(no subject)

I just watched the theatrical trailer for Sex and The City...OMG...I'm so excited. (The trailer is spoilery, so if you don't want to know what happens in the movie, skip it.)

Also, The Other Boleyn Girl is out today, so I may sneak off to see it this weekend if Lance needs some study time, since his promotion exam is next week. It'll be weird though. After watching The Tudors for the past week, I'm used to seeing the characters look a certain way, and of course there are totally different actors playing those characters in the movie.

Anyway...today is GORGEOUS! Spring is here! I mean, it's been here for awhile, but despite the channel 5 meteorologist's insistence that the weather is about to turn crappy (and he's been saying this for about 2 weeks now), it's just beautiful everyday. Sure, we've had some showers here and there, but not persistent ones. Today is partly sunny and in the mid-50's. I just took a fairly long walk that involved a long and gradual incline, so I really burned out my legs today (and my lungs...but hey, it's good cardio).

After lunch, I am headed off to the library and then to the grocery store. For some odd reason, I have this weird tendency toward barbecue chicken pizza for dinner tonight, so I have to get all the stuff to make that. Plus I have to get milk. And because I need new workout shoes, I am headed to Payless. I don't want to buy my workout shoes there, but considering I don't have a lot of disposable income, I don't have any choice. No major brand name athletic shoes for me for the time being.

As for the library, my reasons for going there are threefold: 1> Get a job application (they are collecting applications for Library Assistants, although it doesn't appear that there are any guaranteed openings right now), 2> Place a hold on books about copywriting, so I can start doing some research into the field and how to get into it without any experience, 3> look at their DVD selection.

Lance and I have to shop for a lawn mower this weekend. And if the weather continues to be nice, I have some weeding to do. We have a lot of flowers coming up now, and some of them have been around all winter (after all, it doesn't exactly get bitterly cold here or anything), so I need to pull up the weeds so the flowers look nice. Both the front and back gardens really need some TLC.

I realized in the shower just now that I managed to slice my left hand to ribbons, and I don't know how or when I did that. Weird. I have a bunch of tiny cuts all over my hand.

(no subject)

Today has been amazing. The temperature now is in the lower 60's, and it's the first time in ages that I've been able to go out in a light jacket. I very nearly wore capri pants today, and if it were just a few degrees warmer, I would turn off the heat and open some windows.

It's just beautiful. For all the people who warned me about how much Seattle weather sucks...well, I'm laughing at you. Seriously. I know this is probably unusual, and the weather is typically like what I was used to in Germany, but I'm going to enjoy this while I can.

So...in the spirit of getting out for fresh air, I got in my car (and uncovered the moon roof, although I left it closed) and drove to downtown Kent to visit the library. It was my first time there. I was floored. FLOORED, people! It's HUGE! (As in airy and open...I think it was pretty average in terms of book selection.) I'm sure the Seattle library downtown is much, much larger, but for a suburban library, this one is pretty darn awesome. I checked out a cookbook (Robin Miller's Quick Fix Meals, which I had on my amazon wishlist) and a couple of career books...whether they will help me or not remains to be seen. I have to put holds on a couple of other books about copywriting so I can understand what the business is about and how to break into it. For now, I got a book on the magazine publishing industry and one that suggests jobs for Liberal Arts majors - probably more geared toward recent college grads. But perhaps I can glean some insight from it.

I also picked up a job application while I was there and got myself registered in their system, so I shouldn't run into any more problems using their website.

Anyway, my visit to the library was brief (it was ridiculously crowded, but I understand that it's like that almost constantly), and since I was downtown anyway, I decided to drive through the historic district. Lance and I are only somewhat familiar with it, having walked to the city government buildings when we were here in October. But I went down First Avenue and Gowe St., which boast a bunch of quaint shops and cute little cafes in old buildings.

I need to check out Wild Wheat Bakery, Cafe & Restaurant when I get the chance. That place looks amazing (and is only a stone's throw from Panera, so why did we go to a chain when this place is probably even better?).

Anyway, after my little detour, I made my way back up to East Hill, where I went to Payless and got my new athletic shoes (and some socks, since they were half off). Then I stopped in the grocery to pick up stuff to make pizza for tonight...got myself a small salad at the salad bar, and picked up a box of Pillsbury mint chocolate brownies. I promised Lance brownies since I made him paint the last 2 weekends.

So now I'm home, with books, and it's just starting to cloud up, and the wind is picking up. Perhaps some rain is coming in? Maybe it's time to do some baking and then I can read some of the free alternative papers I picked up at the library. Oh, and fill out the job application. And maybe do some more job searching online. I thought I would have heard from the temp agency by now, because he seemed pretty intent on setting up some interviews for me next week, but so far, nothing.