Feb 26, 2013

I’ve been busy for the past couple of weeks, and I have a backlog of photos that I just haven’t had fifteen spare minutes to post. Back on February 9th, the annual Chinese New Year celebration was held in the I.D., and I was surprised by the number of people that turned out. In my opinion, Seattle’s Chinatown has always been underrated. ...

Jan 1, 2013

You know, sometimes I envy suburban tourists. I truly do. After all, they don’t have to wait 10 minutes each way for an elevator when they leave their homes; don’t have to smell what 15 people are cooking for dinner … at the same time; don’t have to listen to their neighbor argue with her partner at 2am every morning. After coming home...

Dec 24, 2012

What better way to celebrate the birth of HeyZeus than going to Seattle’s north side to look at Christmas lights?  Why, it’s a Seattle Christmas tradition. Our first stop tonight was Candy Cane Lane in Ravenna, perhaps the best-known of all Seattle Christmas streets. As usual, the lights at CCL were quite engaging. I just wish it was possible to go...

Dec 22, 2012

After an aborted attempt to ride the new Seattle Ferris Wheel (or The Seattle Great Wheel as it’s officially called), in late October, we finally headed down to Pier 57 for another attempt. A slightly more successful attempt. As the sun was hanging low over Elliott Bay, about 45 minutes before it officially set, we walked up to the ticket booth and...

Dec 8, 2012

Downtown Seattle is a much more pleasant place in the fall than it is in the summer. Less traffic, less heat, more lights, fewer bopo boys with skateboards and pit bills, fewer homeless people, fewer tourists, fewer homeless tourists … from the perspective of a resident, it’s just better in every way. Last night, it was even better than usual. On...

Nov 2, 2012

Download Video: MP4 Last night was Halloween, or depending on when I had time to post this, maybe it was the night before. We walked to Hilltop, where we went trick-or-treating. There was a flash mob there. I took pictures and a video. On the way, we encountered three groups of people who had wheelbarrows full of candy. They gave us some candy....

Oct 29, 2012

Yesterday, “Hilloween” (Capitol Hill Halloween) was once again celebrated in Cal Anderson Park. Kids aged 1-51 got freebies from local businesses, played games, and were treated to concerts from a variety of performers … the most popular being the Recess Monkey, a children’s music group based right here in Seattle. The festivities were...

Oct 17, 2012

I still say they got the name backward. Shouldn’t it be the “Great Seattle Wheel”? Anyway, today, I finally rode the thing. I’ll probably write about it, eventually, but until then … well … here’s a...

Sep 16, 2012

A couple of years ago, I was in an Olympia grocery co-op, when I heard a commotion behind me. “Oh my goodness, you’re so BEAUTIFUL!” I looked around, and I saw a middle-aged white woman motioning to another middle-aged white woman to come to where she was standing. “Isn’t she so BEAUTIFUL!”, the first woman...

Sep 9, 2012

Several months ago, my daughter discovered a convention named Sakura-Con, and since that time … she’s been looking forward to its return in April of 2013. That date is a long way off, however, and once she noticed a sign for the PAX convention a couple of weeks ago, her curiosity was piqued. When she went online to read about the event, and learned...

Jun 30, 2012

Yesterday, the “Seattle Great Wheel” (shouldn’t it be “Great Seattle Wheel”?) opened, and today, I planned on giving it a go myself. Not just for my own amusement, but to satisfy my civic blogging duty by promoting the neighborhood’s newest attraction. Without support from locals, new endeavors face a precarious future. ...

Jun 26, 2012

I just got the opportunity to offload the remaining photos from this past Sunday. As someone mentioned, sometimes it feels as though Gay Pride is actually “Fetish Pride”, although honestly, only about a quarter of the parade entrants are focused on sex or nudity. All things considered, it is one of the more entertaining parades, although like...

Jun 24, 2012

I just got back from the Gay Pride Parade. While there, I took these photographs. I’ll be adding more over the next couple of...

Jun 23, 2012

I woke up late this morning. Probably the latest I’ve awakened in the last 5 years. When I finally got out of bed and glanced at the clock, I realized that I needed to get going … and quick. I threw some clothes on, grabbed my jacket and camera, then went into the living room where the rest of the family was already immersed in the latest Nintendo...

Jun 3, 2012

“World-Class” It’s a term that is invoked quite often in Seattle, and it’s a term that draws equal amounts approval and ire from the city’s inhabitants. Most of the approval comes from real estate types, Chamber of Commerce boosters, and assorted carpetbaggers who are more than eager to turn whatever goodwill the city may have into...

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 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 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 12, 2012

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

Apr 21, 2012

Remember when life didn’t suck? Yeah, me either. I try, though, oh how I try, and lately, I’ve found that there’s something contagious about the boundless optimism that is exhibited within the context of a flash mob. Especially the flash mob I witnessed today. Last year, I recorded the 2011 Glee Flash Mob as it made its way form Capitol Hill,...

Apr 7, 2012

Living near Freeway Park means frequently mingling with convention-goers from the adjacent Washington State Convention Center. One of the most interesting of these convention groups is the Sakura-Con crowd which, just after we bid farewell to the rainy season, descends upon our fair city each April. Continue reading this article and view more photos from...

Apr 7, 2012

At 10:00am this morning, the Seattle Department of Parks & Recreation sponsored “The Greatest Easter Egg Hunt Ever” at Cal Anderson Park, and I was in attendance. I watched as my sprogs jumped in a moon bounce, got their faces painted, and of course … hunted for Easter eggs. Now, when 200 kids are involved, an “Easter egg...

Apr 5, 2012

The Seattle Waterfront is a place where I spend a great deal of time. As a matter of fact, I’ve walked down to the waterfront on four of the last five days. Ivar’s, Crab Pot, the Aquarium, Waterfront Park, Olympic Sculpture Park, Miner’s Landing, the Ferries … even though it’s not on most resident’s list of places to...

Apr 5, 2012

The Space Needle Company is in the process of adding a new attraction to the Seattle Center grounds called “Chihuly Garden and Glass”. What is a Chihuly? Dale Chihuly is an artist who was born and raised right here in the Puget Sound region. Dale’s work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide. He has been the recipient of...

Jan 5, 2012

Ah, 2012. One second into the new year, I sat and watched the Space Needle fireworks from Capitol Hill. Afterward, I took the family back home, then headed over to a friend’s crib in Pike/Pine who had texted me for a little help. I arrived at his place to find roughly 30 people in his tiny studio apartment. About 5 of them where unconscious, and the rest...