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Anthony's is okay for a chain, but go to Etta's if you want really good seafood.

― Jaq (Jaq), Saturday, 6 January 2007 01:22 (seventeen years ago) link

yeah, I picked it for the view, but Etta's is probably the ultimate Seattle restaurant

more cheap or semi-cheap eats - Cafe Paloma, Pan Africa Market, Copacabana

I'll stop now

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Saturday, 6 January 2007 01:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Seattle people! This 365 Plays/365 Days is great! One play, every day, somewhere (see http://www.365Seattle.com for details), then once a month a marathon of all the past month's plays. Tonight's was at Town Hall, the February marathon is at the Rep. Thought-provoking, cynical, angrifying, uproarious, short. Each week's plays are produced by a different theater troupe. And it's all free!

― Jaq (Jaq), Tuesday, 9 January 2007 06:15 (seventeen years ago) link

one month passes...

Movies I've wanted to see forever and never have are coming to Seattle this week and next and I'm going to be home. Earrings of Madame de... 3/1 only as part of SIFF and Rules of the Game this coming week at the Varsity. Anyone else going?

― Jaq, Sunday, 25 February 2007 02:56 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh No! Sorry Charlie's got closed/bought!? And by someone I used to know- from the music industry days of yore!
I used to croon tunes at Sorry Charlie's on a weekly basis (after the DogHouse, with Dick Dickerson at the piano, closed.)
The cocktail waitress was a "little person" and the bartender was about 6 foot seven - it was very surreal, like David Lynch had planned it all.
This was 10 years ago, but I like reading this thread just to see if anything is familiar.
Had my share of parties with weird semi strangers lingering.
I may be there for a trip this summer - a friends play is being produced at the Rep, and I owe Seattle a visit...would you all meet me at the Comet for beers?

― aimurchie, Sunday, 25 February 2007 14:16 (seventeen years ago) link

yes yes yes. what play at the rep? (i used to work next door at the intiman and looked over the rep's schedule longlingly).

i will be back at some point this summer, probably june. we must croquet again.

― jergincito, Sunday, 25 February 2007 14:49 (seventeen years ago) link

"The Singing Forest" by Craig Lucas. He was on the board of directors at...the Rep. His boyfriend is one of my best friends and is designing the show.
I went to the opening, at the Long Wharf, in New Haven - it's a really brilliant play. Seeing it two years later will be fun, as they have been "tweaking" it, and some elements have changed.
I used to have formal Sunday gatherings at Volunteer Park for croquet. And imbibing. Like Jaq, I was a master at playing one-handed croquet as I did not want to stop clutching my mimosa. It was pretty hilarious - we would all REALLLY dress for the occasion,(party dresses, knickers, hats) and nobody cared when they got knocked into the out of bounds, or whatever.
That's what I miss about Seattle - there's a general feeling that it is quite OK to have a little party in the park, on a sunny summer Sunday. it's a very free city - you obey certain rules, and break all of the other rules. It's tolerant.
I lived on the corner of 16th and Thomas, on Capitol Hill, and we used to slide down the big metal sculpture (gigantic slide for immature, drunk grownups), behind Swedish(?) Medical,and nobody would complain...as long as we didn't cause any REAL trouble.
I love when this thread gets revived, because I know there are so many cool people keeping my lovely (adopted) city alive!

― aimurchie, Sunday, 25 February 2007 15:35 (seventeen years ago) link

two months pass...

SeattlXors, SAM is open all weekend for free, 35 hours straight, from 10 am Saturday til 9 pm Sunday. You do have to reserve a ticket (from the website). Mr. Jaq and I are thinking about the wee hours of Sunday morning.

― Jaq, Friday, 4 May 2007 19:48 (seventeen years ago) link

Oops, nope, you get the tickets once you're there.

― Jaq, Friday, 4 May 2007 19:53 (seventeen years ago) link

i was just thinking about this thread! sounds fun.

so, it looks like i'll be back at the end of the month. i'm calling June Croquet FAP II if all of you regulars are up for it.

― jergïns, Friday, 4 May 2007 19:54 (seventeen years ago) link

(jaq really can i borrow that book about the japanese guy living on the street?)

― jergïns, Friday, 4 May 2007 19:54 (seventeen years ago) link

This month!!! Like, May? Fantastic! Let me know if you need a ride from Seatac. Absolutely yes to the book borrowing, I will find it and set aside for you.

