Things to Do

[hollyking]

Here's a list of things I need to explore/find once I'm in Seattle. In no particular order they are:

• Balance Point Physical Therapy - I need to fix the issues with my ankles because the pain make me just sit here instead of getting out like I want. tylik recommended them to someone in the bphaf community and they sound close so there's a great place to start.
• Taiji school/classes- I would like to find someone who teaches Taiji as a martial art. I bet tylik could help me with that too.
• Daoist Temple - A simple place to go meditate and explore Daoism.
• Sailing classes - The Center for Wooden Boats has some classes. But why limit myself?
• Kayaking classes/club - I've found a few on the web but I need to attend a meeting or two to see if I'm a fit.
• Cigar lounge - I like the occasional Monte Cristo and it's much easier to go somewhere and buy a single than keep my own stock.
• Tea house - Who doesn't need to visit a tea house from time to time?
• Pub - By pub I mean a place where friends can go have a few drinks and talk. Loud music an dance floors are not wanted in a pub.

That's all I can think of right now. Back to packing.

Comments

[damiana-swan.livejournal.com]

I can't help with most of those, but there's a nice Irish pub just down the hill from dustin_00's place, and if by "tea house" you mean a place to go drink tea (as opposed to a place where they do traditional tea ceremonies) there's a new coffee house not far from there which, I'll be willing to bet, also serves good tea (since it's also an esoteric bookstore) called Soul Food Books. The pub is walking distance, the bookstore/coffee house a short drive.

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That's exactly the kind of response I was hoping to get.

I'll be looking for someplace that does traditional tea ceremonies in the future, but Soul Food Books sounds like just the ticket. Plus I can get more books. ;)

Walking distance to a pub. Excellent!

[hollyqueen.livejournal.com]

Walking, stumbling. Whatever :)

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

I never stumbled back from a pub.

If I ever drank that much I was to the crawling stage before I left.

[hollyqueen.livejournal.com]

Don't forget Banya!

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

They're already on the list. I might go down on Thursday night since it's Men's night to enjoy some sauna time.

I do need to see if I can find a Japanese bath house too.

[ladyallyn.livejournal.com]

the TeaCup on Queen Anne. www.teacupseattle.com

135-160 loose leaf teas on the shelf, depending on season. Classes from time to time, nice place to sit and visit and drink REALLY good tea.

Tell Elisabeth I sent you :>

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Looks very interesting. I'll have to go for a visit.

[tylik.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

PT -- if Balance Point turns out not to be the place for you, I could recommend a few others. For a while I was on a mission to meet every physical therapist in the Seattle area... for that matter, what's up with your ankles, and could I poke at them at some time? I'm not a physical therapist (though I've gotten referrals from PTs ;-) ) but I do have a background in biomechanics, and am generally curious.

Taiji -- we should talk more about what you're looking for. (And I should be wearing clothes at the time.)

Daoist Temple -- you need to check out the Taoist Studies Institute.

I need to do some more boating stuff myself... (I aspire to commute by kayak.)

Tea House -- there are local places that do traditional tea ceremonies. Kuan Yin is generally highly thought of, though they don't do much for me. I mostly buy tea from World Spice. I'm fond of Shinka's, though I don't go there often (but they also have free wifi, and make a good spicey soy hot chocolate -- oh, and many of the patrons speak chinese, always a plus). There are a couple english style tea places in redmond that are quite entertaining if you like that sort of thing.

Pub -- Most of the biomed labs hang out at the college inn pub. I used to be fond of the hopvine on cap hill. Er. I don't really drink much.

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

My ankles, particularly the right one, will become very painful with the slightest wrong movement. It's a very sharp pain that feels like a tendon might be tearing. After a day or two of resting the pain fades and I can walk normally again. Another problem I have is high arches which makes finding shoes that fit well a challenge and hurt as well from time to time.

More important than you being clothed is that I'm wearing my glasses so I can get a better view of what you're demonstrating. I would love to sit down and talk about it. Maybe over a nice cup of tea. ;)

Commuting by kayak is an interesting idea. I know there's water behind the office where I'll be working. I wonder if it connects anywhere. That is of course assuming I end up living on the water at the other end.

[tylik.livejournal.com]

Ah! I'm thinking in addition to seeing a PT, you probably ought to see a good podiatrist. This is the one I'd recommend -- Dr. Schaengold because he's amazing and he fixed my feet after it hurting all teh time when I was on them for twelve years. And he's a geek, too.

I'm usually willing to talk Taiji. I will be even moreso after the quarter ends.

Where are you working again?

[hollyqueen.livejournal.com]

Coinstar. Downtown Bellevue.