Thu, 09:45: I've been having a lingering thought about the meet-and-greet I attended with Shobhit last night, at which I heard statements from no fewer than 15 candidates running in merely 3 of Seattle's 7 districts, and which was hosted by the Coalition of Immigrants, Refugees and Communities of Color (CIRCC).
I'd say a solid 80% of them were incredibly strong, well spoken, with good ideas and good plans. An even higher percentage of the strongest contenders were queer and/or people of color—a great thing to see in a city as White (70%) as Seattle.

In stark contrast to the numbing, negative feedback loop effects of social media and virtually all news sources, it was a legitimately uplifting experience, making me feel both good and hopeful about my future and the future of the place I live in and love so dearly.

Thu, 14:06: Holy shit! You'd never know this by looking around Downtown. ☹️ That aside: I'm amazed the City of Seattle is already at 749,000. It made headlines when we surpassed 700,000 in 2017; we're nearly halfway now already between that and 800,000. At this rate we'll be well past that by the next census. Seattle is once again the fastest-growing big city, census data shows
Thu, 23:39: It's enough to make you wonder how many other genius artists lost to history are out there, just waiting to be rediscovered. https://t.co/AWSXlc8EAK