I will say Port Townsend is really pretty - and somewhat hickey. If we are going to consider places like Olympia is also about two hours from Seattle (shorter or longer depending upon traffic and whether you drive insanely fast), very pretty and very hickey. Yeah, Seattle makes more sense in all sorts of ways.
I was under the impression that I was your big comfy blanky.
Oz ,'Him'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Typo Boy - Oct 08, 2008 9:36:53 am PDT #131 of 12685
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Kathy A - Oct 08, 2008 9:42:37 am PDT #132 of 12685
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I've been to Port Townsend--very pretty, lots of nice little shops, but not what I'd consider a big F2F destination for the entire weekend. I love the idea of being in Seattle proper and am already putting aside money that I hope can be used for the F2F, wherever it is!
juliana - Oct 08, 2008 9:59:30 am PDT #133 of 12685
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
(My stepfather was the mayor of Port Townsend a long time ago.)
Trudy Booth - Oct 08, 2008 10:50:42 am PDT #134 of 12685
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Oooh! We could probably still get our tickets fixed!
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Oct 08, 2008 2:53:39 pm PDT #135 of 12685
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
I just remembered another little attraction. Seattle recently added a trolley service which goes from downtown to, well, nowhere anyone cares about except local billionaire Paul Allen who owns businesses there.
So, big deal, right?
Well the trolley service is called the South Lake Union Trolley (perhaps the T is Transit, who cares) but anyway, apparently no one was smart enough to notice the acronym was SLUT. The locals noticed and at least one coffeehouse made a killing selling "I rode the SLUT" shirts. Officials were typically lacking in any sense of humor but everyone else still calls it the slut.
So, who wants to come to Seattle and Ride the SLUT?
Laga - Oct 08, 2008 2:55:13 pm PDT #136 of 12685
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I do! I do!
brenda m - Oct 08, 2008 4:32:12 pm PDT #137 of 12685
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
ME! Between the slut train and the muppet exhibit, Seattle has my vote.
Typo Boy - Oct 08, 2008 5:03:09 pm PDT #138 of 12685
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Seattle has my vote too.
And Juliana, I hope you won't take my description of Port Townsend as offensive, especially since I used the same term for my own town.
meara - Oct 08, 2008 7:41:11 pm PDT #139 of 12685
(OK, TECHNICALLY it's not called the SLUT. It's the South Lake Union Streetcar, I think. But it's more FUN to call it the SLUT.)
And I totally think we should have it in Seattle, of course!! It's awesome here!
libkitty - Oct 08, 2008 7:44:04 pm PDT #140 of 12685
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
So, who wants to come to Seattle and Ride the SLUT?
I saw an ad, and assumed it was fake.
(OK, TECHNICALLY it's not called the SLUT. It's the South Lake Union Streetcar, I think.
Sadness.
But it's more FUN to call it the SLUT.)
Well, yeah.
The more I read, the more I like the Seattle idea.