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If you are not getting your fill of opportunities to share your thoughts about the neighborhood here on CHS, looks like The Stranger is about to give you more. Scott over at CDN noticed some curious traffic to his site that led him here -- yousaidit.com -- site says it's about to debut soon on "The Stranger" (whatever that means) What is it? Domain is registered to this guy, Charles Borwick, a tech start-up and marketing guy here in Seattle. Linked In says former Jobster-ite Marty Unger is the brains part of the fun. According to their privacy policy, HQ is right here on Capitol Hill over on 14th Ave E. So, we're guessing Slog on human growth hormone emphasizing the community element (loose term!) currently found in the comments of Dan Savage's penny groundlings. Should be good times and hopefully more interesting than Seattle PI Webtowns. Could bring CHS to its knees (we'll never sell, Savage). Remember when media outlets used to write stuff and you read it? Switched that around on you, didn't we! 
Slog points at the Defend Capitol Hill movement today. The message: Stop the condo-fication of Capitol Hill. We have some sympathies with the sentiment -- though, admittedly, we have much less skin in the game living over here in richy rich land. But we're having a hard time with the imagery:
 The whole assault rifle thing freaks us out. We're with our revolutionary brothers (kind of) but don't dig the whole violence thing. How about something a little less deadly and more Hill appropriate like this:  That's still a little more bold than we're feeling on this issue. How about something a little softer and more innocuous?  It's good but still a little too violent and potentially horrifying to children for our taste. Really, there is only one image that embodies the spirit of our support for this movement.  Much, much better.--j
There has been considerable drama in this last day of voting in Capitol Hill Seattle Tourney 2006. Don't let the candidates' last minute strategies sway your heart. Until there is an officially authorized concession,* all announcements warrant your full skepticism. Be wary. If the Slog is actually throwing the race, how do you explain this dual-city strategy? Are Wm. Steven Humphrey and the people of Portland unwitting pawns in a sinister plot?
Also, don't forget to suggest an appropriate championship prize -- maybe something for the runner-up too! --j/k * Officially authorized concession must be announced at a public bus stop or drinking establishment. An announcement in e-mail must be delivered to the CHS administrative office at least 35 minutes before the announcement takes place. In certain justified cases, CHS can receive the announcement within a shorter period. It is possible to announce the gathering up to 6 months before it takes place. An announcement in writing must be submitted either via e-mail or...
The semifinals rage on toward their Saturday night conclusion. It's all Slog and squirrels so far thanks to nonstop campaign stumping by Dan Savage. Does Savage know what kind of carnage he is setting his staff up for? Those squirrels mean business. Meanwhile, we have noticed that Victrola is slowly crawling above the 30% mark -- can it get its coffee-ground stained self back in the race?
Don't forget to vote -- several times! Yes, observant reader, you are correct -- this dpolls thing lets you vote again every day. Some might call this unfair. We call it bad code. But we also call it a serendipitous improvement on the democratic process. Why shouldn't we be allowed to vote again and again if we so choose? Tomorrow is a new day. Celebrate your consistency by voting every day for the same damn thing. Or embrace your inconsistency and change your vote with the wind. It's that easy. Love, j/k
Before it gets to be the too distant past, here are the 5 most visited posts last month. The Savage mask post, btw, has become our most-read article ever -- 632 times so far. Not surprisingly, we had more visitors in October than ever before.
As usual, the WWW is truly world-wide and we had readers from around the globe. Check out the map below. The dots correspond to numbers of visits from each city. Check it out -- we had a reader from Iran. He or she was interested in this. Awesome.  Also, if you're into this kind of geeky thing, here are our top sources of traffic for the month:
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We will celebrate Santorum's demise with Dan Savage and the rest of the lovers of freedom in this fine country -- but take a look at the local "impact" of Savage's neener-neener teasing of Jamie Pedersen and the neverending joke endorsement of proto-Republican Hugh Foskett.
Savage's Abercrombie-esque funny boy pulled 13.75% of the vote so far. Wow. Looks familiar. In 2004, the 'publicans also put up a fuzzy cheeked pretender in the race and he pulled... 13%.
And lest you think that Zac Green wasn't as big of a joke as little Hugh and that Savage's support somehow pushed Foskett's totals into legit candidate territory, here's Zac's candidate bio from 2004. See? He was a joke too. Turns out, 13% is what the GOP get in the 43rd -- whether Savage is a meany pants or not.
