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Here’s a copy of the email that I sent out to everyone in our studio which is relevant to all but one person (Kristi who is now a resident of San Francisco–CA is part of today’s Super Tuesday).  Take part in your political process everybody!:

To clear up some of the very understandable confusion, here’s some information: 

Both the Democratic and Republican parties in Washington State are relying on caucuses to determine how many delegates will represent each candidate.  If you’re a Democrat (or planning on voting Democrat), your vote in the primary will NOT count towards the # of delegates.  If you’re voting Republican you can go to the caucus AND vote in the primary.   

If politics matter to you, please make sure to take part in the caucus this week Saturday (2/9) at 1pm. 

• Read about caucuses here:
  http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/politicalsystem/a/delegateprocess.htm
  or get information here (from the MSN Interactive Voting Map that Amie and Allen worked on):
  http://election.msn.com/DefaultSchedule.aspx
  http://www3.capwiz.com/electionmsn/e4/rlist/?state=wa 

• If you’re voting for a Democrat get information on your caucus location here:
  http://www.wa-democrats.org/caucusfinder 

• Republicans can go here to find your caucus location:
  http://www.wsrp.org/News/Read.aspx?ID=6885 

• If you’re not already registered to vote, register here:
  http://www3.capwiz.com/electionmsn/e4/nvra/?action=form&state=WA
  Note: The deadline for registering to vote in Washington is August 4, 2008 for the Primary Election. The deadline for registering to vote in the General Election is September 30, 2008. 

• I you don’t know if you’re registered or not or you’ve moved or changed your name recently, go here:
  https://www.metrokc.gov/elections/pollingplace/voterlookup.aspx 

Matt and I took Will Vinton, his lovely wife Gill, and daughter to brunch this Sunday before Will’s Master Animation Class at the Northwest Film Forum.  We wanted to welcome an animation luminary to our lovely city and have an excuse to check out the brunch at Palisade Restaurant.

Will’s little daughter had a bit of a rough morning–we picked them up at 9am so that we’d have enough time for a leisurely meal and get Will back in time to set up for the class.  As soon as her Very Berry Smoothie (which came in a tiki glass) and Wacky Waffle (adorned with a bacon smile) arrived at the table, she was able to find some enjoyment in hanging out with a bunch of adults in a strange place.

Will and Gill were amazingly sweet people and extra fun to talk to.  Matt was able to talk shop, taking as much in about Will’s experience as an Academy Award and Oscar winning animator.  Gill and I talked about food–one of my favorite subjects.  Gill’s from Yorkshire (she didn’t think that I picked up on her slight British accent) and Matt’s family is from London/Ipswich so we had a lot to gab about.

We all ended up eating way too much.  You see, the way brunch is set up at the Palisade is that you pick an entree and it comes with trips to the buffet.  I know you’re thinking “ugh! buffets… usually not the cream of the crop.”  But this buffet had shrimp cocktail, oysters on the half shell, papaya, mango, macademia nut pancakes (with rum maple syrup)…  *burp*  Oh yeah, AND we had our entrees which were also amazing.

All the while, we were able to oogle the Seattle skyline, mountains, and water all from our table.

Floating World Comics
20 NW 5th Ave
Portland, OR 

Thursday, Feb. 7th, 6-10PM

Founded by visionary cartoonist Jim Woodring and Bob Rini, “Friends of the Nib” is a modern cartoonist salon. Cartoonists participating include: Jim Woodring, Bob Rini, Kinoko, Dalton Webb, Mark Campos, Matt Tamaru, Sara Spink, Angela Stork, Max Clotfelter, Scott Faulkner, and David Lasky. Schedules permitting, all artists plan to attend the event.