― Jaq, Friday, 4 May 2007 19:59 (seventeen years ago) link

yep, end of may. mixed feelings, for sure.

i'm coming back memorial day, i think. want to come over that week?

omg i'm making plans to be back. i guess that means i'll be back. there are no jobs here.

― jergïns, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:05 (seventeen years ago) link

We're gone to the rainforest Sat - Mon afternoon, but yes that week! And we should have a welcome back FAP before I have to leave town again. I'm torn that you have to leave because I would like to visit you there, but that Poland project looks a year away (if ever) and I am glad you will be back in Seattle because we have found this really good Vietnamese place and we should all eat there.

― Jaq, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:14 (seventeen years ago) link

ooooh yeah i bet it's cheap too. if not that week then the week after. the whole summer stretches out in front of us.

fyi seattle ilxors http://www.ilxor.com:8090/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=156&threadid=3#unread

― jergïns, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:28 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh, shiny!!!

― Jaq, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:46 (seventeen years ago) link

okay, i'm definitely going to the museum tomorrow sometime (the wee hours thing won't work for me because i have to be at work sunday am). thanks for the heads up.

also, jaq when you go to the hoh (or are you going to one of the other rain forests?), are you going to camp or stay at a hotel/motel/hostel/somewhere else? I'm thinking of going on my next 4-day-off, and I have zero camping gear, so I'll probably just try to find a cheap hotel or something (or I might just go for a day).

i'm down for a welcome back fap.

― Lingbert, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Hoh hotel (rainforest resort w/ jacuzzi and fireplace, because it's for my birthday and I'm all about decadent). There's lots of B&Bs and small places over there and the summer season rates don't seem to start until June. Or maybe a cheap rate at one of the casinos, just as a jumping off point. The beaches are all kinds of amazing over there - incredible tide pools and sea otters scampering etc.

― Jaq, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:59 (seventeen years ago) link

must go soon

― Lingbert, Friday, 4 May 2007 21:08 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.visitkalaloch.com/
http://www.quileuteoceanside.com/

― gabbneb, Friday, 4 May 2007 22:01 (seventeen years ago) link

This lists accommodations in the "cheap" range: http://forkswa.com/22.html

Hostel for $8.50/night, etc.

― Jaq, Friday, 4 May 2007 22:13 (seventeen years ago) link

For future travel options, what's the Vietnamese place?

― joygoat, Saturday, 5 May 2007 01:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Tamarind Tree, in the International district west of 12th on Jackson. You drive up around the back of the Viet-Wah grocery, and it's in the north east corner of the sketchy looking strip mall. Amazing variety of food, inexpensive, full bar. The interior is 1000% more classy than the exterior, and it's always packed.

joygoat, you should let us know when you're next over! Seattle krewe is a friendly bunch of folxers. How are you guys liking Pullman? Several of my colleagues offspring attend school over that way.

― Jaq, Saturday, 5 May 2007 02:17 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm probably going to stay at the Rain Forest Hostel. Those places look nice, gabbneb, but they're out of my price range.

― Lingbert, Sunday, 6 May 2007 04:10 (seventeen years ago) link

I've stayed in the Klaloch (clay-lock) cabins before, and it is a great property, also the Lake Quinault Lodge, but they are both not only spendy but are booked solid out the year before for most of the summer season and major holidays.

― Jaq, Sunday, 6 May 2007 08:53 (seventeen years ago) link

And we are up way way early, to head down to the all-nighter at the SAM :)

― Jaq, Sunday, 6 May 2007 08:54 (seventeen years ago) link

lingy lick a tree for me

― jergïns, Sunday, 6 May 2007 13:05 (seventeen years ago) link

I'll be spending six weeks in Seattle this summer, it seems. I'll be staying on the uni campus. I don't know how much spare time I'll have, but does anyone have any tips on how to spend it?

I'll be there June 15th - July 27th.

― Zora, Sunday, 6 May 2007 17:20 (seventeen years ago) link

I've heard of Tamarind Tree as good spot but I've never been there. It's on the list of Seattle restaurants that I keep on my ipod in case of traveling.

Pullman isn't bad, really. I moved from a smaller area, more remote, with worse weather. Having an actual spring is quite nice, as is being able to get to Seattle in just over four hours of driving through beautiful scenery. We just bought a house that probably would have cost $650k or so in Seattle which is also sort of nice.

Next time we head over I might look to meet some people.

