Washington State - Blog Posts
Western WA things from a long term resident:
Cause eastern wa is basically a different state
… note that while I have lived here for over a decade I’m just talking my experience
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> people who live in the more rural areas find it real strange when there’s continuous smog. Like fog happens all the time but usually that brown haze obscuring the mountains doesn’t last long bc the rain deletes it.
> some people love Seattle and some people hate what Seattle currently is and will rant about it
> The sand is typically relatively coarse and greyish. I went somewhere with kids-picture-tan sand recently and was surprised that that actually exists. Softer sand is usually only in the actual water in areas with more clay.
> We really don’t use umbrellas often, and it’s not so much stubbornness as it is that hoodies exist and no one really walks long distances unless they’re in a city center. There aren’t sidewalks, so you only have to deal with the rain between your transport and the door of your destination.
> if you plant mint, berries, bamboo, or blow dandelions, you are dedicating yourself to having it for life
> ppl are often very careful about food crumbs or they have ants. Sometimes both.
> there are rabbits, deer, raccoons, coyotes, and opossums. You’re gonna see or hear a lot of them, some more alive than others
> people say bag like flag/had/amp. It’s strange and unusual to hear someone say “bayg” but some people do.
> older adults and some of their kids will add an unnecessary “s” to the names of places and I don’t know why (Haggens, safeways, bartells)
> some of those same adults say “worshington” and the rest of us consider them instant enemies.
> during like 2/3 of the year there are bees everywhere. There is gonna be a dumb black jack in your house. It seems like a hive lives in every coffee stand. Wasps have taken up residence by your shed.
> speaking of coffee stands it’s unbelievable leaving Washington and not having coffee stands/shops/bars everywhere. Also where is the lotus?
> Every group of adults u join are gonna have some constant plaid wearers. That’s just the way it is.
> snow plows don’t go everywhere. This isn’t Chicago. We do not prepare. The plows get the arterials and highways and that’s about it unless ur somewhere real fancy.
> you can find clay like… everywhere if you know what it looks like.
> trying to look something up in your state and the results bringing up wa dc is infuriating
> people can get very excited when it’s clear enough to see rainier. For real though you can see rainier, the Olympics, and the cascades from the highway in many places
Random stuff ppl moving to WA might wanna know (that I don’t hear ppl talk abt):
-if u live near a small river u will occasionally experience routine log-removal traffic
-Seattle gets visited by a pirate ship each year
-woods that are not connected to a park have a 70% chance of being overran by brambles
-the main natural disaster in western wa is trees. I am only kinda joking.
- school may close due to bear.
-most of our stuff isn’t built for extreme temps. Ice storms and heatwaves above like 105 tend to cause structural and travel issues.
-roadkill is kinda just an ever present background noise
-Umbrellas are used… but only for full-on storms. They’re kinda just a hassle when u only use them from the car to the building. So unless it’s gonna soak you in 30 seconds…
-people often either quite like or straight up hate Seattle
-Lots of trails, few sidewalks
-Historical references that ppl outside of WA might not know of: Oso, the Grand Coulee Dam, The Equator shipwreck, Marysville Pilchuck High School, the Denny regrade houses
Untitled, Washington State - 2017
New era, new online avatar
It’s like the changing of the guard lol, I’ve had this Zero Two profile picture for 6 years-ish. I made something in picrew.me that’s an approximation of me as a cute anime character. I want to draw my own character of myself one day but right now I suck at drawing. I’m glad I used something made by a real artist and not AI.
Random thoughts 13NOV24
I feel relieved but also upset at the same time. The realtors office that I rent my apartment through scared the shit out of me by forgetting that I paid rent a couple months in advance. I was afraid that I had to pay over a grand of money that I don’t have. I missed my therapy appointment because I was just irresponsible. I slept in instead of going, when I need it. I’m conflicted about my only guy friend doing something horrible to my other friend. I still have not confronted him about it because I’ve just been dealing with depression lately.
some good things are that:
I’m going to visit my family for winter break in a few weeks. I possibly have an exciting journey I’m going on next summer. I’m finally starting to unpack. I got a library card in the new town I live in and it has the most adorable little tulip fields on the front of the card.
I’m 25 and I feel like I’m not doing enough to prepare myself for the future and to further my medical transition. Plus with Trump being the new president I’m uncertain that things will get better. I just want to escape to a different reality occasionally, I want to feel understood in a deeper level and feel safe around people that I choose to trust. It’s hard, however I keep reminding myself that I am more content than I’ve ever been. I feel free, it’s just seems like a dark cloud is always looming above me.
РуССкіє терористи атакували евакуаційний автобус на Сумщині — загинули мирні українці.
Внаслідок атаки дрона на автобус, який перевозив цивільних, загинули 9 людей, ще 5 отримали поранення.
Russian terrorists attacked an evacuation bus in Sumy region - Ukrainian civilians died.
A drone attack on a bus carrying civilians killed 9 people and injured 5 others.
Висновок: руССкіє ПІДАРАСИ
Conclusion: rUSSIAN fucking BREEDS
#putin - the renewed #Hitler & #OsamabinLaden #русские #россияне #нацисты #russian #nazi
Putin - the renewed Hitler #русские #нацисты #russian #nazi
This Russian Hitler dropped an air bomb on a house in the Ukrainian city of Kherson
💥 More than 550 guided aerial bombs, almost 550 combat drones and over 20 missiles were launched by terrorists in just one week.
On a dark desert highway...Sunrise Eastern Washington 10/26/24
Sunrise over Eastern Washington 10/26/24
Palouse falls state park, Wa. 9/17/23
Columbia River, East of Vantage, Wa. 9/17/23
SNOQUALMIE Falls 9/16/23
Iron Creek, Wa. 6/3/22
Iron Creek, Wa 6/3/23