Don's a stud

My cousin Don is a stud...check out the FRONT PAGE article in the Seattle PI!!

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/videogames/296238_software18.html

-Van

Dancing Harman

Harman CAN dance!!!! Check it out!

It doesn't get much funnier than this!!

hahahaaaaa ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

thriller

Indian Thriller
Uploaded by tamalougbobola

keepin the blog bloggin

well, as you all know i'm in Pennsylvania. I'm really missing all my seattle neighbors but also enjoying the country soooooooooo much. here are some pics for ya'll. also i changed my picasso address for my trip with tess, the new name is corrinatessa instead of corrinabob. (the little girl karla who i live with at the moment loves the name bob - hence using the name "bob" in the old name.)

http://picasaweb.google.com/corrinatessa

Love love

ps - t & I have a new blog for our travels, at

http://corrina-tessa-around-the-world.blogspot.com/

giant korean goes to china

so here are some of my favorite pics from my trip. first is a shot from one section of the great wall outside of Beijing. next is tiananmen square from just across the street, followed by the front row of terra cotta warriors in Pit 1 of Emperor Qin's tomb in Xian. I couldn't believe it when I saw it, but a couple was having their wedding reception at the hotel we stayed at in Shanghai and in addition to being greeted by the happy couple, guests were also greeted by and photographed with lifesize Hello Kitty and Mr. Hello Kitty!! Lastly, one of the giant pandas who live at the Beijing zoo.

It's so wonderful to be back in Seattle... Llove to you, neighbors far and near!!

Going to France

Bonjour, comment allez-vous?

I'm heading to France on Friday to visit Emma for 10 days....yipieee!!! Let me know if there is anything you want me to give her, you've got until Thursday :P

Some requests she had:
- Curling iron
- English measuring cups (bwaahaahaaaaa...she's cursing at the metric ones)
- Peanut butter
- ?

-Van

uh oh... the moon is full...

hey neighbors... the moon is full this sunday... that's the night of the Underpants show... the neighbors will be out... is anyone else a little curious to see what will happen this time? And BTW, I think the near-fullness of the moon has MUCH to do with the odd occurrences of the week...

I'm excited for this weekend.... and i'm excited to see you all....

Much llama llove....
be careful out there....

tessa and two of my closest little psychos

taking the spirit of the neighbors to the east coast.

neighbor away from the neighborhood

clownpenis.fart

an appropriate follow up to a night out at amber

i found this today on digg. i think it can be applied very easily to non-corporate people too... for example, jamming a tray into corrina's leg while trying to serve drinks on that very same tray is definitely "uninvited personal contact," right? i hope you get a chuckle out of it... :)

http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/10/you_have_to_lov.html

Voting endorsements

A list of voting endorsements from "the Stranger" for the 2006 elections which may provide an interesting perspective for those of you that are voting (and if you aren't voting, WHY NOT?!?!?).

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=91135

-Van

a proposed theme song for breakfast cereal cartoons on sunday

Watch Video:

Breakfast Club (Z-Trip)

Video Code provided by MusicRemedy.Com

i know it's hip hop which is not everyone's cup o' tea, but the lyrics are pretty funny... so humor me. :)

the boyz from our hood (ok, just two of them)

i love this picture from the crepes party... can't hardly wait for a new edition of neighbor's weekend fun times.... :)

British - Yankee Translation

Now I can finally understand Sam... Did you know that "blow off" in British means "fart" in English?? How about that.

http://www.ricksteves.com/plan/destinations/britain/brityan.htm

3rd semi-weekly Brunch at Jill's!

Jill, you are AWESOME for organizing these ever fun Sunday get togethers!! I am reposting your email here for full exposure :)

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FROM JILL:

Hi Guys!
Just wanted to send out an e-mail about next Sunday's brunch. Looking forward to having all of you over again - There is always room and plenty of food for everyone, so come one come all! (Can someone please forward this to Myra - Ben's roommate, and Baca). Coffee will be ready by 10:30.

Bring your cereal bowl, because I have PEANUT BUTTER BUMPERS!!!! Way, way, waaayyyy better than captain crunch or lucky charms, and its organic! For those of you who don't like cereal - I'll be making an egg fritatta (vegetarian of course!) with green chilles and a hashbrown caserole.

Many of you have asked what you can bring, here are some things that we can always use...
Orange juice
Half & Half
Fresh Veggies
Milk
I think I may need a few extra coffee mugs (perhaps 5?)
If anyone happens to be making a costco run this week (but please don't go out of your way) croissants are also always nice.

...Or anything special that you feel like having on Sunday.

The Marie Antoinette Movie is showing at the Majestic Bay Theater down the street from my house, I was thinking after brunch I might go to the movies - so hang around if you are interested in going.

-Jill

Emma update

Just a quick update to let you guys know that Emma found an apartment that sounds like a very cool loft style place with a view similar to the ones in the pictures she posted earlier. Hopefully she'll post some pics soon!

Emma - your MOM found the webcam in the trunk of the car!!

Michelle, cool pictures!!!! Would you like a gallery at http://gallery.vdubya.com as that might be better for picture names and descriptions?

-Van

New house ,new car .....

Hi neighbors, here it is , i finally have to move to another place , so this is it , THe new house , Maura and two other roomates will share this one .I can't wait .


And because i feel like my bike is not gonna be enough to travel in washington and discoover all the charms of This state .. here is the new Shiny Pimp Ride. no Kidding , just bought it today .;)

emma pictures

Pictures of Emma in Marseilles. Apparently she's still alive :)

If you click on the picture it should take you to an entire Kodak Gallery album. Let me know if it doesn't work for you...

