Seattle Trip Reflection

They tell me I should travel. I was concerned that should I not take this opportunity, my memories will consist of whole blocks of days that melt into each other for years.. That is how content and attached to my routine I am. I am so content that I felt the need to interrupt it for my health. I have an old friend that lives in seattle. He just graduated from college and I felt like it might be a good chance to reconnect with someone I had always hoped would be a lifelong friend.

I did things during this trip that I never do. I went to bars, I aggressively biked, I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning and sat in coffee shops all morning. I sketched in museums and laid in parks on the bare grass without even the slightest worry about staining my cotton shirt.

At first I was nervous. I was a complete stranger to my host. Too much time had past. I needed to let go and get out of my comfort zone.

I saw some particularly lovely sights.

Namely,

The Seattle Museum. They had a japanese fashion exhibit that helped me really appreciate some of the bold fashion choices that aren’t as often dared in San Diego. These fashion choices wee not only embarrassed by the museum, but also by the liberal Seattleites (satellites).

I saw the Seattle underground. I felt at the time that I really needed the history nod. Another notable part of this detour was pioneer park which is filthy with homeless people. This caused some strife with mark and I because my heart goes out ot people and he has already turned cold to the constant requests for cash.

I also saw the Asian art museum. I had some good luck with Asian art in the 30 years of Japanese fashion exhibit. The Asian art museum was excellent, save for its bitterly uptight staff. I had some great ideas for some modern paintings using some traditionally iconography.

The EMP museum gave me some books and movies I need exposure to if I plan to be a cultured member of society. I decided to pay more attention to the world around me because the culture I interact with can enrich my inner life.

The Space needle, I gotta do that

I wish I could have seen more of volunteer park, but I did manage to catch a volunteer theater troupe acting out the most liberal Pinocchio that I’ve ever seen.