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Savage's Abercrombie-esque funny boy pulled 13.75% of the vote so far. Wow. Looks familiar. In 2004, the 'publicans also put up a fuzzy cheeked pretender in the race and he pulled... 13%.
2006 
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And lest you think that Zac Green wasn't as big of a joke as little Hugh and that Savage's support somehow pushed Foskett's totals into legit candidate territory, here's Zac's candidate bio from 2004. See? He was a joke too. Turns out, 13% is what the GOP get in the 43rd -- whether Savage is a meany pants or not.
 | Zac Green Republican E-Mail: zacgreen@u.washington.edu
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After giving the Web a good shake, I've only found two endorsement lists worth your attention and in line with the needs and culture of Capitol Hill.
The Stranger endorsements
If you feel it's too easy to ape the cool kids, get over it. There isn't a single Stranger choice -- except an ill-advised joke endorsement -- that isn't valid for the Hill. Sorry, Aaron Dixon. Shame that Savage and crew had to be dicks and fuck around by endorsing Hugh Foskett over Jamie Pedersen. Ha ha. Looking to get involved in "getting out the vote" in an alternative, probably way more effective way than knocking on doors and bugging people? Print The Stranger's 2006 cheat sheet and hand out copies wherever you roam on Nov. 7. Wear this downloadable Dan Savage mask while you do so for maximum effectiveness.
Washington State Labor Council endorsements
For a second opinion and a counterbalance to make sure you're not floating too high on the loopy liberal cloud cover in the city, go ask Labor who they like.
While I'm at it, let me throw extra...(more)
The Stranger endorsements
If you feel it's too easy to ape the cool kids, get over it. There isn't a single Stranger choice -- except an ill-advised joke endorsement -- that isn't valid for the Hill. Sorry, Aaron Dixon. Shame that Savage and crew had to be dicks and fuck around by endorsing Hugh Foskett over Jamie Pedersen. Ha ha. Looking to get involved in "getting out the vote" in an alternative, probably way more effective way than knocking on doors and bugging people? Print The Stranger's 2006 cheat sheet and hand out copies wherever you roam on Nov. 7. Wear this downloadable Dan Savage mask while you do so for maximum effectiveness.
Washington State Labor Council endorsements
For a second opinion and a counterbalance to make sure you're not floating too high on the loopy liberal cloud cover in the city, go ask Labor who they like.
While I'm at it, let me throw extra...
This year, we have a unique costume -- very minor cable news. It's high concept. We spent a few minutes today talking to a reporter from Northwest Cable News about the trick-or-treating guide we posted a few days ago. Go outside now and look for the NWCN news van -- they're looking for trick-or-treater-on the street interviews as you read this. BTW, NWCN, you were beat to the story by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Meanwhile, we're gearing up for the candy-demanding horde, preparing barrels of chocolate bars and uncorking a bottle or two of wine for glass-toting parental units.
We've run a few goofy Halloween posts over the last week or so. We thought it might be nice to bump em back to the top for your enjoyment.
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Meanwhile, we're gearing up for the candy-demanding horde, preparing barrels of chocolate bars and uncorking a bottle or two of wine for glass-toting parental units.
We've run a few goofy Halloween posts over the last week or so. We thought it might be nice to bump em back to the top for your enjoyment.
- Ultimate Guide: Fancy Pants Capitol Hill Trick-or-treating
- 5 places to see a ghost on Capitol Hill
- Capitol Hill Seattle collectible Halloween mask: Dan Savage edition
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Hey kids! Now that you know where to find the best trick-or-treating in Seattle, you'll need a cool costume that will make all the other kids jealous. This year, we honor Capitol Hill's own Stranger in Chief, nationally syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage with this incredibly lifelike mask cut-out. Just get your mom or dad or moms or dads to help you follow the EASY directions below!
Directions
1) Click the image above to access your full-size Dan mask
2) Print the mask on your favorite color printer. Black and white works too!
3) Cut around the edges being careful to maintain Dan's general shape and outline.
4) Don't forget to cut out the eye and mouth holes! Also, make sure to cut out the holes in the A and B tabs.
5) Get your hands on an elastic band or some kite string. Don't use wire or electrical cords, please.
6) String the elastic through the holes in the A and B tabs and tie knots in the end so it doesn't slide out.
7) Put your mask on and test for proper fit and visibility. Also, make sure you can breathe.
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Directions
1) Click the image above to access your full-size Dan mask
2) Print the mask on your favorite color printer. Black and white works too!
3) Cut around the edges being careful to maintain Dan's general shape and outline.
