VOTE OBAMA!...YES WE CAN!

Damn...we need hope! I love this country...we need hope! Love this video, and I think it is how I feel along with millions of other Americans...HOPE! CHANGE! LOVE! YES WE CAN!

State of the World...

...ain't this the truth...


8 DAYS TO THE ELECTION!!!

BTW - Sibling visit recap to come. Love David and Richie! We had a great weekend being tourist from Woodinville wine tasting, to Ferry ride to Bainbridge Island, to Seattle Center...and it was a beautiful sunny fall Seattle weekend with the leaves all changing to boot!

David, Noel's bro, is arriving from the Philippines tomorrow!

So I've been, we've been, so busy lately...crazy at work, crazy at play! Saturday, all day in Bothell for a 11am Caleb soccer game, then 3:30pm Jordan soccer game...and in between a glamorous lunch with my sis, mom and 3 nephews at Canyon Park Applebee's...you know, that suburban pub/grill with the talking Wanda Sikes black-lady-talking-red-apple. (I hate that campaign). Then Saturday night, Heidi & Andy and Noel & I had drinkies and appies, as a sort of subtle housewarming at Terry's semi-new place on 50th by the zoo... Sunday morning we went for a run then a grocery store run to our favorite ghetto Uwajimaya's called HT (in the old Larry's Market at Oak Tree)...we needed to go there to get the ingredients to make the best Pancit I have ever had... We went over to Sharon Kitashima's house by 3pm that day to carve pumpkins with her boys, Kai and Kegan, along with her hubby Rick. Jo and Lynn too, and Tracy with her little adorable baby Chloe (us with her in the photo above)...it was good times had by all and I carved the coolest pumpkin, that I stole from a Martha Stewart idea...a raven in a bird cage. (see image to right...cool, huh?)

So last night, Monday, free movie preview of "The Boy with the Striped Pajamas" ...an amazing holocast movie. < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5FU-yDC-uI . . . http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0914798/ > Tonight, Tuesday, we met up in Pioneer Square for Mel's birthday. We had gumbo and good laughs at New Orleans pub and restaurant. There was a live jazz band which was fun... < http://www.neworleanscreolerestaurant.com/ >

...And tomorrow David, Noel's brother, arrives from Philippines, via a 5 day stay in Virginia. Then on Friday Clarissa, Noel's sister comes up from LA. I haven't met any of his family yet, and I am a little nervous...but intrigued. I am dying to know this part of my BF! Stay tuned for more info soon. (wish me luck)

Busy at work since the summer...Big stuff live!

Cool! Here's a video from my huge DENIM ID project at work we've been developing for 6 months from concept to live date! Pasting in this player is a test...a test from the whole experience: http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/6014394/0~2376776~2374327~2376057~6014394



Here's all 10 of the new DENIM ID videos on our Nordstrom channel on YouTube (7 Fit Fundamentals and 3 Everyday Denim Experts): http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=Nordstromcom

I also had a huge Holiday Dressing look book go live (comes down on 1/1/09):
http://shop.nordstrom.com/C/6019278/0~2376776~2374327~6019278

and a nifty Boot video guide!
http://shop.nordstrom.com/C/6019282/0~2376778~6019282

I do love producing these big projects, but they are very time consuming and stressful at times...but I sure have learned a lot, from how flash animation works, to scripting and video shooting...

I heart Autumn!...but it's friggen cold!

So it dipped down to freezing last night for the first time this fall. BRRRRR! Time for long jog pants over my gym shorts while I am waiting anxiously freezing my ass off at the bus stop! I am so excited, though, that Autumn is here! LOVE IT! Love the crispness in the air, and in Seattle we tend to have beautiful days just colder. I am now waiting inpatiently for the trees to change colors. A couple have here and there but now that it's getting into the 30s'-40's at night...we should be surrounded by yellows, oranges and reds!

I am not going to blog about two things here:
1 - The world economic crisis. It's scarey! The Dow dropped below 8000 yesterday, but my problem is I am not sure what the hell that means? I have always been a dumbshit when it comes to finances, stocks, bond, the market...Just hang on my little 401K...hang on!!!

2 - The Presidential and WA Governors races. Both nationally and regionally the negative campaigning has me beyond over it! I hate them all. Here's to November 5th...and having it all over and done with. (of course I am hoping that includes having Obama and Gregoire as the winners)

HAPPY OCTOBER (my favorite month)!

In the spirit of the Seattle Aids Walk this Saturday...

This is kinda happy, kinda sad...and so true for so many of us!



AND BIG GIGGLES...