EAT AT THE Hi-Life Restaurant in Ballard

Eat at the Hi-Life on Tuesday March 27th from 5pm to midnight for dinner and a cocktail in support of the creative development of our kids. The Hi-Life is joining forces with Ballard High School to raise money for our Drama and Music programs. Message from the Hi-Life: "Let's help set them up with even better funding for the next production. Go Beavers!"


I'm always up for supporting a good cause. I'll probably be out of town, so please go and raise one for me.
Jin Hahn,
T

Bet you didn't know...

If I sneeze 17 times in a row, my arms go numb.

The Gyroball may or may not be the biggest thing to hit the big leagues since the split fingered fastball.

Fastball is a band that drives me crazy.

Crazy is a term also reserved for my former spouse.

(No, I'm still not engaged.)

I find some of the people I work with to be extremely engaging.

The others I think are crazy.

Today at lunch I had Kobe Ravioli. Tastes great.

Say it out loud, even sounds better.

Better make mine a double. Cause I may be going to Milwaukee next week.

Weekends never come fast enough. And Monday is always too soon.

Sooner or later it will all catch up to you.

You better take your time.

Enjoy this moment,and the next one too.

Gin Hahn,
T

Freakin' Cold and Flu Season

Hi All,

Sorry about the delays in posting- I've been sick.

And working long days.

And sick.

And working through vacation with the kids.

And Sick.

And I woke up this morning and forgot to try to get Police tickets.

Now I'm crabby and Sick.

But the academy awards are coming up, and I've seen some nominated pictures.

Loved the departed and black dahlia - never would have imagined josh hartnett could play that role. he was really good. and the cinematography in the black dahlia was really cool. saw devil wears prada, but was sick, so fell asleep. don't think thats a comment on the film, but it might be.

Went to Boka for dinner last weekend with my sweetie, but I was sick and not hungry and didn't feel well, so we just had snacks and drinks. Yummy. And empty, when we sat down at 7:30, there was one other table, and they left - good thing because they sat us right next to them and they had a kid who was about 6 and bouncing around unruly like flying an airplane. which is fine, when you aren't sick. and paying for an expensive dinner. i have no problem with kids eating at nice places, as long as they don't interfere with my nice time. but i digress. i suppose the place being empty wasn't all that strange since it was a sunday night...but monday was a holiday... so maybe you should go there for a nice quiet dinner on a sunday, the food and drinks are great, and since its pretty empty, the crowd can't make you can't feel uncool.

The kids and i have been enjoying our half of mid winter break, but i've been sick, and I've been working, so I'm not forcing them to do much. which they like, they like to just play games and watch movies. Mad and I are watching Star Wars as I type, in HiDef, which is really cool.

I just sneezed 20 times in a row, seriously, and my arm is now numb? so I think I'm gonna sign off. cause... I'm sick.

Gin Hahn,
T

PS- Capitalization doesn't count either, cause... I'm sick.

You Just Keep Coming Back...

Being a marketing guy, I care about customer loyalty. And while I think of myself as the only customer here (I only write to make me happy,) I do appreciate that once you've been here, you keep coming back. I'd probably like to know more about what you read, but that would mean I'd have to change the site around a bit, and frankly, I'm just not that into it.

Anyhow, welcome my friend from Beijing- I know you're out there. And I'll give a little shout out to my crunk friend in the ATL. The juice is always cold, so come on in.

Unfortunately I don't have a lot to say today but I just wanted you to know I was thinking of you. Thought it would make you feel good to know someone out there cares.

May your dreams be sweet, your life spicy and your drinks ice cold-
Gin Hahn,
T

Anyone Interested?

Hello readers. I know some of you are quasi-foodies like myself, and others just like to have a good time.

Is anyone interested in a little evening out sometime in March?

http://www.nwsource.com/contests/restaurants/25for25_0307/

Email me if you are interested and I'll try to put something together.


You'll have to copy and paste because I can't seem to figure out the old formatting at the moment.

Gin Hahn,
T

It's Thursday, it's all downhill from here... This week.

I'm working on database today, just plugging away, which is good, but mind numbing. And I have a banging headache. Which I can guarantee has nothing to do with the beer I drank last night at Trivia, which our team won. I had the headache before. The Fosters made it go away for a while.

