I Hate Seattle

yesterday i was in capitol hill, trying to find a post office open on saturday. while walking on broadway i stopped just short of a head-on-collision with a MASSIVE pile of dog poop. "Holy christ!" i jumped to avoid it and stared in shock... from the edge of the sidewalk i chirped "Look out!" as throngs of hipsters continued on- right on through the dog sh**. i stood there confused for a few seconds, awkwardly warning people, waiting for someone to acknowledge that a) there was a 2 pound dog turd on the side walk and b) i was trying to stop them from walking through it. no one did. that is how cool capitol hill people are... they can walk through excrement without breaking stride- or making eye contact.

I just heard today that the old Capitol 1524 sneaker boutique that moved out of 1524 E. Olive Way is turning into a Checkmasters check cashing / money advance B.S. business. It is always super frustrating how some residents on the Hill complain about businesses saying that they don't mix in with the neighborhood and I have heard some negative conversations for businesses on this particular block. This is some hard Karma for anyone that ever complained about this store attracting bad clientèle. I am sure they'll put up a nice 24-hour neon sign on both sides of the block (E. Olive and Denny).

Other upcoming businesses on this block that will add some much needed character and flavor are The Bus Stop (being relocated from the new 'mound' parking lot on Pine and The Buck (log-cabin cowboy themed) a few doors down from The Elite gay bar.