#UW cherry blossoms

[thedaveandkimmershow]

If I had to answer the question What did you guys do in March? I'd probably say It was a pretty chill month. Can't really think specifically of anything we did.

What I remember, of course, are our daily routines. My work in post-production across several companies, Kimmer's work that manifests in the relentless task of charting and also her doctoral program that manifests through writing, research, presentations, tests, class discussions and, of course, class.

I think of all that as our sort of baseline of activity atop which all kinds of other things happen.

So.

If I'm wondering what we did in any given month, for sure those threads pop up first.

A major reason last month's a bit opaque to me is that we spent the first six days of April in southern California camping above the beach with family. It's a yearly tradition and there's a lot of experience happening every day which makes for big new memories crowding out all the other ones in March.

There are ways I naturally leave breadcrumbs, though. And in tracking them back to the beginning of March, I realize that March got underway in the shadow of a life celebration for a friend and mentor who died at the end of November last year.

Leaving a helluva long shadow.

During the celebration, many many many many stories were told which is my favorite thing. In fact, it was pretty much all stories about our friend who's no longer with us which, as I think about it, is a wonderful way to both celebrate and to grieve.

One of the loveliest features of our family life is Linzy's music career. Because whenever there's a gig, life feels normal.

Normal?

Well, once upon a time there were no live gigs. For a coupla years at least.

So yeah. Live gigs feel normal.

In March, we went to Tim's Tavern in Burien to see a friend of Linzy's, Young-Chhaylee, whose band performed that night. Linzy's boyfriend, Reuben, plays keys for that band. No lightweight midi keyboard for Reuben, though. He's got a classic, old-school keyboard/cabinet set up.

What does that mean?

It means it's heavy. As in heavy heavy. And tall. He's gotta muscle this thing wherever he goes with it.

Cool as hell, though. And he's a master on those keys.

Also playing in March, The Little Lies had a gig at The Spanish Ballroom in Tacoma. A sold-out show opening for Queen Mother, the local Queen Tribute band, a good time was had by all at this all-ages event, including the little girls down front who were gobsmacked by all the things Linzy was doing on stage, like vocals, keys, and acoustic guitars.

Interesting takeaway from the gig: everyone mentions the hidden room. I'm guessing the building existed during prohibition so there's an actual hidden bar that's accessed through a nondescript wood panel that you have to already know opens into a hidden corridor.

Linzy also had a solo gig at Off Main in downtown Edmonds where we hung out at a nearby table with Reuben for dinner and conversation whist Linzy demonstrated an absolute command of mom 'n dad's favorite hits of the seventies and eighties.

🤯☺️👍

Toward the end of the month, as predicted by people who keep track of such things, the cherry blossoms in the Quad at my alma mater, the University of Washington, bloomed into pink and white gloriousness whilst hordes of students, moms and dads with children in tow, pro-photographers, and brides posing for that most perfect wedding photograph under a pink and white canopy under a mid-morning sun in full wedding gown royalness.

It's a big deal, pretty much.

Quick pivot here, I'm not sure when this happened. Early February, I think, is when we brought on board a second cat by the name of Quarter. A friend of ours was gonna be away for a while and needed someone to care for him. So yeah.

Two cats.

The cats each have a home base. For Dinker, that's our bedroom. For Quarter, that's the family room on the opposite end of the house.

When Quarter came to us, he kept to himself mostly under the couch in the family room, making temporary appearances for food... then retreating to his safe place. 

After a while, he grew comfortable in a nearby padded chair on a red blanket cuddled up to a large Boo doll (the little girl from Monsters Inc.). Soon as he did that, he also became comfortable exploring the dining room... then the living room...  then all the way down to the other end of the house from his: our bedroom.

By 'n by... 'n by 'n by... he starts jumping up short heights onto surfaces throughout the house: the arm of the living room couch. One of the dining room chairs and then, of course, the dining room table itself.

Not cool.

He jumped up onto the day bed in Kimmer's office and then, of course, our bed.

Boundaries much?

