Danielle and I could have walked around this show for hours, and not just because it stretched for 30 blocks solid down Greenwood Ave on a beautiful summer day. So many of the cars were impeccably clean, beautifully restored, and just plain beautiful – full of curves, wings, fins, vents, portholes and chrome in a way that cars never are anymore. I wanted to take pictures of absolutely everything, but confined myself to painfully few shots per car in an effort to at least walk the length of the show before it ended and even then did not succeed, as the southern end of Greenwood was packing up to leave by the time we neared. I’m definitely headed to this show again next year as it is probably the best and most cleverly-located hotrod show in Seattle. I might even enter it myself, as there is a category for modern imports and it was far from inspiring.

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• This is super funny – designer vs client over a missing cat. Ah, clients, what don't they ask for? http://ow.ly/22Z91 #
• Just discovered #iphone4 threaded email conversations (even across nested exchange folders!) – simple and brilliant. #
• New #iphone4 in my hot little hands at 11:35am. Apple Store U Village did a great job with all the madness! http://twitpic.com/1zmiso #
• Close enough to the Apple Store that we can smell the donuts and coffee. 4:00 wait so far. #iphone4 http://twitpic.com/1zl0tc #
• Apple Store employees at Seattle U Village are walking the line offering sunscreen. That's knowing your market! #iphone4 #
• Home stretch! We are now on the same block as the Apple Store U Village. 2:35 wait so far. #iPhone4 http://twitpic.com/1zkfg5 #
• My iPhone line homies, working on our geek tans. #iphone4 http://twitpic.com/1zjzj5 #
• Line around the block at U Village Apple Store. But it's moving! #iphone4 #
• Folding my laundry and almost put a Tuesday sock with a Thursday one – that would have been just dreadful! http://twitpic.com/1zfkg4 #
• Taco Wednesday and World Cup on tv at the Sodo Deli. #
• My Waterfield Designs iPad case arrived yesterday, and it's excellent! Sturdy, classy, and TSA Checkpoint Friendly. http://ow.ly/22jcw #
• Xeni's awesome iPhone4 review @BoingBoing – Only one more day! http://ow.ly/22iDS #
• These are the minds I'm now working with… this is the phone in one of the conference rooms. :) http://twitpic.com/1z2tga #
• Radio Controlled Tron Light Cycle toys that drive up the walls – I WANT TO GO TO THERE. http://ow.ly/21NkY #
• Nasty stories of filth and depravity from the NYC subway. Don't let City of Seattle read this or they'll never finish the light rail…. #
• Go home and sync your iPhone – new OS with smart multitasking is available for download today. #
• Sunday morning coffee on the patio in the sunshine, except without the patio and the sunshine. #
• Breakfast, coffee, and Saturday morning cartoons (on my iPad) #
• Too much treadmill yesterday; taking the elevator up to third. #

• Seattle better shape up, or I'm going to need to move to SoCal where summer actually means sunshine. #
• Chillin at the Lander St crossing, watching BN switch some intermodal traffic. #
• I think I just signed myself up to stand in line at the Apple store on the 24th. Major website fail tonight. http://twitpic.com/1wxwuu #
• Gave up on the #iphone4 pre-order, reserved one for in-store pickup instead. Whatever the hell that means. #
• Dammit, AT&T, let me give you my money! Why does it have to be so hard! #iphone4 #
• AT&T website hasn't been updated to reflect #iphone4 availability, and their servers can't handle traffic coming from Apple. #
• Getting stuck in the Apple Store #iphone4 pre-order site, at the AT&T upgrade part. Not alone in that. Lots of timeouts. #
• Whoa, new Mac Mini's are up, and they have HDMI out! . http://ow.ly/1YBdR #
• Babysitting the Apple website, waiting to preorder my iPhone4. The tubes are swarming with chatter about it. #
• Thanks to Danielle's broken iTunes playlist I now have that "chestnuts roasting on an open fire" song stuck in my head. #
• If you're not using LockInfo (written by @Stimpy5050) on your jailbroken iPad, you are seriously missing out on the good stuff. #
• Checked the weather, this week has "motorcycle commute" written all over it. #
• I probably could have taken some combo of bus & light rail home from the airport, but it sure was a relief to sink into the seat of this cab #
• Colleen and I are dressed up and headed to the wedding. Best wishes Gabe and Julie! #
• Listening to Run DMC, attempting to iron a linen suit. #
• Poking around the MSU Engineering complex. Some familiar names on the doors! Student Union was locked – curses! #
• Banana bread French toast at the Stockyard Cafe. Ran into my favorite boss from MSU and the staff here remember me and my order! #
• Woke up and found myself in Bozeman, MT. I feel like I'm 22 again. #
• Hanging at Fuel with the last stragglers of the Atlas team. The bar is playing "Bittersweet Symphony". #
• My friend Joe made this nifty bookmarklet for sending yourself URLs to read on your phone. Check it out: Fly To Phone http://ow.ly/1XlzM #

• Home in Seatac, leaving again in 23 hours. Wondering why I didn't just stay in an airport hotel. #
• Hotel cafe is playing "Hazy Shade of Winter" but outside is nothing but palm trees and sunshine. Mood killer! #
• Finally, Strand-Craft is building me a yacht with a proper garage, and the car is even included! – http://qtwt.us/iooq #
• Starbucks is really shining in social media marketing. Overall, they're one of the most savvy marketers out there. http://ow.ly/1W0wU #
• Up in the gym, workin on my fitness. #
• Fried chicken and coleslaw sandwiches over an ironing board in the sunshine at Bakesale Betty's. #
• Of course I'm leaving town on the only sunny day all week. #
• New iPhone 4 looks so hot! I WANT TO GO TO THERE. #wwdc http://ow.ly/1VddO #
• Watching the tubes fill up with Apple-related buzz – #wwdc starts in an hour and the new iPhone drops today. http://ow.ly/1V81X #
• Totally spoiled my truck today: three coats of wax and an oil change. #
• Finally met Sayoko, Josh's completely-not-made-up wife. An awesome match, so happy for them both! #

Matt heard that Griot’s was rolling out the red carpet for the grand opening of their new facility in Tacoma and that it was likely to turn into an informal car show, so we rolled down there to stock up on Speed Shine and see what showed up. I caught some really beautiful classics in the parking lot, and (perhaps due to the peer pressure for such things in the parking lot of a detailing specialty shop) most of them were spotless and gorgeous. There were also some rare specimen from racing history inside Griot’s on display, which were – of course – cleaner than any water glass in any restaurant in America and I leaned as far over the ropes as I felt I could get away with and grabbed some shots of them, too. I also bought a really fancy car wash wagon/bucket contraption that is totally unnecessary and really awesome.

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