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Interior of the Suzzallo Library Reading Room at the University of Washington. The photo looks down a long central aisle beneath a soaring vaulted ceiling with repeating Gothic arches. Warm chandeliers hang in rows, glowing over wooden study tables and tall bookshelves. Large stained-glass windows line the walls, filling the vast, cathedral-like space with soft light. Several people walk toward the far end of the hall, giving a sense of scale to the room’s grand architecture.

The last photo of the #Seattle visit was a stopover at the Suzallo #Library Reading room at the University of Washington - part of a campus tour.

This library is famous (rightly so) for its Gothic architecture. I was not aware or expecting it and it stunned me.

A nighttime view of the Seattle skyline across calm water, with the city’s skyscrapers glowing in warm lights and long vertical reflections stretching across the surface. The Space Needle stands on the right side of the frame, lit in soft yellow. A layer of low clouds hangs above the city, and a dark wooden dock and a small boat sit in the foreground.

Wow, #seattle is just so darn photogenic. Every time I come up here from Portland I can’t get over how nice the city is. I love where I live but coming here always makes me want to stay!

A foggy view of downtown Seattle seen across the still waters of Lake Union. The skyline rises softly through gray mist, with the Space Needle visible on the right. In the foreground, a large circular mosaic lies wet with rain, and a crow walks across the path beside it.

I left behind the usual Forest Park run today for a run around #lakeunion in #seattle. Lots of people were out biking and running around the Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop, even though the weather wasn’t really all that great. Still, it was more of an annoying-rain than a soaking-rain!

A narrow muddy trail curves uphill through a foggy forest. Bare moss-covered trees rise into a pale gray sky, and clusters of yellow leaves and wet ferns line the sides of the path. The scene looks damp, quiet, and muted by mist.

Weekly #forestpark #pdx update: Kinda miserable for trail running, tbh. The leaves were pasted to the trail with mud and the canopy above was just letting all the rain through.

Plenty of solitude and foggy views. Very #silentsunday themed.

I just wanted a hot shower and warm house afterwards.

View from behind a black-and-white dog on a blue leash walking up a leaf-covered forest trail. Golden and green foliage glows in the sunlight, and the path curves gently uphill through tall autumn trees.

Another sunny day for a trail run in #forestpark #pdx! This is my typical view. The dog can run much faster than me. At this point I’m hoping the rains stay away for a few more weekends.

On stage at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, the Decemberists perform with the Oregon Symphony. Lead singer Colin Meloy, wearing a blue suit, sits at the very edge of the stage under a bright white spotlight, holding a microphone and gesturing with one hand toward the audience. Behind him, the orchestra fills the stage, with rows of string players, brass, and percussion lit in deep blue. The band’s instruments—a piano, upright bass, drum set, and guitars—are arranged across the front. The ornate theater interior glows with soft blue light, highlighting its carved details and gold accents. Audience members are visible in the foreground, watching attentively.

You know you’re getting old when your favorite bands start performing with the symphony. That said, this was a fantastic show.

My only regret about the picture is that Jenny Conlee got cut out and her enthusiasm was one of the best parts of the show.
#decemberists #pdx #concert #oregonsymphony

View from a forest trail during a sunny November run. The narrow dirt path curves through damp ferns and glowing yellow-green leaves under a bright blue sky.

Sunny November run + KEXP Runcast = peak PNW.
#forestpark #kexp #pdx #run #silentsunday

A misty forest path (Leif Erikson) winds through the green trees of Forest Park with fallen leaves scattered along the ground.

The same trail as the first picture (Leif Erikson), but with dappled sunlight filtering through the forest canopy and no more mist.

Same trail, ten minutes apart. It was nice to have the atmospheric river dry up for a little bit, but most of my time in #forestpark #pdx looked like the first picture.

A lush forest in Portland Oregon features tall trees reaching towards the sky with dense green foliage and a variety of undergrowth ferns.

It’s been a while! Today started off as extremely rainy, which left the forest floor pretty muddy and wet. But the view above was really nice! Even though we’re well into autumn there is still a ton of green in the trees. #pdx #forestpark

A close-up of a fluffy white llama with a halter against a teal background.

So, I got to hang out with Caesar the No Drama Llama the other day. I don’t think it can be a bad day if you get to hug a #llama on said day. What a sweet creature!

YouTube video by Highretrogamelord Gyruss for the Atari 2600

Yup. Not even close to the ZX. youtu.be/S08q8le7ajY?...

Wow. I cannot picture how a 2600 would elegantly handle these graphics.

A close-up of a large Pacific Banana slug with distinct black spots crawling on a wooden surface amidst lush green foliage.

Another mollusk picture from #forestpark in #pdx this week. I stopped my run to see a banana #slug crossing a little bridge next to me.

There was some kind of trail race today happening in the park. It looked like fun! The slug was thankfully not on the course.

A close-up photograph of a snail on a damp, earthy surface. The snail has a shiny, spiraled shell with rich brown and golden-yellow bands. Its body is dark and textured, with two visible tentacles extended forward. The surrounding ground is a mix of dirt, small sticks, and scattered leaves.

I saw this snail on my weekend #ForestPark #pdx outing and figure I’d take a picture looking down for once. Much prettier than the banana slugs!

Doesn’t epub work on a kindle these days? I guess the problem is epub-with-DRM?

Feeds help, not as much as they should. I feel like I turned my own timeline into a doomscroll.

I haven’t been visiting Bluesky as much as before. It’s no fault of you lovely folks! I wish I could better separate “dread of the world ending as we know it” from “fun hacks people do with old computers”.

I had one of those at work but the differential girdlespring broke and they got rid of it.

Yeah, this. I loved Gaiman's (pre-about-2005) work from when I was eleven to when I was 45. But as soon as the details came out last year -- "yeah, fuck that arsehole, I hope the women he hurt are as OK as possible" became the only possible response. Not "but my books!"

Why Does Cilantro Taste Like Soap to Some People? | Britannica Some people detest cilantro in their food. Are they more than just picky eaters?

This is the first time in a long time I’ve found an answer in an old school encyclopedia, but this entry does say that some people report that they can overcome their aversion with repeated exposure: www.britannica.com/story/why-do...

I just figured the gene could be fully expressed or partially.

Well, the CAPCHA verification for the site doesn't work but I'm there as a guest :-)

Nice! I’ll check it out. I’m having a hard time convincing the site that I am not a robot but I’ll figure it out.

Hey I’d love to be there! I’m montag2k on MeFi. Glad you did this.

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Oh, I’m here (montag2k over there)! Been looking for Metafilter people. I am not terribly active on there other than being a serial favoriter. Would love to be on the list!

If i was the richest guy in the world i would just do stuff like give the decemberists 100 million dollars to write a concept album about the hardy boys

I made Pack2List, a tool that helps you create a list from a StarterPack!

The idea is to get to follow them and have them organised without following them all

check it out here: pack2list.nabil.blue
(let me know if you have any ideas/feedback)

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Adobe AI auto-fills part of a seagull photo with … a bitcoin

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Figured out how to get the “long form” link by going to the user and finding the pack directly.

Last week I learned about @nabilhunt.bsky.social's tool to unfollow a specific Starter Park and I mentioned it would be good to be able to "move" a Starter Pack from my timeline follows to a specific list. He came through with a new tool now!

Check out Pack2List: pack2list.nabil.blue

Thanks Nabil!