As well, there are definitely behaviors he's picking up about how to be a cat from Dinker. Like meowing loudly when I'm dishing up meals. Which makes no sense 'cause I'm already dishing up their meals. Like chasing the little red dot that I make run across the floor. At first Quarter would just watch it. But after observing Dinker go after it with a predator's wrath, he started doing that, too.

And then the at night thing.

You see at night we're in bed, reading, talking, listening to something, watching something... and Dinker lays on the bed with us. Winding his own self down.

So.

If that's what cats do, Quarter observed, then I've gotta be up there, too.

So yeah.

Two cats laying around on our bed at the end of the night.

It's still Dinker's home base, though, so when it's time to sleep, I carry Quarter back to the chair in his home base which is where he sleeps the whole night through. 😊

Quick status report on Cheeky & Dry, the non-alcoholic product center of the universe: we managed to stop in the same day each week in the evening after work. The only days we missed were two days we were on the road.

Lovely, lovely drinks, by the way.

Now, we left for our traditional yearly vacation with family at Crystal Cove in California over by Laguna Beach on the 31st. Easter. The last day of March this time around. And, because our first flight was scheduled for departure super early in the morning, Kimmer booked us into a hotel near South Center, about ten minutes down the hill from the airport. So we spent Saturday the 30th packing all day then leaving for the hotel.

And the night before all that gettin' outta town activity?

We spent the evening with dear friends and their children. And then when the kids went to bed, it got to be 100% adults hanging out time. It wound up, as you might suspect, an evening filled with everything including playing with beads and string on the floor as well as Adult Talk around the table. A lovely evening including dinner and drinks.

In a way, that felt like the last day of March. Whereas Saturday with all its travel arrangements and Sunday with its actual travel feel like they're attached to the beginning of April.

So there it is. March!

Now. Onward through April.

😊

[asillylittlelesbian]

cherry blossoms at uw 🌸

[wraithsoutlaws]

Sev, pls forgive the random ask but recently i was thinking about Winnie 👀🖤

By the time Al is with Dagger and DD, where is Winnie ? What does she think about her daughter's journey?

I know i have more questions but i'll keep it short for today akfjsjjfj

!!! oh this makes me happy!! i love her!!!!!

howerver,

unfortunately

well

she dies

their clan is attacked by raffen and a lot of the members do not make it. al survives because she wasn't at camp when it happened (she had gotten into an argument with winnie beforehand and left for some alone time ;A;) then comes back to the Horrors(TM). my poor baby angel gorl.....a big part of the reason she seeks out dagger is because she really has nothing left. winnie had tried to shelter her from who dagger was because she never wanted her to have to carry the burden of his crimes and notoriety. the only other person who knew she's dagger's daugther is an old circus friend, ex-maelstrom, who also happens to be losing his marbles. so he starts to talk about dagger to al more and more, and she starts to put it together that he's her father. thus she goes to find him!!

but al and winnie were very close. they had a tight-knit Best Friends kind of relationship, though not without their own tension. winnie really wanted al to be a dancer like she was, and al wanted to make her happy, but she hated it. and she's not good at it. and she has a lot of fear/anxiety about performing which often caused a lot of conflict between them. but winnie is the type of person who would be so proud of al for doing anything and always believed in her and championed her to others.

and likewise, winnie always saw the Good that was left in dagger (a trait al inherited from her) despite the Atrocities. she felt a lot of resentment and betrayal toward him of course, but she wouldn't doubt his capacity to change/love his own family. she might be...hesitant about al being with him, but she wouldn't be afraid. she knows he'd do anything to keep her safe and had in fact always kept him as a fall back plan if things got dangerous for them :')

but she would be so proud of al for being brave and growing so much and maintaining her love and whimsy despite the world being mean!!!

[clafairybear]

4/02/24.

Cherry Blossoms in bloom @ University of Washington Campus.

