Molly 1: Molly, the last time you blogged, there was a giant bug in your apartment! Then you disappeared! For like two weeks! Did the giant bug eat you?
Molly 2: No, I just went on vacation for like 10 days in Seattle and Portland. Then I had a houseguest.
M1: I was so worried and bored when you did not blog!
M2: Your concern was muted.
M1: So much has happened since you’ve been gone!
M2: I know! They have announced not one but two vice-presidential nominees! The Olympics ended! There have been like ten hurricanes!
M1: Well, let’s talk about your vacation. You spoke in your very first blog entry of how much you hate the Atlanta airport, so you must have been dreading that. How was your experience heading out there?
M2: It was like the nicest experience ever! The security people were so nice and funny. The lady at the place I ate was so sweet. There were like, no people there. The departure was one time!
M1: Great! Were you scared to travel, given that there are many news stories about guns in the Atlanta airport and people getting decapitated on buses?
M2: I would be lying if I said I was not mildly concerned.
M1: Okay, let’s jump right into the important questions. Can you name all the meals you ate while you were on vacation?
M2: I sure can! Here is what I had, in the order I had it:
-burger that was made of beef, blue cheese and bacon all mixed together
-sushi
-an omelet and pancakes
-a salad and a wasabi grilled cheese sandwich
-a doughnut
-a slice of pizza and a pesto salad
-clams and a flatbread pizza thing with figs and proscuitto
-a chicken gyro
-a burger made of magical beef
-a ham and cheese sandwich
-an oyster sandwich
-doughnuts
-a breakfast sandwich with proscuitto and cheese and magic
-a Cajun chicken sandwich
-a sandwich made of sage eggs, sausage and avocado, on an English muffin
-a ramen and vegetably thing
-doughnuts
-sausage on an English muffin.
-miso soup and stirfry
-nachos
-pizza (for dinner)
-pizza (for breakfast)
-burrito
M1: Oh my, I can’t believe you remember all that! Your memory is beyond compare! Can you remember all the beverages you consumed?
M2: Oh, of course not, there were too many.
M1: Did you meet any interesting bartenders, though?
M2: Oh yes! In Seattle Matthew and I met a bartender that we both wanted to be best friends with. She gave us Cheez-its and got us really good and drunk!
M1: Did you go back to your old places of employment?
M2: Yep, Matthew and I walked around Old Navy and took pictures in the store. We found the store to be a mess, and we were surprised that some of the security codes still worked, even though it’s years since we worked there. We went into some places we were supposed to go. Then I went to my old office. It was weird that someone else sat in my seat. But I was glad I wasn’t doing that work anymore.
M1: What things happened in Seattle that made you glad that you don’t live there anymore?
M2: First, I would say almost getting run over by a car. Second, I would say the more or less constant deluge of rain. Third, I would repeat what I said above, that seeing my old office made me glad I had a new job.
M1: What did you do to deal with the rain?
M2: Mostly I ate things. For example, I ate cupcakes with Matthew while it rained.
M1: What things made you wish you still lived in the Northwest?
M2: First and foremost, I’d say the people. Second, the bookstores. Third, the reliable public transportation. And also Specialty’s bakery in Seattle.
M1: What did the city of Portland do to welcome you?
M2: They got the symphony to play a free concert in the park with cannons. Then they shot off fireworks.
M1: What things did you win in Portland?
M2: Trivia, foozball.
M1: How many episodes of Weeds did you watch in Portland?
M2: I think like 30.
M1: How many movies did you see on this trip?
M2: Four! I saw The Dark Knight on an IMAX screen, Elegy, Hamlet 2, and Hot Fuzz.
M1: How was the return trip?
M2: I just want to let my readers know that Labor Day is possibly the most miserable day that you can travel. There are too many people, and they all smell funny.
M1: What book did you take out there, and how many pages of it did you read?
M2: I started Middlemarch, but I only read 76 pages of it. It’s kind of a hard book and I have to read most pages twice to make sure I understood. But one guy on the light rail in Portland told me it might steal a little bit of my soul!
M1: What was your greatest accomplishment of the trip?
M2: I bought 15 books and managed to get them all back home.
M1: 15 books! That is insane! I thought you told your mother you weren’t going to buy any more books!
M2: I really don’t remember saying that.
M1: How gracious were all of your hosts?
M2: They were all very gracious!
M1: You said you had a houseguest? What about that?
M2: It seems like a topic for a separate blog entry.
M1: Alrighty then! Looking forward to that!
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4 comments:
Yeah for visiting Seattle! Sounds like you had a fun trip.
While I didn't want to complain -- I did notice your blog was very quiet for what felt like a VERY long time. Sounds like you had a great trip. I can't wait to hear about the houseguest! See you soon!
Oh man, I remember a few of those meals! I'm really happy we were able to set the tone with the burger made of beef, blue cheese and bacon. I will say though, if this was not the magical burger on the list, I can only fantasize about the delights of your second burger.
First off, Matthew, both burgers were pretty magical. I don't want to demean the magicality of the first burger. Though apparently if the beef comes from Nebraska, it's extra magical. You should try Jak's Grill in Sand Point...really really good burgers.
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