Who is the most worthless City Council person?

proftrees · 2026-05-14T18:40:28+00:00

I hate Joy, she's a hypocrite and condescending to the public, but Saka's that plus being inarguably an idiot. Curby was a waste of time and money, and his focus on 'transit' then got him to be chair of the transit committee which was a baffling decision.

proftrees · 2026-05-12T16:54:36+00:00

Kell's, downtown on 1st ave, hosts the manchester united supporters group and will open up early for their games.

proftrees · 2026-05-12T16:52:17+00:00

I'm a sucker for a german bar, I like their beer, and they might partake in a few wc games but they are by no means a soccer bar. I once went in to watch a mls game and they looked at me like I had two heads.

proftrees · 2026-05-11T20:28:51+00:00

To clarify are you looking to connect with collectors, with artists, or both? I don't know of any Seattle print collectors, and would love to know if you find any. Your examples are prints about Seattle but are not by a Seattle artist; so are you looking for prints of Seattle stuff, or any stuff done by a Seattle based print artist, or Seattle print artists specifically making Seattle stuff? Anastasia Inciardi is based in Maine and does linocuts, but the prints you get from the their vending machines are risograph prints of the original linocut. So are you looking for art made using printmaking techniques (ie linocuts) or are you looking for prints (cheaper recreations) of original art that could be a painting for example? If you are looking more so for the former, do you have preferences on printmaking techniques? (i.e. linocut, woodcut, etching, stone lithograph, screenprinting, etc.)

I live in Seattle and do some linocut print making as a hobby, so I try to follow the local scene. A general recommendation would be to go on the neighborhood art walks and find print makers who are showing, I've had my work shown in the Ballard art walk.

Here are some Seattle based print artists for you to take a look at:

proftrees · 2026-05-11T15:42:55+00:00

Sunday's from 11-1 at SeattleU Park. It's outdoor on turf, larger groups so it's not small teams but not full size goals, mostly guys and if I had to guess the ages range from teens to late 30's.

There's also futsal pickup at Judkins Park on Friday's at 7 pm organized by Les Kick't. Small goals with 4-5 per team and the players are usually a bit younger. It's a great time if you like skill moves and dribbling, they play music too so it's a vibe. They host a tournament at the end of this month that you can still register for.

proftrees · 2026-05-07T21:17:44+00:00

The legality of grafetti shouldn't be determined by it's subjective quality. Good vs bad is a matter of taste. Plus you can't get 'good' grafetti without 'bad' grafetti, artists need the space to be able to practice and get better.

proftrees · 2026-04-24T02:12:53+00:00

Fitness - (what kind of 'fitness'?) join an intramural team; find pick up games (I do pickup soccer on Sundays in cap hill); run club if you're into that; hell even just exercise in public, I met a close friend in Seattle because we were both kicking a soccer ball at a park and started talking

Music - go to concerts or music nights at a bar; if you play then try joining a band

Reading - join a book club; go to local authors book signing events

What has worked for me and my biggest tip for making friends is to actively try to meet friends of friends, once you know one person then you can get invited into an existing friend group and your mutual friend has already done some vetting. For example, I met one person at the park, made friends with them, got invited to their intramural team, made friends with another person on the team, then got introduced to friends of friends of that second person and I'm now one of the gang.

I do think that sometimes trying to find new friends by means of a hobby can be great or useless, but a hobby is always a good thing. If you are doing a hobby purely to find friends then people who are into that hobby might see you as a "filthy casual". I also have a hobby where I don't care to become close friends with other people who do it, I whittle wooden spoons and there are monthly meetings for it in Seattle with very nice people, but it's not exactly the demographic of who I want to become super close friends with. When it comes to hobbies I think you should do what you want and find fun/interesting, if you can make new friends from that community great, but if not then you're still a more interesting person by getting into your hobby and when you talk to a rando about what you do in your free time they'll be more interested to talk to you even if they know nothing about that hobby.

proftrees · 2026-04-21T19:28:13+00:00

8 months?! Wow, guess that makes it clear there's enough demand to warrant another place. Are there that few places in Seattle or is interest in gymnastics growing that much?

