May 30, 2012

It’s an unfortunate statement to make, but I’m used to violent crime. Over the course of my life, I’ve lived in Washington DC, New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Seattle. In each of these cases, I lived in what would be considered the “inner-city”, where violent crime was, sadly, a routine occurrence. This being the case,...

May 30, 2012

I took this shot on the ride home this afternoon. Which reminds me … I’m working on a script which detects California IP addresses, and instead of showing them photos like the one above, it instead pulls an alternate image, such as this one. Alas, the geolocation IP databases currently in existence are not very accurate, so I cannot yet implement...

May 29, 2012

May 29, 2012

I once entertained the thought of moving to Bremerton. It was a fleeting thought, but a thought nonetheless. The reason the notion crossed my mind wasn’t so much my love for Bremerton, but rather, the idea of commuting by boat. I figured that if I lived in Bremerton, I would have to take the ferry almost every day, and that thought appealed to me. Think...

May 28, 2012

Well, it’s over. The upgrades are complete, and Seattle Rex is back and badder than ever. Especially the second part. While most Americans spent the weekend honoring our fallen heroes by eating hamburgers, drinking beer, and sitting in gridlocked traffic, I took the opportunity to upgrade hardware, optimize Apache, and edit DNS zone files. Site tweaks...

May 28, 2012

Most people call it the “Capitol Hill Light Rail Station”, some call it “The Capitol Hill Link Station”, but I’m not a fan of either of those terms. I mean, is there a Capitol Hill heavy rail station that I am not aware of? What is a “Link” anyway? In my opinion, “Subway” is a universally-recognized,...

May 24, 2012

Last week I mentioned a website transition, and it looks like that transition is going to happen tomorrow and Saturday. So, what’s taking so long? Well, it’s been a busy week. On Sunday, I stood with my sisters to protest the misogynist scourge that is the sub-4 cubic foot cardboard box. On Monday, I ventured to the center of Lake Washington where I...

May 23, 2012

The wheel is now assembled. All that’s left are the gondolas and the ticket booth. It looks as though the July target is on track…. maybe even ahead of...

May 22, 2012

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May 20, 2012

Love Battery played Lo-Fi last night, and of course, yours truly was in attendance. Now that the ringing in my ears has finally begun to subside, I’ll try to pen a few paragraphs about the show. The festivities kicked off shortly after 10pm, and first up was Summer Babes. This band had kind of a pop thing going on, complete with matching white uniforms...

May 19, 2012

I know, I know, department store updates aren’t sexy, and most people don’t understand what the big deal is, but Downtown Seattle’s new “City Target” is somewhat of a big development for those of us who live down here in the core … places like Downtown, Pike-Pine, First Hill, Belltown, etc. It will change our shopping...

May 19, 2012

One of the best bands ever to come out of Seattle, and one of my top 10 favorites to come out of anywhere, is playing tonight at Lo-Fi, and I consider it a civic duty to make as many people aware of it as possible. LB does not play very often, so don’t miss out. Tonight, they play with Atomic Bride and Summer Babes, and tickets are most likely in the $10...

May 19, 2012

May 18, 2012

Posted 5/18/2012 1:34pm Updated 5/18/2012: 9:05pm – Today, workers began assembling the wheel portion of the new Seattle Ferris Wheel. It was the first opportunity I got (or anyone got, really) to see the size of the wheel against the backdrop of Downtown Seattle, and I am happy to report that it doesn’t look as out of place as I had feared that it...

May 18, 2012

When I tell people that I intend to run for mayor of Seattle, they either laugh or just look at me like I’m crazy. I don’t suppose I really blame them. If they told me that they intended to do the same, I might laugh or look at them like they were crazy as well. Here’s the thing about my impending mayoral run, though … I’m fully...

May 17, 2012

I’ve yet to find a tidy way to view these things. Maybe when I shift to Version 8.0 (or whatever) of this site in the next few days, I’ll be able to find a module that handles them elegantly. Until then, you have to click on the image 3 or 4 times to get it to fully open.

May 16, 2012

I sure am glad that I have a nice view from my window. It makes the fact that I haven’t left my nerd cave in 3 days a little less … claustrophobic. It also makes the fact that I may not leave for the next 3 a little less pathetic. Being cooped up in front of a monitor for hours on end isn’t so bad when you can take breaks here and there to...

May 14, 2012

I love the Broadway Farmer’s Market. Who doesn’t? That being said, if I had to choose between the market, which operates one day per week … and the streetcar, which will operate every day … well, let’s just say that I’m going to need to up my V8 consumption to compensate for the lack of fresh produce. While I sympathize with...

May 14, 2012

Yesterday, I took Boeing’s new flagship airplane out for a spin. I hopped in the cockpit of a 787, took off from SeaTac, flew down to Olympia, cut back over Vashon Island, and came in low over Downtown Seattle before sticking a VFR landing at Boeing Field. Now I know what you’re thinking … Rex is on another meth bender, but you’re wrong....

May 12, 2012

A 50-year-old woman riding a bike to the store wearing an Iggy and the Stooges jacket.

May 12, 2012

Just saw this at 12th & Pine. Next Saturday at Lo-Fi on Eastlake. Sweet.

May 11, 2012

May 10, 2012

For the second time in 8 months, the streets of my neighborhood are blocked off for a presidential visit. Oh, thank God, the president is on his way to inner-Seattle. Surely he’s coming to save lives, right wrongs, and fight for the rights of the average citizen. Right? Wrong, and … see, that’s the thing. That’s why I, and some of my...

May 9, 2012

I had my doubts, but it looks as though Target really is planning to open a Downtown Seattle store in the near future. The windows are being prepped and everything. Apparently, it will be called “City Target”, although how this will differ from a regular Target is not entirely clear. If I had to guess, I would speculate that regular Targets mean...

May 9, 2012

City Market. Home of the highest prices, rudest service, and most expiredest food in all of Capitol Hill. Despite it all, however, I love the place. It’s like the abusive stepfather with a heart of gold that I never had. Sure, it slaps me around, calls me a worthless sonofabitch, and makes me scrub the toilet with a toothbrush … but it always...