{"id":14169,"date":"2017-07-31T23:07:39","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T03:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/?p=14169"},"modified":"2017-07-31T23:07:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T03:07:39","slug":"things-to-do-in-seattle-when-youre-dead-tired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?p=14169","title":{"rendered":"Things To Do In Seattle When You&#8217;re Dead Tired"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had planned on just sitting in a movie theater watching some vacuous French space spectacle. But Seattle traffic and insane parking rates sabotaged such thoughts. There&#8217;s too many one way streets, divided roadways both horizontally and vertically requiring overpasses, underpasses, right turns to loop back around left ( but not like the Jersey jughandles), and a blatant disregard for pedestrian vs vehicular games of chicken.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, I wound up back in Fremont and took in the Center of the Universe&#8217;s melange of weird art projects.<\/p>\n<p>The famed troll under the bridge is on a street called Troll&#8230; presumably one came before the other. But if you&#8217;re looking for the troll, he&#8217;s on Troll in the troll district.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6473.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14187\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6473-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6473-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6473-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6473-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6473-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6473-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6473-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I posted this shot to Facebook with the caption, &#8220;I&#8217;m just saying if you could put in a good word to Kendrick, I&#8217;d appreciate it&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The signposts to points of interest near and far is I guess the official self- proclaimed center of the universe &#8230; although given my recent discovery that A LOT of sign posts of geographical significance are &#8230; misguided?&#8230; a sham?&#8230; I&#8217;m not exactly confident in calling this the Fremont Center Of The Universe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6496.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14188\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6496-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6496-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6496-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6496-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6496-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6496-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6496-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To prove their &#8220;weirdness,&#8221; the tiny patch has a sign on a drawbridge which reads thusly:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6478.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14189\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6478-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6478-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6478-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6478-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6478-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6478-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6478-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But ya know what? They don&#8217;t fully commit to it. If you&#8217;re going to have a thing, you need to MAKE IT A THING! Here&#8217;s my Pacific Time Zone set wrist watch and a Fremont Bank&#8217;s outdoor signage:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6490.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14190\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6490-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6490-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6490-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6490-830x1107.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6490-230x307.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6490-350x467.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They should be five minutes apart&#8230;but they&#8217;re not. When in the hell are they going to fix this?!<\/p>\n<p>A few blocks from the giant Lenin statue, there&#8217;s a supposed Soviet era missile\/rocket on the side of the former Acme building (I don&#8217;t know if Wile E Coyote finally bankrupted them or what&#8230; but it&#8217;s no longer an Acme&#8230; so it&#8217;s no longer a gasser).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6499.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14191\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6499-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6499-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6499-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6499-830x1107.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6499-230x307.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6499-350x467.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14192\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6500-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6500-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6500-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6500-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6500-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6500-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6500-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6515.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14193\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6515-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6515-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6515-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6515-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6515-830x624.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6515-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6515-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last sight to see were Dino topiaries. I&#8217;ve seen impressive topiaries before; I was not impressed with this mother and child Apatosauruses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6538.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6538-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6538-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6538-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6538-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6538-830x624.jpg 830w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6538-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6538-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I type this as I sit in the Seattle Tacoma Airport. GoogleMaps has vastly oversold its credentials; that or I&#8217;m in just the wrong part of this crappy facility. It&#8217;s crowded and there&#8217;s nary a Muzak PA system, and certainly no live music.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14195\" src=\"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6558-300x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6558-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6558-230x86.jpg 230w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6558-350x132.jpg 350w, https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_6558.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good night and goodbye, Seattle. For tomorrow it&#8217;s &#8220;Good Morning, Vietnam!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had planned on just sitting in a movie theater watching some vacuous French space spectacle. But Seattle traffic and insane parking rates sabotaged such thoughts. There&#8217;s too many one way streets, divided roadways both horizontally and vertically requiring overpasses, underpasses, right turns to loop back around left ( but not like the Jersey jughandles), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14169\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}