The streak continues ...

Hawaii 5-0, baby! Seattle scored a huge upset over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night with me in the stands. Again I was lucky with the scalpers, getting a $US50 ticket for half price and in my five appearances at a major league game, the home team has won every time. I contemplated going on Wednesday night, but chose to go up the Space Needle and consequently New York beat the Mariners 2-0. After a brief hiatus, my disgust for the Yankees continues to simmer.

Via telephone hookup the other day, Poppa Blog lamented the lack of up-to-date updates on the blog. I haven't had much luck with computers recently, as he well knows. The hostel may have free Internet, but they also use the little-known Lindows operating system. True story. And I thought Seattle was the home of Microsoft? On the other side, I found this neat little coffee shop which has free Internet access and a card reader. And no, it's not Starbucks but rather the Online Coffee Company, situated on First Avenue.

AC Literally said the blog was "looking locked and loaded" and was providing much entertainment. Atomic Bombie issued this quasi-ultimatum: "Now listen, how is it that you get to see AND be photographed with celebrities?" You'll have to talk to Ben Lee about that - when I asked two Japanese ladies if they could take my picture yesterday down near Pike Place Market (where I literally saw fish fly) they ended up getting their individual pictures taken with me. How bizarre! Today I got a picture with the market's famed Rachel The Pig. Seen below, she wasn't that keen on the apple.

This may be off the track but it's good material that can't go to waste. Remember the break that The O.C.'s Seth Cohen had between seasons one and two of the show? That's right (doing my best Seth impersonation), he spent his summer in Portland, OR. At the same time, his buddy, Marissa Cooper, was back in Orange County. When she wasn't chucking tantrums and her family's outdoor furniture in the pool, she was listening to an iPod and trying to get a tan. Recently, I've been Seth and Marissa all rolled into one: sitting by a pool in the PDX with my iPod, glancing at the female talent who have already succeeded in obtaining that essential summer glow. Alas, my poolside streak came to an end earlier this week when we received the first rain since I touched down almost a month ago. I sense the end of summer is near.