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In Seattle 3 years ago

Everyone is posting such eloquent entries that I thought I’d chime in. I’m currently living in Seattle, a 25 minute walk from downtown. I work with a few friends running these websites:

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I look a bit different as I’m … hairless. I’ve had a little thing called alopecia universalis for about 8 years, which is a fancy way of saying I’m genetically bald. Or as my brother Gregory says, “you look like you’re either 6 months old or 65”. Babygramps.

I actually lived in Anchorage for a year or so after college then moved back to Seattle to go to music school. I promptly dropped out. I lived in London for a year and worked all sorts of places along the way: bank, Amazon.com, touring, janitorial, making websites. Seattle is my home.

I’ve been to Anchorage at least a couple times a year—usually fishing and visiting family in the summer and skiing in the winter. Other than that I work on the house, weed the garden, run (a bit) and try to stay out of trouble. Which is easy as I fall asleep early. Often by 10pm.

I’ll be soliciting relationship advice from some of you after a few drinks. Namely, should I get married now or wait until I’m 50? I believe a beer bong may be in order. I look forward to seeing everyone!

Feb 13, 2006, 05:12PM PST | 4 cheers

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ChristinaOpalka

I would date a hairless beer-bonger!

Truth be told, Ivan’s voluminous hair gets tiresome sometimes.

But… it was never meant to be. My loss is some other lady’s luck. In another lifetime, perhaps.

Love you anyway, Danny. Thanks for setting the group up with a forum. With Ivan in the mix you’d think I’d have experimented more. When the people contributing are so INTERESTING it’s addictive. Dangerously so – I’m getting way too distracted.

Kisses,

Feb 13, 2006, 05:29PM PST | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

JohnHedlund

I’m getting too distracted too, Jackie’s getting a little pisssed! I think she’ll understand better after she meets everyone.

Cheers, until then!

Feb 15, 2006, 04:44PM PST | Respond to this 1 cheer

Weston Smith

Hair or no Hair

Dan, now that we are older we have 1 of 2 problems. Either no hair or hair everywhere we don’t want it (see photo above). Enough said about that.

As for the relationship advice. Believe it or not the best advice I got was from Kent Anderson. Kent and I have talked maybe once a year since West but I really respect what he has to say. Anyway, I told him that I was contemplating marrying my wife Kelly but wasn’t sure.

His reply was very forceful, he said “marry her dammit!” Anyway, it was very good advice, especially if your dilemma is in taking the risk.

Actually, I think you’re right, this is better discussed when we are plastered.

Cheers

Feb 14, 2006, 01:33AM PST | Thread | Respond to this

KatieReeves

You’re taking advice from Kent? Look out – he reads too much.

Feb 14, 2006, 01:15PM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Daniel Spils

For real! In this case we’ll let the liquor do the talking. I can almost taste the Lucky’s half-rack …

Feb 14, 2006, 02:44PM PST | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Nicole Forsi is skulking around 43 things

Come on now—we’re 20 years older.
We should be drinking martinis…

Feb 16, 2006, 09:03AM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Daniel Spils

true

I’m a lightweight anymore so the idea of a Lucky’s is probably just idealizing the past: hiding in the snowy woods across from the auditorium and pounding beers before a dance … hey, wait, that still sounds like fun!

Okay, I’ll go martinis if everyone else does ;-)

Feb 16, 2006, 10:16AM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Dan - I'm going to get fired - KatieReeves

Katie - no joke - Daniel Spils

United State Economy in DANGER !!! - Hal Heinze

Pace ourselves ... we've got 6 months - Daniel Spils

Going on Probation - Molly James

I'm a dork out of the loop - Nicole Forsi

This is the best! - Renate Campbell

Untitled - Daniel Spils

Untitled - susiemason

no Yucky Lager for us - Daniel Spils

Untitled - susiemason

Untitled - Nicole Forsi

EstherHarrison

Daniel!

Why is it that Lucky Lager keeps popping up into my world! I was JUST talking about the little word games in the caps LAST weekend to a skeptical drinker whose comment was “leave it to a teacher to play word games while she’s DRINKING!”

BIG hugs to Teresa Cat. who steered me onto this site. Dan-personally, I LOVE the bald look, and say go for a relationship. Marriage (or committment) is a good thing. Tony and I have 3 children: Preston 12, Dollie 9, and Ben 6. We’d have more if we could afford them, and I , a nicer pregnant woman! :) Somehow teaching and soldiering don’t fill the coffers as they should! I’m seriously thinking about coming out, but it’s a heck of a trip from VA to AK…

Feb 26, 2006, 06:37AM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Daniel Spils

Yucky Lager?

I haven’t consumed a Luckys in a while. I suspect it’s still a deliciously horrible lager.

Teaching and soldiering is often underappreciated work. I’d send my kids to your class any day of the week, Esther. A picture of your family would be nice—and make it to the damn reunion! Why? Well, why not. I’ll be fun. Plus I can tell you all about hiding from the cops in the hedge outside your house as they stood over me talking about the little delinquents they were going to track down. I think Raymond, Jody and someone else was part of that little escapade. I, of course, got off scott free.

Feb 27, 2006, 11:19AM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Um...who said anyone was ever delinquent?! - EstherHarrison

Um...hello... - EstherHarrison

gold star for Esther - Daniel Spils

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Mar 03, 2006, 11:01PM PST

Daniel Spils

pinky promise

My next band I’m going to make everyone pinky promise that they’ll show up to rehearsal on time and not drink too much before gigs. Mia is a genius, Sheila.

Mar 06, 2006, 11:00AM PST | Thread | Respond to this

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Mar 14, 2006, 10:53AM PST

Kendra Guffey

SNOC

Hi Dan,
So I’m beginning to think you and I are the only single no kids on here. What happened? Its like I missed the boat everyone else caught! Course- could be that i’m usually at 10 minutes late. Feels weird though-
Kendra

Apr 07, 2006, 04:39PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Daniel Spils

there are more of us

I chatted with Jody Fink not too long ago … and it looks like Mike Parker is childless, too. I think there are a few of us still out there :)

We’ll have to tear it up at the reunion to make up for all the parents! I’m actually looking forward to seeing everyone’s kids, too.

Apr 08, 2006, 08:14AM PDT | Respond to this

Hal Heinze

Gymnastics Team Wannabe

Daniel,
Every time you check into the Robot Coop I see this photo. I must say you missed your calling by not joining the gymnastics team in HS. I guess this photo proves the dangers of cell phone cameras. Maybe this was not meant to be a Kodak Moment?

P.S. I loved your reviews of your local pancake places this week that was some great work. :)

May 16, 2006, 02:46PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

Daniel Spils

working on my individual floor routine

Yeah, it’s a sad state of affairs when camera phone shots shape other people’s perceptions of who you are. Actually, I do like doing spontaneous cartwheels. Perhaps that is the real me.

May 16, 2006, 08:30PM PDT | Respond to this 1 cheer

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I would date a hairless beer-bonger!

Hair or no Hair

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Daniel!

Yucky Lager?

pinky promise

SNOC

there are more of us

Gymnastics Team Wannabe

working on my individual floor routine

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