2010 May- Yay Today!

give it a twirl...

Short Story: Start your summer off right (even if it’s cold and rainy) and go to where the hippies (and free music) are this weekend at Folklife. So what if the weather still looks kind of ugly- grab your twirly skirt, don your flannel shirt and get yourself over to Seattle Center this weekend for FolkLife, a FREE festival that celebrates everything good about Seattle May 28-31. Listen to some of the region’s most...

Cupcake Happy Hour...

Short Story: What else can we say? It’s a Cupcake Happy Hour for Pete’s sake. Whether you love or hate Cupcake Royale, they do have one very tasty thing going for them. The Cupcake Happy Hour. There’s no set time, no sandwich board letting you know when it’s happening, no nothing. It’s just the sort of thing that happens toward the end of the night, where you can get a 6-pack of cupcakes for half the price. How...

Let’s do the time warp again!...

Short Story: Central Cinema let’s you save a few bucks before you even see a trailer. Remember when movies cost a few bucks? Or how about when you could smoke inside the theater? Or when you weren’t reminded to turn off your cellphone, because you didn’t even have one? Well, Central Cinema would like to take you back, where at least the price is how you remembered it. But I should warn you. This isn’t...

Let’s get physical....

Short story: Get healthy without taking out a loan. Sure, running around Greenlake is free, but the second I see Spanish Lessons guy I stop exercising and start hablo espanoling. If you can’t stand the fresh air and want your exercise indoors, with TVs and FREE personal training then you go to Ballard Health Club. The main reason why you’ll love this gym compared to others is that there’s no back room to sell you on a...

Mad Greek (yogurt)...

Short Story: Healthy, yummy, non-toxic to your wallet Greek yogurt is like yogurt’s older, more sophisticated sister- it’s creamier, tangier, and thanks to some magic voodoo (also known as “draining”), it has like three times as much protein as regular yogurt, which automatically makes it healthier. (Protein is still healthy, right? It’s hard to keep up.) For these reasons, I eat so much Greek yogurt that I...

Practical Conservation...

Short Story: Conserve your most important resource- your finances- with discount gift cards as www.cardpool.com. Gift cards are great to give and receive- sure, they’re a tad bit impersonal, but every gift you give doesn’t have to be the product of deep soul-searching. I mean, there are times, like office gift exchanges and when your mom tells you that you absolutely MUST attend your second cousin Myrtle’s wedding,...

Quentin would be proud....

The short story: Kung Fu + Grindhouse movies + Beer + Friends + Ballard = I forgot how to add, but this probably equals out to be fun, right? The long story: On any other night, Sunset Tavern is your typical divey bar in Ballard. It kinda smells like cigarettes from years past and you won’t find a hipster anywhere in sight. By keeping its roots firmly in the ground with head banging music and cheap beers, Sunset does...

Pinkies up!...

Short Story: When the going gets tough, the tough get tea. (taken from www.myteashelf.com) A good cup of tea can make a bad day good and a good day better. But good tea can be hard to find. Good tea is about taking a moment out of your busy life- pressing pause. To really make that ritual count, you need to be drinking the good stuff, like the hand-mixed, all natural teas at www.myteashelf.com. (taken from...

high society...

Short Story: Keep your cocktail talk current by tuning into Slate’s Cultural Gabfest podcast. (taken from slate.com) If you’re reading this blog, you like to know about what’s new and what’s amazing. And while yay-today may help you with that goal, life isn’t just about fantastic cardigans and free weekend festivals. When you need to get some thoughtful commentary on the things that are setting popular...

Turning Japanese...

Short Story: Tote your lunch in style with this fair-trade, ultra-modern bento box. (courtesy of amazon.com) After years of eating crappy fast food lunches, I finally saw the light and made a habit of packing my lunch. There advantages are obvious- I save money and eat healthier than before- but it was hard to look cute when I was toting my lunch around in an old grocery bag. So in my constant quest to look less like a...

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