4) Don't forget to cut out the eye and mouth holes! Also, make sure to cut out the holes in the A and B tabs.
5) Get your hands on an elastic band or some kite string. Don't use wire or electrical cords, please.
6) String the elastic through the holes in the A and B tabs and tie knots in the end so it doesn't slide out.
7) Put your mask on and test for proper fit and visibility. Also, make sure you can breathe.
8...
The hilltoppers had a busy few weeks. Catching up:
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- The 15th Ave lounge wars flared up -- enter Cypress. Seattlest has the pic. We document the history. Will the curse be broken?
- Slogger got all slobbery for Liberty's well-stocked bar. Snotty comments ensue.
- Forget the lounge wars. Looks like Seattle has a Fuel war on its hands. What the heck, Pioneer Square -- Fuel Sports Bar & Music Venue??? Just because you have a myspace page doesn't mean you get to keep that name. It's taken.
- Ballard 1, Capitol Hill 0 in metaphysical library tussle
- We are now home to the ugliest condo building in Seattle, however.
- Non-fancy-pants part of Capitol Hill getting more fancy-pants by the minute. Preview new condo development Brix.
- Dan Savage now has opportunity for "symbolic act of defiance." Congrats to Jamie Pedersen and, heck, Savage too. Have fun casting that vote, Dan.
- "World's biggest Fastbacks fan" shares curious 15th Ave coffe shop anecdotes about girls, dominoes
- 5 arrested including, gasp, a "mom and housewife" in anti-Bush...
As we prepare for our roles in some of the strangest dinner theater ever, here are some bits and pieces of other drama playing out in the neighborhood.
- Perfect execution in the 14th-Howell traffic circle episode. We enjoyed being a tiny part of the fun.
- Saw The Museum Play Sunday night. We didn't enjoy it as much as we enjoyed last season's Swimming in the Shallows but WET's latest is just as creative and more challenging.
- Foodie legend Seattle Bon Vivant reemerges from a many-month absence. Welcome back!
Notice our posts are fewer / weaker / bitchier / lamer than normal? We have a lot of excuses! We're getting married this month so most extra energy is going toward planning critical decisions like ribbon color (and the rest goes to worthy causes like cleaning up after Dan Savage).
We wanted a Capitol Hill location for the wedding to celebrate our new-to-us part of the city. But, in the end, we couldn't resist being down by Elliott Bay for the big to-do. Our fingers are crossed for a great sunset and a rain-free evening. Still, if you're the marrying type, there are some good options up here. Here are the Capitol Hill locales we considered (and rejected :) )
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We wanted a Capitol Hill location for the wedding to celebrate our new-to-us part of the city. But, in the end, we couldn't resist being down by Elliott Bay for the big to-do. Our fingers are crossed for a great sunset and a rain-free evening. Still, if you're the marrying type, there are some good options up here. Here are the Capitol Hill locales we considered (and rejected :) )
- Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park
The picture on this post is from a wedding held at the 1933-built art palace. Would have been a cool a choice for the views of the city alone. Dark and a little cold looking interior put us off from using it for our party, however. - Daughters of the American Revolution House on...
Dan Savage is starting some fun near the hood with old school PC monitors. I'm not exactly sure what I'll do with them yet but I'll figure it out. In the meantime, drop your action off here by Monday and I'll scoop em up. Such a deal!
--j
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Probably our last Slog+stealing posts post ever. I hope. Anyway. Our little act of thievery and the Slog's ongoing pretend rip-offs are nothing compared to this.
Slog's Journal is shoveling every slogged word over to it's spammy fake blog. This kind of rip-off is uncool so, in the long run, we hope Slog's Journal gets nailed. But, in the meantime, it does produce a nifty counterpoint to the fun Dan Savage and crew have been having with the topic. Enjoy!
--j
Slog's Journal is shoveling every slogged word over to it's spammy fake blog. This kind of rip-off is uncool so, in the long run, we hope Slog's Journal gets nailed. But, in the meantime, it does produce a nifty counterpoint to the fun Dan Savage and crew have been having with the topic. Enjoy!
--j
Dan Savage is being funny. So we are too! Yay!
--j/k
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My 34-year-old sister—call her "Carrie"—came out to the family a week ago and is looking for us all to support the decisions she's making surrounding her coming out. Background: My sister has been somewhat happily married for 14 years and has four children all under the age of 12. She wants to move her kids 3,000 miles away to be with the woman she has fallen in love with—call her "Louise." Louise is also married with kids. Both are stay-at-home moms. Carrie and Louise have met in person three times over three months. The first time was through a mothers' support group. The second time they met they got drunk and hooked up. About a month after this, they spent a long weekend together with their kids. They are now in love, speak on the phone several times a day, and have both told their husbands and families.
