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Lingbert, Thursday, 1 November 2007 05:38 (sixteen years ago) link

i am very sorry reverend.

jergïns, Thursday, 1 November 2007 05:56 (sixteen years ago) link

i will change the subject if that isn't too gauche (still, thinking of u):

there is an AMAZING ballet on, one of the 4 'contemporary classics' pieces. i mean like holy shit good, each and every one of you should see it. it's called caught, it's about 8 minutes long, and it's about the best dance i've ever seen. and i've seen a good amount at this point. i can't recommend it highly enough. seriously people, come down and see it. i'll get you in, just let me know the day. SOOOOOOOOO worth your time.

jergïns, Thursday, 1 November 2007 05:58 (sixteen years ago) link

Hey Rev. You got my number right? Let me know if you want to chat.

Mackro Mackro, Thursday, 1 November 2007 19:46 (sixteen years ago) link

in the meantime, step back into history about a week or so and pretend you never lived here:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=la+center,+wa&ie=UTF8&ll=45.764649,-122.308044&spn=0.500085,1.266174&z=10&iwloc=addr&om=1

When you see a picture of this man:

http://i13.tinypic.com/5xt83l2.jpg

What do you imagine this man is doing with his life? Who is he with?

Mackro Mackro, Thursday, 1 November 2007 19:51 (sixteen years ago) link

Oh never mind. I just found this guy made NATIONAL NEWS. This won't work. fuck it.

Mackro Mackro, Thursday, 1 November 2007 19:52 (sixteen years ago) link

Thanks for all the sympathy, people. Attila's gone now. His ashes will be spread around an orchard near Sultan.

Mackro: I don't think I do, email me.

The Reverend, Friday, 2 November 2007 00:02 (sixteen years ago) link

Fucking hell, I just got laid off, and I have no money, cause I just spent it all on this damn car. I have $32. Fucking fucking fuck.

The Reverend, Friday, 2 November 2007 13:47 (sixteen years ago) link

(It's a nice car, I'll look quite stylish as I drive around to job interviews on E.)

The Reverend, Friday, 2 November 2007 14:02 (sixteen years ago) link

(Uh, E for "empty". I'm not in the habit of popping pills before meeting a potential employer.)

The Reverend, Friday, 2 November 2007 14:04 (sixteen years ago) link

I still can't fucking believe this. Not my fucking week.

The Reverend, Friday, 2 November 2007 14:07 (sixteen years ago) link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fAr0FEefPU

The Reverend, Friday, 2 November 2007 14:15 (sixteen years ago) link

Rev, I sent you email via here. If that doesn't work, let me know and i'll get it via Jaq or jergins who whoever else might have it.

Mackro Mackro, Friday, 2 November 2007 16:51 (sixteen years ago) link

reverend. oh my goodness. at least this most horrible week is almost over, yeah?

lxy, Friday, 2 November 2007 18:21 (sixteen years ago) link

Oh man, Rev :(

Jaq, Friday, 2 November 2007 18:26 (sixteen years ago) link

there is an AMAZING ballet on

YES THERE IS!

seattlists, seriously, you should take this opportunity to see some of the best contemporary ballet possible. cannot recommend highly enough.

lxy, Saturday, 3 November 2007 07:38 (sixteen years ago) link

there is an AMAZING ballet on

truly truly - first ballet I've ever seen and now I'm probably ruined for all others. Really stunning and affecting - esp. Kiss and Caught. I'm no fan of Philip Glass who scored the final one (In the Upper Room), but it was fun, full of tai chi and park joggers and fit shirtless guys and cheerleaders. Bits and pieces keep replaying in my head today.

I never thought about people knowing a ballet as well as I might know a symphony or someone else an opera - the idea never occurred - but so many of the audience obviously knew and were thrilled by the first piece (Agon), that the puzzle piece dropped into place in my understanding.

Jaq, Saturday, 3 November 2007 20:15 (sixteen years ago) link

fuck this town

jergïns, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 06:56 (sixteen years ago) link

^^^This.

The Reverend, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 07:08 (sixteen years ago) link

Why are we fucking this town?

The Reverend, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 07:08 (sixteen years ago) link

fuck this state
the town was lame though.
and i don't want to talk about it until next week. I don't want to become sick again.

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 17:38 (sixteen years ago) link

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR REMINDING ME WHY I NEED TO LEAVE

jergïns, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 17:49 (sixteen years ago) link

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/338623_transpo07.html?

gabbneb, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 18:17 (sixteen years ago) link

;_;

lxy, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 18:21 (sixteen years ago) link

I don't think anyone is going to vote for light rail until they see it happen in 2009. Then people will start supporting it.

I'm more upset about i-960 passing even if barely. hopefully it will be ruled unconstitutional like much of other Eyman's initiatives.

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 19:19 (sixteen years ago) link

vote for MORE light rail, I meant to say

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 19:19 (sixteen years ago) link

i think you're right, that once people see it working, and well, they'll (ahem) get on board. that's human nature, i get it, but it doesn't make me hate their lack of vision any less

jergïns, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 19:35 (sixteen years ago) link

I'm on a campaign right now to make the people I work with see riding the bus as hip and cool and smart and OMG THE BEST THING EVER. Public transit needs cheerleaders and bus mentors to take the "oooo ick scary and inconvenient" factor out of people's minds. I am bummed b/c I didn't get my address change in (from when we moved from Richland) and so couldn't vote (even absentee - Benton County knew I'd moved) yesterday.

