What's Happening in Seattle this Week
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Activity:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-fami=
ly: Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.seattle.com/flash-mob-pillow-fight-e264471">Fl=
ash=20
Mob Pillow Fight</a>, March 29th, free. A mob seemingly materializes=
out=20
of nowhere, does something spectacular for a couple of intense minut=
es,=20
and then suddenly disengages as if nothing ever happened. There's a=
=20
couple of rules to follow so you're not a Gomer: conceal your pillow=
=20
beforehand; look busy, shop about, and do your normal thing; don't=
=20
involve people who don't have a pillow; don't start fighting until t=
he=20
whistle blows, and cease immediately afterwards and just walk away.<=
/span><p>
<strong>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
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Party:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family:=
Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.imaginecds.com/CasinoNight/">James Bond Monte =
Carlo=20
Casino Night</a>, April 19th at 8 PM, $125, all proceeds to charity.=
=20
Since zipping around in exotic cars during chases through downtown,=
=20
getting into kung-fu fights to defeat evil-doers and their diabolica=
l=20
plans, and being a hit with the ladies is all normal routine for you=
,=20
then this party is right up your alley. Get into a blast of a party =
set=20
inside a Monte Carlo casino, along with all of the games, activities=
,=20
and most important of all, the excitement and intrigue. You ca=
n bet the=20
martinis will be shaken, not stirred.</span></p>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
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Discussions: </span></b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
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<a href=3D"http://www.rei.com/stores/store_event_detail.jsp?pid=3D3E=
01BEB4A44E867E22C46AF79BDDDFB0&template_id=3D30&template_family=3DwebDetail&=
ignore_cache=3D1">
Transportation and Climate Change: What's Tolling Got to Do with It?=
</a>,=20
March 24th, free. What's coming out of your tail pipe is the b=
iggest=20
contributor to global warming in this area. Are tolls the answ=
er, and=20
if so, are they equitable? * Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.rei.com/stores/store_event_detail.jsp?pid=3D3E=
01BEB4A44E867E9D299919C5BA34DC&template_id=3D30&template_family=3DwebDetail&=
ignore_cache=3D1">
Marine Debris & Washington Coast Clean-up: Problems & Soluti=
ons</a>,=20
March 24th, free. Learn about how wide this problem is, how it=
affects=20
wildlife, and how you can be part of the solution. * Als=
o,
<a href=3D"http://www.cdc.gov/tb/WorldTBDay/2008/state_activities.ht=
m#WA">
Tuberculosis</a>, March 24th, free. This disease is hardly top=
-of-mind,=20
which is part of the reason for this discussion. Experts discu=
ss=20
current research on TB and what can be done to get rid of it. =
* Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.biggreenpurse.com/index.php?option=3Dcom_conte=
nt&task=3Dview&id=3D124&Itemid=3D184">
Big Green Purse</a>, March 20-21st, events and cost vary, of how wom=
en=20
can band together and direct their economic influence to green cause=
s.</span></p>
<p><strong>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Walking:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-famil=
y: Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.walkingwithecw.org/">Spring Walk in the Arbore=
tum</a>,=20
March 22nd, free. The Arboretum is our little slice of Central Park.=
A=20
group gathers and takes a leisurely 10K stroll (5K alternative) thro=
ugh=20
Fox Island and the UW Arboretum. * Also, there's a
<a href=3D"http://www.seattlearchitecture.org/events.cfm">book event=
</a>=20
for <em><span style=3D"font-family: Tahoma">Seattle Architecture: A=
=20
Walking Guide to Downtown</span></em>, March 20th, free. There's a l=
ot=20
of interesting details on buildings, as well as fun stories behind t=
he=20
structures, when you bother to look up. Your walks through downtown =
will=20
become a lot more meaningful.</span></p>
<p><strong>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Opera:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family:=
Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.seattleopera.org/tickets/production.aspx?produ=
ctionID=3D58&addon=3D">
Young Artists Opera</a>, March 28th - April 6th, $35. "Young Ar=
tists" is=20
actually a bit of a misnomer here. These are the best 20-something o=
pera=20
singers in the US, so it's a full professional and quality operatic=
=20
production. Two classic one-act operas are produced this season over=
in=20
Meydenbauer Center. Seats this good would be in the three digit rang=
e at=20
a regular Seattle Opera production. These operas are great for begin=
ners=20
and the mildly curious, too.</span></p>
<p><strong>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
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Theater:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-famil=
y: Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.villagetheatre.org/mainstage_0708-lw.shtml">Li=
ttle=20
Women</a>, starting March 19th, $15+, one of the classic stories. Th=
is=20
production adds something a little new to an oldie through its score=
and=20
adaptation. * Also, the
<a href=3D"http://www.intiman.org/2008Season/anne.html">Diary of Ann=
e=20
Frank</a>, staring March 21st, $10+, another one of the theater=20
classics. There's also a free lecture on April 6th by a child surviv=
or=20
of the Holocaust.</span></p>
<p><strong>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Business:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-fami=
ly: Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.girlpowerhour.com/index.php?pr=3DEvents">Girl =
Power=20
