So Mark and I just got back from our weeklong vacation to Seattle, which was incredible. I don't have the energy or patience to describe all of the details at the moment, so I'll stick with the two biggest highlights for me:
1. Seeing Salman Rushdie read...Mark spotted the announcement in the paper that he would be reading from his new book, and so we took the bus down to Elliott Bay Book Company on Thursday and got to sit about 10 feet away from him. For those who don't know, Rushdie is my favorite novelist, and I was pretty much beside myself to get to see him. And he didn't disappoint -- he was really captivating, both when reading from his book (I have an autographed copy!) and when answering people's questions. The sense of humor that comes through in his books is also part of his natural conversation style. It was fantastic to get to see him, although I opted not to stand in line and gush all over him since we had other places to visit (the line was quite long), and I really preferred not to make a big fool of myself in front of him. Here's a picture of him:
2. Seeing mountains in Olympic National Park from Hurricane Ridge...it was a sort of scary drive up since I'm terrified of heights, but it was worth it, as the view was stunning. We were actually above one layer of clouds, which kind of hung down in the valley, and a higher layer of clouds, which was above us and the mountains. We got up to the ridge after just about everyone else had left, and there was a deer grazing in the meadow not far from us, which made the scene just that much more idyllic. Here's a photo of me at the top:
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I'm so glad you made it to Elliot Bay Book Company, AND you got to see your favorite novelist there! We'll have to get together soon so you can tell me all about the trip. Maybe dinner on Thursday?
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