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What helps you sleep?: Excedrin PM
What book have you read the most?: The Cider House Rules by John Irving
Too many teeth or No teeth at all
Dan Savage or Charles Mudede
What is your sweetest taboo?: Blaspheming in a church.

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Apr 9

Soupytwist commented on How to Make SLU an Affordable Neighborhood.

The idea that everyone somehow should get to live alone is what's off. If you are single, middle or low income and in your 20s or 30s you will have roommates. This is not news.

In LA, for example, there is a shortage of 20,000 housing units every month. "Units" means singles, couples, families, etc. Not "people." A studio apartment can house a couple or small family earning less than median income - I think the error is in assuming it is meant to house one person.

It's not ideal, but it is the reality of urban housing.

Apr 9

Soupytwist commented on How to Make SLU an Affordable Neighborhood.

@9 - No. No. No. You are so dumb.

@6 - If you are making upwards of $45k and want to live alone, this plan will open up the rental market by taking your current competition for space elsewhere. Expanding affordable housing for lower incomes will help housing become more available for middle income people.

Overall, in addition to adding affordable housing, I would like to see Seattle deal with the problem of people investing in residential real estate (2nd homes, vacation homes) that remains empty most of the year. Allowing more mother-in-law units would also be nice.

Apr 5

Soupytwist commented on President Obama Has Apologized to Kamala Harris.

I just love a person who can admit they've made a mistake and apologize. It suggests humility and empathy.

Mar 28

Soupytwist commented on Some Things You Should Know About Tomorrow Night.

Oh, Sherman. You're so dreamy...

Mar 27

Soupytwist commented on Next Up in the Slog Netflix Streaming Club: Freaks & Geeks, "Kim Kelly Is My Friend".

THIS IS MY FAVORITE EPISODE. YAY!!!

Mar 23

Soupytwist commented on This Morning a Man Told Me to Smile....

@105 - Note that he said "I counsel many people on many subjects every day professionally... and I don't have to be each and every one of them to be able to do that" - not a word about empathy, listening, or their experiences. I suspect he is a pretty shitty "counselor" - whatever the fuck that means. Probably a social worker.

Mar 19

Soupytwist commented on "Why can't I see the Space Needle?" A Letter to the Editor.

I really don't understand the acidic commentary on this topic. Do we not like views of iconic landmarks anymore? I am pro-density and pro-view. There are reasonable compromises.

Mar 19

Soupytwist commented on Someone Who Just Moved Here Tells Us About Seattle.

I've yet to meet anyone not from Seattle who didn't move to Seattle and then go on psychotropic medications.

It's just an anecdote, but one that I've found interesting.

On the other hand, I moved to SoCal and eventually went on anti-depressants. I feel much better about living in this shithole and I'm on a five year plan to get back to my beloved Seattle. I would much rather not have any interactions than the constant disingenuous bullshit that I go through down here.

Mar 11

Soupytwist commented on Currently Hanging: Ed Wicklander's Piles of Kittens.

Ed Wicklander is my favorite. I love his work - he's not afraid to show his experiments with materials along with his more evolved pieces which I think underscores the creative process.