tangents

First, the tangents:

1. "In my bidness. That's ebonics for in my face and annoying the bejeezus out of me."
2. Hey, Erin. What's up? Did you see that John Mayer and Ben Folds are touring together?
   
3. As Erin mentioned, we recently spent a few days in Seattle. The whole trip sprang from a desperate need to see our beloved Ira Glass. This American Life was touring the US, promoting their new television show (premiering March 22 on Showtime). If you have Showtime, you should check it out. Scratch that. If you have Showtime, you should invite us over. The show looks great. What could have been a miserable failure -- turning a unique, compelling, beloved radio show into a television program -- has turned out to be the thing that makes my no-cable-havin' self actually consider getting Showtime. Seriously. It's that good.
   

We had a lot of fun, even though we learned that we're definitely Portland girls. The Emerald City is fun to visit, but I never once thought, "I could live here," like I do when I visit San Francisco. It's funny because, once upon a time when I was living in Alabama, I really really wanted to move to Seattle. I applied to a graduate program at UW and was truly heartbroken when I didn't get in. As we walked around the Fremont neighborhood, self-proclaimed center of the universe, I kept thinking how glad I was that I had landed in PDX instead. Portland is home.