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

hey guys i have two pairs of nutcracker dress rehearsal tickets to give. the timing is a little weird: wednesday nov 21 (day before thanksgiving) at 5 pm. but yeah, if anybody wants 'em, let me know. ilxor mail works fine.

"UNSEEN PEANUTS" Revealed This Friday!

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, in association with the Charles M.
Schulz Museum and Research Center, is pleased to present "Unseen
Peanuts." This collection of full size, rarely seen Peanuts strips
opens with a daylong preview on Friday, November 23 from 11:30 until
8:00 PM, highlighted by an "Unseen Peanuts" slide presentation by
Fantagraphics Books co-publisher Kim Thompson at 6:00 PM. The public
of all ages is invited to this free event.

Perhaps no American artist is more closely associated with the
holidays than Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz. Kim Thompson, co-
editor of the Complete Peanuts series, points out that even though
Peanuts is the most-reprinted comic strip in history, several
thousand strips had never been collected until The Complete Peanuts
project began in 2004. The show includes a companion 32-page "Unseen
Peanuts" comic book catalogue featuring over 150 more of these "lost"
strips. This fully annotated publication is available for free with
any purchase exclusively at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery.

Get an early start on your holiday shopping at Fantagraphics
Bookstore & Gallery, located at 1201 S. Vale St. (at Airport way S.)
in the heart of Seattle's lively Georgetown business district.
Throughout the month of November all comic strip reprints, including
The Complete Peanuts, are offered at 20 % off, and pick up our free
"Comic Strip Masterpieces" tabloid.

"Unseen Peanuts" remains on view through December 31. Fantagraphics
Bookstore & Gallery is open daily 11:30 - 8:00 PM, Sundays until 5:00
PM. 206.658.0110.

two inches deep, a few hours ago, but receding

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2153/2085434467_393962d46d.jpg

oh man, that's awful. I'm really sorry. I hadn't even considered water damage with the heavy rains, which is weird because the Xmas blizzard of '96 did the same w/my shag-carpeted basement bedroom, ugh.

are the streets paved with slugs?

I have about half an inch just sitting under the carpet and not going anywhere. The wet vac isn't even putting a dent in it.

Fun today tearing out said carpet. We lost our internet access, too. : (

Aw man. Sorry jergins, reverend.

I have another friend whose basement studio was flooded as well. I have close to a dozen friends total with flooding, one of whom lives between Olympia and Chehalis and I still can't contact him. :(

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/343084_homeless12.html

Harassing homeless now a crime in Seattle
P-I STAFF

In a unanimous vote, the Seattle City Council on Monday passed a measure that makes harassing a homeless person a hate crime.

Under a law sponsored by council president Nick Licata, homeless people are now among those protected by the city's hate crime law prohibiting malicious harassment. The law already bars malicious harassment based upon gender identity, marital status, political ideology, age and parental status.

The law also makes it illegal to damage the belongings of a homeless person.

The move was considered largely symbolic because the city rarely charges people with malicious harassment. If a case is serious enough, it is typically forwarded to the King County Prosecutor's Office for possible charges under the state's law on malicious harassment.

Still, the proposal enjoyed the support of the full council, City Attorney Tom Carr, Mayor Greg Nickels and advocates for the homeless.

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OK, I'm totally for this bill, but have we really reached such a stalement in the council here that we can only pass bans on Inhuman Actions Caused By Sociopathic Assholes Once Every Two Years?

Sorry, "stalemate", not "stalement".

Although, someone should properly define and use "stalement". It has many useful, ur, uses.

I accidentally left a couple slices of bread in the toaster and when I found them two days later they were in a stalement.

http://oddmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/capitol_hill_octopus_map.png

http://oddmart.com/2007/05/16/seattle-subways/

You should move there, I've known someone from Seattle and I'd highly recommend it.
(Too subtle?)

i can't believe i missed the opera-singing pig!

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from upthread:

this pig, by my work
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/532896684_04d0106abd.jpg sings opera and then oinks, every 20 minutes or so. fuck

― jergïns, Wednesday, September 26, 2007 11:54 PM

tell me about 'wallingford, a few blocks from 45th'

Nice older neighborhood - esp. the southern area between 45th and the lake, but up to 50th is also nice. Narrow side streets keeps traffic slower, lots of small round-abouts. I think the 26 goes through there from downtown.

