sistawendy | a day (or two) with K from the Bay

My Burner buddy K is still in town, and on Tuesday we did the grand tour of my 'hood, Fremont. That included:

The troll, because you gotta. It's the best known and most unanimously beloved* symbol of the neighborhood.
Eetz at a forgettable salad joint down on 34th. But K wanted something healthy. I must admit that Fremont has many tasty options, but not that many healthy ones.
The Fremont Vintage Mall. I'd never been in there – it was K's idea – and boy howdy, does it have stuff in it! Some of it's even good stuff! It's a basement warren with an unobtrusive door at street level, and one a level down in an alley. Yes, the interior is amazing because Fremont. In general it's not a good place for deals, but I scored a pair of rubber French** riding boots that fit me like a glove for $40. Go me!
Mr. B's meadery, which I've written about here before. I guessed that K would like it, and I was right.
We walked around as I pointed out the night spots, which were closed when we went by.

K wanted to meet up yesterday, but it didn't happen. Instead, it happened today: we hit Uwajimaya. We bought all the things***.

Hanging out with K has tought me a few things: I'm a lot more reluctant to impose on people than she is, and maybe more so than most people. Eating at normal times of day and toughing out normal Seattle winter weather are apparently my superpowers.

On a related shopping note: Temptress is selling some absolutely gorgeous boots, Fluevog Miracles, for a fair price. Maaaybe they fit me. I so very don't need them. But if I had them, I'd find occasions to wear them. I told Temptress to consider me a buyer of last resort.

Drinks with the latex folks just started, but mayunn, I just don't feel like leaving the house again.

*Not everybody loves the Lenin statue. Besides, there are lots of statues like it around the world. The troll, though? One of a kind.
**My EU shoe size is 42.
***In my case, Sriracha, sesame oil, Otokoyama sake, chopsticks because I lost mine in the move, and a late lunch because K hadn't eaten yet!