seattle

Subject:	Cabaret Invasion back to Seattle!
Posted by:	vagabondopera.
Time:	6:48 pm.

Hello Beautiful Seattle folk!

We, Vagabond Opera, shall be gracing your shores once again for the Can-Can Festival this year at The Triple Door!!

We're doing not one but TWO shows on November 11th!! A 7pm show which is all ages and a 10pm show which is 21+!!

Doors for the 7pm show are at 5pm and 930pm for the 10pm show! Tix are $18 in advance and $20 dos, and can be purchased here!. We will also be having the always enigmatic Scarlet Room as our opener!

If you're never heard our music before, we do a variety of cabaret, vaudeville, jazz, gypsy, Eastern European, Yiddish, klezmer, and of course... Opera! We sing in 14 languages and feature accordion, TWO cellos, saxophone, upright bass and drums! Sometimes piano, clarinet and guitar!

You can hear most of our tunes in their entirety here!

We'd love to have you!

~VO

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seattle

Subject:	Nicholas Francisco Found Alive
Posted by:	gaylekingston.
Time:	1:56 pm.

Missing SeaTac man found living out of state

The King County sheriff's office says a man who had been reported as missing nearly two years ago has been found alive and well, living in another state.

The Associated Press

SEATTLE —

The King County sheriff's office says a man who had been reported as missing nearly two years ago has been found alive and well, living in another state.

Detectives determined last week Nicholas Francisco had changed his name.

The 28-year-old was supposedly heading home to bake cookies with his children when he dropped out of sight Feb. 13, 2008, after leaving work.

His car was found a few days later, abandoned in Federal Way. An extensive investigation by the sheriff's office turned up no sign of a crime.

His wife filed for divorce in May, citing "willful abandonment."

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philosophy

Posted by:	promeny.
Time:	8:01 pm.

This isn't exactly an orthodox question for this group, but I figured that if anyone had the answer to it that it would be you guys, so I will ask it.

The question is this: is a degree in Philosophy worth getting? Additional questions: what types of jobs could one get with a graduate degree in Philosophy? If you have an M.A. in another field, could you in theory skip the B.A. in Philosophy and get accepted into a graduate program instead?

I'm thinking about maybe going into Philosophy a couple years after I get my M.A. in May, depending on various factors.

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gilmore_girls

Subject:	Gilmore Girls, The Legend of the Seeker and pink stock icons
Posted by:	velvetmemory.
Time:	12:26 am.

[20] Gilmore Girls
[28] The Legend of the Seeker
[04] Stock icons (theme - color pink)
[Total: 52 icons]

Rules:
x Please credit the community

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x Comment (on the original entry) when you take something.
x Please don't edit/modify/add anything. If you want anything changed just ask and l'll happily do it for you.
x Please do not upload these to fanpop or other forums/massage boards, my icons are ONLY for livejournal and dreamwidth.
x Please do not hotlink/direct link. If you don't know what hotlinking is read this.

Teasers:

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seattle

Subject:	What do Wolverine, The Watchmen and The Swamp Thing have in Common?
Posted by:	captain_slinky.
Time:	5:31 am.

...I mean, other than semi-tolerable movies?

Comics legend LEN WEIN (creator of Wolverine, Swamp Thing and editor of the original Watchmen comic series) will be appearing at the Seattle Center Comic Con today from 10am till 5pm today, Sunday November 8th. Admission is $5, $5 with a can of food for Northwest Harvest, Children 5 and under are free, blah blah spammity-blah...

If you have to choose just one geeky thing to do today (And there are a few Geeky things to do in the Greater Seattle Area today), I strongly suggest THIS EVENT over any of the others. Why?

CHEAP! $5 to get in! Dealers motivated to unload some product so they don't have to lug it back home in the rain!

INTIMATE! When else are you going to have a chance to meet WOLVERINE'S DADDY at a convention with notoriously low attendance? As a dealer at these shows over the past few years, I don't think I've ever seen more than 200 people come through the doors over the course of the entire day. It's more like a local Farmer's Market r Swap Meet than a comic book convention!

