Booze Cruise

My dear friend and work colleague Amy L. is moving to Melbourne, Australia for a couple of months. To send her off properly, we all took a cruise on Lake Union last night. This was my first "booze cruise," but I have to say that the combination of socializing and boating suited me, although I do have a bit of a headache this morning.

We'll miss you Amy!

Metro vs. Retro?

Ladies, there’s a new term in town. Ever heard of a retrosexual? I hadn’t until today. Apparently, the moniker categorizes manly men who exhibit poor hygiene, carry a little extra weight around the middle, but charm us with their sense of humor. According to reports, good examples of a retrosexual are Jack Black and Vince Vaughn. What!?! This term thing has become such a trend and it is a little silly don’t you think? It’s funny to me that society is always trying to classify men somehow, but I’ll admit I do it to.

First there is the metrosexual. Now, it is my opinion that there are several levels of metrosexuality. My least favorite is the tan, muscular metro who often wears long-sleeve stripped button up collar shirts, untucked mind you, slicks his hair back with product, and wears cologne like it is deodorant. I can’t tell you what a turn off this look is for me. I don’t like being in the company of a man who spends more time prettying up his face than I do. Period. These guys can be found all over Seattle, but a sure fire place to spot them is in Belltown. In fact, the Frontier Room is a perfect meeting place. As I said, there are different levels of metrosexuality. Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp fulfill a different level that’s hard to meet. They are simply hot, cultured and sexy. Who cares that they are metro?! Not me!

This brings me to retrosexuals. By definition, these men are sloppy, but make us laugh and drive us crazy at the same time. I have been attracted to the retrosexual guy. Humor, charm and manly good looks completely trigger something in me, something I don’t feel with a polished, serious, rock-hard body type. I find that being a little unsavvy is endearing. However, despite the humor and the lovable charm, I still find myself wanting a good mix of metro and retro in a man. What would you call that?

A gazillion degrees

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It's so damn hot here today. What happened to fair-weather Seattle?! I know I shouldn't complain, but seriously I'm melting, can't sleep and am miserably hot, hot, hot!

A New Crush...

Have you ever gone through a period in life where you stop listening to music? It's a sign of dysfunction I know, but I can relate. I used to go to shows all the time, pick up CDs at Easy Street, and influence friends about new artists, but for some reason my life got complicated, busy and so I stopped making the effort. So sad! Well, I'm pretty sure that phase is over now.

All my rants and raves bring me to talk about my new crush--Alexi Murdoch. I heard NPR profile Alexi on my way to the airport this week and his story piqued my interest. Alexi is an indie artist who's been in the studio recording for years now and has with much anticipation released his first record. KEXP plays his music from time to time and after hearing the interview I decided to go with friends to his Seattle show at the Crocodile Cafe. The venue felt like a Bikram Yoga studio it was so hot, but the energy in the room was high and his voice was so soothing that no one dare leave the show. If you're looking for something mellow, check out Alexi's music. His lyrics are deeply romantic and to top it off the man is beautiful, exotic and charming. Every girl in the place wanted him, including me :)Wow!

www.aleximurdoch.com

Venice, Italy- May 2006

I want to go back!

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Change

Life seems to evolve at an alarming rate, at least that's how I've been feeling lately. I can't tell you how many twenty-something women I know, and identify with, who are totally freaked out about life's possibilities/uncertainties. And yes, I wear that hat sometimes too, but for the first time in a long time I feel really good about what's ahead, at least when it comes to my own here and now. (when I begin to think about the world's problems I get anxiety)

So why the new blog you ask? As a writer it is important for me to open up and explore my thoughts, but in the past I've been somewhat guarded. Well, that's changing now and I feel freerer already.

And another thing! I'm pretty damn proud of the banner I made for this blog. I'm teaching myself HTML and can't believe I actually figured out how to get the web banner into Blogger's HTML code. Yay!