577AZ End of corona virus - the park!

After 14 months of isolation, as 70% of Seattlites have had their first jab, the CDC declared fully vaccinated people can stop wearing masks! I jumped at the opportunity to meet Johnny, someone I’ve worked with very closely, but never met in person. We chose meeting at the park, and given my new found freedom, I dusted off my haven’t used them in 16 months juggling clubs, my barely touched in 5 month magic fanny pack, and pedaled off!

Gas works, my favorite park, was glorious! Tight rope walkers balanced, acro yogaists contorted, an MC put on a mini concert for crowds of people celebrating their new found freedom! There was even a pot bellied pig lounging as a continuous line of hesitant kids came by to pet him. Arriving before Johnny, I too basked in the sun while practicing my juggling. Making my day even better, a stranger came over to watch me juggling, and I gave him a quick juggling lesson!

When Johnny arrived, I was struck by a realization “Johnny, the back of your head! That’s the first back of a head I’ve seen from a Facebook employee”. As we chuckled, Johnny cocked his head, noticed a big group of people looking out at the water. “Isn’t that our designer” he asked me? “Uhh, no idea, all I can see is the back of them” I replied. Not only was it our designer, but our whole design team - they were out celebrating their freedom!

It was serendipitous, getting to meet some of my co-workers in person, getting to juggle, and even getting to perform some magic.

(Aside: The reason I stopped juggling fire was the torches burn with kerosene. While the flames are whipping by my face, I’m getting a lot of fumes, and I think that’s pretty close to sniffing gasoline. Luckily, a gift of Corona Virus, I’ve got some super effective masks to protect me from the fumes – so torch on baby!!)

I’ve got several blog entries on the way, here’s a sneak peak:

Amelia and Zach:

Back yard things like our fire pit, the hybrid power (gas and electric) hot tub and the fish (more on this later).

Have a great week, and remember Corona Virus will not worsen; Our friends we can see in person! – ZiaT!