in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. It seems like his books keep getting progressively less interesting, but after getting through ten of his books, I am too invested to quit before finding out how the epic ends.

Later that night I went out to Sushi with my friend Courtney. We went to Blue C, which isn't the best sushi joint in town but is certainly the most entertaining to visit. The sushi is moved around the restaurant on a shiny metal conveyor belt and you can make your selections as it passes or order directly from the chefs. Court and I have a good time when we go, and this time wasn't any different.

Then we went to pick up our friend Carmen (on the right with Courtney) and go drinking. We went to the People's Pub in Ballard, a fine establishment that Courtney and I used to visit on a regular basis. After allowing Carmen and I to get a bit soused, Courtney drove me back to Sam's grandma's house.

Today's been a bit slow, which is to my liking at the moment. I got up around 11 and did a little more reading. Then I went to pick up Sam, who had been busy catching up with his old friends in the student government at UW. Now we are at Zoka, a local coffee shop we like. We are taking Sam's grandma out to dinner later and will probably call it an early night. Tomorrow we are both getting together with more friends, and in a couple of days we head back to New York. I'm not looking forward to going back, but it will be nice to be back in my own bed and my own space. Everyone has made us feel so welcome, but there is something about one's own home, even if it is in New York that feels ... well, homey.