I wrote this about a week ago, by the posting application was glitchy...

Seattle is where I grew up, and it is a very nice city indeed. I almost forgot how nice it really is. Also there's lots of cool new buildings now. I am told that I must go see the new library. I like the city at night, under the soft glow of artificial lights.
My friends have an apartment on Capitol Hill. They're right in the thick of things, just up the street from all the hip bistros and boutiques, and a short walk to downtown.
My friend B is having a birthday tomorrow, a major reason for my being here. He's a talented musician, but don't take my word for it, decide for yourself here. We're going to do some recording soon. He wants me to talk and talk (I'm good at that) to get some good voice samples to build a music piece around. Last night we'd stayed up late talking about my more frustrating experiences with activism (file under "yuppies yuppify all that they touch") and starting from the conclusion that grassroots organizing needs to bankroll itself in a way the allocates funds to the most deserving people (otherwise the more affluent among our groups will always set the agenda, arrogantly I might add) - starting from that premise, how could actually actualize such a thing. We think that combining the job description of concert promoter with community organizer could be a step toward making that happen, at least in a way that works for me personally. It's been really nice to chat politics with him, he's got intellectual prowess to match mine and we have fruitful conversations. We both agree that the state of America political discourse tends to veer toward dismal, and would both like to build a career for ourselves out of doing something to fix that. I think something very interesting will come out of this.