• Mike has been working like a crazy maniac.  His team has a big product launch next week, so they’ve all been putting in ridiculous hours.  It is extra challenging because he is still so new to the company and the corporate lifestyle, but he’s slogging through (and surprisingly, working all day instead of all night).  Send us good juju.  Hopefully things will normalize a bit next week.
• The Handicraft Cafe blog is going live next week.  I trust that all of our faithful readers will add it to their Google Readers and then quickly be inspired to buy yarn, or at least you’ll learn something cool about the wonderful world of fiber arts.
• The weather is definitely turning.  It was mostly gray this week and a little rainy.  Being the giant weather wuss that I am, I’m a little scared.  At least it’s an excuse to buy cute winter clothes.
• I made granola.  So easy, so yummy:

• We’re going to Portland this weekend!  Mike is attending WordCamp for work, and I’m tagging along because a) I want to see Portland, and b) I am committed to creating a better blog for the 4 people who actually read this.  We won’t have much time to play, but I’m sure I’ll post about it.
• Tonight we watched our first episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” as official Seattle-ites.  I feel like this is some sort of milestone.
• JIM FINALLY PROPOSED TO PAM! I freaking love Jim Halbert.  I know it’s a TV show and not real life, but I still got teary.  Then I reached over and punched Mike in the arm for not being as romantic as Jim is.  Mike tried to point out that his proposal in the parking lot of Houston’s was not sooooo different than Jim proposing at a gas station.  I guess that is kind of right.  Still, Jim is better.

BOO: We didn’t get out of the house until 1:00 pm, which means we wasted half of what is probably one of the last really nice weekends of summer here.  We suck.

YAY: We made it to the grand opening of the Colonnade Mountain Bike Skills Park.  (I think they should have called it a “Skillz” park.  ::groan::).  It was really cool- well built, much bigger than I would have ever imagined, and only 2 miles from our house.

BOO: Mike’s bike is still broken from his last trip to Mammoth.  Something tells me that will get fixed soon.

YAY: The mountain bike park has an off-leash dog park!!

BOO: I still don’t have a dog because my husband doesn’t really love me.

YAY: We found a really awesome Thai restaurant down the hill from our house.  Yum.

BOO: We have to walk back up the hill after we eat there.

YAY: Mike actually went to the farmer’s Market with me in Ballard Sunday morning.  Total food Pr0n + somebody to help me carry stuff.

YAY: I made a ton of progress on a lace scarf I am knitting.  I just started this on Tuesday:

BOO: My stupid wrist is still hurting when I knit or bike or lift things.  I think I’m going to end up having to do physical therapy.

YAY: We saw Burn After Reading on Sunday night.  It was pointless and self-mocking and it entertained me so much that I actually stayed awake through the whole thing- yeah, that’s right Ben, I stayed awake during an entire MOVIE!

BOO: Mike got so frustrated trying to park downtown before the movie that he ended up driving to a mall outside the city to see it.  We both agreed that it’s time to conquer our deep-rooted Orange County-born-and-raised fear of public transportation and start using the bus system.

YAY: All the new TV shows are **this close** to actually starting full-force.  Gossip Girl and Bones have already come back to us (squeeee) along with a handful of new shows: 90210 2.0 (eh), Fringe (has some definately nerdy X-Files-ish potential) and Privileged (I don’t think Mike has seen this yet, but it might end up being cute).  I know it’s lame and low-brow, but I love TV.  Mike and I are the best at lying around and watching TV.  We would totally medal if watching television while knitting (me) and looking at car forums (Mike) was an Olympic team sport.

BOO: TV definately limits productivity.  But I love it anyways.

BOO THE SEQUEL: Speaking of Gossip Girl, Blair is putting out an album:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=44RiDOHJKc0

Dear Bela Karolyi,

Thank you for being my absolute favorite part of the Olympics this year.  I mean, yeah, there have been a lot of cool things about the Olympics this year- the whole Michael Phelps thing was pretty cool, everybody has been wearing that cool tape that makes their body look like a mysterious alien landing field, Amanda Beard didn’t make the finals in any of her events (I know, I’m going to hell), Nastia Luikin and Shawn Johnson rocked it out in the women’s all around, and I find Usain Bolt to be endlessly entertaining, even if he does seem to be a little full of himself.

But Bela, really, none of that compares to the glory that is your gymnastics commentary.  While most sports commentators put me to sleep with their even-keeled sense of self control, as soon as you pop up on the screen next to Bob Costas, I’m all ears.  Your undeniable passion for the sport, your willingness to openly criticize any judge or rulemaker you dsiagree with, your slight case of logorrhoea and the fact that you always look like you are about to cry or just finished doing so have officially made you my favorite person in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Somebody give this man a talk show.

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(i had trouble embedding this video, so click here if that isn’t working yet)

Update:

This video will actually embed.  It’s juvenile, but entertaining.  And I actually remember watching this video in Mr. Jundanian’s AP Bio class:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=awfXHOlmFxE