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 might. Even though the wheel is...

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 cognizant of the fact that I will...

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.

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 watch the sailboats swarm Lake Union...

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 the plight of the market, I do ...

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. That shit wore off hours ago, and...

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

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

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 neighbors, are none too happy this...

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 that Girl Scouts beg for money out...

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 makes up for it by giving me the last...

All hail the liberation of Pike-Pine! The BMW Concentration Camp, where thousands upon thousands of good, upstanding people were sentenced to years upon years of hard douchebaggery, is finally coming down. In its place will be … wait … what? … oh fuck me … another douchebag dormitory? Really? Details of the new project are on the Capitol Hill Blog, and the development...

After all this time, it’s nice to see that there are places in Pike-Pine that still welcome half-literate pygmy goat fuckers with open arms. Thank you, R Place, for you shall always be my...

I never thought much about the Starbucks logo before, but yesterday, I stopped at the “original” (colloquially, at least) Starbucks location, and I realized that the old logo was kind of cool. A topless Melusine (two-tailed mermaid) holding up both tails, beckoning people to consume caffeinated beverages is … at least … weirdly original. As I stood there gawking at the...

We’re Here! We’re Queer! We’re Medium Large Over 4 1/2 cubic feet! Get used to it. Who says that women don’t know how to make effective protest...

Come on, guys, what the hell is this all about? “Slut”? “Fuck”? What are you people, eight years old? Oooooh, you wrote a naughty word. You, you, you, rebels! Regardless of my affinity for a business, a closed one at that, I never want to see it vandalized. With the possibile exception of the architecturual abortion planned for Melrose & Pine. I don’t...

I should have known that things were a bit screwy when I passed the couple rolling enormous joints. There they sat, a male and a female, on a bench, near the entrance to Freeway Park, rolling big, fat joints from a pile of marijuana about 8 inches high. Have you ever had one of those days when things just seem off? You can’t put your finger on it, but something isn’t right. It...

I spent most of yesterday in Westlake Park, hanging out, observing, and talking with people. For the most part, it was actually quite enjoyable. Say what you will about the Occupy folks, but 99% of the people I encounter at their gatherings are really nice, intelligent people. I don’t necessarily agree with everything written on their signs, but the corporate greed and government...

What started out as peaceful has taken a turn for the, well, less peaceful. There are several splinter groups roaming Downtown Seattle breaking things, while the crowd in Westlake Park has swelled to around 500. Niketown: American Apparel: More photos from May Day in Westlake Park:...

Live from Downtown Seattle: May Day events getting prepped. More photos from May Day in Downtown Seattle: http://www.seattlerex.com/live-photos-may-day/

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I’ve been having a running argument in my forums with a guy over gun rights. He thinks all guns should be taken away from people, and I think that everyone needs to be their own police officers. Today, courtesy of the SPD, my own stance was hardened. As I was filming a “War on Women Rally” (more on that later), I heard a commotion coming from the far northwestern corner of...