Louise has told Carrie that she won't move, as she wants her kids to be able to see their father on a regular basis and doesn't think she could win custody. She has asked my sister to move with her kids...
Maintaining a site about the neighborhood and keeping a low profile don't exactly fit together. But, believe me, I'm shy. So my first reaction to seeing our post about 22 Doors show up on the Slog was panic that Capitol Hill Seattle's content feed had gone haywire and somehow showed up on The Stranger's site. I cringed -- boy is this going to be awkward!
Turns out, we weren't accidentally spamming the Slog and ruining the fine, fine reading experience of hipsters around the globe. Dan Savage was just making his typical bratty fun, though, because this one involves Blogs and journalism, the joke is kinda more complicated than straight up funny, so he has to explain it here. All in all, it's the average snot you see flung from Stranger-land when they're lazing about on the Slog, it was just weird to have it flung our way. But I'd be lying to say I didn't like the attention even if I am a bit shy. Thanks for the snot, Dan. Back atcha!
BTW, how come you don't ever post anything related to your column to the Slog? Contractual...(more)
Turns out, we weren't accidentally spamming the Slog and ruining the fine, fine reading experience of hipsters around the globe. Dan Savage was just making his typical bratty fun, though, because this one involves Blogs and journalism, the joke is kinda more complicated than straight up funny, so he has to explain it here. All in all, it's the average snot you see flung from Stranger-land when they're lazing about on the Slog, it was just weird to have it flung our way. But I'd be lying to say I didn't like the attention even if I am a bit shy. Thanks for the snot, Dan. Back atcha!BTW, how come you don't ever post anything related to your column to the Slog? Contractual...
Dan Savage announced a change of heart today and endorsed Jamie Pedersen in the race for Seattle's 43rd District. This gives him a few more months to change his heart and mind again. Stay tuned. In the meantime, JP:TGFDS is out of style, so we've designed a new shirt for Mr. Savage.
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With all of the Savage swipes at Jamie Pedersen from the Slog crew, we'd like to see Jamie go with it jujitsu-style and embrace the nastiness. So we designed this bitchin' t-shirt for his campaign. We doubt we'll see Jamie sporting it any time soon but the various pride parades are coming up so who knows. Maybe I will wear one in my race up in Alaska if nobody decides to bid.(thanks to Shirt-O-Mat for its nifty online shirt designing tool)
--j
While The Stranger remains obsessed with outing Jamie Pedersen as a 'weasel,' we'll focus on the real issue in the 43rd district race: the yard steet countCurrently in our hood, it's Pedersen by a landslide. We've seen three or four for Jim Street that look like the image to the left -- really, a bit too clever for our tastes in political signage -- and two for Lynne Dodson but that's it for our neck of the woods.
BTW, we know Jamie personally just so everybody knows what's up. We'll probably vote for him but we're waiting to get a better understanding of all the candidates before we jump on any bandwagon. We were also waiting to decide whether to put one of Jamie's signs in our front grass. However, all this nastiness from Dan Savage and friends pushed us to join the Pedersen sign brigade.
We're not sure which yard is Dan's so we can't report which sign he has in his front yard. Maybe his is our favorite yard in the area -- it sports a sign for both Street and Pedersen. Democracy!
--j
The Slog finally noticed our little bitch session about their lack of attention to other blogs in the city. You can read the post here. We also got some sweet little notes from the habitual Slog comment crowd. One even called us retarded! Thanks mom! So, clearly, our message really hit home and got the Sloggers thinking about building community. Our work here is done!
We like the Slog. A lot. We're curious to see if it will keep growing into bigger and better things for Savage and Co. We pointed out something it doesn't do very well. Maybe we're wrong. Maybe it's not important. But a lot of other people who create influential, culture-shifting blogs are showing that building this kind of support is a key part of the puzzle.
--j
We like the Slog. A lot. We're curious to see if it will keep growing into bigger and better things for Savage and Co. We pointed out something it doesn't do very well. Maybe we're wrong. Maybe it's not important. But a lot of other people who create influential, culture-shifting blogs are showing that building this kind of support is a key part of the puzzle.
--j
The Stranger's Slog is still the best blog in the city. It's a must-read if you want to keep up on the daily (hourly!) drama in everything from the local music scene to Oly politics.
