Slog - Comments on What Can You See From Where You Are?

Comment by flamingbanjo

flamingbanjo — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:16:10 -0800

I'm looking up. This makes me King of the Sky.

Comment by Middleman

Middleman — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:19:09 -0800

The Olympic Mountains!

Comment by JK

JK — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:20:03 -0800

i can see my neighbor's roof, which I believe entitles me to go over there, drink her beer, and boot her yappy dog in the ribs.

Comment by Megan Seling

Megan Seling — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:20:22 -0800

Sometimes, when you walk down the hall, I can see you, Dan. So this must make me your boss! Go get me a vanilla latte.

Comment by Beau

Beau — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:20:52 -0800

I can see a film crew shooting a movie. I believe that qualifies me to direct. Actually, in Hollywood, that actually counts as experience.

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:24:51 -0800

the port of seattle. make me a port commissioner - i truly believe i could do just as well!

Comment by RainMan

RainMan — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:26:43 -0800

I see a hospital. I want to be on the board of the AMA!

Comment by levide

levide — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:30:39 -0800

I can see Benaroya Hall from my office. I will be replacing Gerard Schwarz.

Comment by Sad Comment

Sad Comment — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:30:45 -0800

Hey! I can see Russia with Google Earth, so, when can I start my new job as Secretary of Defense?

Comment by Karla

Karla — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:32:25 -0800

I can see my dogs. I must be the ruler of the animal kingdom!

I can also see the guy painting my balcony. I must be the the president of Mexico!

Comment by Abby

Abby — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:32:37 -0800

Currently, I can see Iron Chef, which clearly makes me a gourmet chef.

Comment by ryan

ryan — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:33:28 -0800

Sorry folks, I'm up in an office building in Portland and I can see mountains in Washington from here. I think that makes me King of Washington. Or maybe it means I'm governor of Oregon and can take y'all on in a very small war.

Comment by Balt-O-Matt

Balt-O-Matt — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:34:54 -0800

I see the mean streets of Baltimore outside my window. So I guess I could be police chief or something.

Comment by shelmac

shelmac — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:35:21 -0800

I can see dozens of obese Americans and a big green hill on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. This qualifies me as Annexation Embassador and Minister of Health.

Comment by frankie skittles

frankie skittles — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:39:23 -0800

I can see coolio's house, that qualifies me to...ah...ah...something I'm sure.

@11 I'm working on Iron Chef. That qualifies me to fire you.

Comment by Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:41:20 -0800

I see this blog. Which I guess makes me smart enough and witty enough to write it. Except I'm neither of these things.

Which is your point, isn't it?

Comment by Cow

Cow — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:46:57 -0800

The entire downtown area of Vancouver, BC. (My company takes up the 9th floor of a tower--and I mean, a circular, bell-tower-on-top tower--downtown, and we even have a patio.)

So I guess I'm mayor now. My lack of citizenship can surely be spun by my PR staff as an asset, right?

Comment by Sad Comment

Sad Comment — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:50:57 -0800

I can see tracy's post which makes me boss of slog, so tracy...pack your things, you are so fired!

Comment by Monty Houseman

Monty Houseman — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:52:21 -0800

I can see the UW. I'm a perfessor now!

I can also see the water. Guess who's Aquaman now!

(Me. That's who, bitches. Me. I'm thinking at fish.)

Comment by LatteSippinSteve

LatteSippinSteve — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:55:29 -0800

Yes! Thanks for appointing me President of Harvard University, Ms. Palin! Palin/McCain 08!! The $35.5 billion dollar endowment will fund so much abstinence in this country it's not even funny.

(And thanks to Dan for pointing out my new position, of course. Dan Savage = a better, self-esteem-boostier version of monster.com)

Comment by Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:59:29 -0800

I just saw myself get fired. I have no idea what expertise that brings to me.

Comment by w7ngman

w7ngman — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:03:53 -0800

I can see Thomas Street Park, Columbia Tower, 2 Union Square, City Center, and the old WaMu Tower.

I don't know what this means, other than my apartment is kind of rad. Maybe I can run the Parks Department and kick out the hooligans that skateboard outside my window at 1am. Get off my lawn!

Comment by The Captain

The Captain — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:13:06 -0800

I see London, I see France, now I can see that I am..... Captain Underpants!

Comment by DLF

DLF — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:18:21 -0800

If I stand on my roof I can see Mt. Ranier.

I wanna be American!

No. Not really.

Comment by Michelle in OH

Michelle in OH — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:23:15 -0800

I can see across the street to my professor's house. Clearly I'm a law school faculty member.

Also, I am watching Barack Obama on TV. Thus, I am married to Michelle Obama! Yay!

Comment by COMTE

COMTE — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:24:22 -0800

If I look up on a dark night, I can see literally billions and billions of stars, and hundreds of billions of galaxies -

- which evidently, now makes me either an astronomer, an astrophysicist, or God.

Comment by moonface

moonface — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:24:38 -0800

I can see a float plane. I'm a pilot!

Comment by Kaypro

Kaypro — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:25:20 -0800

There are both a fire hydrant and a street drain within 30 feet of my front window, so clearly it's a decree from God that I'm fit to be Seattle Fire Chief and Director of Utilities.