Hour</a>, March 20th, $10, of estrogen coming together to empower ea=
ch=20
other and good causes, along with presentations on improving your=20=
storage, your fashion, and your fitness. * Also, Product Management=
=20
Consortium has a couple of interesting sessions coming up, including=
,
<a href=3D"http://www.seattleopera.org/tickets/production.aspx?produ=
ctionID=3D58&addon=3D">
Defining Products that Customers Love: Lessons from Game Designers</=
a>,=20
March 26th, $55.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>Egg=20
Hunts: </span></b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
<a href=3D"http://www.ecaonline.org/304452.ihtml">Eggstravaganza</a>=
,=20
March 22, free. Instead of regular eggs, the organizers hide o=
ver=20
10,000 eggs with candy or tickets for prizes. Even though this=
comes on=20
the tail end of a church service, the Easter Bunny will be there.&nb=
sp; * =20
Also, the City of </span>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Seattle</span><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma;=
color: black">=20
is hosting about
<a href=3D"http://www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=3D5974&Dept=3D1=
4">two=20
dozen egg hunts</a>, dates and cost vary. Some of these are te=
en-based,=20
instead of just being for the little kids.</span></p>
<p><strong>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>Asian=20
Theme:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family:=
Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org/Performances/Gues=
tArtists/WayangGolek.html">
Wayang Golek, West Javanese Wooden Rod Puppetry</a>, March 19+21st, =
$15.=20
The puppets do the acting here, backed up by a full Gamelan Orchestr=
a=20
and a story reflecting the religion and ways of West Java. * Also,
<a href=3D"http://www.townhallseattle.org/sArticles.cfm?aId=3D85/">J=
apan in=20
America Concert</a>, March 22nd, $19, featuring Taiko drumming, flut=
ing=20
and some shamisen playing. When they're beating on those big drums, =
it's=20
really a high energy vibe. There's also a free lecture on March 20th=
=20
discussing the relevance of this art form.</span></p>
<strong>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Organization:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-=
family: Tahoma; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.sabaw.org/">South Asian Bar Association</a>: T=
here=20
are a zillion lawyers, so it's not surprising there's also a lot of=
=20
different niche lawyer groups. Besides being a professional developm=
ent=20
group, members identify and develop the areas where economic, social=
,=20
and political interests intersect with South Asian legal issues. </s=
pan>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>Dude=20
Mysteries:<br>
</span></b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>On=20
the flip side, here's what gals don't understand about guy ways:</sp=
an><font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"2"><b><br>
</b></font></p>
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<img border=3D"0" src=3D"http://www.snorestud.com/me/pictures/clothespile.=
jpg" width=3D"231" height=3D"154"></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><em>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Leaving their clothing in piles: </span></em>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>Guys=20
seem to use some sort of pile organization system for their clothes.=
=20
Don't they mind their clothes are wrinkled, and don't they think tha=
t=20
anyone else notices?</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><em>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Selective Memories:</span></em><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; fon=
t-family: Tahoma; color: black"> =20
This works in a couple of ways. For instance, somebody raises =
an idea,=20
which a guy dismisses. Then, a couple of days later, he then r=
aises=20
that same idea, as if it is his own. Or, a guy is doing some i=
rritating=20
behavior, which he promises to correct after a little chat. A =
couple of=20
days later, he repeats the irritating behavior, and seemingly has no=
=20
memory of the earlier conversation, or his earlier promises of refor=
m.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><em>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Making public adjustments: </span></em>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>Don't=20
they have a sense of discretion? Don't they think other people=
notice? =20
Why aren't dudes embarrassed?</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><em>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Becoming a sloth after becoming a couple: </span></em>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>A=20
classic of dude behavior. He woos a woman, and then after he h=
as her,=20
he stops all the charming behavior. This is almost like false=
=20
advertising, promising one thing and delivering another.</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><em>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Waiting until the last minute to buy gifts: </span></em>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
There's the entire year to purchase the gift, so why do dudes wait 3=
64=20
days before making a mad dash for what they need to buy?</span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><i>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"=
>
Wearing clothes with holes in them:</span></i><span style=3D"font-si=
ze: 10.0pt; font-family: Tahoma; color: black"> =20
It's not that the holes are public, but they're there. Mama's =
advice=20
applies here, that you never know when you might need to go to the=
=20
hospital.</span></p>
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<font face=3D"Tahoma">Cool Video: From the last
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