Amber Race

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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I love this movie because it shows the gritty Seattle I remember from my childhood

A movie that takes place where you're from

That the political system has been so impotent for so long on both positive and negative behaviors inoculated the American public as to the consequences of elections, and - in that way - the system was not in service to them. I think about this quite a bit. The stove had never been hot enough before

That was the most Mariner way to end the season

sigh...

ngl, this isn't great

Welp...

a black and white photo of a woman covering her face with her hand .. Alt: Lucille Ball peeking through her hand, afraid that the Mariners will give up their slim lead in Game 7 of the American League Championship

Am I enjoying this game? No, not really...

Note to Fox Sports: when I'm watching a baseball game I want to watch the pitcher throwing the ball, not the manager getting interviewed while the game is in progress? WTF??

Meanwhile...

I've seen this take multiple times and generally agree. I was disappointed in 2017 seeing Womens Marchers fist-bumping cops, because it showed we weren't a threat. I still go, because numbers are important. But I know it isn't changing anything by itself.

Someone at the Seattle No Kings protest holding a sign that says "FUCK FASCISM GO MARINERS"

So say we all

I'm probably in this video somewhere

Early morning street scene. The setting moon is huge and bright in the sky, looking more like the sun than the moon

Moon out here looking like the sun

Yes, I did - 1980s Seattle Public Schools. Such a great name, how could I forget?

This is wild!

I was looking at Gemini's "thinking" once as it was trying to fix a broken test and it actually said "My head is spinning!" - so dramatic

An owl sits on a power line next to a tall pine tree. In the background, the sky is glowing pink and purple from fireworks

Stepped outside to watch the fireworks and saw an owl! Surely that is some kind of omen

Pride Night at the Seattle Sounders game. The supporters section raises a huge banner saying "PRIDE is still a RIOT. Anti-fascist, anti-racist, always Seattle. Protect Trans Kids. WE WILL NOT BE ERASED". The trans rainbow flag waves from the stadium flagpole.

Seattle Sounders Pride Match

Long shadow of the Space Needle cast over Seattle Center with Elliott Bay in the background

Took the elevator to the top of the Space Needle for the first time in many years. I'm very proud of this photo!

Thank you! ☺️

Today's my birthday - I've made it another year!

Sitting in the KEXP Gathering Lounge with other people of all ages chat and relax. A steaming cup of black coffee is in the foreground with a white winter hat, recently removed, behind

Mood

Might be time for a Mr Robot rewatch

My husband is watching this, too!

Back in September 2016 I was chatting with a Liberian Lyft driver in Dallas and he said that Americans have no idea how bad things can get when the government is truly corrupt. I think about that conversation a lot.

Maybe creating a Bluesky account was a mistake. At first I was all "Woo! The gang's back together!", but it's actually weird that the vibe from 5+ years ago has been ported over unchanged.

Christmas dino is so cute! Love Pink Panther, too