Jaq, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 20:03 (sixteen years ago) link

someone also brought up a really good point. People got stung badly by the Monorail finance disaster so I think no one is going to vote for any big transit project here until they see a prototype or smaller version there already. As much as I don't see eye to eye with their sense of version, jergins, I can't blame them for being distrustful.

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 20:23 (sixteen years ago) link

vision not version

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 20:23 (sixteen years ago) link

vision not (version)

El Tomboto, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 20:27 (sixteen years ago) link

I know where Tim Eyman lives. Would buying some kerosene and matches be the correct thing to do?

The Reverend, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 22:55 (sixteen years ago) link

Just don't burn down the rest of Mukilteo, especially Rane! I need to get my mixer fixed, I think.

I'm already over the election shittiness. That felt really bad for a while though. Fuck.

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 22:57 (sixteen years ago) link

Hey, Seattle, I LOVE the bus bike racks, WTG dudes. I would like the bus a whole bunch more, though, without the OBVIOUSLY TWEAKING drug addicts everywhere trying to talk to you/each other by which I mean "yelling across three seats" and talking about who has the best "programs" or how hard it is to sit still when you've been riding the bus all day.

Thx, NYC out

Laurel, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:00 (sixteen years ago) link

Also the South/Latin American dude who felt up my knees on my way to the airport and then mocked me in Spanish when I objected, and who REEKED like a broken distillery...it would be cool if the driver hadn't let him on in the first place.

Laurel, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link

I mean it's less "inconvenient" than walking in the rain, that's for shure. ;)

Laurel, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:04 (sixteen years ago) link

haha Laurel there's been a fight about this on Slog the other day. Except someone there asked it in very bad wording "Would you ride the bus if you knew you didn't have to be next to someone homeless or smelly on the way to work?" Doh. Righteous bullshit maelstrom megastorm ensued.

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:04 (sixteen years ago) link

But it does seem a LOT of people want to get rid of the Ride Free Zone. I see its advantages, but the disadvantages are really getting annoying now.

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:06 (sixteen years ago) link

Sure, everyone needs transportation, even in NYC you can't kick someone off for being homeless. Like, dude, just give them some room, your life STILL wouldn't be as bad as his if your dog died and your heart broke on the same day your office was attacked by Godzilla. But there's a lot more TOTAL room on the train than there is on a bus so you can afford to maneuver around people. And the tweakers have just GOT to go.

Laurel, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:09 (sixteen years ago) link

the single lamest thing about Seattle is the lag in rail. I love it here, but it is a glaring downside to the city. Light rail is (knocking on wood) coming in 2009 between the airport and the city... that's not going to get rid of traffic forever obviously, and unfortunately people here are doubting thomases when it comes to funding public transit. But if it means they will get excited about more light rails later, then so be it. I wish Microsoft would just kick down a Microsoft light rail line between Seattle and Redmond, and not just for workers.

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:13 (sixteen years ago) link

Still though, it's not hard to get around the city if you don't have a car. Seattle is maybe as big as Brooklyn? It's not a big city, and once you figure out the buses, you can get around most of the day. You can call for cabs, and they're not total rip-offs. I can't complain.

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:14 (sixteen years ago) link

BIKES

Laurel, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:16 (sixteen years ago) link

I'll defer to the bikers here. I can't ride a bike without nearly killing myself. bad balance, too fat, whine whine.

There definitely are biker posses here, and they get mean when scorned.

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:17 (sixteen years ago) link

dude if my office got attacked by Godzilla that would be an AWESOME day.

El Tomboto, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:19 (sixteen years ago) link

I should have taken more cabs there, actually -- I was v v v late for something which turned out to be a biiiig problem, because I couldn't find an ATM for cash for the bus, then couldn't find a bus stop for the right line, and then when it came it was only going part way, etc. But here I NEVER take cabs because it STARTS at $15 to go anywhere I'd be going. It WAS cool for the ride to the Comet to be like $6.

Laurel, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:22 (sixteen years ago) link

Godzilla has already invaded Seattle. It's a must see if you're into old video games:

http://www.boardgamenews.com/gamepreviews/pinkgodzilladevkit/large/godzilla.jpg

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:23 (sixteen years ago) link

http://www.8bitjoystick.com/archives/photos/PinkGodzillagames.jpg

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:24 (sixteen years ago) link

DON'T TAKE MY FREE RIDE ZONE AWAY!

I mean seriously all those freakin' cruise boat people need something to do for 3 freakin' hours, DO YOU WANT THEM ALL IN FRONT OF YOU TRYING TO FIND THEIR CHANGE?????

Jaq, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:32 (sixteen years ago) link

HAHA YOU LIVE DOWNTOWN

Laurel, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:32 (sixteen years ago) link

Maybe we should do what Vancouver did with their tweakers and ship them to the capitol. Olympia needs more tweaker rock anyway. *dodges facial hair*

Mackro Mackro, Wednesday, 7 November 2007 23:36 (sixteen years ago) link


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