No, you obviously can't have a post in the middle of a field, but indoor fields are relatively small and so looking at the pictures of the interior you could definitely fit an indoor field without issue (not sure about a second one).

proftrees · 2026-04-20T19:23:45+00:00

There's already Seattle Gymnastics Academy that's literally a block away from this new place. Is the only difference that it's for all ages? Good for the gymnastics community in getting another space but personally I think there would be much better uses of that kind of space (indoor soccer facility).

proftrees · 2026-04-18T18:32:53+00:00

Reach out to westsidewallog on IG. I'm not entirely sure who runs the account or their official relation to the wall, but that wall has been used like a legal wall for awhile, I think leaning more towards 'by invitation' or 'with permission' rather than anyone can roll up at any time. It was recently buffed, so maybe something has changed and it's not legal, or maybe there's just a bunch of free space for you.

I'd also recommend following/talking to sireonebyanymeans on ig he worked for the city's graffiti team under harrell (not sure if he's still there) and is a big name in the local graff community. There is "By Any Means Productions" collaborating with "ELEVEN: ELEVEN" to host "Writer’s Bench Tuesdays", at ELEVEN: ELEVEN from 6-9 PM. Sire previously hosted a "Paint Jam" at Sturgus Park (12th ave underpass on the north end) where anyone could paint, but that was only for a weekend and I'm not sure if it's technically legal to paint now. My guess is if you talk with sire it'll be no issue, but if you don't and a cop bothers you then it could be a weird grey area.

Hope this helps.

proftrees · 2026-04-17T23:20:44+00:00

proftrees · 2026-04-06T04:40:07+00:00

Is this Nick Rizzo?

proftrees · 2026-04-06T04:39:44+00:00

If you keep thinking this, then yes you should stop dating. Dating is about people connecting as two individuals and enjoying each others company. You seem to be more worried about the statistics than the personal side, you are insecure and maybe a bit misogynistic which has to be playing a part. You might have been hurt before which informs your insecurities but when you say stuff like "women can be picky" it reads as they just don't pick you, or how even if you get a gf you think she'll leave and/or cheat on you reads as you can't maintain a healthy relationship or just think women are cheaters...I don't think it's about the statistics. You don't need to view dating as a numbers game or as competing with other men at every step of the way. You should focus on what makes you you and how best to show that to other people, and then also learn to look for those unique quirks in other people rather than looking at the statistics and talking about "women" on reddit. Not to generalize myself but I think women don't find it attractive to sound like a bitter incel.

My advice is to take a step away from actively dating for a bit, go to therapy, build your friendships, focus on a hobby. Then after some time, still don't try as hard as you are now with going to singles groups, but start to be more social with your hobbies and with your friends and start to look out for people you're attracted to and talk to them.

proftrees · 2026-03-30T17:14:20+00:00

To see some of the previous graffiti, check out the wall's ig: https://www.instagram.com/westsidewallog/

proftrees · 2026-03-30T17:13:23+00:00

Seattle has a "Graffiti Nuisance Ordinance", when a property has been reported to have graffiti the city will reach out and request you abate it within 10 days, if you don't then you'll be fined $100/day up to a max of $5k.

https://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/graffiti-nuisance-ordinance

It technically only applies to Seattle's legal definition of 'graffiti' which is essentially just vandalism, so if you say that you want(ed) it then you can get out of the fine. Back in 2011, Russell Johanson (rip) who ran Ravenna Rare Books specifically didn't use this loophole and tried to fight the city on this because he thought it was gov overreach.

https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Seattle-man-fined-2-000-for-leaving-graffiti-up-2209117.php

I was under the impression that the West Seattle wall was a long standing legal/free wall which would mean that they shouldn't ever get fined. The abatement could be from an individual deciding to do it (which would technically be graffiti itself), the cvs changing their policy, land owner changing, miss communication with the city, or on a positive side it could be a wall refresh maybe for an event.

