Last night I cried and cried. I cried Snoqualmie Falls. Erik was not the culprit. In fact, he was the one that found me curled up on the couch as he returned home from symphony rehearsal. P.S. I Love You was playing on the television. I felt so stupid that he caught me crying about a movie (about the first 15 minutes of a movie.) I felt so stupid that I started laughing. And then I was crying and laughing at the same time.
And do you know what Erik did?
He smiled, scooped me up in his arms, and kissed my forehead.
Much better.

Bored?
Ok- go to Google
Type in your name followed by "needs" (in quotation marks- just like that)
i.e. Jamie "needs"
Read and enjoy

Here were a few of mine:
Jamie needs a kid
Jamie needs more than a mother's love
Jamie Needs is on Facebook
Jamie needs to sing something more age appropriate

and Erik's:
Erik needs an heir in order to receive aid in regaining his title, lands, and children stolen from him by his treacherous brother, Nicholas. (I'm not kidding- that was the very first one!)
Erik needs a hero
Erik needs a team
Erik needs a shave (Google prophecy right there!)

Send me yours!

Could it be that a food blog has inspired me to both cook and write?
This afternoon as I sat in the art studio enjoying my 10 minutes of quiet...sweet quiet...I noticed the newspaper on the table had a feature about Seattle food blogger Molly Wizenberg of Orangette. I scribbled her site on a post-it and shoved it in my pocket.
When I got home I looked her up.
Her site inspired me. So much that I went out to QFC at 8:30 in the evening just to make the Broccoli Soup with Lemon-Chive Cream she blogged about yesterday.
Delicious. You must check her out.

I'm kidding. You can stay. Just don't get too comfortable.

"If I were 100 years old...I would nit and go to church." (6yrs old)
[woman pictured is singing, "Hallelujah"]

Back To School /Back To School /To Prove To Dad That I'm Not A Fool
I've Got My, Lunch Packed Up /My Boots Tied Tight
I Hope I Don't Get In A Fight
Ohhhh
Back To School
Back To School
Back To School

~Adam Sandler

Something in this man's stare told me to put down my camera. So I snapped a quick photo of him and put my camera in my pocket (I'm a good listener.) It freed my hand to be held by my husband's and I gushed as we walked side-by-side through Chinatown.
Thanks Mister.

No. Really?

Have a nice weekend ya'll

When I started this blog I made a pact that it would never become a place for me to "air my dirty laundry." But this information needs to be heard.
Think of it as a public service announcement.
Parallel parking is a daily activity when you live in the city so...here's a tip:

I'm sure the driver of this auto is a really nice dude- but leaving half a car length means that someone else's car can't fit there. I take that back- a smart car could fit. But dumb cars wouldn't be able to park there and...dumb cars have feelings too. The More You Know {[shooting star]}

The Day the Internet Died

Since our internet was out on Tuesday you all missed seeing my uber-hipster day. So here you go...

oooh! You know what I just realized?
Not using the web for a day made my day even more Bohemian. (Bohemians listen to xm though...riiight?)

Scenery, Scenery, Bug and Pocky

Have you had Pocky yet? Izz yummy.
When I parked next to this car today it brought back so many memories of my dad and I driving around Southern California in our VW Beetle when I was a little girl. My mom bought it brand-new off-the-lot way back in the day. What??

I was in one of those annoyingly chipper, positive moods today.
The kind where you smile at everyone you see and tell every cashier to "have a good one!"
The day you let everyone in front of you on the freeway and sing commercial jingles to your co-workers.
It was probably because the sun was out. Seattle-ites are weird like that.

Operation: Clean my house and untangle my jewelry

"Cleaning day" for Jamie usually goes a little something like this...

"Cleaning is ludicrous. I don't have time to be a 'neat-freak' and besides, a little mess allows me to be more creative and artistic."
...
"It kind of feels good to get this done!"
...
"Woo-hoo![singing off-key to the radio] What else can I scrub? Let's wipe down EVERY wall in the house."

It's ridiculous- but it's done!
(at least until next week)

Valentine's Day was a smash. The sun lit up Seattle like Erik lights up my life. All day. It was a Vitamin-D fest- which apparently is not good for me. I could not stop exclaiming, "It's Valentine's Day! " Looking back, its a little embarrassing to recall rolling down the window and shouting it out to those peeps on the street.


We got a little love from the Harajuku Lovers. Thank you Gwen- they smell as delightful as they look. And yes, Gwen and I are on a first-name basis. This is a decision I made very recently.

Erik and I discussed our future (when should we buy our first house? city or country? would it be cruel or funny to name our first son 'Smee') as we stopped for a bacon cheeseburger and fish tacos down at the marina.

and she thought to herself...

i will always love him.

From 2008_09_13

Today I want to be with Erik more than I want flowers or candy or even kisses.
I just want to spend the day relaxing in each others' presence-
experiencing the life we have together.
(It's a great life)

From 2009-02-13 feb 13

Jess and Maria just asked me to play the piano in their wedding! I'm so excited. I love these two and can't wait for them to be married. It's time :)

you may have noticed my new layout-
i just figured out how to upload bigger pictures! (now all i need is an SLR- its on my birthday list!!!)
here are a few shots from my day...

Sarah Haskins from Current is hosting a "Target Women Super Special" tonight...

The other day my friend Tara and I concocted a new diet entitled

"The 7-11 diet" in which a person eats only food from 7-11.

Wash it all down with a Big Gulp.

uhhhhhhh they have a website??? and I just went there???

Erik is making dinner tonight (Its a surprise- and he will NOT let me in the kitchen) so I've been browsing Valentine's on Etsy while I wait.

These are from a shop called The Frantic Meerkat and some of their other merchandise made me laugh out loud.

Sunday=
Brunch @ Iris Grill:
Cinnamon Roll w/cream cheese frangelico icing
Eggs Benedict with crab and Hollandaise
(If you live near Issaquah you have to go to Iris Grill- Brunch, Lunch, or Dinner)





Then we went out to watch our friend Chad play in his Special Olympics basketball game. Talk about heart-these kids don't give up. Learn more about volunteering here.

When Erik plays live I cannot stop smiling.
see? i warned you. i can't help myself.

Other Lives

(more pictures here)

website *review

new album out 3.31.09

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It hadn't occured to me that if Erik joined a military band he would have to shave his beard.
I'm not quite sure I could deal with that.
I guess its gigging for indie bands...
forever.

laurageorge

Jamie K- this post is for you!

Jamie,

안녕하십니까?

I need your help.

My father bought this painting for my mother in Korea.

Can you tell us what it says?

If its something lude or anti-American you can just make up an answer- we won't know the difference. :)

감사합니다!!!