― joygoat, Sunday, 6 May 2007 18:23 (seventeen years ago) link

Zora, you'll be here for the Capitol Hill Block Party. Kayaking/canoeing the cut, exploring the arboreteum, visiting the Mohai (Museum of History and Industry), all within blocks of campus. Eating at Thai Tom, as often as possible, checking out the University Bookstore (which usually has some good readings scheduled too) and Twice-sold Tales and Half-price Books, movies at the great old Neptune movie house, also the Varsity theater and fantastic rentals at Scarecrow Video. Again, all within walking/biking distance. Saturdays, the U-district farmers' market is up at NE 50th and the Ave. Great produce, breads, cheeses, fish, pastries.

And, croquet FAP!

― Jaq, Sunday, 6 May 2007 20:43 (seventeen years ago) link

but does anyone have any tips on how to spend it?

call and complain about your dormitory accomodation. if you work your way up the beauracratic ladder, our lxy will eventually get your call. then say "LOL IT'S AN ILXOR!"

there are a million bazillion things to do in the summer, with some great ideas on this thread. the best couple i can think of, without copying jaq, are: walk walk walk the city, between your neighborhood and downtown, see music, fap with us. okay, one copy. no wait two. ah jaq...

― jergïns, Monday, 7 May 2007 09:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Thanks guys. The more I read about this workshop I'm there for the more I think I'll be lucky if I have time to sleep, even, but croquet FAP sounds like a must!

I'm sure the university accommodation will be superb, if there's an ILXOR responsible... oh wait... I know what ILXORs do when they should be working...

― Zora, Monday, 7 May 2007 09:27 (seventeen years ago) link

haha

― jergïns, Monday, 7 May 2007 17:06 (seventeen years ago) link

my uncle works for boeing, lives in bellevue, and is never home. he is offering to me, my BF, & my little sis a place to stay rent-free. although things are wonderful here in arkansas, a change is welcome! too, no rent is a hard offer to pass up. obvious perks: proximity to seattle & canada. please tell me good things about bellevue!

― Ai Lien, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Uhm....it's not far from Seattle! You can ride a bike or walk across Lake Washington on the I-90 bridge. It's got a nice urban skyline in the downtown part. You'd be close to the Cascades. Crossroads Mall is great, very non-mall-like with a giant chess set in the food court, which is full of non-chain fast food places. It has almost 100 parks.

― Jaq, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:08 (seventeen years ago) link

is public transport between seattle & bellevue decent? the cost of living in little rock is pretty low. i imagine that if rent is being paid for, the cost of living in washington isn't much different? i'm pretty excited about this. we have a year to work it out as we just renewed our lease. but it'll give up proper time to scope it out, etc.

― Ai Lien, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:18 (seventeen years ago) link

also, i'm very excited about the vietnamese population - i'm 1/2 vietnamese myself. there is hardly a community here anymore.

how far is seattle from bellevue? 20 mins? i've been to bellevue before, i just can't remember. oh! i'm looking forward to camping, too.

― Ai Lien, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:21 (seventeen years ago) link

Good bus service between the cities as their in the same county (King). Time between depends on where you are in Bellevue - 20 min from downtown B to downtown S in moderate traffic is about right. Car insurance is higher here than in Arkansas, and gas too I'm sure due to taxes (it's around $3.40/gal for 87 oct.), but if you take the bus, that's no worry. Electricity's cheap in WA, sales tax is high (8.9%). No state income tax though.

― Jaq, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:34 (seventeen years ago) link

my experience with bellevue is pretty limited, but it seems pretty upscale and blah to me. I had no idea about the 100 parks thing, though, and it's definitely possible that there's more to the place.

no rent is a tough offer to pass up! you should totally do it.

― Myspace Password Admin, Monday, 7 May 2007 20:51 (seventeen years ago) link

re: vietnamese community - I think Seattle's is still the 6th largest in the country. There was a great Tet celebration at the Seattle Center this year.

― Jaq, Monday, 7 May 2007 21:01 (seventeen years ago) link

uh oh, i've been outed. :)

but really, zora, please do let me know if you need any assistance with negotiating campus or your accommodations.

campus recommendations: The henry art gallery is one of the best art venues in the region, and the burke museum (natural history) is good too. there are a number of very nice sculptures around campus, and aside from that the campus is very beautiful. of course depending on your program (i would guess fred hutch based on what you've said?) you may not be on campus much at all, except to sleep so....

i do hope you have time for some exploring and socializing.

where are you coming from?

ai lien, there are a lot of vietnamese restaurants and markets in seattle, all over really but with a large concentration in the central district. some friends just moved to that area and one of them works in bellevue, so i don't think it's too difficult to get from one place to the other.

