seattle continued

lxy didn't like the moore theater installation/intervention. i liked that we were able to explore a space, enter and exit a building in different ways, find corners and odd spots. but the spots could've been odder. it seemed thrown together at the last minute? wacky for wackinesses sake? if you're going to rent that theater you need to focus on ghosts and transformations (new>old>new>old>newin2009) and the sense that every corner is overrun by the last thing you'd expect there. not silliness for its own sake but a reminder of what it was and a wistful hope and also an inbetween. the backrooms themselves were kinda the best canvas, and it ends up with watermelons and monitors and a bar? make it a haunted house in june, summer ghosts exhuming themselves.

the bridge motel, the last thing (reference: http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=62&threadid=83 ) was better. there you knew 'this is the last thing that will ever happen in this sordid smelly room. wow.' it gave the acts more permanence a story you could add on top, embellish, picture how it played out before.

at the moore it seemed like they didn't take advantage of the space, the physical area around them.

i liked when people walked out above the stage and i had to make a snap judgment on booing them.

I agree! Also still pondering the program, which lists 32(?) sites within the theater but I felt like there were *maybe* 10? And yes, less random 'I am doing performance art' moments and more exploitation of the space/environment, plz. But yes, also, it was neat to have access at least.

hey is it a billion degrees in seattle right now no i didn't think so stfu

― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Tuesday, 23 June 2009 04:11

What is with all the hate tonight :-/ sigh

favorite planned seattle building, 2700 Elliott Ave
http://blog.seattlepi.com/realestatenews/library/2700elliottII.jpg
http://blog.seattlepi.com/realestatenews/archives/171666.asp

it's true, i didn't like the moore thing. what a waste of a good idea and a wonderful venue. granted, the thing at the bridge motel was top notch A+++ so it's not really fair comparing. but still, the moore thing would have been on the disappointment end no matter what.

at the same time, i was very happy to spend some time with tehersa, et al, even if it wasn't for very long. (sorry for bailing early, t.)

also, that building posted right up there is super hot.

What is the bill and Melinda gates foundation building going up east of Seattle Center? Is it a building to house the foundation or is it a foundation-sponsored project? I could not tell. If it is for the foundation, they should give me a job because I live close.

it will house the foundation. get a job there!

(except the building might not be ready as soon as you might want a job)

unless, you know, you're looking for a construction job in which case

Could be good way to get fit?

hey t u wanna come drink whiskey w me 2morrow

Sure, I <3 whiskey!

<# we'll make a plan yay!

was thinking the three of us should hang out when i get back. drink on the porch. after the second

I would like that very much. In addition to whiskey I am also quite fond of porches.

And good peoples.

lady we got it ALL!

so you like to watch dudes smoke up while they tap their feet to disco right.

uh

Is that a trick question or

what

no trick just treats babay

(note to estela: that almost came out 'truck question')

truck question: am i glad or sad to be behind this vehicle?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3405/3663748189_8186a371aa_m.jpg

I am baffled. Truck questions are tricky.

all i have are inappropriate jokes

anyone who likes vintage automobiles should come to my neighborhood today, the whole main drag is filled with beauties

The qwest tech said there is a rockathon that is a marathon where bands play every mile. Hmm.

what's more annoying than running? having to run past wanker bands every few minutes.

(or in my case, having to stroll past a wanker band or two over the course of a coupla hours, till i hail a yellow cab to take me home so i can smoke in peace.)

There was also mention of business men in pirate costumes scaring children?

oh jesus. ya, seafair pirates. they're a seattle thing. a terrible, terrible seattle thing.

jergins will probably defend them.

rip

no

sorry

sok, i'm superstitious abt shit like that so.

thx for understanding

The Seafair Pirates are goodwill ambassadors for the city of Seattle, and have traveled across the United States and Canada, as well as to Grand Cayman, Mazatlán, Kobe, and Taiwan. Each year they also travel to the Cayman Islands for Pirate Week. In 2007, Sports Illustrated was shooting its Swimsuit Issue for 2008 and the pirates appeared in full uniform with model Melissa Haro

harro

hihi

the pirates lecherous as hell and grab women off the street at parades and grab boobs, kiss. they also scare kids (that are easily scared). they harken back to the old less appropriate more gold miner/skid row Seattle that i love but am glad is gone. they though, they can stay.