Comment by Dougsf

Dougsf — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:27:34 -0800

If I lean waaaaaay out of my office doorway, I can see the Bay - Oakland, Berkeley, Marin County, etc. All now under my jurisdiction.

Comment by yucca flower

yucca flower — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:32:40 -0800

I can see the Mexican border. I am annexing Baja California as the 51st state and naming myself Reina de la Puerto Penasco.

Comment by Cookie W. Monster

Cookie W. Monster — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:32:40 -0800

I'm looking at Teh Internets, therefore I invented Teh Internets.

Comment by yucca flower

yucca flower — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:34:49 -0800

Somebody bring me the naugural jello shots.

Comment by yucca flower

yucca flower — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:36:32 -0800

The Inaugural jello shots without the chemical castration drugs of course.

Comment by mkyorai

mkyorai — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:47:06 -0800

What do I see from where I'm at?

A sentence ending with a preposition... Which qualifies me to be a professor of English, I suppose.

Comment by Sad Comment

Sad Comment — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:12:12 -0800

@26
There was a time when that would have made you Carl Sagan.

Comment by Bill-O

Bill-O — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:14:06 -0800

I can see my asshole - I must work for Fox!

Comment by reverend dr dj riz

reverend dr dj riz — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:27:29 -0800

i can see aurora avenue..that makes me a ho.

Comment by leek

leek — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:33:13 -0800

I just had to have my eyes dilated, so everything is really bright. I believe this makes me the new head of Mensa (and boy do I find myself irritating).

Comment by Aya

Aya — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:35:43 -0800

I can see a can of Diet Coke, which clearly makes me CEO of Coca-Cola. Fucking rad!

I can also see an iPod, which makes me Steve Jobs, I suppose.

Comment by Leslie N.

Leslie N. — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:35:43 -0800

I can see Fed-Ex, "The Independent Collegian", "University Bookstore", and Ferdo's. Sweet, I own a delivery service, a college newspaper, college bookstore (never have to buy ridiculously priced mechanical pencils again!), and a Mediterranean restaurant, which I think a few people have been murdered in. I think I'll own that hot guy down the hall too, because he just walked by.

Comment by Chris B

Chris B — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:37:07 -0800

I can't tell you, but I know it's mine.

Comment by Jennifer in Chicago

Jennifer in Chicago — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:39:26 -0800

If I were to stand on the roof of my building, I could see Barack Obama's house.

Hey! I'm the future President!

Comment by kebabs

kebabs — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:49:42 -0800

I can see Safeco Field, that means I'm smarter than Bill Bavasi and John McLaren. But you knew that already.

Comment by east coaster

east coaster — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:51:49 -0800

I see all your comments... therefore you and all your dominions belong to me!

Comment by Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:11:45 -0800

This is actually pretty much the whole plot of Yertle The Turtle by Dr. Seuss ...

Comment by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:25:58 -0800

I can see the UT tower from here. Clearly, I am the dean of UT now.

Comment by Wisepunk

Wisepunk — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:34:48 -0800

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone.

Comment by ebon

ebon — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:08:34 -0800

I can see books, clearly I'm an award winning author!

This was a fun post, Dan.

Comment by Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:27:06 -0800

I can see my beer and cookies and mail, clearly I am the president of Pyramid, the CEO of Trader Joe's, and both the director of the USPS and KUOW's volunteer service.

And I can see my copy of the Oprah Home magazine, holy shit I MUST BE OPRAH!

Comment by Papayas

Papayas — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:31:10 -0800

I can see the darkness of the night. I'm BATMAN!

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:34:43 -0800

I would be much more comfortable with someone from Nome being VP candidate.

Juneau isn't that close to Alaska at all, really.

Comment by Concerned Canadian

Concerned Canadian — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:14:14 -0800

I think she nailed this interview. I mean, before all we knew is that Alaska was close to Russia. Now we find out you can actually see it??? Charlie wasn't expecting that bombshell.

Any questions I had about her FP credentials are answered. Let's vote her in have a beer and watch as she blows up the world Blues Brothers style--"on a mission from God".

Comment by Justin

Justin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:22:58 -0800

Aw, shit, I'm in the basement..

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:44:32 -0800

I can see Sarah Palin's deep brown eyes.

I think she's full of it.

Comment by Seatattle

Seatattle — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:14:49 -0800

My grandfather was in the air force and during the Korean war was stationed on an Alaskan island where he could look over into Russia and watch Russian planes take off and land. After the war he did not run for VP, but he did become a con man and dupe a lot of people out of their money.

I saw a rock band play tonight. I am now a musician, buy my record.

Comment by Brooklyn Reader

Brooklyn Reader — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:46:02 -0800

I can see New York Harbor, from the Verrezzano Narrows Bridge to the sourthern tip of Manhattan.

I see oil tankers in the harbor, a storage tank farm on S.I. and the refinery in Bayonne, NJ, and the coolant water discharged from the Indian Point Nuclear Power Station, and in the daytime, the sun, so obviously I'm the world's leading expert on energy and energy policy.

