When I received an email informing me that Obvious Diversion had been chosen for Seattle Magazine’s Best of 2005, two thoughts came to mind. I’m incredibly honored to be considered in a category that will also include best local storage facility and will there be complimentary booze at the party? The answer? Yes. Where in [...]
In the next few weeks, Washington Mutual ATMs (or as my east coast friends call it, MAC machines) will no longer be free. I know a lot of you out there rely on these usually free ATMs for cash withdrawals, so I thought I’d spread the word to start changing your habits now before the [...]
As if on cue, Treehugger asks for entries into a “weird eco habits” contest and my friend shows me what a tree lover he is. Since he is among the blogless, I hereby nominate my friend and workmate Marc for his recent tree loving invention that some may find weird, but I think is just [...]
This one goes out to all the Seattlites out there: Go Vote! Here are a couple of cheat sheets to help you out. The 2045 Seattle Election Cheat Sheet The Stranger Election Cheat Sheet You can call (206) 296-VOTE if you have any questions about how or where to vote. And if you aren’t yet [...]
Along with getting brochures out for 2045 this Tuesday’s election, I dropped by Urban Craft Uprising. Described as “Your one stop indie holiday shopping experience”, it was a seriously large event with over 50 artists showing off their work from cards to clothes to plush toys to pet gravestones. The turnout was amazing and the [...]
Last week, I made the pages of The Stranger along with a bunch of fellow troublemakers. If you’re curious as to how I don’t value my free time, check it out. Also, the issue that just came out has my Mayor Gridlock parody site on the cover. The Last Idealists Dreading a Future without Mass [...]
August Wilson, an astounding playwright and citizen of Seattle, died a few days ago and it looks like he was kind enough to allow for a public viewing both Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. I can remember seeing Two Trains Running in New York as a kid and walking away with quite an impression. [...]
If you believe in serious mass transit in Seattle, read on. We need your help tonight. Tonight at 5:30, the new monorail director is going to answer the mayor’s deadline and present his plan for building our monorail. If you haven’t made it to a meeting before, this is a good one to attend as [...]
Pizzazz!, Seattle’s after-school talent show for the childless, is no more. Pizzazz! was a city-wide talent show that The Stranger ran for the last five years and just as I was about to ask if it was happening again this year, I’ve learned that, sadly, Pizzazz! is no more. (Yes, the exclamation point was part [...]