We used to buy local eggs from a farmer who doled them out from 10 - noon on Saturdays in a parking lot behind the Dick's (burgers + fries) on 45th. The Wallingford center (also on 45th), used to be a school, now shops/restaurants/apartments. Guild 45th movie theater just down the street too.

It suddenly occured to me the other day that I hadn't been to Wallingford in a really long time. That's kindof sad, because I think it's quite nice from what I remember.

are bus lines 16 and 44 useful?

i know that's subjective... i'm not sure where i'll be going quite yet, so maybe the question should be, do they get you to main/important places/transfers?

16 goes up north to Northgate (cartscalator Target, mall, park and ride, good for transferring), past the east side of Seattle Center (by the EMP) and all the way south to the ferry terminal, through downtown, so very useful for catching other routes.

44 goes east-west to Ballard and over to the U-district.

(44 will take you to the Ballard market and to Trader Joes...)

thanks, that is useful!

44 is a motherfucker but it will get u there

bussuxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

lol

lol looking at the nba playoffs coverage today led me to look at the regular season standings and imagine my surprise to see oklahoma city - i had no idea about the supersonics (haven't followed the nba in about 5 years). man, wtf seattle?

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd118/embarchie/itscomplicated_large.gif

r.i.p.

I see like 10 times the number of Sonics shirts and jerseys on students now than I ever did when they were still in Seattle.

lol @ 'ironic' sonics fans

or maybe there was just lot of merch left over and they donated it to goodwill

Hi, guys. Just dropping in.

tell me about 'wallingford'

When I lived in Seattle in the early 90s I lived in Wallingford. LOOOOOOVED it! Lived just off 40th, worked in an office on 45th, so I could walk to work, Guild theater as mentioned above, some great little restaurants and pubs. A quick bike ride to U District and Fremont areas, easy bus ride downtown. When I moved back to Minneapolis, my prerequisite was that my quality of life be as good as it was in Wallingford.

Oh, and Gasworks Park! (Sorry, I suck at linking photos...)

http://www.seattlephotographs.com/photos/gasworks_park/Gasworks_Park_photo_gallery.htm

i went to gasworks! neat! couldn't figure out the sun dial lol!

argh so after promising emails, i haven't heard back from that girl.

tell me about:

• 23rd Ave East near Madison
• "North Fremont" - is this a realtor scam term for something awful (we're talking NW 48th St)
• Beacon Hill (not really considering this)

23rd and madison - ehhhh
north fremont isn't really a term, but this is up towards me, totally fine and nice
beacon hill will be awesome once light rail opens july 18th

23rd Ave East near Madison - scary at night, can be sketchy during the day. I lived near here for 2 years, my closest grocery was the Red Apple at 23rd and Cherry. There's a new Safeway/apartment complex at 23rd and Madison and some other new townhouse-type devel, but not the greatest area. Because of new devel, I thought the rents were higher than they should be for what you got - this was a year ago though, haven't been looking at it recently.

no clue about "North Fremont". A codeword for "on Aurora" (which, hm, no thanks)?

I like Beacon Hill, there's some vibrant pockets w/good places to eat and drink, not as much redevel as south Seattle so still some great single family bungalows and stuff, light rail will start running later this year. Down the hill to the north (Rainier/MLK) can be rough, but leads toward Columbia City/Hillman City/Seward Park.

no clue about "North Fremont". A codeword for "on Aurora" (which, hm, no thanks)?

she said NW 48th, so no

not really crazy bout these people... they all have weird things. need own place. maybe pay more :(

esp never having met them, getting that vibe in advance? yikes

Never heard of "North Fremont" either; wouldn't that actually be Greenwood? Phinney Ridge?

right?
xpost

sigh.

good thing i have NOTHING to do at work cause this shit is time consuming!!!!!

"Unfortunately, I am technologically challenged and do not have pictures I can post."

tza, my step-daughter is giving up her studio apt on Cap Hill, don't know if it's available right away or what $, but could find out if you want more details.