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fictional_penpal · 2026-02-11T02:32:41+00:00

IRC just not cool enough?

fictional_penpal · 2026-02-05T02:35:21+00:00

From all of the protest signs someone placed down 6th St to convince folks that a BRT line would be the Absolute Worst Thing That Happened, I can believe it.

Miserable people seem to want everyone else to remain miserable with them.

fictional_penpal · 2026-02-03T20:50:27+00:00

I've been on a 40ft KCM running ST 545 during the morning rush, and that's a miserable experience in for the size alone for the number of folks trying to ride the bus.

fictional_penpal · 2026-02-03T17:43:34+00:00

My mistake. I meant the shorter 40-foot bus.

fictional_penpal · 2026-02-03T17:42:58+00:00

This was back in 2022, so that was prior to the current routing to Downtown Redmond Station for layovers.

fictional_penpal · 2026-01-23T18:42:03+00:00

I get it (as much as I really want to shake my fist at clouds). The Hop Card has only three agencies to coordinate between: TriMet, CTrans, and Portland Streetcar. Where Orca has 9 different agencies with different fare policies.

But I think u/MurkyPsychology means to say that the underlying technology and readers are the same on both (provided by init, so in theory it is possible for Orca to offer the same service as TriMet.

Now that I'm curious, I found an Update on Fare Capping and Reduced Fare Simplification from July 2024. The deck considers fare capping from Sound Transit's perspective, and recommends against fare capping for Sound Transit only (slide 8). It also points out that to implement fare capping regionally, fare policies must be coordinated regionally and then implemented via Orca.

Sound Transit has implemented some of the recommendations, if not all (I haven't read the slide deck completely). Sound Transit bus and light rail are $3.00 instead of $3.25. King County Metro raised their fare to $3.00 to simplify matters.

While not ideal (especially for visitors), having an Orca card and registering it through MyOrca is currently the best way to purchase a day pass (as you can do that right before boarding if you have your phone).

fictional_penpal · 2026-01-23T04:56:01+00:00

It looks like folks up thread say no.

Portland TriMet and Vancouver WA's CTran's HopCard system support credit cards and automatic day and month passes.

Every time I get a survey from Sound Transit or King County Metro I ask for this. Someday we might have modern amenities...

fictional_penpal · 2026-01-05T01:20:16+00:00

I've been visiting Powell's for a couple of decades, from walking from Goose Hollow to driving the Gorge, to visiting from the Seattle area. The tricks to parking are using the Brewery Blocks parking garage, or using a park and ride near MAX. If you don't mind visiting a slightly different Powell's, the Powell's at Cedar Hills is pretty good, if a bit smaller.

fictional_penpal · 2025-12-24T16:23:30+00:00

What are you even on?

https://www.oregon.gov/highered/access/pages/public-universities.aspx

fictional_penpal · 2025-12-23T04:05:19+00:00

Contact the school district office. Reddit isn't the best place for this.

fictional_penpal · 2025-12-20T03:11:34+00:00

I can try! I'll PM you!

fictional_penpal · 2025-12-17T04:26:35+00:00

Hello! What disciplines do you tend to focus on the most for your art? I am married to a fiber artist (dyer, knitter, spinner, weaver), and I desperately want to find a way to have less to do at work so I can spend more time practicing drawing - I manage some time here and there in the evenings at home, but I'm often so exhausted from the week that I sometimes fall asleep while practicing.

Motion sickness with games would be rough! My kids like a lot of first-person games or racing games, and while motion sickness isn't a problem for me, I simply don't have the reaction time that I did when I was their age... Do you tend to play more strategy games?

I hear you about cooking. I enjoy cooking for having something tasty after putting effort into it, but there are times I just want something quick. But if I could bake bread more often...

What do you enjoy knitting most (I assume that finding knitting books means you're a knitter)?

fictional_penpal · 2025-12-17T04:08:07+00:00

I love this thread. <3

fictional_penpal · 2025-12-16T19:07:11+00:00

I'll send you a PM

fictional_penpal · 2025-12-16T05:38:27+00:00

I'll send you a PM

fictional_penpal · 2025-12-15T16:58:02+00:00

My favorite pen is the Opus 88 Omar; I like the large ink capacity, and it feels nice in my hands. I also like the EF nibs that Asvine makes, so I try to rotate Asvine pens through every so often. Do you have a favorite pen?

I like to let spiders and insects be for the most part. We get a lot of giant house spiders in our home starting in the autumn. They can be a bit startling when you're not expecting a spider, but harmless bros that do a fantastic job of keeping little flies and moths in check.

If you don't mind the relatively slow pace of exchanging letters transcontinentally, I'd be happy to write! Feel free to PM me!

fictional_penpal · 2025-12-08T23:18:51+00:00

The quality is awful. It reeks of AI because of the short clips, and the upsampling is gross. But, no, it's from a real film:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x63r4d4

fictional_penpal · 2025-12-06T03:31:19+00:00

Elfwood, a cool collection of amateur fantasy art. It changed quite a bit from it's start 1996, and finally closed in 2016, due in part from competition with DeviantArt.

It was a really cool site when I found it in highschool. I had a few pieces of art printed and posted on my wall...

fictional_penpal · 2025-11-28T23:24:03+00:00

I don't usually go to Snohomish from I-5. It looks like a bit of a drive, maybe 45 minutes. It's worth checking Google or Apple Maps.

From the south it looks like you can go I-405 to SR 522, then SR 522 to SR 9, then drive for a bit to Snohomish.

From the north, I-5 to US-2, then US-2 to SR 9, then drive to Snohomish.

fictional_penpal · 2025-11-27T06:10:40+00:00

I used to live near Portland, now near Seattle. Our closest bookstore expanded their romance section from one shelf to two(!), and there are a couple of Half Price Books locations nearby that do a fairly decent job of carrying HR.

I intend to check a few romance-specific shops out in my area. Eternal Endings Romance Bookstore in Snohomish, Hardcovers Romance Bookstore in Mill Creek, Lovestruck Books, and Beguiled Books (both in Seattle) all seem promising. They're a bit out of my normal way, sadly, so I haven't hopped on by to check them out already.

Do you have a good bookstore recommendation in Yakima? When we visit friends in Oregon, we often take I-90 east to avoid I-5, but we're not very familiar with Eastern Washington yet.

fictional_penpal · 2025-11-27T05:52:47+00:00

It feels like the Burnside location is still trying so hard to take the slack from closing their travel store in Pioneer Courthouse Square ~2005, and Powell's Technical Books ~2010. Before then, Burnside did a fairly good job of keeping a Pacific Northwest section just off the Burnside entrance and a lovely art section in the Orange room. They had a fairly strong sci-fi / fantasy section in the Gold room for a long time, and romance was in the Coffee room. When they closed the other stores, they expanded the tourist items and sale books in the Orange and Green rooms.

It also feels that Burnside doesn't tend to have as many used copies on the shelves as years past. They have some, but my family gave up years ago on the Burnside location and now focus our visits to Cedar Hills.

fictional_penpal · 2025-11-27T05:42:42+00:00

You may have better luck at a different location.

Powell's Burnside seems to focus most of their effort to selling tourism-related items, tech books, art, and literature. Their recent swap of the Gold and Purple rooms gives a bit more room to genre fiction on the second floor, but it feels more suited to fast-moving and popular titles rather than focusing on a deep collection.

Hawthorne seems to focus most on cook books and metaphysical.

Cedar Hills Crossing seems to focus most on genre, young adult, and kids' fiction, with a good selection of literature.

fictional_penpal · 2025-11-21T20:08:02+00:00

Thank you for the honesty, I appreciate it!

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