older and wiser

[lauralh]

Seattle has two alt-weeklies, because we're just so alt. You know, free papers devoted to a more liberal viewpoint than you get in the standard 25¢ papers, plus more local arts coverage and all that. Anyway, I used to read The Stranger only because they were brash and funny and more fun to read. But lately I've noticed that they care more about that than actually, you know, writing news. And also the capitol hill focus above all others is annoying. I still think their arts editors have better taste in movies and music, but the Seattle Weekly is just more interesting in the real news department. I don't know, maybe I'm just getting er jaded of irony or something. I do hate their absolute disdain of Ballard*, which is to say, pretending it doesn't exist. The Stranger may be too cool for Ballard but you know they secretly dig it.

* Ballard is the neighborhood I recently moved to, it has a lot of old people and blue collar workers and actual aged hipsters. And Stygian Triplets on skateboards.

Comments

[tyrven.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with you. Oh, and I loved living in Ballard; it's a great neighborhood.

[llarian.livejournal.com]

I liked living in Ballard a lot when I did. Its quite possible I'll move back there once I get a majority of my debt paid off.

[patosa.livejournal.com]

you could've just moved in with me, sillyhead.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

except living with someone you just started dating isn't usually a great idea

[patosa.livejournal.com]

yes, we know. that's why he didn't move in.

i tried that once already - moved in with my ex-fiance just three weeks after we'd met. it was ugly.

[llarian.livejournal.com]

Bingo

so...

[patosa.livejournal.com]

you live in ballard. me too - just moved there. 54th and 8th to be exact. dylan says you're cool. i'm still trying to figure out exactly who you are and if you despise me by default because tatiana hates me... clarification please? have we ever met? if not, i'd like to.

Re: so...

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

i think we met briefly the night of Ang's party at the irish pub first? but you probably didn't pull your face away from dylan long enough to do more than say hi. And i officially Don't Care about the johnny thing. I mean, the jail parts.

Re: so...

[velvet.livejournal.com]

That pub sucked ass.

Re: so...

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

Kincora.

Re: so...

[chris.livejournal.com]

Re: so...

[patosa.livejournal.com]

ahh, the kincora's thing.

well, dylan and nicole got me so drunk on wine, fake champagne and heaven knows what else that i could hardly walk from his apartment to kincora's. and really all i wanted to do was fuck him madly, but we had to make an appearance. so we did. and then we left, fucked, i fell asleep and he went to some other party. i don;t think i even woke up when he got home.

[ashlin519.livejournal.com]

I actually went out in Ballard for the first time last night and it was good dirty fun. I loved all the divey bars.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

i should shut up about ballard before everyone moves there and makes it suck

second hand suck is contagious
and gives you cancer

[ashlin519.livejournal.com]

I'm only going to tell the really annoying people now how much I love Ballard and how everyone should move there

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

tell them the hi spot is awesome too

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

I wanted to live in Ballard but it just wasn't great for Mr. Jenner's commute so we live in Madison Valley/Park instead which is okay.
My Great Aunt (one of the cool old people) lives in Ballard. She moved into her house in 1947. My Great-Grandparents lived in Ballard. It is a habit.

The Stranger seems a little too self-aware of its hipness sometimes and that irritates me. Plus it seems with their movie reviews that they never like anything.

[atypical-gnu.livejournal.com]

I love living in Ballard. I do my own personalized pub crawl each week.