You try to not violate your travel rules. Inevitably, you fail. I don't know why this is hard. The wife and I learned this early on: Do not eat anywhere close to the town square, for you will be served fucking garbage. We violated this rule on our trip--again--and paid. It was nearing ten o'clock in Avignon, and we had not eaten. Yes, we were in the fucking town square; yes, we ...

tags: gastronomic equivalent, pasta pomodoro, luc besson, public squares, sauteed vegetables, siren song, fusillades, fifth element, everloving, travel rules, toilet seat, gruel, copious amounts, waiters, colossus, worldview, fifteen minutes, grumping, slab, nit

A quick review of the facts: You live in Seattle You go to Bumbershoot You whine about ticket prices Yes, these are pretty much defining characteristics that make you a true Seattleite. But it’s time to break the cycle. Right now you can buy tickets to Bumbershoot 2009 for the insanely low price of $60 for a three-day weekend. It’s the perfect gift for yourself, your friends, and anyone who likes music, art, theater, elephant ears, books, comedy, and ...

tags: nyes, bumbershoot, ticket prices, whine, seattle

See what we mean? Cozy. Photo of Honey Bear Bakery by pdgibson. Books new and used, wi-fi, sandwiches, coffee, and a fireplace: Third Place Books (in both locations) had for years held a perch high up on Seattlest's list of cozy, soul-nourishing morning destinations as the bearer of quite a few good things. When we moved south from our studio apartment on the Ave to a somewhat quieter, albeit shared, old house on Capitol Hill, Third ...

tags: third place books, seattle marathon, honey bear, time sandwich, dark coffee, mind zone, bottomless cups, pecan rolls, seattlest, nsee, studio apartment, greek food, noon time, stomping grounds, baklava, hummus, sprouts, out of sight, capitol hill, ravenna

63 percent of the University Congregational United Church of Christ voted to open their hearts and their parking lot--at 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 45th Street--to the roaming homeless encampment known as Nickelsville. Since October, University Christian Church had been hosting the 100-plus group of homeless people, but the church needed their parking lot back. Now the UW Daily's story on the student-homeless person cultural interface seems particularly timely. On the other hand, what's Nickelsville ...

tags: homeless encampment, congregational united church, financial squeeze, tent cities, seattlest, united church of christ, tent city, advocacy groups, congregational united church of christ, cnn, encampments, homeless person, 15th avenue, homeless people, late september, parking lots, church of christ, parking lot, contributor, phenomenon

The new video from San Francisco band Birdmonster showed up in our inbox this morning. "Born To Be Your Man" is off their latest album From the Mountain to the Sea, and the video was directed by local photographer/filmmaker Matt Daniels of Think Lab. The info on the band's imeem page claims that the clip was "shot in the lush woods just outside of Seattle," but we can't exactly place the scenery. Anyone have ...

tags: lush woods, matt daniels, imeem, nthe, frolics, birdmonster, scenery, clue, inbox, photographer, seattle, san francisco band, page claims

For Halloween this year, I was Bill Nye, The Science Guy: Nikkor @ 25mm || 1/160 || f/25 || ISO200 || flash with snoot || tripod I was not in possession of bow-tie at the time I took this picture, so the look is a bit incomplete. But I think you can get the jist of the outfit. Total cost of costume: $0.00. Thanks to Charity Braz (for the scientists coat) and Jens Jensen (for the bow-tie, ...

tags: bill nye the science guy, jens jensen, nye the science guy, bow tie, braz, 25mm, possession, boeing, charity, scientists, halloween, tripod, seattle