Hope to see you there!

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philosophy

Subject:	Rousseau
Posted by:	ceboholic.
Time:	12:41 pm.

In his Social Contract (translated, obviously) there's a footnote which reads:

"For the will to be general, it does not always have to be unanimous; but all the votes must be counted. Any formal exclusion destroys its universality." (Book 2, ch. 2)

Now, I understand the terms, but what does it mean for a formal exclusion to destroy the universality of the general will?

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seattle

Subject:	Disposal of a... garbage disposal.
Posted by:	howpedestrian.
Time:	7:55 pm.

Are there any special trash rules related to getting rid of a dead garbage disposal? I've been looking all over the Seattle Public Utilities site (here, if you're in need too), but it seems to fall into a grey area. It's not a washer or dryer, but it's not a toaster either. I can't tell if it could be recycled or not.

I'm planning on calling Monday, but I'd like to get this stinky, drippy, dead appliance out of my kitchen as soon as I can. I'm hoping someone out there has dealt with this very situation and has a quick answer.

Thanks!

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lowstatic

Subject:	Dear Universe, I need this!
Time:	7:55 pm.

via imagecache2.allposters.com

...to go with my favorite poster of all time:

Posted via web from bottle-throwing melee mars city street scene

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seattle

Subject:	Write your own local yelp review.
Posted by:	sonder.
Time:	3:11 pm.

Average local yelp restaurant review:

So my sisters boyfriend was in town and we decided to go out and have a good time because he is super awesome and she loves him so much. We went all around Seattle and saw the sights, and we splashed in the fountain because she had totally never done that before but we totally did today and it was fun. Soon we got hungry and we went to this local restaurant known for its great food apparently. We had to wait in LINE because the bitchy hostess said something about reservations and a weekend. After we finally got seated after FOREVER because all these people who had called ahead kept showing up, I was TOTALLY BUMMED that they didn't have anything that was vegan, gluten free, fat free, or bike friendly. What kind of place is this? I mean, everyone said it was totally awesome, but when we got there all they had was this fancy menu stuff that I couldn't read, and I totally don't even know what bechemel is anyway. IDK it just seemed not as great as everyone said it was. Two stars.

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seattle

Subject:	Ethnic and specialty grocers
Posted by:	martygreene.
Time:	12:22 pm.

I'm looking for recommendations for the best (be it by price or by selection or by your own arbitrary criterion) ethnic and specialty grocers. I am specifically seeking:
-mexican/south american (bonus for anywhere that makes fresh corn tortillas)
-persian (specifically seeking sumac and pomegranate syrup here)
-indian
-kosher (somewhere with a decent selection of israeli imports would be nice, bonus points for a good selection of kosher/israeli wines)
-cheesemonger (preference for somewhere that will cut-to-order by weight, rather than having pre-cut and cello-wrapped cheese)

While proximity to where I'm living is nice (which would be South Everett), I'm willing to make a trip for good quality and well priced foodstuffs.

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philosophy

Subject:	Warm up
Posted by:	paulhope.
Time:	2:14 pm.

Should we aspire to a single totalizing system of knowledge (i.e., one that includes everything in it), or should/must we strive for multiple systems, irreducible to each other, with no transcendent perspective or unifying metanarrative? Discuss.

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seattle

Subject:	Attn: Greenwood Arsonist
Posted by:	wingedelf.
Time:	10:57 am.

Dear Greenwood Arsonist,

We get it already. You like to set stuff on fire and watch it burn. Spiffy. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

How about this: instead of setting places where people are trying to conduct business on fire, if you're going to torch something else, how about the old McDonalds on Greenwood Ave. which has been sitting vacant for the last couple years? You could burn it down and do the community a favor by ridding us of the eyesore. Besides, I bet there's all sorts of grease and flammable stuff in there which would catch pretty well.

