20 posts tagged “lake union”

Yesterday I had made plans to head out a little early so that I could pick up some things for an upcoming team party when I received an email from a co-worker and the daughter of a fellow voxer that said:

To: Quornflour
Subject: Kapow Coffee Shop in Seattle
Importance: Low

Hello!

Kapow coffee is selling those t-shirts (South Lake Union Trolley) and I am wondering if you live close to Harrison St?

I would love to get an xl for my mom – she has asked for one.

Thanks!

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Now not having really paid much attention to the mail there was a back and forth about what exactly she was looking for.  Turns out it was this shirt.

I looked at a map and thought I knew where it was… or so I thought.  I got to where I thought it was and instead of Kapow there was some other coffee shop.  I drove around a little until I was a little irritated, but just because I do not like not knowing where things are when I know I am SO close.  When I finally found it, wouldn’t you know it: they were closed.  Yep that is right.  CLOSED.

So this morning since it is on my way to work I figured I would pop in for a quad-tall-light-ice-americano-with-walking-room and a few shirts. 

The coffee shop nearly invisible, it is a former storage unit I think… or a one car garage.  The coffee was good the guys were funny and the shirt purchase felt a little shady though legal at the same time.  Really the whole experience made me want to live closer to south lake union than I already do… and I live close. 

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Show us something on fire. 
Submitted by Allishandra.  

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 Last year there was a huge fire on Eastlake (Lake Union, Seattle, Washington) after the 4th of July fireworks.  It was pretty impressive, I took this from my apartment with my little point and shoot camera.  They did a good job containing the fire as to avoid igniting the neighboring houseboats.  The boats moored here have yet to be returned.

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Last night as I sat on my couch I could not help but notice how amazing the moon was.  I was also somewhat in shock when I realized that you can actually see craters with my 300zoom...

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Today is my friend J9s birthday.  Her husband is in a wedding so while he was doing photos and other wedding stuff she came over for lunch and to experiment with her new Cannon EOS.  She needed a second battery and some cap keepers so we headed over to Glazer’s and picked them up.  
While there I looked at the macro lenses and the wide-angle fish eye lenses.  There is one I have been looking at on the Nikkor site, but last time I was at the store they did not have any.  
Today they had one.  Now they have none.

Why do you live where you live?
Submitted by memtony.

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not so much how I ended up here, but why I stay where I do... I love my view and my deck and even at times feeling like I am on vacation when I am home.

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Yesterday I headed down to gasworks to take some pictures.  The two specs of dust on my camera started making me bonkers so I walked home after snapping only a few pictures.

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Today I headed down to Glazer’s and picked up a Rocket-Air cleaner to banish the dust once and for all. 

While there I also picked up a quick release system for my tri-pod and a close-up lens set…

I will still get a macro lens eventually, but this will be a fun toy to try out until then.

a few images from last nights show, in no particular order:

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Show us some fireworks.

These are from last year, more tomorrow.

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At my birthday brunch Kympossible gave me these beautiful flowers; but then, after spending 3+ hours in the back seat of a hot car without water, I thought for sure I was going to have to ignore the fact that they ever existed.  When I got home I promptly put them in water and look at them now.

Thank you Kympossible!

I would also like to add that her offspring have been entered the category of "pleasant children", congrats kids.