Seattle Sounders

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Becky

Major League Soccer is new to Seattle, and I am thoroughly impressed with how well my fellow Seattleites have embraced the sport. And despite the drunk guy behind us yelling that the San Jose player, deserves a GRAMMY! then an EMMY! then an OSCAR! (thanks to his sortofsober friend for eventually correcting him), Steve and I had a rip-roaring good time at the Sounders game last weekend.

Check out Sounders game times and such here.

Creepy McCreeperson

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Becky

I found out a few days ago that someone has been using my photos and my name for their own Facebook profile. Yes, that’s right. I could search for “Becky Sullivan” and click on the photo of me to get to a Facebook profile that I had not created. Creepy, yes? The faceless people over at Facebook have since taken that profile down, with a warning that if they found sufficient evidence, the person would be allowed to put the profile up again. What’s that you say? I sent Facebook another message clarifying that it was me in the photos, so therefore this person would never have sufficient evidence proving to be me.
What a mind warp, right? Needless to say, I have been seriously creeped out by the internets as of late. I have decided to occasionally post a photo of me if it’s to sell a garment I created, dyed, or altered, or for some other reason I deem important enough. But otherwise, there will be no more photos for the sake of fashion. I will still thrift, but I’m definitely going to have to figure out a different way to blog about it. Sigh. Fashion girl problems, eh?

This reminds me of a documentary I watched recently about a young woman from Vancouver, WA (my home town!) who’s identity was stolen on Facebook by a middle-aged woman she didn’t know. It’s seriously unnerving. See that story here and read about the documentary here.

Monkeys!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Becky

Here is the latest round of burp cloths, made last weekend while watching Speed. I forgot, a) that Jeff Daniels is in it and b) how awesome that movie is.

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Poquitos

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Becky

I’m ashamed to admit that I had no idea this restaurant existed until Monday. And I only ended up there because the restaurant I was meeting friends at turned out to be closed on Monday’s. Their loss though because Poquitos is pretty amazing. The design, the ambiance, the lighting, the food and the margaritas are darn near perfect in my book.

Fun fact: the same people who own Poquitos also own Bastille in Ballard. (If anyone cares, I approve of everything they’ve done.)

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Crush

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Becky

At this particular point in my life I am all about decent sized portions that taste good and aren’t going to make me hyperventilate when I see the bill. Which is why I would recommend reserving Crush for a special occasion, or if you know someone kind enough to treat you (Steve and I went with the latter). It’s delicious, the ambiance is very modern and relaxing, but the food is expensive and the portions are small.

I don't know if this beer is good or not, but I thought the label was pretty cute.

The espresso was really good.

Book Club: #26

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Becky

I actually read Cold Mountain in 2007 when I was visiting some friends in Massachusetts. One of my friends who had seen the movie walked up to me when I was about 1/3 of the way into the book and said, “Can you believe _____ _____ ____?” I’m obviously not going to tell you what he said because I wouldn’t do that to someone (I mean who would?), but let’s just say it was as infuriating when my brother told me that Bruce Willis is dead the whole time in The Sixth Sense, as I was leaving for the movie theatre to see it for the first time. Grrrrr.

I have yet to see Cold Mountain the movie, but I can tell you that the book is a very well written and moving love story. It follows a confederate soldier on his journey through the Blue Ridge Mountains to get back to the woman he loves.

Shepherd’s Pie

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Becky

To be honest with you, I had no idea what was in Shepherd’s Pie until I googled it last weekend. As it turns out, it’s a delicious combo of mashed potatoes, ground beef and vegetables. You really can’t go wrong.

Last weekend Steve and I made Alton Brown’s version and I probably won’t ever try a different one. It was that good. (An important thing to note is that we used ground beef instead of ground lamb, which I would totally recommend.)

Also, there isn’t a photo to accompany this post. Which is probably for the best since it tastes way better than it looks.

Genius I say, genius.

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Becky

These might be the creepiest cool thing I’ve seen all year.

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The Forecast

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Becky

Last week I had the pleasure of attending Seattle Magazine’s The Forecast. There were quite a few retailers involved, and I think the stylist(s) did a great job of mixing stylish outfits with fashionable Seattle-appropriate pieces. It doesn’t rain every day, but if you think layers aren’t necessary here, you’re talking crazy.

The event was at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. I had never been there before and was really impressed with the space. (The main downfall to going anywhere downtown nowadays is that you have to pay to park on the street until 8pm. Are you KIDDING me Seattle? Geesh.)

There were so many things I liked, but I would say my favorite jackets overall were by Wraphabillement, launched by Elizabeth Roberts in 2011 and the designs by Terra, which were brought to the fashion show by Seattle E-Bike.

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