Electrolicious

“New York may publish the books, but Seattle significantly defines America’s reading list.” (thanks, Abby!)

I’m so used to ignoring most local music (indie rock and techno just aren’t my scenes, despite numerous friends’ efforts) that somehow Blue Scholars snuck right past me. I’m totally in love with the production and omg, those hometown lyrics. Hometown politics, hometown landmarks, hometown poetry. “Inkwell” and “Burn Offering” in particular are extra awesome. […]

Pictures from last night’s Salon, which marked 2 years of Shame!

As recommended by the Seattle Weekly

Since moving back to the Hill, I’ve been reminded of how bad we Seattleites are with our walking/eye contact practice. The standard Seattle response when approaching someone walking down the street is to politely avert one’s eyes. Look down, look up, look over — whatever. Don’t actually stare! It’s rude.
This trend is so prevalent that […]

The Healthy Hedon - CLOSED

I was already excited about the shift in my commute with our move back to Capitol Hill. My current commute consists of a solo drive on all four of Puget Sound’s major freeways (i5, i90, 405, 520) taking 45 minutes or so. Moving back to Capitol Hill, I’ve got lots of vanpool, carpool, and bus […]

Marc @ Bumbershoot of Shame
Originally uploaded by .Ariel.
The Bumbershoot of Shame was a big ol’ success on Saturday. Whew! Thanks to everyone who came out at noon to sample the event. I wasn’t sure how it would translate from a boozy evening bar show to a mid-day sober theater event, […]

Which came first: the fact that there’s nothing I like better than being in bed with a cup of tea watching it rain, or the fact that I was raised in the Pacific Northwest?

It’s SeaFair weekend in Seattle. Here’s my Twitter.com homepage this morning:
robby1066 rocking out to REALLY meathead hardcore to drown out the blue angels.
kimberley may the motherfucking blue angels crash into one another and whirl down together in a fiery blaze of despair and destruction
arielmeadow Blue angels: 8 different facets of fucked up.
fireminx fawking […]