Favorite Christmas Carols at 123 "Sesame Street."

Me: Mine is definitely "all I want for Christmas is you" by Mariah Carey.
Julie: I like the Trans-Siberian Orchestra song. You know, the "Carol of the Bells" one.
Mike: What about Wham!?
*Mike sings a bit of it*
Julie: Oh yeah! That's my second favorite!
Dad: I like "If I were a boy" by Beyonce.

... me too?

Snow in Seattle

It's snowing a lot in Seattle, which is a big deal. News reporters cover all the buses that slip up and down hills. They show footage of their cameramen falling while taping a car slide into another. Allegedly, the Safeway truck driver is stuck in a few inches of snow. Foodless. Panic. The most pressing issue in the world right now is how we will rescue the guinea pigs from elementary school classrooms.

I've never known such a small amount of snow could be so dangerous. I've also never lived this far north in my life.

Corner of 41st and 9th in the U-district. It's a snowy sneaker corner!

Food that comes fast in Seattle

Dick's Drive In. Wallingford, Seattle. 7/10 on my bangin' scale.

Decent burgers, shakes for cheap. Open late, 50's drive-in, funny name.
-Oh man, I just tried dicks for the first time.
-Once you try dicks you never go back.
-I wanna go eat some dicks.
Etc.

Thai Tom. University District, Seattle. 8/10 on my bangin' scale.

You're hungry. You're cold. You're wet. You want Thai. You could try one of the other 8 Thai restaurants on the Ave, but you want it fast, and you want it delicious. Throw in some reggae and you've got it made. Your best bet is Thai Tom. They take your order as you wait in line outside the door (the restaurant is tiny; they only have seating for about 20 people), and it's ready once you get in.