Remember back before Rebecca Black opened her mouth and forever changed the way you thought of the word "Friday"? Back in the day, when you could just say "partyin', partyin', YEAH!" with your friends and not imagine a bunch of 13 year olds very dangerously driving in a convertible? Those were good times. more ›

Though this has been a short week for any folks who had President's Day off, it's still somehow felt long,and a bit unsettling. Perhaps it's winter's disgruntled return, roaring back to remind us that hey, it's not April yet‐February needs to give us one more cold wet kiss before slouching off for the next year. Regardless, this is a week where we needed a pick-me-up. more ›

How disappointing. Now the National Weather Service is saying the winter storm is shifting north and will bypass Seattle. OH, CANADA!!! However, they do say that "an inch or two of slushy snow is possible Friday night," which gives a lie to their promise that we won't see any "disruptive" snow. Pretty much any snow disrupts the hell out of Seattle traffic. Now we bait-and-switch you with this footage of last year's big snow: more ›

It's always hard to come back to work after a holiday weekend; furthermore, even though it's Wednesday, last week Wednesday was Friday (so to speak). Today it's merely a run-of-the-mill Wednesday, which could be considered depressing. Maybe that's why this guy jumped into traffic on I-5 by NE 50th St. this morning. He wasn't hit, but other than that no one seems to know exactly how he's doing or what possibly made him think that was a healthy and life-affirming hump-day activity. more ›

It was only four days ago that a friend of ours mentioned that shoes hanging from a power line meant it was a "safe" area for dealing drugs, or that it had to do with gang territory. He couldn't remember exactly. We thought that was stupid. We've always thought it was simply the work of some shithead bully. more ›