Seattle! How is it now? Are there jobs? Should I move there?

one of my coworkers gave me this fun fact on my last day:

the names of the twelve streets in the heart of the central business district are paired by their first letters. from south to north, they are: jefferson, james, cherry, colombia, marion, madison, spring, seneca, university, union, pike, pine. one way to remember the order of the street pairs is with the mnemonic "jesus christ made seattle under protest" (JCMSUP).

:)

or "jesus christ man, 'sup?!"

jc made shit UP

lol

ok, see u june 17!

Wow, I've lived here for ten years and even though I've made mental groupings in my head of those streets, it never occured to me that so many of them start with the same letters like that.

what is the best san juan for a day trip?

orcas is nice, but the people can be grumpy.

go see the alpacas if you're there, and consider staying overnight at juniper lane guest house. juniper is very nice and it is quite inexpensive.

certainly i will do an overnight at some point, but not this time as my visiting friend is only here a few days and we have much to do.

Victoria is nice!

lol i just saw a bunch of alpacas in peru. i got so tired of people trying to sell me ugly sweaters. so cholo! so ethnic!

why are orcas people crabby?

lean like a cholo (in an ugly sweater)

the ppl there are just kind of territorial and not tremendously fond of mainlanders, I guess? I dunno, it's been a while since I've been there

as far as accessibility/first time visit i would rate them:
san juan island
orcas
lopez
shaw

shaw would rate higher if the nuns still ran the ferry terminal there

SJI is pretty easy. make a loop from friday harbor: roche harbor, english camp, lime kiln, american camp. that western side of the island facing victoria is one of my favorite places

on a nice weekday the twists and turns remind me of the drive south of big sur. it's that pretty

haven't been to lopez or shaw. obv I am only a mid-lvl sj tourist

gAh i probably haven't been to either of those in like15 years.

tbh i bet i rep for san juan island cuz i go there every couple months and never go to the other islands

I guess blake is like the FINAL_BOSS of sj tourism

oh shit, blake island is off vashon and most definitely not what I'm thinking of lemme get back to you

blakeLY island

thpse islands where you have to hire a private boat to get to them, those are something serious. tehresa youd impress the hell out of your friend if you got to those.

my dad claims richard dreyfus owns one of them but i have my suspicions as i'm pretty sure my dad doesn't know who richard dreyfus is

i don't really care about impressing her like that.
but.
if i meet a cuet boy some day.
maybe!!! thanks for the tip, plAya ;)

you know who'd vote san juan island? steve fucking miller. that's right. i said it. the gangster of love...maurice...he's got a silly ostentatious house with a waaaaaay too big lawn, just south of friday harbor

I'd love to get a boat to take me to Patos Island. Very small state park there and also a lighthouse. I can see it from my house at night.

I've only been out to the islands a few times, but found them pretty darn boring. Then again, I spent most of my life out in the boonies...I prefer the city!

she is coming from nyc so you know, nature is novel, etc.

seattle today = v v pretty btw:
http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/IMG00652.jpg

hey jergs, approx how long would you recommend for the around the island tour?

maybe three hours? the aforementioned spots take maybe a half hour each to get to know. tough question! four hours if you want to meander?

cool that sounds do-able. was trying to work out ferry schedule with timing.

best reasonably priced sushi?

I like Maneki a lot - excellent quality, good-sized portions, very little ambience. But it's down in my neighborhood. Sam's Sushi isn't bad (lower QA). Marinopolis Sushiland was very meh the one time I tried it, so haven't been back. Blue C is fun and fast, but not especially reasonable.

I think Marinopolis is the only place I've gotten sushi in the city. u_u

would anyone like to sushifap this weekend?

Sure!

Blue C is where we ate when I was there, right?

i go by there all the time but it doesn't speak to me for some reason.

lol "all the time" = like 3 times

Yes! The tragically hip kai-ten place in Fremont with the different color plates named for the various Tokyo subway lines. They've opened two other branches at malls (U-Village and Southcenter), but the one in Fremont is still the best.

There's a place on 2nd Ave in Belltown that is supposed to be outstanding - don't know the name or how prices are, but will ask the person who recommended it. Sushi Kyo is on 1st near Broad which is pretty standard fare and nothing special on price, and Wasabi Bistro is like at 2nd and Bell which is more non-trad rolls and stuff and has been really accommodating for large ILX groups in the past.

Sounds like a plan.

it doesn't have to be hueg.

just want some sushi.

I want to be in Seattle for sushi ;_;

just drive up!

Wasabi, though it can be pricey, is my fave sushi place in Seattle.

The light rail opens this weekend - free rides both Sat and Sun.

I like Maneki a lot - excellent quality, good-sized portions, very little ambience.

My sources second the rec for Maneki and add: call a day ahead, and if you're taking more than 4 people, ask about a tatami room.

Also on the list: Saitos on 1st, Mushashis, Aoki on Broadway.