This one is for Nigel!

Hi Nigel and Andy. I'm at Smith with Kim, Mel, Cyrus and Margaret.
Tonight duck tongues are on the menu. Yum.

Happy Halloween

Spooky lights.

I'm blogging this

Cory, John & Pam at the reception.

Totem raising

At the Burke. My sister invited me to this event. It is heartwarming
and fulfilling.

Six Arms

Free parking and a decent burger before a matinée showing of Control.

Networking

I forgot I had this profile on facebook. Now I'm adding friends.

Big bowl o' fish

Moe

Happy hour at Moe is pretty much the best thing going on in this city
from 5pm to whenever you decide to go to dinner.

Autumn

Un temps de chien

I'm going to a matinée. This weather sucks.

Occupation

Leads toward gainful employment.

Work training

I was called in to participate in this work training meeting. Neck
tattoos.

New item!

You can now get a portly pickle from the Cha Cha vending machine!

We had a goal

And it was not achieved.

Dos

Uno

Bimbo's

Moe is closed. So we went to Bimbo's.

Moe

I'm already missing life on the road. I really enjoyed spending time
with friends for nearly three straight weeks. Now I need to focus on
finding my next job etc.

I'm meeting Kim for a quick happy hour drink at Moe before dinner.
Tonight I'm going down the street to the Showbox to see Pinback.

Back in Seattle

Way the Pacific Inn with Andy and Kim!

Great Northern

The Yeasayers

At the Fader showcase. This I'd the third time I've seen them in three
days!

Great Northern

Following me again!

Setlist

Maccabees

This is happening right now and it is fantastic! At Pianos NYC.

More Foals

It was the final in studio of this year's cmj broadcast. Foals were
fabulous.

Time Square

With Sharlese.

Foals

Foals took the stage and spent the first ten minutes or so
soundchecking and apologizing for running late. About 60 people showed
up for the performance and it was nothing short of epic. Sure we've
heard this kind of math before, but these guys are off to a great
start. It was definitely worth the price of admission.

We didn't get out of the club until 2 am which meant that we didn't
make it to the Black Kids show and with jet lag and a cold I was
pretty wrecked anyhow.

Skull hand

We're in Williamsburg to see Foals. This place is empty, but I've been
assured that it'll be worth the $14.

15 minutes

Primping for the party

Wolfing

More babies

Amy and her new nephew.

I'm having dinner with the KEXP kids in the East Village.

Mission control

In the studio with Meo and John.

Studio

Kevin Suggs with Sons and Daughters.

Jasper and Sharlese

Hit Factory

I just walked up to find the KEXP crew outside the Gibson space. The
space occupies the old Hit Factory where 50 Cent was shot!

KEXP broadcast

Movie crew

I may be a part of a KLM training video. There was this film crew at
my gate during boarding in Lyon.

Last bed in France

Tonight I get the last real bed that ok likely to encounter for the
remainder of the week. You see, New York encountered an unusual
outbreak of bed bugs and as a result most the spare beds in the city
had to be burned. As a result aerobed, self-agrandicizing mattresses,
sales went through the roof. I will never turn my nose up at an
aerobed, but all the same, it isn't quite as nice as a real bed.

Cindy and Jean-Michel gave me their bed for the night. They rock my
world with their kindness. I have wonderful friends.

Best bed yet

I forgot to post this and I totally forgot to photograph my bed Au Mas
yesterday. I'm pretty bad at keeping this blog up.

Anyhow, this was my bed at the chateau. Since I didn't let my friends
know that I was coming until the last minute, I ended getting set up
in a shared room with Cindy's father, who I hadn't met in my prior
visits. Due to a last minute cancelation I was given my own huge room
overlooking the courtyard. It was for lack of a better word, sweet.

Each room had the name of some nobleman on the door. Mine read
Béatrice de Bourgogne.

Cindy and the beer

A half liter

This beer, a Belgian Leffe, was served in a goblet that was nearly as
big as my head. It was delicious.

La barge a papa

Walking

I spent the day walking and people watching in parks and public
squares. Lyon has a lot if great places for one to pass hours doing
nothing but enjoying the great weather.

Since I've been here several times I didn't walk to see the sites. I
wandered through the old streets of Lyon to draw out memories. It was
such a peaceful way to pass a Monday.

I'm in bed getting ready to sleep for the last time in France for who
knows how long and I'm already starting to miss it. My French was just
starting to feel somewhat natural again and off I go.

Well, I'm thankful for the time that I had here. It was wonderful to
spend time with my French family and friends and ok looking forward to
the next time.

Les bandes dessinés

The French are really into graphic novels. I snapped this shot of
teenagers reading in the FNAC. There was free wifi in the store. I've
been on the look out for wifi. I'm currently standing outside of a
travel store using their wifi.

7 - 8 ciel

I parted ways with my former host mother, Annie, and her
granddaughter, Clothilde this morning in Saint Chamond. They were
going to work at the local maternelle school (I saw this painted on
the playground).

I took the train to Lyon to check out the city for the day. I hoped to
rent a bike. This city has instituted a public bicycle rental system,
but unfortunately it doesn't work with American credit cards. So, it
looks like I'll be hoofing it today.

I have no real plans, so I'll just see where the city takes me.

A view of Ricolin from Le Mas

One more bottle

At 3am.

On danse

Les cadeaux