{"id":111,"date":"2006-05-25T20:27:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-26T03:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=111"},"modified":"2015-02-18T23:07:22","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T06:07:22","slug":"meme-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2006\/05\/25\/meme-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Meme & Company"},"content":{"rendered":"

First of all a note about the weather: This is Seattle people, it rains here. There is no reason whatsover to be driving 20 MPH on I-5 just because it rains. It rains all the time. That’s what we’re famous for. Get over it or get off the road.<\/p>\n

Once I arrived at my appointment, 20 minutes late and completely frazzled, I was more than ready for a massage. Meme & Co is a tiny little salon in a new strip mall in Federal Way. The web site needs help and the salon is a bit too small for it’s own good as well. There were three (taken) chairs in the waiting area so after checking in I ended up standing by the door while waiting for the massage therapist to come out. When she arrived she presented me with a couple diagrams of the human body and asked me to draw on there where my pain was. I was standing in the middle of the room and after looking around a minute, I walked over to the reception desk, pushed some things around to make space and used the counter as a surface for illustrating my tension. After a few quick scribbles she walked me back through the salon to the room where the massage would take place.<\/p>\n

The salon area reminded me of backstage just before a performance. There was a palpable energy in the air, a rabbit warren of twists and turns marking off stations where people were attending to each other, running around with their hair in curlers and others sunk back in corners with their eyes closed in meditation. The only difference was the melon colored walls and huge windows.<\/p>\n

Once we made it back to the room where the massage was to take place, I felt much more calm. The room was sage green with nice lighting and a big easy chair in the corner. She shut the door and turned the music up, a little loud for my taste, and asked me a couple more questions. Most notably she asked if I was allergic to any of the scents, herbs, and essences that they use. This is huge. Past experience at spa’s I had to make a point of stating clearly that I am allergic to grasses and echanacia.\"bird-4\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Previous exchanges went like this:
\n“I’m allergic to echanacia”
\n“That’s nice. Here, have a cup of tea.”
\n“Does it have echanacia in it?”
\n“Yes, this tea will boost your immunity.”
\n“But I’m allergic to echanacia.”
\n“Oh, don’t worry, it’s organic and all natural.”<\/p>\n

Spa people rarely\u00a0want to admit that just because something is natural doesn’t mean it’s good for everybody. People with allergies are allergic to natural things. Duh!<\/p>\n

Ok, moving on. Suffice to say, she made points by acknowledging that not all scents, herbs and essences are good for everybody.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, she had turned the music up loud in an attempt to drown out the noise from the salon. The music was not to Yanni so it was ok, and almost loud enough to do the trick. The massage was very good. She’s she had great pressure control and by the time she was done, I was complete jelly. And to top it all off, it was only $65 for a 1 hour massage, which around here is an excellent price.<\/p>\n

Good the massage, but find somewhere else if you’re looking for the overall spa experience. Much to chaotic for that.<\/p>\n

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