Lindy West, film editor of The Stranger and all-around hero for those in the online snark business (and also just humanity in general) is leaving Seattle for Los Angeles. We are crushed.
Lindy West Announces move to LA, Seattle Cries
Getting Down in Belltown: Sex Trivia at Del Ray
Upon hearing that the illustrious Lindy West was hosting not only a trivia night, but a sex trivia night, I immediately assembled my smartest, smuttiest troops. I once stole her idea of having a Google News Alert for "feces"--I knew there was no way she could steer me wrong here. And, just as I expected, questions included stuff like "Which animal was recently observed by a Dutch scientist engaging in homosexual necrophilia?" (a duck), "True or false, elephants have been known to rape and kill rhinoceroses?" (true). The opening round was Guess-The-Celebrity-Penises, and the round immediately following halftime simply consisted of, with the rest of your team, making up a name for a sexual position and then drawing it.
Sister Lindy Westius Explains It All for You
We've often wondered how many different kinds of people there are in this world. Sometimes we see people on the street or on the bus, and we try to figure out if they're serial killers, or we see kids in the park and wonder if one of them will grow up to be president. Lindy's got it all figured out. Her piece in The Stranger has all the answers, and it's kinda nice to see that 224 (and counting) of the city's finest minds think so too.
Neighborhood News And Local Blog Round-Up
It's just about time for a music-themed blog round-up, so here we go. Here's what we listened to while we compiled this: Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You," Patty Griffin's "Rain," Edwyn Collins' "You'll Never Know," and The Thermals' "Returning To The Fold."

