Heavenly Soiree at Club Cielo

Last night was my first official Christmas party of the season graciously hosted by Seattle's ZinoSociety and held at the new and fabulous Club Cielo at Escala in downtown.

Great party, great food and a huge crowd of wine lovers and business movers/shakers. Oh, and let us not forget the lovely Miss Washington - Tracy Turnure - or was on hand to mix & mingle. For more pics from the event, visit the blog of the lovely and gracious Cathi Hatch.

Unfortunately, the camera wasn't handy for my shot with Miss Tracy, so all I got was this shot with my buddy D Mc.

Let the holiday games begin!

Ads that give me pause.

Billboards are supposed to be understandable in under 3 seconds driving over 55 miles per hour. Around Seattle, McD's is pushing their new "frappé" beverage (don't get me started on that!) and this is one of the executions in the campaign.

Do you know what it means, immediately, sitting in your chair? I'll admit that it was a mental distraction for me for about a mile as I pondered the options...  eleven (in the boldest of helvetica)? 2 bars in a box? And then I thought of electronic devices and the iconography that is used to explain the functionality of the various buttons that control them... duh! And then I missed my exit.

The user interface of personal electronics is practically a synonym for what the McD's brand stands for. Right?? Are you lovin' it?