Oh, and in case you didn't notice, the BOSS button has been implemented and ready for your "safe for work" browsing pleasure!

Giant Korean Caught Jumping

NEWS FLASH! A giant korean has finally been caught on film performing "the jump". Viewer discretion is not advised :)

the boss button

Amazing feature on cartalk.com... I mean, seriously, check out this button!!!

monkey love

Tonight's party we'll be VIP

Neighbors.. Tonight i am on the guestlist for this show .. i'll be there a little bit before 11. i have a +3 and kay confirm that she'll be there .. so let me know who's in ..

cheap flights

A bunch of you have sent me really cool links/emails/etc for cheap overseas flights which I really appreciate BUT I cannot keep track of it all. If you have ANY info on cheap tickets to Paris, London, etc. please add a new comment to this blog entry and I'll get notified.

Emma, where else is it cheap to get to Marseilles??

Secondly, in case you haven't noticed I added a way to subscribe to the blog via email. Just fill in your info in the Subscribe section and voilla!

Ciao,
-Van

good old days

I know its not about belltown court but it's all about the neighbors spirit, so enjoy and let's do this again ..
llama llove neighbors

belltown court articles

Thought you fellow neighbors might find this interesting...

http://www.seattlecondoreview.com/2006/08/blue_skies_for_.html

http://www.seattlecondoreview.com/2006/04/belltown_court.html

And you guys remember that flier about the homeless shelter? Pretty interesting dialog here.

my foot is asleep

and it really tingles when i wiggle my toes. Today i accidentally went to work two hours early because i just ASSUMED i was supposed to be there at 9 and didnt even bother to check. So that was really a smooth move.

ahhhhhhhhh

i wish it was sunday brunch RIGHT NOW and i could be lying on the floor with a swollen stomache. Thats the hard things about amazing friends and wonderful moments, They make other moments not quite as sparkly.

talking to emma

Singha and I talking to Emma.... :)

girlfriend is in france, now what?!?!

For those of you who didn't know (and I would have to then ask 'where the heck have you been?!?)...Emma has moved to Marseilles, France for a one year "expat" work stint. She is perfectly capable of explaining her "situation", how she's doing, and whatever else you might want to know, so I'll leave that up to you and her. What I am going to cover is how the heck to talk to her without breaking the bank using TECHHHNOOOOOLOGY .

Email: emmaewilson@hotmail.com
Note: do NOT mail her at her CMA-CGM address as it is semi-public now in her new office setting.

Voice - phone:
Hotel: 011 33 4 9620 8870, room 404
(front desk will answer in French but can speak English...I typically say "Hello. Room four zero four please." Works like a charm.

Calling card: I use www.pennytalk.com. $0.021/minute...cheap!! Let me know if you want one of these as I can provide a referral that gives you and I $5 free talking time each.

Voice - Skype (Free Internet to Internet + Video, and cheap Internet to Phone) ID: emma.e.wilson
Download Skype for free.
(more info about skype to follow, namely setup and hardware)

Other neighbors Skype info (I'll keep this up to date):
Ben: bencollette
Emma: emma.e.wilson
Harman: harmaniac
Jill: jillmcarter
Kay: kay.jhun
Van: van.woods

Mail:
Citéa Marseille Prado Périer
161 avenue de Prado
13008
MARSEILLE, FRANCE

(I haven't tried this yet. Let me know if you have success with this.)

OK...so it's practically free to get in touch with her, so what are you waiting for?!?!

pot lucks

I was wondering the other night about where the word "potluck" came from. It's kindof a strange word since it doesn't seem to have anything to do with food. After all, "pot" can mean a lot of different things! The reason I wondered was that as a kid, my parents would tell me about what some of their friends used to do when they would get together many years ago when a bunch of the folks who had just moved to San Francisco from Korea were just starting out. They would get together at someone's house or sometimes at a restaurant. There was a money pot and everyone would contribute a certain amount each time they came. At the end of the dinner, someone's name would be chosen and they would get all the money. Doesn't that sound like a potluck? The way it would usually work out was that whoever got the money that time was indeed the person who probably needed it most. I always thought it was a kinda neat way for a community of friends to take care of one another... although I suppose it could get expensive.

Anyway, come to find out that the term "potluck" really came from nothing more than taking your chances on what might be in the pot of food that someone that you may or may not know very well brought to the party:

potluck
1592, from pot (1) + luck, with notion of "one's luck or chance as to what may be in the pot."

what a letdown... I like my version of potluck better. But don't get me wrong... the neighbors, we potluck like nobody's business... yo.

Neighbors?

So, by "neighbors" we actually mean "friends". For us, a neighbor is not somebody that shares geographic proximity rather it is somebody who shares philosophical proximity and enjoys sharing it with others. My neighbors are inherently quirky, funny, creative, humble, like to laugh (a lot...and loudly), and have ADD (hahaaaa). Neighbors have been spotted in the wild calling each other neeeeeeiiiiggghhhhboooooooooors.

Today's neighbor recap:

Jill, thanks a ton for having us all over for brunch, it rocked!!!



Those youtube pics were a riot...Harman, what were the url's or search terms you used? Maybe post in the comments section. My fav was the airbag commercial...hilarious.

Jill, let me know if Picasa or Skype give you any grief.

Michelle, I think I found your answer for hanging the shower curtain slash art on the wall (never thought I'd be saying that...). Use small piping as a frame and wrap the curtain around it.

welcome!

Hola, welcome to NeighborsTV! This blog is about community. It is about Belltown Court, friends, Seattle, pool parties, girlfriends in France, etc. Tune into NTV often, you'll love it...you too may even leave with one eye open .-)