Still, the Slog has a big fat hole in it. The Sloggers have ignored the usual foundation of blog leaders -- smaller blogs.
Here's a look at the percentage of traffic referred to Capitol Hill Seattle from other blogs since we were born back in January. This doesn't include traffic from search engines like google and yahoo that send the bulk of our traffic. We got a lot of love from Metroblogging Seattle when they featured an article about our move to the Hill so it's a bit of an anomaly. But note just how paltry the output from the Slog is. It's the anemic blue slice at the top of the pie.
Believe it or not, our point isn't that The Stranger needs to point to our blog more. We just happen to have pretty good data that illustrates the problem -- The Slog doesn't link to local blogs. Instead,...(more)
Still, the Slog has a big fat hole in it. The Sloggers have ignored the usual foundation of blog leaders -- smaller blogs.
Here's a look at the percentage of traffic referred to Capitol Hill Seattle from other blogs since we were born back in January. This doesn't include traffic from search engines like google and yahoo that send the bulk of our traffic. We got a lot of love from Metroblogging Seattle when they featured an article about our move to the Hill so it's a bit of an anomaly. But note just how paltry the output from the Slog is. It's the anemic blue slice at the top of the pie.
Believe it or not, our point isn't that The Stranger needs to point to our blog more. We just happen to have pretty good data that illustrates the problem -- The Slog doesn't link to local blogs. Instead,...
We love charts that chart the unchartable. Can you really measure Seattle vs. Portland? A new toy from Google lets you try.To the left is a representation of Google search queries for the words "capitol hill seattle" so far in 2006. That April spike matches up with the jump in Hill related blog entries we noted in a past post. Murder is interesting, it turns out.
But don't let the trend get you down. There is plenty of good news in Google Trends too.
For example, Seattle kick Portland's beaver-loving behind all over the place.
Check out this fever line, baby. City of Roses, our ass.You can also use this new toy for more meaningful, action-oriented analysis of your city. Let's say you're looking for a PNW hero. Go on, say it. "I'm looking for a PNW hero." Good. Punch in some likely candidates to Google Trends and check out quien es mas macho. When selecting heroes, it's always good to follow the herd or, in this case, the herd's search query volume. You also want to express your independence but never, ever go with...
Act quickly, Liberty, or pretty soon you're going to be stuck with those awful exposed springs. The Stranger's Bar Exam column brought Liberty to the city's attention this week -- turns out, Dan Savage and others are fixated on the same thing that has been bugging us: those awful exposed springs.
We have to agree with Mr. Savage -- the springs are, indeed, unglamorous. Like others leaving comments on the Slog post, we've wondered if the exposed backs were intentional and some kind of fashionable industrial look gone awry. Turns out, there's a simpler explantion according to the Stranger reporter who joined the Slog thread:
They apparently painted the bottom part of the windows black to cover the unsightly innards, and then the windows cracked, and then they got new windows, and then the window installer said there's no way to paint windows in such a way without them cracking—improbable, no?
Supposedly, the situation will be fixed in a 'timely manner' but, jeez, with...(more)
We have to agree with Mr. Savage -- the springs are, indeed, unglamorous. Like others leaving comments on the Slog post, we've wondered if the exposed backs were intentional and some kind of fashionable industrial look gone awry. Turns out, there's a simpler explantion according to the Stranger reporter who joined the Slog thread:
They apparently painted the bottom part of the windows black to cover the unsightly innards, and then the windows cracked, and then they got new windows, and then the window installer said there's no way to paint windows in such a way without them cracking—improbable, no?
Supposedly, the situation will be fixed in a 'timely manner' but, jeez, with...
Last month the city said it couldn't find land east of Broadway to build a new park. It is a hard way to find the space but this weekend's sad events are giving way to next steps.Over on the Slog, Dan Savage, a neighborhood homeowner himself, ponders what should happen to the house where the tragedy occurred. A few suggest it be torn down and replaced with a memorial garden. According to Zillow, the place is worth somewhere north of $500k so the current owner will probably have something to say before we "monorail" away the property. On the other hand, the owner might need some help with this "stigmatized" property -- the real estate industry's banal term for the financial ripples of tragic events.
We hope there is an opportunity to discuss building some kind of memorial in the space or using the house for some greater purpose to wipe away the evil as much as possible. You can see in this image from local.live.com that there isn't a lot of room and whatever would be developed needs to be creatively buffered from...
