spring's in the air

*cherry blossom update: they are huge and remind me of clouds and cotton candy and marshmallows!


i have a lot going on in the next few weeks. first of all, lots of shows: caribou, fleet foxes, blitzen trapper, simian mobile disco, ellen allien, el parro del mar, vetiver, dirty projectors, why? i know it's crazy but some bands are touring together, still it seems like a lot.

all this week i am volunteering at kuow for the spring pledge drive. i love being at that radio station. the staffers are nice and there is always a bountiful amount of food that is donated during the pledge drive. bagels, candy, mighty-o donuts, sandwiches from Taste (restaurant for the SAM), unlimited supplies of vitamin water and talking rain. score! i'll be back there on saturday afternoon with brian. i'm excited that he get's to volunteer with me and he gets to hit up all the free goodies too.

since it's spring now i'm trying to double up on the "adventure" activities. adventure activities for me are more like activities that i don't do often or not familiar with.

so with that said i'm volunteering a shit load at the center for wooden boats. i volunteered my cooking skills in a chili cook-off competition for the spring kick-off party on april 26th. my first chili competition or should i say my first cooking competition ever. i don't expect the judge (some dude from the CIA-yikes) to pick me for first place but i don't expect to come in last place either. haha. after all the sailing, beer swiggin' and chili eatin' there will be dancing on the docks off of lake union. salsa, merengue, conga, and the cha-cha. i'm really excited about this event but my biggest question is what makes a good chili?

pic of brian and i - sxsw '08