DE-FENSE

http://www.mydisguises.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/melissa-haro-seafair-pirates-2.jpg

! wow what a city I live in now !

i like miners

dear lxy,

thank you for a lovely evening!

<3,
t

!!!!<<<<3333!!!!

hope BUS didn't SUX

It was late and it smelled like fried fish and I missed my stop bc it was dark and I couldn't read signs lol and got off at Mercer but I made it home in under and hour anyway and I think the hill walking was good for working off the booze :)

right, so in summary BUSSUX!

(i shoulda recommended you tell the driver what stop you wanted cuz yeah, it's hard to see along there. mercer's probably better lit anyway, so.)

i am inching my way there.

my fifth anniversary of leaving seattle was last week. i may have shed a little tear.

awww

Waiting for my to-go order at Katsu Burger and overheard a guy tell the cashier he "goes by Merlin. Just. Merlin."

my wandering auld fella is currently shacking up with a seattle habitant I'll have to enquire as to the prospects of the relationship with a view to fappage

!

would it not be better to enquire in person?

surely the situation needs assessing post haste?

its over twenty years (god) since we left school for the summer in donegal and told our friends/classmates we were moving to seattle where my dad was due to take up a marine professorship or idk what.

after a summer of increasingly disturbing fuckery and brokenminded parenting we ended up living with cousins on that island I keep posting about instead, where I had to learn irish for five years.

he owes me a week in seattle, basically, is the point

i like 'post haste' in the context of ilx. but i always have to confirm to it's actually a thing before hitting submit because it's too perfect.

XP I'll ask him in person in a fortnight, which only requires I wait a fortnight and spend no extra money. then I'll be right back to u with an answer.

that was an xxp I did not employ enough post haste

i think your island years weren't all bad? otoh i don't know what i'm talking about so.

he certainly owes you a week, if not the whole five years.

xptoo

i will be here in two weeks to learn the outcome

they weren't all bad at all but at the same time there's no point letting him know that if there's free lodging up for grabs, and I def begrudge the Irish lessons.

marine professorship

like biology or maritime industry? if the latter and he needs employment he should connect with our jergins.

it would have been the latter twenty years ago I guess, but he is very old now and I wouldn't recommend him to work with anyone I'd be afraid for him to fall out with tbh

but he is talking with contacts there about work as is so I guess he plans to se(a)ttle for a while

haha fair enough!

has that new yorker article made seattle rents cheaper and salaries higher?

ha, I was wondering that myself

Alas, no.

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bigness

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oh dear. do we need to get that?

I am sending an employee to a conference in Seattle and I'm dying of jealousy.

digging this bldg
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― te,he (tehresa), Wednesday, August 5, 2009 11:29 AM (seven years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lxy remarked on this building the other day!
as we passed by

i love that one!

<3

sorry about your temperature

lxy and jergins are probably in patagonia or something tho

i just looked on weather.com. it said SMOKE. then some excessive heat warnings for temperatures that i no longer consider excessive. i'm not sorry.

fuuuuuu

by which i mean fuuuuuu**, not f*** y**

at a coffeehouse/bar and trivia just started and i am dearly missing my seattleites.

friday
friday
gonna go there on friday

WHOOP!

pix or it didn't happen

☝️☝️☝️

did it happen? it is a mystery

We wrote a play about cal ripken’s mom. So yeah, it happened

bad vibes around here lately

neighborhood/city/state/region/country/world

obv this is mostly not new/news

possibly you need a really depressed roommate who can easily fetch things from high shelves

i had a dream my brother moved to seattle and i did too?