Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Today marks the start of the Year of the Pig.

Quoted: Asians flocked to temples, parks and Disneyland on Sunday to pray, play, eat, and celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Pig.

Dotting again for a post-show review. Matt and I LOVED this show. It was just an amazing show to see---great to see the imagery come alive with each of the songs. The music is definitely the focus of the show as opposed to the usual acrobatics of Cirque du Soleil--but that's totally fine. We highly recommend checking out this show if you head to Vegas.

We sat way back--Row U, Section 206--but the view was still fantastic.

Seattle's Gay Pride Parade is tomorrow, Sunday 6/25---it's moved from Cap Hill to downtown--and will march over to the Seattle Center where all the festivities will take place. Guess it's become a bigger event! There goes watching the parade from my balcony...

Quoted: Seattle's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Pride celebration

Hey peeps--just got notice that this show got extended 1 more week, June 7-11. If you wanna check it out, now's the time to buy more tix while those extended tickets are still hot!

Thinking about checking out the Tulip Festival this year. Never been...

Quoted: The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is a tourist destination in Northwest Washington State. Each year more than 1 million visitors come to see over 300 acres of brightly colored tulips. This site provids information about festival events, places to stay, places to eat, transportation and tour information as well as providing a map to the various attractions.

This weekend, Century Ballroom is hosting three guest instructors to teach some salsa workshops: Shaka Brown, Magna Gopal and Sekou McMiller. I took a workshop once from Sekou and he was amazing. He really broke down the basic salsa move and had every inch of your body moving by the end of it. If you're around this weekend and want to work on your salsa, check out these workshops!

Get your free coffee tomorrow morning!!!

Quoted: Starbucks will host its first-ever Starbucks Coffee Break, inviting customers across the country to enjoy a complimentary cup of freshly brewed coffee. In stores and on street corners, from insulated brewing equipment and giant coffee backpacks, partners (employees) will pour tall (12-ounce) cups of coffee to surprise customers and delight commuters. WHEN: March 15, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. WHERE: More than 7,500 Starbucks

Ha! Open casting calls for the next Apprentice in Seattle on Saturday, March 18th over in Bellevue Square. Kabir & Eric: gonna give it a second shot? ;-)

The Amazing Race starts up with another new season this week---Tuesday night! Fortunately, they're back to couples instead of the boring family show. I'm rootin' for the couple from Kansas and the bohemian buddies who met at Semester-at-Sea!