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In yer PM box, copycat!

Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a brunch date at the new Sushi/Barley Wine bar up the street.

Everything is always all my fault. Fortunately, my uber hipness shields me from the kind of emotional fallout that might take a lamer person down.

Seattle is a place. The Eastside is a place you drive through to get places. I lived in Redmond for a couple of months. When the neighborhood's Bored Housewives began holding meetings about getting one of those "Your Speed" units installed so they could better Monitor the Situation, I knew I either had to get out or spend the rest of me days in a cell with my Aryan Nation boyfriend for torching the entire neighborhood. I will say that, after having worked in Bellevue, I enjoyed finding the few weird little places: the Turkish shoe repair guy, the Jewish deli...tucked in between the Mall of Generica and plastic boobs. Driving around the Eastside is a pleasure I'll miss as well. 4 lanes of traffic each way with a 'time to finish that novel' stoplight every block. MODERN, CLEAN, EFFICIENT.

Thanks for the tips, Bill. I fired a PM to the MP post this am. Three acronyms in one sentence. I've found that I really like napping while belaying. If only Ivan would stop disturbing my slumber by falling....

please list those governments in history that have not used force, violence, meanness, badfaith, poor manners, poorer judgement and murder. the lichtensteinians of 2011 mayhaps? The Founding Fathers had a perfect government, but only for one space time singularity, before the Libruls weighed in and fucked it all up. God this wetter's bad.

When someone tell's me right out of the box to "think different", I think differently about them.

please list those governments in history that have not used force, violence, meanness, badfaith, poor manners, poorer judgement and murder. the lichtensteinians of 2011 mayhaps? I'd rather be one of the stick figures on the left with the lower lipstick marks.

Yup, I know about the one that just sold. Hey, I was out in the backcountry, OK?

Lots of freshies, though. And lots of not-so-freshies. Especially yesterday on the way out.

Trip: Christmas 2011 - Date: 12/25/2011 Trip Report:

That's why it's best to stick with advice from locals...

I like it when Bone rags on us for practicing Obamaworship.

I'll be coming out with my new Guide to Oregon Climbers next month...

"The Government" is just a bunch of folks. Get rid of 'em and a Bunch of Other Folks will rush in to fill the void...only this time without any representation, basic rights, or checks and balances. Basically, People Suck. That's why we have government. It's also hard to build a spaceship to Pluto with only your neighbor's spare time and money to work with, and that shit is FKN COOL.

Catholic Charities Shut Down rather than Drop Anti-Gay Stance Um...either stop accepting state money or accept it, drop your anti-gay stance, and STFU? Sorry you can't use religion as an excuse for bigotry. Now eat shit and die, Diddlers.

Besides, Missoula's actually in Northern California.

Furthermore, the political affiliations of the eastside tend to run right of Communist, so therefore, completely off Pat's approved neighrhood list. Great Jo Jo and Chicken Tenders out that way, if ya like to go out to eat on occasion.

I recently cut both my arms off. They weigh a lot and don't climb for shit.

SCOTUS supported the showing of the Citizen's United anti-Hilary movie within 90 days of an election because a) it constituted political speech - the most protected form under the 1st Amendment, b) restrictions to political speech requires strict scrutiny, ie, the govt. must show substantial harm will result from the speech and c) McCain Feingold provided NO evidence of ANY harm that might result from the Citizens United movie. The ruling applies only to speech independent and uncoordinated by any campaign. What part of this classic upholding of the 1st Amendment do you disagree with? Would you prefer that the govt. limit political speech without showing any harm? If so, who gets to make that call, and how would that power be limited?

Granite Falls? If ya love meth and a 1.5 hour drive each way, go for it! North Bend's pretty good for the meth, too. Issaquah's awesome for its suburban sprawl - Home Depot and McDonald's is never more than a couple of blocks away, plus - they have a Krispy Kreme. Seriously, this is some of the worst advice I've seen here. I'd advise getting your advice from someone who actually lives in the Seattle metro area. I'd suggest tucking into one of Seattle's many lower density neighborhoods - West Seattle comes to mind for the Harborview commute - otherwise, plan on spending hours per day in your car commuting and just plain going to the store for food. I live 6 mi N of town in the Phinney Neighborhood (also a great choice for working downtown). We've got everything within walking distance except McDonalds and Home Depot. Seattle's got a bunch of neighborhoods like mine to choose from: Madison (GREAT for Harborview), Green Lake, Ballard, Maple Leaf The secret of living in a city with 2 million is NOT to 'escape to the burbs' or pretend you can live in a 'small town nearby' and not have a shitty commute: it's to live in a neighborhood right in the city with stuff you can walk to. As for trailhead access, again, Seattle is the best choice, because it's centrally located for all points of the compass, so you can cherry pick location versus weather...a necessity for outdoor living here. Anyway, welcome to WA.

I never remember the douchery, only the fun. Idiocy is a kindness in that way.

I'm trying to stay under DHS radar...

Those would be perfect! PM me on how you'd prefer to arrange a transfer. Are you in Portland? If so, I can pick them within the next couple of weeks. I've prototyped The Viagra with a Walrus Bug Hut pole, and it works great, but I'd kinda like to have that pole for the Bug Hut come summertime... Pat