Comments on: choo choo http://cygnoir.net/2006/07/14/choo-choo/ the black swan with digital wings Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: cygnoir.net » just being http://cygnoir.net/2006/07/14/choo-choo/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 cygnoir.net » just being Wed, 19 Jul 2006 03:14:53 +0000 http://www.cygnoir.net/2006/07/14/choo-choo/#comment-1478 [...] I will miss a hundred things.  I will not miss a hundred other things. I am looking forward to my Seattle trip as a pause of Just Being between Librarying and Webbing.  My friend Jen, who just got a gig as a public librarian, is going to run around the city with me.  Since she was in web dev when we met, and I in libraries, the symbolism is incredibly satisfying. [...] [...] I will miss a hundred things.  I will not miss a hundred other things. I am looking forward to my Seattle trip as a pause of Just Being between Librarying and Webbing.  My friend Jen, who just got a gig as a public librarian, is going to run around the city with me.  Since she was in web dev when we met, and I in libraries, the symbolism is incredibly satisfying. [...]

]]> By: Kris http://cygnoir.net/2006/07/14/choo-choo/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Kris Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:37:52 +0000 http://www.cygnoir.net/2006/07/14/choo-choo/#comment-1477 The Amtrak station is right between Pioneer Square, the International District (aka Chinatown), and SoDo. SoDo isn't particularly interesting (warehouses, mostly). The International District is a fun, vibrant place, especially if you like Asian culture and food. Pioneer Square is the historic district, lots of bars and clubs. The few blocks directly around the train station can feel kind of sketchy at times, especially if you're heading north on foot through downtown. The area directly north of Pioneer Square is the financial district and can feel creepily deserted evenings and weekends. However, once you get north of the financial district towards Pike Place Market and Belltown, there are people again, and I've never felt uncomfortable at night up there. As for modest accomodations, if it's downtown, you're probably out of luck unless you'd like to stay at the youth hostel downtown. (I have; it was fine, though very, um, communal.) I would reccommend for reasonable accomodations looking in the University District (a 10-15 minute express bus ride to the central library) or Capitol Hill (a 10-minute regular bus ride or, depending on where you are, a 15-30 minute walk.) Both neighborhoods are central, well-served by transit, and have a lot of places to eat and nightlife. (Capitol Hill more so than the University District.) If you weren't on public transportation and we actually had a spare bedroom at the moment, I'd totally offer crash space, though. If you don't mind staying at a vouched-for stranger's house, let me know and i'll ask around and see if anyone I know who lives more centrally than we do has an open guest bedroom for when you're here. The Amtrak station is right between Pioneer Square, the International District (aka Chinatown), and SoDo. SoDo isn’t particularly interesting (warehouses, mostly). The International District is a fun, vibrant place, especially if you like Asian culture and food. Pioneer Square is the historic district, lots of bars and clubs.

The few blocks directly around the train station can feel kind of sketchy at times, especially if you’re heading north on foot through downtown. The area directly north of Pioneer Square is the financial district and can feel creepily deserted evenings and weekends. However, once you get north of the financial district towards Pike Place Market and Belltown, there are people again, and I’ve never felt uncomfortable at night up there.

As for modest accomodations, if it’s downtown, you’re probably out of luck unless you’d like to stay at the youth hostel downtown. (I have; it was fine, though very, um, communal.) I would reccommend for reasonable accomodations looking in the University District (a 10-15 minute express bus ride to the central library) or Capitol Hill (a 10-minute regular bus ride or, depending on where you are, a 15-30 minute walk.) Both neighborhoods are central, well-served by transit, and have a lot of places to eat and nightlife. (Capitol Hill more so than the University District.)

If you weren’t on public transportation and we actually had a spare bedroom at the moment, I’d totally offer crash space, though. If you don’t mind staying at a vouched-for stranger’s house, let me know and i’ll ask around and see if anyone I know who lives more centrally than we do has an open guest bedroom for when you’re here.

]]> By: j david http://cygnoir.net/2006/07/14/choo-choo/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 j david Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:23:45 +0000 http://www.cygnoir.net/2006/07/14/choo-choo/#comment-1476 i know, why don't you stay at home and rebuild your site? (have a great trip!) i know, why don’t you stay at home and rebuild your site?

(have a great trip!)

]]> By: wirehead http://cygnoir.net/2006/07/14/choo-choo/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 wirehead Sat, 15 Jul 2006 16:51:58 +0000 http://www.cygnoir.net/2006/07/14/choo-choo/#comment-1475 That's an awesome idea. :) That’s an awesome idea. :)

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