I see the Statue of Liberty, so I'm also Head of the National Park Service. And, I can see the ugly Nasdaq building, so I should be head of the SEC, too. Oh, and planes landing and taking off at Newark Airport, so toss in the FAA while you're at it. I can also see Jersey City, but we don't talk about that.

Comment by asteria

asteria — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:03:50 -0800

Michael Palin of Monty Python has been to Little Diomede. So I guess the answer to your first question, Dan, is yes.

Comment by Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:14:00 -0800

I always see these posts too late because I'm in England. Which means I'm the Queen, so I can go ahead and post anytime I like.

Comment by whatevernevermind

whatevernevermind — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:31:20 -0800

I see Hollywood day in, day out, almost every day, sometimes all day.

But don't blame me if you don't like the fall season or think Cameron Diaz is overpaid. I only took over all of Western pop culture today.

Comment by Matt In Southampton

Matt In Southampton — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:50:15 -0800

I can see your house from here.

Comment by Jokanaan

Jokanaan — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:14:47 -0800

I can see The University of California Medical Center -guess that makes me a brain surgeon.

But seriously and I really hate to say this folks-I never thought I'd ever see anyone that would make Geo W look almost intelligent ....she even makes -- Cheney almost look OK . NO WAY Sister Sarah can get the codes and her hand on the red button ...

Comment by Sikes

Sikes — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:16:01 -0800

I can see the State Department, so I guess that makes me Secretary of State. First order of business, some serious Fabreezing to get rid of the stench in my office.

Comment by Mike in MO

Mike in MO — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:34:39 -0800

Everything I see is so boring I can't think of anything witty. Sorry Slog.

My job sucks.

Comment by Scott

Scott — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:51:08 -0800

I can see the Capitol Dome and Senate Office Buildings, so I guess I could be Senator, only DC doesn't get a vote, so I guess I'm already DC's Senator. Thus, by extension of being DC's Senator, I can be President. Maybe I should invite Hillary to be my VP.

Comment by Postman

Postman — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:20:55 -0800

I can see the state Legislative Building. And it is real close. I can also see the big fountain on the Capital Campus. So I get to decide between being governor and being a stone nymph with water spouting out of my mouth. I'll let you know what I decide.

Comment by Art

Art — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:40:33 -0800

I can see that you've missed one small detail, she's been nominated for VICE President, not President. The qualifications for that are a bit lower.

Comment by E

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:59:48 -0800

I can see my cat, so that makes me Siegfried & Roy.

Comment by Original Monique

Original Monique — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:18:09 -0800

I can see Capitol Hill from my office, so yeahhhhh guess that shit is mine.

I can also see the timestamp from the last post. TIME IS THE ENEMY! SHOOT IT!

Comment by Kalakalot

Kalakalot — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:50:54 -0800

There a couple of islands in Alaska where a person could potentially see Russian soil, but I'd guess Palin is talking about the Diomede islands, which are located is the Bering strait (the body of water that runs between the westernmost part of the mainland Alaska and the easternmost part of mainland Siberia). One of the Diomedes belongs to Alaska, and the other to Russia, and they're about 2.4 miles apart.

Seeing as how the American Diomede (pop. approximately 150) is foggy, windy, crazy remote -- not to mention incredibly expensive to access -- it seems unlikely Palin would have visited in her 18 months as governor. According to our friends at Wikipedia, when Ted Stevens traveled there in 2002, he was the first statewide elected official to do so. His comment upon landing? "I did not realize you were so remote."

Comment by Charm

Charm — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:58:29 -0800

I see trees and grass. I guess I'm Mother Nature, and I'm in favour of a refundable deposit for plastic bags.

Comment by nos

nos — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:50:34 -0800

I can see a church. Am I now the pastor? sweet

Comment by Greg

Greg — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:57:49 -0800

I can see the old Rainier brewery and the ST maintenance building, so I guess that makes me a brewer / train driver / coffee roaster. I'll be holding tastings as soon as I set up my fermenting tanks in one of the train cars.

Comment by McSame-Paney '08

McSame-Paney '08 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:34:50 -0800

I can see the Gates Foundation, so I guess I must be qualified to lead the world's largest philanthropic organization. I can also see a Fred Hutch building, so I suppose I can do some cancer research on the side, too.

Comment by Beth

Beth — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:58:29 -0800

Oooo, I can see my university's administrative building! I guess that makes me president of the university. I think I just gave myself a 4.0 GPA and a fuck tonne of cash.

Comment by Eddy

Eddy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:58:14 -0800

I can see a photo of Barack Obama so that makes me qualified to be a ahh ahhh ahhh well errr ahhhh I mean ummmmm (DAMN - where's the teleprompter??!!)

Comment by Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:19:13 -0800

I live in Anchorage, so I see Alaska. I'M GOVERNOR NOW SARAH. Now get your sorry ass back to that shithole called Wasilla

Comment by willendorf

willendorf — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:22:01 -0800

Our apartment faces the Maryland State Office Complex in Baltimore. I'm the governor! And I just appointed my girlfriend lieutenant governor, or maybe comptroller of the treasury. We're gonna get us some marriage equality now, boy howdy.