[mega-stellar]

cherry cherry cherry bonbon チェリー チェリー チェリーボンボン

@MegaStellar_

[christopherflowers]

Cherry blossoms in the rain

[we-used-to-dream]

[cinnamonbunpuff]

yestersay my fam and i went to the uw admitted students orientation at the university im going to go in the fall and wow

like ive been there a couple times but it was so cool just being able to walk around like an actual student there yknow

the vibes !! i love the urban setting and i just felt so at home

a lot of ppl complain abt the seattle weather but honestly it reminds me of my home and i fucking ADORE that atmosphere

im counting down to graduation which is sad but also now to college which is sad and happy

W moment

the campus is also so pretty like holy SHIT

here are some pictures cause i love em sm

[pukaparade]

And my Gacha Cheki design for the upcoming Fantome Bloom event on 4/20 at Happy Lemon SLU (2245 8th Ave R1-1A, Seattle, WA 98121). There's gonna be a ton of freebies and fun activities to check out! I'll share the official promo when it's live as well 👻🌸

For this design I wanted to put her in a cute outfit that she might wear to see the cherry blossoms at the UW campus :3 Inspired by Liz Lisa as well~ Fun fact - the photo in the background is one I took last year on campus!

Commissions Open ✨

[myjourneythroughfilm]

UW Cherry Blossoms Camera: Nikon L35 AF Film: Fuji Superia 400

[doodledstars]

Been incredibly busy working on multiple projects this month, but I finally had time to go out and do personal art at UW with the cherry blossoms blooming! ^^

Hopefully this month I can squeeze in personal work and comic updates!

[featuresofinterest]

decided to take a walk from the arboretum to uw today to check out the cherry blossoms :)

[richarlotte]

i would love any pictures of udub’s campus/u-district you happen to take, as well as your thoughts on its atmosphere. i hope you enjoy your walking date!

Hi Anon,

I woke up this morning, and it was just pouring rain. Students are coming back to campus, and the mood was dreary, but 10,000 steps waits for no woman, and I figured I’d still try to take some pics of Washington’s campus and the UW Row (beyond beautiful) for you.

U-District is the University District. UW is in an urban setting (city of Seattle), so instead of having a college town around the campus, there’s a district. The Ave refers to the Avenue and the businesses that line it; there are bars, shops, restaurants, a theater, a light rail and bus station, and other nice spots. U-District (near the campus) is definitely geared towards the students.

This is Suzzallo Library. It’s located on Red Square, and the architecture is gorgeous. I think this is UW’s most recognizable building, and it’s huge with tourists. It was built in the collegiate gothic style, and it’s a gigantic building. The interior has stained glass, and it’s usually open to the public, but it wasn’t today. Allen Library is a part of Suzzallo Library and just as nice.

This is the quad where the cherry blossoms bloom! It’s surrounded by different buildings (for example, the school of art), and it’s beautiful even in the rain. You can walk down to Drumheller Fountain, the IMA, University Village, Husky Stadium, and the University of Washington light rail station through Red Square, see Mount Rainier, and access most parts of campus through the quad. It’s also quite easy to walk through.

These are some of the row houses. There’s an extreme shortage of housing on campus and in Seattle, so if you do rush, you move into the house immediately, and it ends up being cheaper than living on or off campus. All of the houses are beautiful, large, and built with a lot of thought put into them, but these are my two favorites. The row is located directly across the street from the entrance of the school and directly up the road from U-District and there are a number of houses.

Here’s the school of art and the school of drama. Both buildings are large, built nicely, and on opposite ends of campus. I was able to look inside both, and they’re filled with hardwood, stone, and stained glass. I think the older (more arts focused) buildings are gorgeous, and the newer science and engineering buildings are a bit more modern. The university has great architecture, and I’m always amazed by the size of UDub’s campus.

Here’s a video I took of Red Square early this morning.

Sorry for the bad pictures!!

[drogonea]

We had to go see the cherry blossoms before peak bloom because theres gonna be a thunderstorm tonight, but i was finally able to take my mom and Jode to see the UW cherry trees

[friday-tea]

We’re smack in the middle of the beloved, wildly popular Cherry Blossom Festival in Seattle’s University District! Anisa has the perfect tea recs for bloom-gazing. Stop at our café and take one to-go right up the road to UW! 🍵🌸

[nicoleallin]

Realized I’d never posted up this photo of the cherry blossoms over at UW- whoops!