Math is Pretty

The move up to Seattle to join Amazon was an old fashioned road trip. I traveled up here in my old Honda with my Pop, Sky, and Frog. We visited Powell’s and Japanese tea gardens in Portland and had a barbecue at a friends on our first night here. It was a great bonding experience and the best way to move to a new city.

Frog and I have been traipsing through the downtown, finding dog parks, art galleries, Pike’s market, and breakfast places.

I have a lot more time now that I’m not working at Lina and have been spending it reconnecting to the world and my personal loves. Thus far, I’ve taken two art classes (”Drawing Faces”, “Cartooning”) and have four more art classes (”Illustrating Children’s Books”, “Understanding Perspective” “Introduction to Drawing,” and “Figure Drawing”)  coming up in the Fall.

I hope to post some work this fall, but it will be some time and hard work before it will be as imaginative as a three year old’s drawing or as skilled as an eight year old’s.

I’m also reading again and going to plays like “As you Like it” by Green Stage (a local Shakespeare in the park troupe) and plan on going to Wicked which is visiting Seattle in September and October.

Frog has made the transition well and seems to love the long walks we take checking out the Capitol Hill neighborhood and Downtown Seattle. Here he is smiling in front of Elliot Bay Bookstore.

At Pike’s Place Market, I ran into a wonderful subversive giving away free hugs instead of charging them. Look up the free hugs campaign on Youtube and – if you’re ever lucky enough to have the opportunity – participate. The hugs are of very high quality and you will walk away with a smile on your face.

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