I'm afraid I'll be of little use in my hour long meeting with the new vendor that shouldn't be happening yet. (People too far up the food chain got involved and now the president of their company is here meeting our "decision makers"- unfortunately decision makers don't really do that, and this meeting is about six months premature)

And there is no agenda for the meeting. It'll be awesome. Here is a sampling of what will be sure to come.

T-what do you have to show us today?

V-well, we have...

T-I've seen that already, is it any different from last time we talked?

V-well, we did...

T-right, you told me about that. I don't really care about it, but can i see it?

V-well, its not exactly ready to...

T-I know, but neither was everything else you showed me. (Which BTW- I wasn't impressed by because every other vendor that wants this book of work already does this, and a lot better, but you snuck in and showed it to my bosses boss, so now I have to pretend like I'm paying attention) I'd like to see if we are tracking along the same lines. Can you show me?

V-well, we haven't really...

T-right, okay. well can you show me the design spec?

V-Oh, well... I left that in the office.

T-Huh, you came across country and have a laptop, but you left what we're here to talk about in the office? Well, can you tell me the spec?

V-Its complicated.

T-I know, that's why I want to see it.

V-Well I don't really understand the spec, so its hard for me to explain...

T-I know, but aren't you the one who came up with the spec?

silence

Another 57 mins to go in the meeting.

Jin Hahn,
T

Awesome!

And Maybe they'll tour too...


SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jan. 30, 2007) — In an historic GRAMMY® moment, the Police (Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers) will reunite and perform together for the first time on the GRAMMYs when they open the 49th Annual GRAMMY® Awards telecast on Feb. 11, it was announced today by The Recording Academy®. With five GRAMMY Awards to their list of accolades, the Police, one of the most famous bands in the world, create a purely original sound by infusing reggae with pop and rock — a sound that will be heard around the world from the GRAMMY stage.
The music industry's premier event will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 11, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)

JIN HAHN!
T

I made it home...

Safely! Not a lot to report, ate well. drank okay. Did lots of business.

May have to travel again in two weeks for work.
To Vegas.

While that sounds like a great time, I don't think my sweet love thang can come along, and I doubt I'll have tons of fun without her there, so I'm really, really hoping I can convince my bosses that this one is unnecessary. Plus, it really is work, start at 8, go til 5, dinner with industry people. (By "industry", i don't mean porn or food service)

I like to travel,but I don't like doing it for work. Am I alone here?
When I do, I find that its usually 10 hour days, I have to talk for 9 of them + entertaining in the evening. Sure its all free to me, but I'm sure there are other costs. And it wreaks havoc on my schedules. I feel so disconnected with everyone, and then I have to work all weekend to catch up anyway.

Does anyone else have this problem? What should I do different?

Ideas?
T

On a complete side note... Professionally I am kicking ass! Several new innovations I come up with over the past several months are looking like they will get to see the light of day. Which is very exciting. Its really fun to dream up crazy what if we did this kind of shit, and have people get behind it and think not only that its a cool idea, but that its doable, and its way better than what we do now, and its the right thing to do. So while I bitch a lot, it all comes with the territory.

Welcome One and All

Dear Gentle Readers,

Remember that picture I posted with the visitor analysis?

Guess what, my audience is growing. Welcome all. I'm so glad to see that we are appreciated and being read on three different continents. Make yourself at home. The jokes and the drinks are on me. Feel free to speak up. It doesn't have to be all rah, rah you go bloke. If you think I'm being a fuck head, say so. Just be willing to back it up. The therapy isn't just for me, its for everyone, so say how you feel. Post a story. Share with us your Ironies and wisdoms. And remember, spelling and grammar don't count. Lets hear your gut.

Jin Hahn,
T

I met Jin Hahn...

So a simple typo became a legendary in my own mind salutation.

Jin Hahn, is actually a print sales manager named Jim Hahn. A very nice guy, who would probably be flattered to know that I often drink to him...

And I had dinner at Morton's last night. Freakin' Awesome.

And no, did not let a 60 year old guy drink me under the table.

Maybe my boss will be able to do it tonight. This begs the question... What is better for the advancement of my career? (This from a guy who is obviously concerned about that since I am the only person in a building of several thousand that wears jeans every day, hey at least mine are designer.) Should i let him win? Or should I beat him down like the dog that he is?

Gin Hahn,
T

BTW- I HATE LA. LA SUCKS. AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE ARE BABIES AND KOBE BRYANT APOLOGISTS. KOBE IS NOT A ROLE MODEL. HE IS A PREDATOR.