You could even stay inside and watch to see first hand the sort of effect your fires have on buildings from that side. Sounds exciting, doesn't it. Why not give it a try? After all, I think you're the one person I could tell to DIAF and actually fucking mean it literally.

kthxbye

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seattle

Subject:	Tile Wax "Emergency"
Posted by:	pechey203.
Time:	10:30 am.
Mood:	blah.

So, my mother is kind of flipping out. She needs tile wax to use in our MIL apartment. We found 2 stores that carry it but none are open on weekends and the new tenant is moving in tomorrow. Anyone know where I can find this? Proximity to North Seattle/Greenwood would be a plus, but I suppose I don't have a choice as far as distance. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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seattle

Subject:	Yesterday's Memorial
Posted by:	damashita.
Time:	8:18 am.

Ok, we are all sad that a Seattle police officer was shot. We are sad for his family, especially.

That being said, what was the use of that huge event yesterday? The cost of that event could have fed, housed, and/or provided health care for quite a number of the citizens here in Seattle that are suffering from the effects of our poor economy. Wouldn't caring for the citizens he protected be more honoring than that spectacle?

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seattle

Subject:	I bring only the best.
Posted by:	rendertarget.
Time:	1:30 am.
Mood:	naughty.
Music:	something illegal.

I happened to have this cached in my browser, and I caught it before I refreshed. All will love me and despair:

so in all honesty:
i do not live in seattle
i have never been to seattle.

but i havent wanted anything else as much.
i hate it here
i hate that ive been here my whole life
idk what it is
maybe its the rain
it is the rain
i want it so much
it doesnt rain here enough. not enough for me at least
i want it all the time

i have a car right now but it wont take me up to washington.
i love my car. its just 40 years old and it has over 200,000 miles on it
hah
so.

things i need to achieve in order to start this new life:
car
money (check)
ambition (check)

2 out of 3
im almost there.

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seattle

Subject:	DRAMA/JUSTICE/HOLY COW
Posted by:	aquariah.
Time:	8:04 pm.

My roommate is at Harborview with a friend who's about to go into surgery, and he just texted me that the suspect from the police shooting on Halloween was apprehended by the police and shot and is at Harborview now, so the whole hospital is on lockdown!!! Apparently they acted on a tip and went to the guy's house and he drew a gun, so they shot him.

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seattle

Subject:	Seafood Restaurant
Posted by:	_sheisbeautiful.
Time:	2:09 pm.

Hello,

My brother is visiting (he's from Florida) and he wants me to take him to a good seafood place. I am vegan so I am unaware of such places in the city. I live in Queen Anne but have a car so anyplace is okay. Downtown is a plus so I can show him stuff down there. What's your favorite?

Thanks

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seattle

Subject:	King County web team fail
Posted by:	joe_szilagyi.
Time:	8:59 am.

The group that manages the official King County web sites has apparently retired it's longstanding metrokc.gov domain to replace it with kingcounty.gov, which is all well and good. It's a better name, anyway. But what they've done is redirect ALL requests for the old host names to a useless dumping ground instead of just aliasing the old names over the new ones. This is what they have done:

Why is this incredibly stupid and improperly done? Say you have any number of bookmarks or embedded tools (say, mobile applications–iPhone or other) that aim at http://tripplanner.metrokc.gov. That now arbitrarily dumps you on http://www.kingcounty.gov/About/metrokc.aspx rather than forward you to the matching URL on the new host on http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/. This applies to all of these in the chart above. Who on Earth approved this stupid way to do it? No one just “retires” and kills off a major domain name, let alone one so old and embedded all over who knows where. All you’ve done is now break all prior internet connectivity to various parts of the county’s web infrastructure.

You also did no favors to search engine optimization and Google searches for the county, either.

If you're in King County please e-mail them at:

http://info.kingcounty.gov/about/contact/default.aspx

To let them know what a bone head move this is.

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seattle

Subject:	Ivar's Underwater Billboards
Posted by:	pechey203.
Time:	11:24 pm.
Mood:	amused.