― lxy, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 04:20 (seventeen years ago) link

I've been to Seattle a couple of times now, for a couple days at a time. I've mostly spent time mostly in Ballard, Capitol Hill, Greenlake, the International District, Belltown, downtown, the U district, and one sojourn to Rainier Valley.

Other than Queen Anne, which I seem to have skipped, what else is worth checking out? I'm kind of curious to see what I imagine to be the more residential neighborhoods, like Alki and West Seattle.

― joygoat, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 07:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Bellevue is, yeah, close to Seattle. There's actually a lot of amazing food in the eastern suburbs, Indian and Thai and Vietnamese, since so many recent immigrants (from hb-1 microsoft visas to former boat people) have ended up there.

There's actually starting to be some interesting architecture there. starting. watch me use GIS to make Bellevue look sexy:

http://www.brightworks.net/images/projects/bt.jpg https://www.ehmssl.com/towers_images/pic.jpg

― jergïns, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 09:46 (seventeen years ago) link

what else is worth checking out?

great thing about this city: there are still more neighborhoods to explore. first i would say phinney ridge, mostly cuz that's our neighborhood. it's a nice walking street, shops and etc., just above the zoo. the thing that really recommends it is that on a clear day you can see both the cascades to the east and the olympics to the west. mountains on both sides!

other neighborhoods not mentioned above: ravenna (cute, yuppie/hippy, old houses and cafes and bookstores, quiet), yeah alki (fish and chips, great views back to the city, beachfront), columbia city ('up and coming' or whatever, an old southern neighborhood, not too gentrified, yet). all of these are pretty residential, and worth exploring.

― jergïns, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 09:53 (seventeen years ago) link

i'm certain we'll move there. my uncle really had us at 'free rent'. it'll about a year, though, before we get there since we just renewed our lease. i'll probably keep my eye out on this thread, though!

we should have a soiree. i've heard about jaq's cooking!

― Ai Lien, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 13:53 (seventeen years ago) link

a year in the planning

― Ai Lien, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 13:56 (seventeen years ago) link

her cooking is worth waiting a year for.

i'd move to bellevue for free rent. no problem.

― jergïns, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 15:27 (seventeen years ago) link

What I love about all the neighborhoods in Seattle is that they each have their own little downtown - a strip of 2-3 storied brick storefronts w/ eclectic mix of shops. Columbia City has a fantastic old school barber shop, a nice bakery, pubs, a wood-fired neopolitan pizza place w/ great gelato. Madrona has a cupcake shop, a custom cobbler and hatter who display the most over-the-top awesome things in the window, and a small winery.

We are currently living down in the far south end, south of Rainier Valley and Columbia City - it's a neighborhood in complete turmoil due to construction of the light rail and the hugely shifting mix of immigrant populations. I'd recommend a walk around the Seward (as in the Seward of Seward's Folly) Park neighborhood, including the 2.5 mile circle around Seward Park where the trail is bordered on one side by Lake Washington and on the other by the forest of the park. Other great lake shore walks - Magnuson Park, especially when the blackberries are ripe or for a few hours on Kite Hill (if you brought your kite) or a little while in the Soundgarden. If you walk north along the lake from Seward park, you first come to Rainier Beach, then to the marina at Leschi (more great little shops and cafes), then to the old Madrona Beach bathhouse where in the summer a barbeque stand is set up.

The Arboretum is lovely and has a small Japanese garden, but down in the south end is the Kubota Garden which is a treasure. The new Chief Sealth trail is opening next weekend - it runs through the south end and along Beacon Ridge. The Burke-Gilman trail runs from Ballard for miles up around the north of the lake to, like, Bothell. Summer in Seattle is so beautiful; it's a great place to be outdoors. REI, Greg's, and lots of other shops rent bikes and gear.

Actually, that reminds me - Lingbert, REI also rents camping equipment!

ai lien, we'll try not to use up all the fun before you guys get here =D

― Jaq, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 15:37 (seventeen years ago) link

aw jergins making me blush....

― Jaq, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 15:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh yeah, Phinney Ridge - we ate breakfast at Mae's last time I was there. I saw Lakes Union & Washington simultaneously, but not the mountains. But I've only seen Rainier once in the maybe 12 days that I've spent in Seattle, and only like two of those were cloudy and rainy.

The downtown strip in each neighborhood is what I really like about the city, which probably makes sense because at least a couple neighborhoods used to be separate towns, right? I know at least Ballard was, based on the little history page I saw in Archie McPhee.

― joygoat, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 17:42 (seventeen years ago) link

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