I saw the Blue Angels. As in, I delibrately bicycled out to the viewpoint on the I90 lid* to watch an official show over Lake Washington. It was cool; I don’t think I have seen them since elementary school or junior high. Cool in the abstract technological sense if one ignores the militaristic destructive power being displayed (it is propoganda recruiting stuff after all) and the absurd waste of petroleum resources.

They just finished another show which I can hear and feel since we are very close to the water. I saw them waggle over beacon hill in a line; they must have been getting ready to land as I could see their landing gear.

Amanda is getting pretty burnt out at work. She has a day off tomorrow, but then has to work a lot without a break (mostly because of scheduling quirks and the fact she requested three straight days off when Lainie is visiting). She is stressing out about finances, too, but signing a huge mortgage will do that, especially since that she is making the majority of our income right now. On the other hand, I am still making money, albeit considerably less than before, and practically all of our current liquid and illiquid assets are my responsibility, so I don’t have to feel too much like a slacker bum.

• the I90 lid refers to the section of I90 between downtown and Lake Washington that is below ground. The lid potion is mostly a series of connected parks with some residential areas.