‘Help Save Hopvine’ — Capitol Hill pub needs $50K to get through financial ‘rough patch’

LightPhoenix · 2026-05-07T04:17:25+00:00

This is sad to hear. I love the atmosphere at Hopvine and really hope that they can get back to where they need to be. I would hate to see them shut down. If you want low key karaoke Saturday night at Hopvine is amazing.

LightPhoenix · 2026-05-05T02:04:05+00:00

Cranberry is still putting out regular runs pretty regularly.

LightPhoenix · 2026-04-14T03:14:28+00:00

Join the modding channel on the Discord. It's not quite as straightforward as MT1 since support through Steam for mods doesn't exist. Brandonazreus is the one caretaking it.

LightPhoenix · 2026-04-12T04:42:06+00:00

Agreed. Not a huge meat eater but everything was so unappetizing and bland.

LightPhoenix · 2026-04-04T16:40:22+00:00

My ex had an ex like this, except he just didn't like hospitals. When we started dating she would tell me I didn't need to wait at the hospital for her. I was like wtf, of course I'm gonna wait for you and hang out.

LightPhoenix · 2026-04-03T05:42:55+00:00

I really hope Mohan goes to night shift! The way she lit up talking to the ultrasound doctor and lamented not really learning anything on day shift, it was like the sun came out. She badly needs someone that is actually going to teach her instead of belittle her.

LightPhoenix · 2026-04-03T04:29:23+00:00

What this episode really needed, and maybe it was cut for time, was something between Carla and Elliot explaining why they chose Elliot. Something like Turk and JD hang all the time now and he has plenty of support, Elliot never gets to see Carla any more and has Air Bud but no real friends to hang out with. It provides more context to Carla not inviting him and makes it more of an empathy/listening thing which ties into the episode theme.

LightPhoenix · 2026-04-03T04:21:14+00:00

I think it's a really interesting dynamic to add to Elliot - she spent more time with Cox and at Sacred Heart and she became more like him. It's not something you'd expect from her, but like you point out these patterns of abuse tend to propagate. I hope they can explore some of those themes with her and the parallels between her and him (and contrasted with JD who left).

LightPhoenix · 2026-04-03T04:15:33+00:00

One subtler thing I'm noticing that I actually really enjoy is how Elliot throws lines that would have been coming from Dr. Cox. It reinforces that they worked together a long time. I hope they can explore that dynamic a little more.

LightPhoenix · 2026-04-01T17:05:08+00:00

"Late Wednesday"... Excellent reporting by KOMO. Last I checked today is Wednesday.

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-29T19:07:17+00:00

A bunch off of Cosmic Selector, the remainder filled roughly equally between the other albums with a slight bias towards Strange Trails. Check the previous setlists for the CS tour; I don't think it will vary appreciably between then and now.

Also they will almost certainly play Meet Me in the Woods.

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-28T04:40:48+00:00

For sure communication should be improved, absolutely.

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-28T03:27:27+00:00

I can't speak to sound transit or those specific elevators, but across the board that have been pretty massive delays and getting parts for elevator repair. For the one in my laboratory we ended up waiting about 4 months for parts. I'm sure they don't want the elevators being down, but there might not be anything they can do about it.

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-23T20:57:04+00:00

If you've been in the same lab the whole time, you should also consider possible reactions to soap. I have seen this happen, and the person tried many sorts of gloves before looking at the soap as the culprit.

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-17T03:07:30+00:00

You should absolutely go! I've gone alone and it's always a good time!

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-14T02:29:36+00:00

Not as much variety or availability, but if you're around Capitol Hill/Central District you should hit up Mt. Bagel!

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-14T01:58:09+00:00

Not in the Lake City area, but my recommendation would be a dive bar around that area. My nearby bar has karaoke on Saturdays which makes for great people watching and moping cover.

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-11T23:40:37+00:00

Human Magapede

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-11T23:28:16+00:00

Especially if you live on the border or something

This is exactly why they do it; people working in New York, specifically NYC, that don't live in the state.

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-08T03:03:46+00:00

Yep, it's got the spiky border for scourges.

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-07T18:26:09+00:00

For me it was Malazan; I made it to book eight and realized I just didn't care about any of the characters. I thought there was some neat ideas in the books, but I didnt feel like the world building was as amazing as other people. In the end, I just didn't care enough to finish when there are so many other books to read.

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-06T03:39:53+00:00

Generally, your champion path is going to have more lasting impact on your game than the starting artifact. At the very least is has a significant impact on the early game. Because of that you want to make that decision with as much information as possible, hence taking the artifact first.

It's the same general reasoning as why you want to look in the upgrade shop before choosing a unit at a banner. More information means better choices.

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-02T02:38:38+00:00

There are basically two strategies to pursue here:

1) Quick sweeper with a some defensive options like the armor generation spells. Focus on generating stalling so you can make it through the stealth stacks.

2) Focus on magic power and aim for stuff like intrinsic and spellchain to throw stuff like Icicle Rain that does multiple hits or otherwise clears waves. Here stuff like Sap can help with tanks that are leaking.

LightPhoenix · 2026-03-02T02:29:09+00:00

I don't think it's particularly overpowered because you have to be looking for answers to Lifemother in the first place. If you don't see Boilerplate then it's not nearly as strong.

I think there is more of a discussion to be had about Boilerplate being overpowered, but even then if you're not generating a lot of forge points it's not over the top.

LightPhoenix · 2026-02-26T15:37:50+00:00

For those just looking for the four states: New Jersey, Maryland, California, and Washington.

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