A few weeks ago I was detoured off Pike Street by several dozen people riding bicycles naked through the city, shouting slogans about our energy policy as they went. I found the whole episode hilarious and really felt like I had “arrived” in Seattle. The protest, as it turns out, was part of [...]
I’ve had a mailbox at a local UPS Store, formerly Mail Boxes Etc., since I moved here a few weeks ago. It’s proven very useful for receiving mail and packages I’d normally need to sign for, and it’s given me an address that will follow me even after I move to my “permanent” housing [...]
There’s an apartment with my name on it in First Hill. My car and other possessions are making their way into town and should arrive this week. My first week at work has come and gone. I’ve had way too much coffee way too often, because, well, it’s there.
The Tests
I arrived in [...]