Law firms, low pay, beer, and coffee (general discussion of PNW)

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
OK, so Ollie's asleep at the wheel. News about Seattle has gone unposted. Slacker.

Fuck Seattle. When somebody from Nu Shuz dies, I'll report it here.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Fuck Seattle. When somebody from Nu Shuz dies, I'll report it here.

Or the Hip Replacements.
Well Courtney Love lived in Portland for awhile, you could be the know-all say-all for Courtney.
There's always Tanya. We haven't heard from her in awhile.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Or the Hip Replacements.
Well Courtney Love lived in Portland for awhile, you could be the know-all say-all for Courtney.
There's always Tanya. We haven't heard from her in awhile.

I missed my big chance with Elliott Smith. And speaking of Elliott, I need a drink. But not a self-inflicted knife wound.

[NotFromHere]

The five-day tribute, "Beam Me Up Scotty ... One Last Time," had been in the planning stages for more than a year before it was revealed, earlier this summer, that the 84-year-old Doohan, who lives in Redmond, had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Coming so soon after the death of the similarly afflicted former president, Ronald Reagan, the family's announcement added greater urgency — and no small degree of poignancy — to preparations.

Some had feared Doohan might not have been lucid enough to appreciate the events planned in his honor.

As his wheelchair made its way through the banquet hall — escorted by his family, a single bagpiper and a phalanx of Klingon guards — Doohan smiled broadly and waved to the wildly cheering crowd.

Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original series, served as unofficial roastmaster, contributing several humorous, and occasionally ribald, anecdotes from his and Doohan's travels.

Chase Masterson, Leeta on several "Deep Space Nine" episodes, serenaded Doohan with a frisky "Latinum Is a Girl's Best Friend," a reference to the liquid Ferengi currency that was missed only by those few who weren't familiar with "Star Trek" iconography. Robert O'Reilly and J.G. Hertzler presented their personal tribute in Klingon, a guttural language, which legend has it was invented by Doohan.

The emotional highlight of the evening, though, came with Nichelle Nichols' ("Uhura") introduction of astronaut Neil Armstrong (how totally cool), who said he was proud that both he and Scotty were engineers.

"I've been remarkably fortunate," Armstrong said. "I've ridden on 13 different rocket engines and commanded three different space missions. All were primitive in that they didn't have warp drive, which made the Enterprise travel 100,000 times faster than anything I flew.

"For my next command, I hope to be given a Federation starship, and I'd like to be given a crew like the one James Kirk had."

[NotFromHere]

Ollie, you going to drive up for the body painting?

small group of activists is planning to stage a nude rally Saturday at Discovery Park's relatively remote north beach — a first step in their desire to establish a more permanent clothing-optional beach in Seattle.
The event over Labor Day weekend has upset at least one local couple who were planning to take their grandkids to the beach Saturday.

"Why should we be forced to change our family plans for that day to avoid being offended?" Magnolia residents Randy and Robin Hansen wrote in an e-mail to government officials last week. The e-mail called the nudists' event "ridiculous" and "illegal." (Prudes)

The event, called "As Bare As You Dare," will include body painting, games and swimming, all in the nude. Organizers, a group called the Body Freedom Collaborative, said that beyond planning Saturday's event, they want to establish a clothing-optional beach in Seattle, and that the relative remoteness of the park's north beach makes it a good choice in that regard.




Hansen said he wants the city to enforce a state law prohibiting indecent exposure. But Carr said it's tough to go after indecent exposure — especially if nudists are just being, well, nude.

"Usually with just simple public-nudity cases, we can't prosecute," he said. "[The crime] has to be based on a defendant's intent — if the defendant intends to be offensive" — exposing oneself to a child, for example, or walking naked into a church. Another component of the law is that someone must actually take offense at seeing the nudity in question.

Carr pointed to the nude bicyclists who ride in the annual Fremont Solstice Parade. "The police do not arrest them because we could never find anyone to testify that they were offended," Carr wrote in his e-mail to the Hansens. "In fact, each year thousands of people turn out for the parade knowing that the nude cyclists will participate."

To make a point, Hansen is considering showing up at the beach and being the one to take offense. "If the city doesn't get in front of this, where does it end?" he said.

He's a dick. Someone should throw body paint on him.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Ollie, you going to drive up for the body painting?

small group of activists is planning to stage a nude rally Saturday at Discovery Park's relatively remote north beach — a first step in their desire to establish a more permanent clothing-optional beach in Seattle.
The event over Labor Day weekend has upset at least one local couple who were planning to take their grandkids to the beach Saturday.

"Why should we be forced to change our family plans for that day to avoid being offended?" Magnolia residents Randy and Robin Hansen wrote in an e-mail to government officials last week. The e-mail called the nudists' event "ridiculous" and "illegal." (Prudes)

The event, called "As Bare As You Dare," will include body painting, games and swimming, all in the nude. Organizers, a group called the Body Freedom Collaborative, said that beyond planning Saturday's event, they want to establish a clothing-optional beach in Seattle, and that the relative remoteness of the park's north beach makes it a good choice in that regard.




