much of the city would be totally undrivable
That's why God made the BART.
God *only* takes public transportation.
Where's Kotsko? He's an expert on god and public transportation.
That can be some exciting/scary shit when it's hilly. There's some really steep inclines on the east side of the Salt Lake area, and I've done some pretty hairy slides down those things in a little Toyota Celica.
If our red state compatriots could read,....just because I can't spell doesn't mean..oh, never mind, you persian shoe.
Redwood City's motto lives on, still resistant to global warming.
Yeah, if anyone has any insulation they want to get rid off, let me know. . .brrr.
Out here currently it's 9, with a "feels like -3".
BAH.
Yeah, but you pay feels like -3 rent; I pay always sunny and 70 rent.
Cali is out of control. My parents get ridiculous offers for their Arcadia house. I remember visiting the cousins in Oakland in the 80's. And now we see gentrification in Oakland. What the hell.
It's because it's always 70 and sunny.
Off to bed...
Gentrification in Oakland? What rot. As born Oakland gentry I can tell you it's always been there. Piedmont is a living paroxysm of gentrification, and montclair is a failed outpost of marin. Rockridge attempts the gentle affect, but is only able to maintain the facade until 10 P.M. Yeah, the city is better off than during the 80s. You can walk downtown now. But I do not reccommend strolling down Foothill, or San Pablo. I live in Boston now, and I get to sneer at what they call "ghetto": in the north east, apparently, the liquor store is not a community meeting place, and pedestrians are not subject to improvised checkpoints.
"But thank beelzebub that there's no precipitation, because much of the city would be totally undrivable if it snowed."
Oh, you mean like Seattle?
the city is better off than during the 80s. You can walk downtown now. But I do not reccommend strolling down Foothill, or San Pablo.
Yeah, it's definitely not the whole town.
I live in Boston now, and I get to sneer at what they call "ghetto": in the north east
Heh. That's how I felt moving to Salt Lake. What people call a "bad area" here is a joke.
Portland, OR, also has a substandard ghetto. Some parts of the city are pretty high in burglary, but you don't get the "mean streets" feeling anywhere.
Anyone catch "West Side Story" on cable recently? I was thinking that a single gun-shot and body falling now would just signal the start of a Boy Scout meeting in L.A.
Also modern gang fights are not choreographed as well.
Yeah. It's all Mikey Kalashnikov's fault.
if our red state compatriots could read
That shit is uncalled for. The problem is, not that this is news to anyone here, what's available to read, information-wise, and the non-teaching of anything resembling critical thinking or accurate history in most places, red or blue.
I stand by that extremely convoluted sentence.
Hi, Sir Kraab! How's your morning going? Shouldn't you be reading Nixonland right now?
And yes, I know, I should be reading apartment listings right now. I'm working on it.
I just see a lot of gratuitous and incredible claims that reading is happening.
M/M/, Mačka's need to sleep on my lap takes precedence. But you have no excuse.
Mačka is your cat right? Right??
Hey M/tch and Kraab, you guys should take a cue from Becks and that crowd -- when they needed a new place to live they rounded up some like-minded bloggers and opened a commune. You could establish a Flophouse outpost in Austin. Reckon slol and them would be into it. (Ack, wait, is is slol or soubz that lives in Austin?)
What have you done to my beautiful handle, Ben?
Man oh man, somebody set up the comments parser to start un-ligating ligatures. Could you go back and change that setting? Pretty please?
26: Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
Ack, wait, is is slol or soubz that lives in Austin?
Neither, I don't think. heebie-geebie lives here, though.
Which reminds me, the next UnfoggedCon is going to be in Austin. We're going to call it "Unf by Unf Ogged". Date not yet determined.
Which also reminds me, could one of you nice Unfogged posters pretty please put up a post about the upcoming Texas Mini-Meetup? It's going to be Saturday, January 20th.
Confirmed attendees so far include me, Sir Kraab, heebie-geebie, soubzbqskrisquket (sp?; he's driving in from Houston with his inamorata), Neil the Ethical Dance Machine, and maybe a couple of people from our local Drinking Liberally group.
The plan is to meet for dinner (venue not yet decided), and afterwards go for some drinks at the wonderful Carousel Lounge. Any lurkers in the area or anyone else who can make it is most welcome.
Hmmm, is this that whole "crowd of people watching a crime take place so nobody helps or calls the police because they figure someone else will" thing in action?
Do I have to address my plea to a specific nice Unfogged poster?
I might could make the drive, for the right sexual favors. Or if there happens to be someone I really like playing that weekend.
It would be cool to have you come. </low-hanging fruit>
This is the local alt. paper's music listings. It comes out on Thursdays though and usually only shows the following week's shows. What kind of music are you interested in? I can check with the most likely venues to see what's available that weekend.
Also, we can probably scrounge up some lodging for you too if you need it.
Does your fruit hang low?
Does it wobble to and fro?
I can't remember why I was apologizing to eb.
I think you were treading on what was then primarily his territory.
33. thanks, Mitch. If I can make it, lodging would probably come in handy. I'm not entirely sure how to describe my music tastes; I listen mainly to folk and indie, some blues, but I'll listen to anything as long as I like it. That's probably not very helpful.
Unrelated, but I'm shopping online for a tape measure since they didn't have what I wanted at the Home Depot. I checked out reviews for The Big Johnson (sweet, huh?), and I'd like to nominate this reviewer for a fellowship at the mineshaft:
I now have a Big Johnson, So, I gave it to my wife, and told her to stop complaining (rim shot goes here). Okay, seriously, it's a great little tape, but the lock was way too stiff (optional rim shot here) when new, and then failed to lock the tape after a few months. But I still use it, because it's sturdy and the tape is stiff (no, I really mean that).
Hey, anybody seen Vagabond? I am watching it now and thinking (5 minutes in) that it is going to be a great, great movie.
This may go without saying, but if Michæl goes to this Texas thing, he ain't getting any play, y'hear?
39: the æ in the name box when I post is translated to "ae" when the comment is expressed. ae
But let me just test something...
Aha! So your fuckin script is killing ligatures when they are expressed in an HTML-compliant way but allows them when they are entered in a way that breaks my RSS reader. Perverse...
41. spooky cock-blocking-at-a-distance will be overwhelmed by strong magnetic force, Ben.
Nobody seems to be interested in "Vagabond", which strikes me as tragic. But: I'll be watching it again tonight and try'n come up with something to post about it over here. If you are interested in it, come over to my place and then come back here to talk about it since I don't have any comments section.