Sunday, December 21, 2008
Life A Friend Asks...
Posted by Dan Savage on Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 9:56 PM
With Obama, the Prop 8 protests, and now the snow there has been tons of stuff happening on the streets in Seattle in the last couple of months. It's cool that Seattle now heads into the streets as fast as it can. It's really a big change for this place. I wonder how many people have hooked up sledding, protesting, or partying in the streets?
Anybody?
(The picture is of two pairs of snowshoes locked to a bike rack outside a restaurant earlier this evening. It seemed somehow appropriate to the question.)
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It is so true. It pleases me that someone else noticed this, and that you felt a need to post it.
I was just having this very conversation with a dear friend at the newly opened *Bus Stop* bar, in which he brought up: "I feel like 2 major things have happened since I moved to Seattle in September: Obama's Election Night, and now this snowstorm."
Funny, the things that thaw our Seattle Freeze...
I was just having this very conversation with a dear friend at the newly opened *Bus Stop* bar, in which he brought up: "I feel like 2 major things have happened since I moved to Seattle in September: Obama's Election Night, and now this snowstorm."
Funny, the things that thaw our Seattle Freeze...
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Okay, so it doesn't relate to this thread but:
I'm eating snow ice-cream: Take some snow, add some very chilled half-and-half with sugar. It's freakingly delicious.
I'm eating snow ice-cream: Take some snow, add some very chilled half-and-half with sugar. It's freakingly delicious.
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I mostly see a lot of moms struggling through the snow, dragging frozen tykes along...trying to get some food at the supermarket or wondering if they'll be able to get to work tomorrow.
Guess they don't have time for "sledding, protesting, or partying".
(Quite frankly, I think 95 percent of the people in Seattle are wannabes who just talk about "sledding, protesting, or partying" but never do this stuff. It goes along with snowboarding. Some dimwit takes one ride down the easy hill at Snoqualmie and then bores the rest of the world talking about "boarding" the rest of his natural days.)
I mostly see a lot of moms struggling through the snow, dragging frozen tykes along...trying to get some food at the supermarket or wondering if they'll be able to get to work tomorrow.
Guess they don't have time for "sledding, protesting, or partying".
(Quite frankly, I think 95 percent of the people in Seattle are wannabes who just talk about "sledding, protesting, or partying" but never do this stuff. It goes along with snowboarding. Some dimwit takes one ride down the easy hill at Snoqualmie and then bores the rest of the world talking about "boarding" the rest of his natural days.)
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Hey #5, I'm a mom and we're having a freaking blast. Slogging to the grocery store with tots is never this fun!
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Perhaps the real question is how many editors of The Stranger have stolen loyal readers' laptops during the SNOWPOCALYPSE... Dan, thoughts? Hmm?
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i had a snowball fight with the male heir at Cal Anderson today, sledded down republican tonight, then hit the local spot for partying, which came much closer to a hook up than i would have ever imagined.
seattle hasn't been this cool in 20 years.
seattle hasn't been this cool in 20 years.
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magnolia, as usual, is supremely boring. i wish i lived close to the snow parties. how did this white republican hell crop up in seattle?
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I attended my first ever wall party on Saturday night. It consisted of about 12 people heading out to build a giant wall out of snow. A barricade, if you will, across 8th Ave NE (we left plenty of room for cars to get through...we're not mean). Another 6 people or so who were just wandering by decided they needed to assist in our grand endeavor, and we ended up getting it around 6 feet tall. Around 3am some cops came by, said our wall was great, but that we should really demolish it. So we dispersed it with a snowball fight, then all went inside for cocoa. It's actually a great way to meet neighbors....those souls who think a snow wall needs building seem to be really awesome people.
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I've seen some really interesting homemade "sleds" made from pieces of pallets, bit of cardboard, etc.
I'm not sure how to improvise a much needed snow shovel though- but those aren't really fun things anyhow.
I'm not sure how to improvise a much needed snow shovel though- but those aren't really fun things anyhow.
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it amazes me how many fucking cranks troll the slog comment threads. No matter what the post - someone things it's stupid.
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Seattle is great in the streets--WTO, Obama, Inauguration protests, Immigration protests, snow days, pride days...this city is best experienced outside, on the streets, with thousands of your new best friends...
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Slog has been taken over by Republicans who don't live in Seattle.
Why aren't we forcing registration to post on here? I thought that was something that was forthcoming months ago?
Why aren't we forcing registration to post on here? I thought that was something that was forthcoming months ago?
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Took the kids skiing in volunteer park, sledding down Aloha and 18th, met a bunch of new neighbors, and even hooked up with my wife. Hooray snow!
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Mark @2: Add a little maple syrup to that recipe. Bon Appetit!
Toronto @16: You're right, this is weird. But we don't get a chance to frolic in the snow very often. Your city is very cool--I was born and raised in a rather boring town about an hour away down the 401. I often miss Canada, but then I got a reality check when my car spun out on my way to work last Thursday. Toronto and Boston, where I also lived for many years, have the equipment to handle snow. Out here we don't. So we play in the snow and try to avoid driving in it. Makes good sense to me.
Toronto @16: You're right, this is weird. But we don't get a chance to frolic in the snow very often. Your city is very cool--I was born and raised in a rather boring town about an hour away down the 401. I often miss Canada, but then I got a reality check when my car spun out on my way to work last Thursday. Toronto and Boston, where I also lived for many years, have the equipment to handle snow. Out here we don't. So we play in the snow and try to avoid driving in it. Makes good sense to me.
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@19: Quite fair. But with all our plowers and salters and snow-melter doodads, I just wish we still had snowdays.
*tear*
*tear*
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A couple years ago when it snow like 1" in the city, I remember an epic snowball fight I had with about 40 people down Summit Ave. It was amazing, people teaming up, sharing beer and wine, and pummling eachother. I was magical.
I have been home sick with a cold during this snow time, and I have had to work, I know there are thousands of people just randomly playing around with neighbors. Capitol Hill is the best, hands down, for random fun with strangers. It's hard for people outside this city to understand. :)
I have been home sick with a cold during this snow time, and I have had to work, I know there are thousands of people just randomly playing around with neighbors. Capitol Hill is the best, hands down, for random fun with strangers. It's hard for people outside this city to understand. :)
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yes, please, i must know. how many people have hooked up because of these events? this is an important question.
is anyone predicting how many will hook up at the Slog inauguration party? will there be a lot of gay sex during Warren's invocation? maybe straight sex too, by those out of wedlock? who will be keeping track? will it all be filmed for next year's HUMP?
is anyone predicting how many will hook up at the Slog inauguration party? will there be a lot of gay sex during Warren's invocation? maybe straight sex too, by those out of wedlock? who will be keeping track? will it all be filmed for next year's HUMP?
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@12
I just made a "slog tip" about our wall, with pictures!!!! Hopefully we can connect with the awesome people that came out of their houses to join us!
I just made a "slog tip" about our wall, with pictures!!!! Hopefully we can connect with the awesome people that came out of their houses to join us!
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It may just be that I'm coming into my own, but these last few months have been some of my most socially active and the Obama win, anti-Prop 8 march, and the snowstorm have all played their part. I kissed a stranger at the Stranger's Election Night party. I marched with Violet DaGrinder and got to meet some of her friends. I got an I Saw You ad for attending the Party and March. As for the snowstorm, well I got a sleepover with a Santa out of the deal.
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