Breakfast In Seattle III

Rusty Pelican Cafe
(6/10 on my bangin' scale)

In Wallingford, Seattle on 45th street. About 1 mile from my house.

While a rusty pelican may not sound appetizing, this brunch haunt brings in the masses, especially on Sunday mornings. Praise the Lord I was there on a Saturday, because nothing's worse than a wait when you're hungry.

The good:
While the food was not delicious, it was not gross either. They had a wide array of breakfast foods. The chocolate chip pancakes were chocolate-y, fluffy, and A-OK. The California Benedict (eggs benedict + tomato + avocado) were aiight, though they weren't quite pimp. Service was good. The real treat was the decor:

Welcome to granny's house, full of lace, fake ivy, silly sayings on the walls, and LOTS of Wizard of Oz memorabilia. (And if you were wondering, there is a framed photo of a pelican.)

The bad:
It was a bit pricey ($8.99 for the pancakes and $10 ish for the benedict) for its lack of culinary flair. Also, they were out of their famed cinnamon buns, much to the dismay of the 14-year-old girls sitting next to us.

Despite a warning otherwise, I'd say that this place was definitely better than McDonald's.

OMGZ! GUEST BLOGGER.

I would like to present to you Making Pennies' foremost expert on the drrrrty south. I'm copying Christopher's guest blogging idea, mostly because I'm too unqualified to say shit about this next place that's gonna get reviewed.

Biography:
Betsy Lee hails from the wild state of Tennessee (the same one where Davy Crocker was born). She's all academic-like, but in a field where sometimes you have to talk to people, since you have to study people to know their politics or something. Highlights of her resume: Knows all the words to Gangsta's Paradise, historical interpreter for Belle Meade plantation, tamed the creepiness of the Pleasantville of Seattle.

Her post to come.

My school is dying II

• UW's getting budget cuts between 26% and 31%. That's apparently the worst any school has had since WWII.
• The long term effect on the school (especially the humanities) will probably be catastrophic.
• They're cutting people right now. Including graduate TA's.
• They're trying to pass a movement so that tenured faculty can get fired.
  
• I just got a raise.
  

My school is dying.

UW to make 1000 cuts by the end of April.

Flowers

Skagit County Tulip Festival. Where: One hour drive north of Seattle.

A pointer: You prolly shouldn't go before all the tulips bloom.

Aside from that, it's pretty. PRETTY JAWSOME! Check out: 1. some kites (with mostly non-blooming tulips), 2. mad daffodils that are in bloom, and 3. the tulip/USA shrine (aka, we're not the Danish tulip growers, bitches!) at which most can only make hilarious faces.

Sitting outside: what Seattleites do when it's sunny

University of Washington campus quad, further making the case for GW, bizarro UW.

As soon as it's sunny out (today happened to also be in the upper sixties), everyone flocks outside to the academic quad. There are also mad cherry blossoms. Kinda like DC? Here, even the skankiest of ho's wears at least 50% more clothing than the average GW girl.

One of the free hugs dudes, flanked by an entourage of photographers. Other sunny day activities included guitar music and singing, throwing a frisbee back and forth while balancing on adjacent slack ropes, sitting in cherry trees. Everyone is so happy.

If Britney were talented, not yet a mother, classy, and black

Bayohnse @ Key Arena. April 1, 2009.

Beyonce floating underwater

Beyonce as Sasha Fierce on the big screen. Silhouette of her all female band.

Bayohnse's tribute to the civil rights movement and President Obama.

Also, for comparison's sake, go here.