Hansen said he wants the city to enforce a state law prohibiting indecent exposure. But Carr said it's tough to go after indecent exposure — especially if nudists are just being, well, nude.

"Usually with just simple public-nudity cases, we can't prosecute," he said. "[The crime] has to be based on a defendant's intent — if the defendant intends to be offensive" — exposing oneself to a child, for example, or walking naked into a church. Another component of the law is that someone must actually take offense at seeing the nudity in question.

Carr pointed to the nude bicyclists who ride in the annual Fremont Solstice Parade. "The police do not arrest them because we could never find anyone to testify that they were offended," Carr wrote in his e-mail to the Hansens. "In fact, each year thousands of people turn out for the parade knowing that the nude cyclists will participate."

To make a point, Hansen is considering showing up at the beach and being the one to take offense. "If the city doesn't get in front of this, where does it end?" he said.

He's a dick. Someone should throw body paint on him.

An uptight Magnolia resident? Go figure.

I have to question the wisdom of nude swimming in the Sound, though. Perhaps Penske will be there working on his mad triathlon skills.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
An uptight Magnolia resident? Go figure.

I have to question the wisdom of nude swimming in the Sound, though. Perhaps Penske will be there working on his mad triathlon skills.

Shocking. I know.

The cold makes you swim faster. And the jellyfish.

[NotFromHere]

Wow. It's been a long time. It's a little dusty here.

Lawyerpalooza. It's for a good cause. If anyone is here.

Lawyerpalooza, tonight's annual fund-raiser gala that showcases hobby bands featuring a growing number of local attorneys-by-day, aspiring-rock-stars-by-night. The event, which last year drew about 400 attendees and raised nearly $20,000, benefits Seattle public schools' music programs.

At Lawyerpalooza, for one time only, Fall City will call itself Pro Roc Vice, a play on "pro hac vice," a legal term that means "for this occasion."

Cute name.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Wow. It's been a long time. It's a little dusty here.

Lawyerpalooza. It's for a good cause. If anyone is here.

Lawyerpalooza, tonight's annual fund-raiser gala that showcases hobby bands featuring a growing number of local attorneys-by-day, aspiring-rock-stars-by-night. The event, which last year drew about 400 attendees and raised nearly $20,000, benefits Seattle public schools' music programs.

At Lawyerpalooza, for one time only, Fall City will call itself Pro Roc Vice, a play on "pro hac vice," a legal term that means "for this occasion."

Cute name.

I am acquainted with one of the bands. They make Lawrence Welk look hip.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by NotFromHere


The cold makes you swim faster. And the jellyfish.

2. and sharks. I was never faster than off Santa Cruz.

[NotFromHere]

Hard to say goodbye: Mariners and Boone part ways.

the team yesterday parted ways with the best second baseman in its history — Bret Boone — and called up 21-year-old Jose Lopez to take his place.


WAAAAAHHHHH. One last chance to use this.

[NotFromHere]

Who knew that snakes need exercise?

Keep an eye out for a missing pet, a 6-foot-long, red-tailed boa constrictor named Mercy.

The snake was taking some exercise in the front yard of their home Sunday evening when it escaped. A search turned up nothing, so Dillman posted fliers on telephone poles and distributed them door-to-door, and hired some neighbor kids to help her look. She said the days are still warm enough in East Wenatchee for a boa, but the nights are getting cooler, so she's hoping Mercy will come out in the sun to warm herself in the morning.

In the meantime, the man who mows the back field has agreed to hold off for a few days, just in case the snake is in the tall grass. And Dillman went to the store yesterday get a couple of rats. She plans to put Mercy's cage in the yard and tie the rats to it, in hopes the snake will find that enticing.

"I think she's probably scared," Dillman said.

Rebecca Long, field director for the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society, says constrictors can be dangerous to small pets or children, although they generally go after rats or squirrels, and only eat once every three or four months.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Who knew that snakes need exercise?

Keep an eye out for a missing pet, a 6-foot-long, red-tailed boa constrictor named Mercy.

The snake was taking some exercise in the front yard of their home Sunday evening when it escaped. A search turned up nothing, so Dillman posted fliers on telephone poles and distributed them door-to-door, and hired some neighbor kids to help her look. She said the days are still warm enough in East Wenatchee for a boa, but the nights are getting cooler, so she's hoping Mercy will come out in the sun to warm herself in the morning.

In the meantime, the man who mows the back field has agreed to hold off for a few days, just in case the snake is in the tall grass. And Dillman went to the store yesterday get a couple of rats. She plans to put Mercy's cage in the yard and tie the rats to it, in hopes the snake will find that enticing.

"I think she's probably scared," Dillman said.

Rebecca Long, field director for the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society, says constrictors can be dangerous to small pets or children, although they generally go after rats or squirrels, and only eat once every three or four months.

fuunnnnnneeeeyy

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
fuunnnnnneeeeyy

Why are you here? you are not in PacNW!

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Why are you here? you are not in PacNW!

And you're not in Canada.