So not sure if anyone here posted about this, but I randomly thought about this tonight and decided to Google it. After seeing the underwater billboards on hwy 99 by Seattle Center and down by the West Seattle Bridge, I wanted to see what came of it all. Found this: http://www.nrn.com/article.aspx?menu_id=1368&id=374816

Looks like it was all a publicity stunt. But, alas, it was still fun thinking they could have been down there all these years.

EDIT: For some background...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009889864_ivar18m.html

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/photogalleries/localnews2009889217/

http://www.youtube.com/user/IvarsBillboards

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seattle

Subject:	power arcing
Posted by:	skycrashesdown.
Time:	9:13 pm.

In case anyone else is wondering what those creepy blue flashes lighting up the entire sky were around 7:30, it appears to be power arcing. There are reports of downed wires just a few blocks from where I am in Magnolia, and I could definitely hear the buzzing sound that page mentions.

Edited to add: apparently power is out on Queen Anne, and the east side of Magnolia.

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seattle

Subject:	opaque rain?
Posted by:	arrogantb.
Time:	8:47 pm.

I just drove from north ballard down to south ballard and back - the experience was somewhat terrifying.

saw three different accidents - and had an equal number of cars dang-near plow into me.

it's almost like they couldn't even see me. is there something strange about this rain?

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seattle

Subject:	Washington State Approves R-71
Posted by:	cambler.
Time:	8:47 pm.

Washington state voters have approved Referendum 71, keeping a law that expands state benefits for registered same-sex and some senior domestic partners.

The tally late Thursday afternoon saw the vote to approve R-71 leading about 52 percent to 48 percent.

That lead now appears insurmountable. The Secretary of State's Office estimates another 500,000 to 600,000 ballots statewide are still outstanding, with about half expected from King County, where the measure is being approved by slightly more than 2 to 1.

"Voters across the state listened to the personal stories of lesbian and gay families and the challenges they faced and sent a strong message that we want to see all families treated equally under the law in our state," said Anne Levinson, chairwoman of Washington Families Standing Together, which worked for the measure's approval.

But opponents of R-71 were not conceding Thursday afternoon.

Larry Stickney, head of Protect Marriage Washington, which worked for rejection of R-71, said: "There are a lot of votes out there still. We continue to have some hope that the votes cast later will move in our direction."

My comment: Larry Stickney can stick it. Hey Larry? Your side kept saying that rejecting R-71 was what God wanted. You would have thanked God if your side had won. Who are you going to blame, instead? Yeah, calling the hypocrite on the carpet, as it were.

(Source: Seattle Times)

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seattle

Subject:	tv
Posted by:	little_jay.
Time:	8:15 pm.
Mood:	annoyed.

i'm trying to watch community on nbc, using my over the air antenna. never had any problems in the past, but nbc (5.1) is suddenly at 0 signal strength. what gives? anybody know? anybody using OTA getting nbc right now?!?

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gilmore_girls

Posted by:	violateraindrop.
Time:	8:05 pm.

001-006 Vocalists (Brian Molko, Gerard Way, Brandon Flowers)
007-009 Snow Patrol (for

rock_stills )
010-018 30 Seconds To Mars (including two lyrics only)
019-021 Pushing Daisies
022-031 Gilmore Girls
032-053 Supernatural (5x01 - 5x06)
+ 4 Supernatural headers/banners (originally made for

spn_header_con , one with matching icon)

Teaser:

here @ violateraindrop

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seattle

Subject:	We need a photographer
Posted by:	doughbird.
Time:	5:16 pm.

Yea, yea I know its pretty last minute but we need a photographer for our wedding reception on November 14th. We are having the party (food, music, booze) at the Chinese Room in the Smith Tower from 6ish to 11ish.

I thought I had a photographer but it fell through so now I'm asking all of you for help.

Thanks

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gilmore_girls

Subject:	Alexis a Nominee
Posted by:	eccentricpuzzle.
Time:	2:32 pm.

Alexis Bledel is a nominee for Portrait Magazine's annual Top 30 stars Under 30 years old this year. She's not quite in the top 30 yet, but she is super close. Alexis deserves to make it up there! The poll's right at the top of the home page. Spread the word!

http://www.portraitmagazine.net/

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