I've made updates to my
previous Seattle Trip 2007 reports. The updates are within the reports
themselves, but for people who only want to see the new material, it's included
in this post.
Note: I previously
included updates on my editing. To save same, from here on in, only true
updates and more notable corrections noted, not more general corrections.
Seattle Trip 2007
Day 1 Tuesday July 24
[original paragraph 17]
I bought a couple DVDs
at Swerve.
[UPDATE December 23, 2012: Swerve has since
closed down.]
Seattle Trip 2007
Day 2 Wednesday July 25
[8th “NOW”
paragraph]
[NOW: The bus downtown
was the number 5. I still want to attempt to cross Aurora Bridge someday.]
[UPDATE December 23,
2012: The 5 bus was Metro Transit.]
Seattle Trip 2007
Day 3 Thursday July 26
[original paragraph 2]
I slept a bit better
than the night before but it was very humid at night despite the loud air
conditioner. Hope Youth Hostel International reopens soon as my sleep
situation isn't helping. Not long after I got outside my camera quit
entirely. I went to City Wide Concierge to get a daypass, about getting
to Bellevue without using express transit (different company, not covered by
pass) and about getting a new film camera since I had too many rolls of film to
go digital just yet. That and I felt too tired to learn new tech.
They directed me to Rite Aid (no film cameras there except one-use types) and
they directed me somewhere else without telling me it wasn't open yet. Another
drug store insisted that nowhere that could help me was open yet, annoying
since I was losing time).
[UPDATE December 23, 2012: City Wide Concierge
is located in Washington State Convention Center.]
[2nd NOW
paragraph]
[NOW: I switched
busses in a transit exchange in Kirkland.]
[UPDATE December 23,
2012: this transit exchange is Kirkland Transit Center. I haven’t been there
since that day.]
Seattle Trip 2007
Day 4 Friday July 27
[2nd NOW
paragraph]
[NOW: I’m referring to
Swerve.]
[UPDATE December 23, 2012: Swerve has since
closed down.]
[original paragraph 14]
I explored some stores
at Pike Place Market walked south a bit, and searched for the Elliott Bay Water
Taxi, which I forgot to write the location of (I had a choice of saving $1 or
getting the taxi sooner; I chose the latter). The first place I checked
proved to be the right dock. The water taxi is basically a small ferry,
like the Seabus in Vancouver but with an upper outdoor level and very few seats
inside.
[UPDATE December 23,
2012]: The Elliott Bay Water Taxi is now called the King County Water Taxi.]
Seattle Trip 2007
Day 5 Saturday July 28
[original paragraph 6]
Then I took a bus I
hoped went to Columbia City. It did luckily. Not much to speak of.
Columbia Plaza is mostly shops divided cubicle-like. A book store nearby
had a surprising number of New Universe comics (a failed 1980s line).
Then I went to Subway for lunch just to have a receipt for a place most
tourists don't visit.
[UPDATE December 23,
2012: I can’t recall which bus number I took; however, this bus and the ones in
the next paragraph were definitely Metro Transit.
[3rd NOW
paragraph]
[NOW: Sadly Wedes has
announced that he will no longer be doing public appearances as J.P. due to
failing health. Newman has already retired for health reason.]
[UPDATE December 23,
2012: Chris Wedes passed away in July 22 of this year. Prior to his death he
did appear one last time at J.P. Patches for the December 2011 special J.P.
Patches: Last Night at the City Dump, a combination of clips from his show and
new material during a telethon. It aired on KCTS-9, a PBS affiliate.]
Seattle Trip 2007
Day 6 Sunday July 29
[4th NOW paragraph]
[NOW: The Seafair and
regular markets were the Seafair Seafoodfest and the Ballard Farmer's Market,
respectively. I think in 2011 the Seafoodfest was done outside of Seafair.]
[UPDATE December 23,
2012: The move of Seafoodfest out of Seafair seems to be a permanent change.]
Seattle Trip 2007
Day 7 Monday July 30
[3rd NOW paragraph]
[NOW: Sadly Underdawg
Records has since closed down. I probably bought Tales from the Crypt at Swerve
given my Emmy reference, as that’s where I bought USA Network’s Emmy submission
from.]
[UPDATE December 23, 2012: Swerve has since
closed down as well.]
Seattle Trip 2007
Day 8 Tuesday July 31
[original paragraph 3]
Well, the last day I
literally hit the ground running: I woke up at 5:53 to discover that my watch
alarm hadn't beeped. The ferry was to leave at 6:10. Pure adrenalin
must be credited with my being able to launder bedding (I might have torn
whatever you call that thing some places put on top of mattresses under sheets;
hope not), trade my keycard for my $20 deposit, and lug bags seeming to weigh
about as much as me to the ferry. I was so rushed, the $20 deposit never
left my hand and was used to pay for the ferry ticket.
[UPDATE December 23, 2012: The ferry was a Washington State Ferries one,
and the ferry terminal Seattle Ferry Terminal.]
[original paragraph 4]
On the ride to
Bainbridge I took sunrise picks. Perhaps not as romantic as it sounds
because of the sun itself but I probably still got some side shots to the sides
of the sun. In a few cases I let my hand be in the photo so it would
block the sun.
[UPDATE December 23, 2012: The ferry arrival location was Bainbridge
Island Ferry Terminal.]
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