Christ, IKEA is cheap.

I bought this for the house today:

• A 3 quart pot
• Two large mixing bowls
• Four small condiment bowls
• Two smaller spice bowls

For less than $35!!???!!!@#$#@???!!!

Night One Will Be A Solo Affair

October 1st will be the first night that we will be able to stay in our new home. Yet only one of our heads will hit the pillow that night. Jason and I will be out of town forcing Seth to make the creepy discovery of all the “night sounds.” He might not want to take that journey alone, so ladies and young Asian boys who would like to join Seth should make their way to the Green Lake wadding pool around 10pm, Seth will the one laying face down in it.

Jason is in Cambodia, where it's ixnay on the Ixonnay. I will be in Walla Walla, for my five year college reunion. It should be a fun weekend of wondering, “Why are we having a reunion when its only been five years?”

I will return Sunday night when Seth and I will have the ‘When Do You Need the Bathroom’ conversation.

Mon. Dec 5 Hawks-Eagles Philly Cheesesteak Fest

When: 5:30pm (game begins at appx. 6pm)

What we will serve: Philly cheesestakes, made from thin-sliced rib-eye steaks. Not "Steak-Umms." With Cheez Whiz and brutally sauteed onions and/or peppers.

What to bring: Beer.

Why: The Philadelphia Eagles are playing the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football. We'd all be watching this game anyway, but credit David with this thought: "Cheesesteaks would make it better." Let's face it--the man soaked up Philly like a sponge.

Whom to invite: Fans of football or steak.

Whom to not invite: Anyone who is even remotely likely to monologue about either a) football being an expression of our militaristic national culture; or b) excessive meat consumption being responsible for national obesity or third-world poverty. Leave MoonShadow and Dr. Chadwick P.L. Frobisher-Ortiz, Ph.D., at home.

Please RSVP to one of us so's we know how much steak to buy.

Sat. Nov. 12 First and Only Annual Housewarming Post-Election Goodbye Birthday Veterans Day Party

When: 4pm-late

What we will serve: Roast beef, things to dip things in, dip to dip things to dip things in in, fancy-pants cheese and crackers.

What to bring: Beverages

Why:

1. A housewarming.
2. To say goodbye to the 2005 elections, which nearly killed David.
   
3. To say goodbye to Dave and Stacey, who are moving back to Gotham.
4. To celebrate the birthday of Washington State.
5. To celebrate David's grandmother's birth, which happened soon after Washington State's.
   
6. To honor the sacrifice of our nation's veterans, without whom we'd all be talkin' German.

Whom to invite: Pretty much anyone.

Whom to not invite: People who wear ties with cartoon characters on them.

Our house on a map

Sat., Oct 22nd World Series Game One Party

When: 5:00pm

What we will serve: Cheap beer, hot dogs, a crapload of garlic mashed potatoes, and Guinness Beef Stew (a personal favorite). Maybe some other vegetables. Also snack stuff.

What to bring: If you want to drink anything other than cheap beer, bring it.

Why: I ALWAYS watch game one of the World Series. I turned down a weekend in Port Townsend with a very charming and attractive girl because this tradition is inviolate. It signals the beginning of fall, and provides an opportunity to insult inane FOX broadcasters Joe Buck and Tim McCarver, who I think are lovers.

Whom to invite: We are especially interested in hosting rabid baseball fans, particularly people who find this sublimely hilarious. If you know a longtime baseball fan, please invite him or her. Especially if he or she is a fan of one of the teams involved.

Whom to not invite: People who will complain audibly about baseball being boring. You may think it, but don't say it. Instead, consider this quote by famed sportscaster Red Barber.

To guarantee that I make the proper amount of stew, please RSVP in the comments.

My new purchase

I bought a bed--well, a mattress and boxspring yesterday, from Dixon's Furniture on 12th Ave in Capitol Hill. I'll have them deliver it on Sunday. I think I will name the bed "The Mattress of Solitude."

We may buy some other furniture at Dixon's, they seem to have decent stuff.

Moving and the Randels Sisters

Thursday is moving day into 7502. Normally Seth and I would be doing all of the work ourselves. However, our personal trainers are worried that we will become too muscular, and have therefore asked us to seek help. Not wanting to do anything that would un-chisel what we've got going on underneath our long sleeves , we have enlisted the help of Kelly and Erin Randels.

Seth and I are flat-out in love with Kelly, and we often spontaneously hug eachother when we get to be in her presence. Erin, her shorter sister, has been sick for the past 17 weeks, will be helping as well. Erin is as beautiful as the Nile is long, but because of her on-going battle with a cold, we will wrap her in surgical gloves and only make her carry our Vitamin C tablets.

Now, you may be asking how we did get two such enchanting ladies to help us move, and furthermore how could you ruin my Thursday night plans of pursuing them in the various Eastlake bars ? Well, the answer is quite simple: we helped them move earlier, and they flippin' owe us.

Television Update

We won't have cable TV until Saturday, October 8th. After that, it will be a postseason baseball party every night. Plenty of hot dogs, peanuts and Cracker Jack.

Ecuadorian Breakfast

Sunday morning, October 2nd, I'll cook Ecuadorian breakfast--peppered, scrambled eggs served over rice, fresh fruit, and little rolls they call "pancito" (little bread.)