http://steve.isitfridayyet.net Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:16:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "You are the apple of my eye, not the one in my lunch. That'd be cannibalism." --From Old Spice's Facebook page Web app, "My Perpetual Love" Read all about it in this Seattle Times article. Bonus quote from the article: " ... Wieden + Kennedy, the ad agency that's been helping the Procter ... http://steve.isitfridayyet.net/archives/841 What I thought it said: Notice of Underpants Income What it actually said: Notice of Underreported Income What it was: A spam/phishing e-mail http://steve.isitfridayyet.net/archives/839 What I thought it said: Dark Side Support Manager What it actually said: Deskside Support Manager What it was: A job posting on Craigslist http://steve.isitfridayyet.net/archives/837 During a recent visit to Jhanjay Vegetarian Thai in Ballard (5313-B Ballard Avenue NW), I had the Jhanjay Noodles -- delicious, beautiful food: [photopress:Jhanjay_01a.JPG,full,pp_image] Wide rice noodles wrap around a filling of corn, peas, mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and tofu. Served with a spicy sweet & sour sauce. http://steve.isitfridayyet.net/archives/833 Photos taken along 5th Avenue, between Pine St. and Jackson St. City Centre, 5th Avenue & Pike Street: [photopress:City_Centre_01.JPG,full,pp_image] Banana Republic store (foreground; former Coliseum Theatre), 5th Avenue & Pike Street: [photopress:Banana_Republic_01.JPG,full,pp_image][photopress:Banana_Republic_04.JPG,full,pp_image] Rainier Square, 5th Avenue & University Street: [photopress:Rainier_Square_01.JPG,full,pp_image] Cobb Building (foreground; once comprising medical, dental, and other offices, converted several years ago to upscale apartments), ... http://steve.isitfridayyet.net/archives/826 The two cats at Ophelia's Books in Fremont (3504 Fremont Ave. North): [photopress:OpheliaBooks_BlackCat.JPG,full,pp_image][photopress:OpheliaBooks_CalicoCat_01c.JPG,full,pp_image] In the bottom photo, I love how the cat's posture reflects the swirls in the rug and the shape of the spiral staircase. http://steve.isitfridayyet.net/archives/822 [photopress:Ballard03_8a.JPG,full,pp_image] [photopress:Ballard03_08c.JPG,full,pp_image] (5407/5409 22nd Ave. NW) http://steve.isitfridayyet.net/archives/818 [photopress:ArtIsContagious_2.JPG,full,pp_image] (Souvenir, 5325 Ballard Ave. NW) http://steve.isitfridayyet.net/archives/813 Swedish Medical Center/Ballard broke ground last September for a new medical office building on Tallman Ave. NW just off of NW Market St. The facility is expected to open in the fall of this year. Progress to date: [photopress:Ballard03_07a.JPG,full,pp_image][photopress:Ballard03_07b.JPG,full,pp_image][photopress:Ballard03_07e.JPG,full,pp_image] You can read more about the project here, here, and here. http://steve.isitfridayyet.net/archives/803 I just bought a new digital camera, a Panasonic Lumix ZS1 ... [photopress:NewCamera.JPG,thumb,alignleft] and took some test shots around Ballard this afternoon. As you'll see, I need to spend some more quality time with this camera. Some of the shots are a bit blurry. That might be because I was juggling an ... http://steve.isitfridayyet.net/archives/782