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Jul. 28th, 2003 07:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ravencallscrowsAt the moment, it's 88 degrees Fahrenheit (30°C) in the Emerald City. Fortunately, the humidity is low- about 25%- and there's a bit of a breeze, so it's not purely overwhelming. It's still pretty damn hot, though.
We had some errands on the Eastside to run today, so were on the far side of the lake by the time the mercury started climbing in earnest. Deciding that air-conditioning was a GoodThing™, we elected to grab lunch and kick around Bellevue Square.
First of all, i will never refer to SUVs in this space again, unless driven by one of those people who actually use them off-road or in a sporting or utility capacity from time to time. When driven by Kirkland or Bellevue suburbanites, they will henceforth be known as UAVs- Urban Assault Vehicles. Successfully dodged the yuppiemobiles and the UAVs with only a close call on 520 eastbound when an idiot in a silver Jetta decided that neither the traffic laws nor the Pauli Exclusion Principle applied to him, as he drove between our van and the vehicle in the lane adjacent to us, at something approximating 85 mph. How he didn't hit either us or the car in the other lane i don't know. DIEYUPPIESCUM!
Errands went fast. We now have a 4-port USB hub, another cordless phone, and an electric can opener to replace the seriously nasty looking one we have now. Then lunch, which was pretty unremarkable, then soaking up mechanically chilled air. Had to make an obligatory stop by the Apple store, just to torment![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
gwynnaaron and ithilien (hey- by the time you make it here, the one in University Village will be open as well). Took a look at things while there and priced out a G5 system at just under $5k.
Back in Magnolia now, and the house isn't overwhelmingly hot. Life is good.
We had some errands on the Eastside to run today, so were on the far side of the lake by the time the mercury started climbing in earnest. Deciding that air-conditioning was a GoodThing™, we elected to grab lunch and kick around Bellevue Square.
First of all, i will never refer to SUVs in this space again, unless driven by one of those people who actually use them off-road or in a sporting or utility capacity from time to time. When driven by Kirkland or Bellevue suburbanites, they will henceforth be known as UAVs- Urban Assault Vehicles. Successfully dodged the yuppiemobiles and the UAVs with only a close call on 520 eastbound when an idiot in a silver Jetta decided that neither the traffic laws nor the Pauli Exclusion Principle applied to him, as he drove between our van and the vehicle in the lane adjacent to us, at something approximating 85 mph. How he didn't hit either us or the car in the other lane i don't know. DIEYUPPIESCUM!
Errands went fast. We now have a 4-port USB hub, another cordless phone, and an electric can opener to replace the seriously nasty looking one we have now. Then lunch, which was pretty unremarkable, then soaking up mechanically chilled air. Had to make an obligatory stop by the Apple store, just to torment
gwynnaaron and ithilien (hey- by the time you make it here, the one in University Village will be open as well). Took a look at things while there and priced out a G5 system at just under $5k.Back in Magnolia now, and the house isn't overwhelmingly hot. Life is good.
