Today was an incredibly full-on day. I was up quite late talking to Jules after he got home from work but I made myself go to bed because I knew I had a lot to do today. I woke up early again and he was still awake so we talked briefly, after which I fell back asleep. The Airport Express here keeps dying all the time so the wireless connection is pretty shoddy (it’s a 50% chance it’ll be dead when I get up.)

I had some breakfast/lunch and watched the latest episode of Top Gear then showered and left to go pick up Chad. This was the first time I’ve driven alone in Seattle without Will to direct me, so it was a good experience for me. I made it the whole way without missing a turn or getting lost, which is a pretty big deal. :D I notice that I frequently underestimate my driving ability (particularly when it comes to navigating) so when I am able to do something like I did today, I feel really good about myself. Anyhow, Chad rode with me to the airport where we picked up Chris. We waited there for about 45 minutes and finally Chris showed up. SEA/TAC is strangely oriented in terms of United Airlines terminals so he had to take a train to get to the main part of the airport.

After getting Chris, we drove into the International District and had ramen for lunch (yum) and I went for a bubble tea. (YUM!) When we got back to our apartment, I showed Chris around a bit, then we walked down to 7-11 to get him a phone card. I pointed to the round area of concrete, grass, and trees in the middle of the intersection and asked Chris what it was called, but I guess he didn’t realize there was a term for it. You see, I wanted to hear him say “roundaboot,” but he wasn’t playing along. :( Awww.

We played a little bit of KD2 and once Will came home he and Chad played some Earth Defense Squad type game until it was time to go pick up Nat from the airport. Rayme came over and he and Chad stayed behind while Will, Chris and I went to the airport (again.) Nat exclaimed about how short I am (heh) and then we all met up at this burger place called Dick’s (yes, many jokes were made.) They only serve burgers there so I watched the others eat and took a few photos.

After that we came back to the apartment and spent the night laughing and playing multiplayer video games. At about quarter after 2 Rayme and Chad went home and I smiled at the silence that commenced…the only sound being the four of us typing away on our Apple laptops. Heh. I think we’ll probably be going to bed soon. Ah, but Jules has just come online. :D Yay!

I must say, it is incredibly awesome to have a house full of really really cool people whom I’ve only just met in person (save for Will) but feel like I’ve known for ages. It’s very fun, lively, and comfortable. I wish Jules could be here to experience this with me.