This afternoon,

The sun was shining for Neko Case.

Bumbershoot

Here we are at bumbershoot, partway through our first day. We are
waiting before we see Estelle at the flag pavilion. I guess they don't
call it the flag pavilion anymore!
It's been lovely out today- not too hot and only two drops of rain all
day.
This year KEXP has several stages. This show is at one of them.
Tonight- Band of Horses and Nada Surf (no Beck for us).
We saw Jen Walter at Sweet Water. That show was a little blast from
the past. They generally sounded pretty good and have a lot of energy.
They were obviously having a great time. But that lead singer- he has
some strange dance moves. Some of them looked like jazzercise. Maybe
they should perform at Rosehill.

We spent some time at flatstock, looking at posters. They had an
awesome She and Him poster- but a little too minimalist, I think. Ooh-
and I got a cute necklace with an Eiffel tower and an enameled piece
of a French street map. Love it.

JOE BIDEN ROCKS

It was awesome to watch Obama and Biden speak this morning. It got me excited for the campaign. Biden kicked butt, talking about the failed Bush-McCain policies, lots of quotes about how McCain loves Bush and supports him.
And I ordered my free sticker from moveon.org. I'll have to find a new place to put it, my car has its fair share already.

We visited Gorgeous George's mediterranean restaurant tonight. It was our monthly Restaurant Night, month two. My pick, and it was a great one!! (well, Anne and Alex did recommend it to me). George was welcoming (although the rest of the help had some challenges splitting our bill on three credit cards).

We tried the large appetizer plate to share-- that was a meal in itself. If there were not five of us, we would have been completely full. I was glad I got a chance to try the hummus, baba ghanouj, tabouli, and more. Great flavors, good olive oil used, delicious tzatiki and tahini.

I tried the chich tawook (chicken kabob), which was spicy, moist and flavorful. The shawarma was the hit-- Anne had chicken and Marko had gyro. The gyro was delightfully spiced. Anne's was unbelievable, it rendered us speechless when we tasted it. Jeff had lamb steak, and Alex had the falafel platter (luckily, I had a chance to try the falafel as part of the appetizer-- otherwise, I would have scavenged some from Alex's plate).

We enjoyed a little chat with George and another employee afterwards-- about a bike the other guy built (Alex got some tips), about urbanspoon, and we got some free baklava when we told him all three of us had voted for him on the site!!

It was a leisurely and enjoyable Restaurant Night. Next month, Anne's pick, Saltoro (also on Greenwood Ave).

Lunch!

It's no trail mix up at Lake Diablo with Anne and Alex, but it was a
good sandwich and apple slices.