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Submitted by enpen on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 9:35pm.
My family is moving to Olympia from Minneapolis. On Thursday, August 31st, myself and a friend are driving a 15' Budget from Minneapolis. My partner and our 9 mo. daughter I pick up at Sea-Tac on Wednesday, September 6th. We're looking to become Olys. I'm a 29 year old writer, my partner, ageless, is a soon to be washington bar student and our daughter is presently undecided.
» I just wanted to introduce ourselves. I've been reading your blog for several months now, voyeuristically participating in your community. We're excited to get there. |
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Coming to Olympia
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 10:04pm.Have a safe trip.
[edit:] When I drove out here 4 years ago, I lost a campagnolo ten-speed rear bicycle wheel somewhere in Montana.
Happy trails!
Submitted by Rick on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 10:06pm.Olys?
Submitted by emmettoconnell on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 10:26pm.I say we're Olympians of the higest caliber. Olympians for short
Olympians
Submitted by Sarah on Sun, 08/27/2006 - 8:29am.I had no clue about this til I read it. Though most everyone else I tell informs me that of course we are.
I didn't know there was
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Sun, 08/27/2006 - 11:34am.I didn't know there was anything other than Olympians.
I kind of like Olys, though.
But yeah, way too much of a reminder of the beer.
What route are you taking?
Submitted by stevenl on Sun, 08/27/2006 - 6:15am.excellent advice
Submitted by enpen on Sun, 08/27/2006 - 3:11pm.I took the same route, (that
Submitted by Robert Whitlock on Sun, 08/27/2006 - 10:02pm.I lived in St. Paul for four
Submitted by Meta Hogan on Sun, 08/27/2006 - 8:33am.-the Lone Steer (coffee and breakfast) in Steele, ND
-the Jokers Wild (chocolate milkshakes and perfect eggs) in (Butte? Missoula?) MT
-D&M coffee (used to be the Windy City Chat n' Curl, on 3rd and Pine, wonderful coffee, paninis) in Ellensburg, WA
Also, if you happen through Ellensburg on Saturday morning (that would take some fast driving!), you're welcome to join my husband and I at my mom's annual Labor Day brunch. There's a parade that morning, and her house is right along the parade route. There'll be nearly 50 people there, so you can blend right in! Let me know if you're interested, and I'll give you directions.
Also-also, if you need anything when you get to Olympia, just ask. We OlyBloggers know everything.
The Olympian route
Submitted by enpen on Sun, 08/27/2006 - 3:17pm.As far as the recommendations go, I like this concept alot. Does anybody else have recommended stops for an Olymove from Minneapolis? And why there?
welcoming committee
Submitted by theunabonger on Sun, 08/27/2006 - 5:01pm.Jason,
I'm glad to see that you've found the OlyBlog. I still owe you a beer for your nice letter about my podcast. Be sure to stock up on CBT episodes by making CDs before you hit the road. There's a lot of "country music" only stretches between here and there if you only have a radio.
Cosmo G Spacely, the Unabonger
Heh, I love that stretch,
Submitted by Norm on Mon, 08/28/2006 - 4:29pm.just a minor correction
Submitted by Rob Richards on Tue, 08/29/2006 - 7:32am.I consider myself pretty up
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Tue, 08/29/2006 - 9:04am.I consider myself pretty up on this kind of stuff...
But what's the difference? I had an assumption, but after reading your response (and maybe after you answer with a difference I'll discover I was reading it wrong) I don't think it's even in the ballpark.
Since we're on the subject, I've actually come to respect 2Pac's music. It gave you a lot more to think and talk about than Eminem or even 50 Cent. It's just ridiculous what is coming out of the genre today when it started out much more political.
All the same in my book.
Submitted by Norm on Tue, 08/29/2006 - 10:14am.I could say that all new
Submitted by Rob Richards on Tue, 08/29/2006 - 4:02pm.Yes, you could. I was simply
Submitted by Norm on Tue, 08/29/2006 - 6:01pm.It wasn't my intention to
Submitted by Rob Richards on Tue, 08/29/2006 - 10:51pm.But it's all so very
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 9:08am.But it's all so very different, Norm.
For instance, there's this in 2Pac's "Changes":
Take the evil out the people they'll be acting right, 'cause both black and white is smokin' crack tonight
Now, when I read/hear this line, I think about how both races (and, in my opinion, separate classes) are participating in the same activities.
Does the upper-class do a better job of keeping their faults behind closed doors? Absolutely. But within Suburbia there is a lot going on that is no more "moral" than what they point their finger at in the inner-city.
Of course, the song isn't just addressing the difference between separate classes (and, as some would interpret, putting "blame" on the upper-class).
bein' real don't appeal to the brother in you, You gotta operate the easy way, "I made a G today" But you made it in a sleazy way, sellin' crack to the kid. " I gotta get paid," Well hey, well that's the way it is
I think this is a clear statement that within urban America there are more than a few people who would rather proceed down the "easy way" and continue to participate in the same cycle that has plagued the inner-city in recent decades.
the difference
Submitted by Rob Richards on Tue, 08/29/2006 - 3:59pm.I base my opinion on 28 years of life, most of which was spent listening to hip-hop music. I've also done a lot of reading and research into hip-hop culture (including dance and graffiti), it's origins, politics, and evolution.
To put it simply, rap is what I call the pop-culture Constantinian "money, cash, hoes" music that you can hear on MTV and pop radio. Hip-hop music either delivers a message of some kind, or is fun dance and party music. It is sometimes violent, but not in a glorifying way, in a gritty and real way that paints a picture of what life, for some, is like. Hip-hop music is often political, it came out of areas of the world abandoned by politicians and has become one of the only ways to shine light on those areas.
Eminem and 50 Cent=Rap
Talib Kweli and Mos Def=Hip-Hop
word is bond. i'm out.
I thought we already covered
Submitted by Meta Hogan on Wed, 08/30/2006 - 7:54am.hoe=garden tool
ho=short for 'whore'
Although 'hos' looks funny, it is in fact the correct pluralization of 'ho'. If you don't like, cut back to one and you won't have to deal with the plural. One should be enough, anyway.
Also, watch out for short version of pantyhose; for example, "What am I gonna do with a pair of nude hose?" is a much different statement from "What am I gonna do with a pair of nude hos?" One denotes a color of stockings, one the state of deshabille of your paid companions.
Meta...
Submitted by OperaGirl on Wed, 08/30/2006 - 8:56am.Hmmm, what would I do with a
Submitted by Norm on Wed, 08/30/2006 - 9:14am.I never would've thought...
Submitted by enpen on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 4:51am.True story
Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 9:34am.I was in the check out line at a grocery store. A woman approached the clerk and asked him "How much for that hoe over there?". She pointed over to the new display of some garden implements, including hoes.
The clerk had momentarily forgotten about these new items, he heard her question as "How much for that 'ho over there?". He was confused, he stammered, he blushed, he then figured things out and told her the price. She went on her way, he was left with me and my groceries to check out. I was semi-oblivious.
He -then- decided he needed to explain to me what had just happened. But mid way through the story he realized maybe he really didn't need to be telling a customer this, and he got even redder. I reassured him that I understood and that it was funny.
welcome
Submitted by Rob Richards on Mon, 08/28/2006 - 6:07am.Thank you
Submitted by enpen on Thu, 08/31/2006 - 4:53am.