My Fiancée Got Hit By A Cab

Don’t worry, she’s OK. Her words.

Wedding Invitations

Just dropped my wedding invitations in the mail, so I think it’s safe to share the design for them and the companion website. They are now posted to my Works page (and shown below). One more wedding thing done!

Seattle Kidney Trip – Day 1

This is the calm before the storm. So far, things are business as usual as our trips to the Pacific Northwest go: Papa Murphy’s pizza, hugs from the Thompson boys, sleepily watching YouTube clips on Doug’s giant Panasonic Viera HDTV. It’s a little before noon now, PST. Naomi and Heather are out getting haircuts, Doug [...]

Orlandeattle Christmas – Day 16

So begins the last official day of my long Christmas vacation. (I don’t return to work until Tuesday, but since tomorrow will be spent almost entirely on a plane, I’m not counting that as “vacation.”) A quick recap of days 10–15:

Monday in Seattle: A Photo Essay

Why My Future Father-in-Law is Awesome

Our meal tonight (all made from scratch): Course 1: roasted corn and pepper risotto balls deep fried in panko Course 2: French onion soup Course 3: jambalaya featuring a choice of 1) cubed ham, 2) chicken sauteed in garlic and butter, 3) shrimp poached in white wine, 4) ground homemade sausage, or 5) andouille sausage [...]

Friday in Seattle

Woke up this morning to some classic Seattle light rain. We were hoping that the weather would be a little less idyllic this trip so that I would get a truer picture of life in the Emerald City. So far, my love for the west coast is not dampened (pun intended). As I write this, [...]

Off to Seattle!

It’s 4:45 a.m., Heather is brushing her teeth, and we are waiting for our car to take us to the airport. It ain’t natural for people to be up this early (unless there’s livestock that needs tendin’). I will sleep on the plane. It’s 4:45 a.m., Heather is brushing her teeth, and we are waiting [...]