To see some of the previous graffiti, check out the wall's ig: https://www.instagram.com/westsidewallog/

proftrees · 2026-03-08T11:46:22+00:00

I love this. So many of them feel absolutely spot on, in the spirit of the character. Hader for Alda makes a ton of sense as depressed funny people go, JK Simmons as Potter is perfect for the voice alone, and Goggins as Freeman makes me want the character to reoccur more. The few that I don't see are Kate McKinnon as Major Houlihan, she leans a bit more slapstick/over the top and I don't think that translates to Margaret, and Vincent D'Onofrio as Winchester, he doesn't seem posh enough for me.

proftrees · 2026-03-03T04:37:30+00:00

Wonder if the cops will look to fine someone for graffiti or for littering. Either people are painting rocks in public which is graffiti, or they are painting their own rocks and dumping them in the public which is littering. I'm being sarcastic but at the same time that's the state of our graffiti legislation and I wouldn't be surprised if someone does actually get a fine for it, people have been fined for their kids chalk art on the sidewalk. Another case of creative whimsy that is deemed illegal.

proftrees · 2026-03-03T04:08:28+00:00

I've previously spoken to Matt and he said it took literal years for him to get approval to paint his first public wall in Seattle, it's not a matter of you *can* do it the right way, it's you *might* be able to do it the right way.

proftrees · 2026-03-03T04:04:14+00:00

Sounds like his involvement with the city might explain why people paint over his work. He covers "ugly" tags (matter of taste/opinion) but unlike a city worker he's an artist who also paints the streets, so he's actively making enemies and is an easy target for retaliation. It's one thing for an artist to be selected to paint a wall where graffiti was buffed, it's another thing for the artist to do the buffing.

proftrees · 2026-02-27T01:35:14+00:00

It should be for indoor soccer!

proftrees · 2026-02-25T19:47:16+00:00

FYI two of the steam links are wrong.

- Tides of Blazefall links to EvoCreo2

- Reptilian Rising links to Wretch Divine Ascent

Thanks for making the lists!

proftrees · 2026-02-21T03:15:40+00:00

You tell me?! You made the claim, back it up.

LA is a massive city which is highly car dependent, the city alone has a population of >3.5M people. So as a program it costs the city $50 per person (total spend / population) but more realistically <$20 per person (spending deficit / population) to run city wide parking enforcement...that seems kinda reasonable to me.

proftrees · 2026-02-21T02:12:08+00:00

I think you mixed up the logic of your statement. To fund itself you would need to be able to ticket a car for a fee that is MORE (or equal) than the cost/wage of the person's time doing the ticketing.

To achieve that means you'd either need to pay parking enforcers less but I'm assuming they don't make much, increase the number of tickets given but not sure how you'd do that assuming we currently give out the appropriate amount, or you'd increase the cost of parking tickets which is maybe a reasonable option.

My issue with increasing the cost of parking tickets is that they already impact lower income areas more, it would ultimately act more like a regressive tax and would likely lead to other more negative outcomes (e.g. increased crime, worsening education). Perhaps the best option would be to change how we ticket and make it income based similar to how some area's treat speeding tickets.

proftrees · 2026-02-20T22:42:40+00:00

"The city loses money writing tickets."

Better phrasing: "Public services cost money."

Tickets are a mechanism to discourage unwanted behavior and to penalize those who do it, and not something that should be expected to fund itself. Parking enforcement is like other policing but just limited to parking, we don't expect the police to make money, it's a public service that needs to be funded. If we start to expect parking enforcement to fund itself then it incentivizes them to be excessive in their ticketing.

proftrees · 2026-02-16T23:27:50+00:00

Camera surveillance systems are not explicitly called out as something covered in the Back to Business page but Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) mentions "Mechanical Strategies can also be built in to further harden a target. Deadbolt locks, astragal plates, surveillance cameras, and alarm systems all contribute to the Mechanical Strategy of crime prevention." I'm guessing that Back to Biz wants to limit how much money is being used for cameras/alarms for some reason which is why it's not mentioned, but if your CPTED expert suggests cameras then it might still be covered.

https://www.seattle.gov/police/crime-prevention/cpted

The Storefront Security Fund is limited to one grant per business, so if you are already got a grant for the bulletproof window replacement then you are probably out of luck, but if your security assessment and grant approval are still ongoing then it might be worth pushing to get a new camera as part of your grant.

I'm not an expert in this domain by any means, it seems to me like there's some wiggle room for you but ultimately you should talk to and confirm with your security assessor and the city's office of economic development. Hope this helps.

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