West by Northwest
Here is a series of 50 photos taken a little before and during our trip up the coast to Seattle. We took well over 300 photos, many of them completely banal, so I whittled them down to a consumable morsel and tried to put everything in context.
Thank you for reading during this whole stressful relocation. I really hope you like these, you who read this website and you who make viable, useful and sometimes frequent comments. I read every comment left on this site, even the ones where you call me a xenophobic whore-bitch and tell me to bite your ass. Don't think that I'm so cold that it doesn't hurt or make me cry on occasion. Usually, however, you all make me giggle. Thank God for you.
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kathryn said:
Whittling photos is hard - I always end up with a whole swag of borderline ones.
Of course it doesn't help if you start projecting personal feelings about rejection and self worth onto the photos that don't make it either.
12.10.02 - 06:35 PM / 1Totah DinÈ said:
Like my momma always says, "The opinions of worthless people are worthless."
Keep that in mind and you won't get hurt *wink*
12.10.02 - 06:37 PM / 2jess said:
glad to see you've arrived safely. all (bazillion) of your sunset shots are gorgeous. also, love the new logo, it's definitely dooce.
12.10.02 - 06:40 PM / 3Ric said:
...and thank God for you, Dooce. Can't wait for pictures from Utah.
12.10.02 - 06:41 PM / 4Steve said:
Cripes, they make me want to pack everything up and drive out there. Except for the packing everything up. And driving 5000km with no money in my pocket. Other than that, I'm there.
12.10.02 - 06:42 PM / 5Jory said:
Suddenly feeling very repentant over the whole Versace hair comment.
12.10.02 - 06:47 PM / 6Tippy Did It said:
Loved the pix. Your hair looks remarkably calm in the T-day photo. Maybe it was the L-trypto? Aaah, and that one of the 405. Unfortunately, all too familiar. Still a very cool shot. I can assure you that the 15 won't look like that at 2:30...unless of course it's conference Sunday.
12.10.02 - 06:49 PM / 7dooce said:
jory: i'm not a pussy. i can take comments about the hair, even welcome them. versace comment was a giggle, for sure.
12.10.02 - 06:50 PM / 8peggy said:
Cody's asleep now, but I'm gonna try to get him to look at the pix of Chuck. He really needs a male role model. Still pees like a girl, for instance. Glad you had a safe trip.
12.10.02 - 07:01 PM / 9Broch said:
Great photos Dooce! You just changed my mind on what kind of digital camera to buy. I almost bought a Canon A40, geesh! I woulda figured out a way to kick my own butt!
12.10.02 - 07:04 PM / 10Sammas said:
Great photos! I love them, they look really good.
12.10.02 - 07:16 PM / 11Splinter said:
Beautiful pictures, most of them. And I can tell you really like dogs. Oy.
12.10.02 - 07:22 PM / 12Muraii said:
I find a good set of deckling sheers whittles photos quite well, if a bit crudely. Then again, most everything I'd take a picture of is crude to begin with, so what's another abstracted layer of crudeness between total strangers?
12.10.02 - 07:30 PM / 13Nick said:
Utah, eh? I'm one over in Colorado. Nice pictures, by the way. And good luck to you. If it comes down to it, you can always escape to our place. Colorado has too few people!
12.10.02 - 08:03 PM / 14Leslie said:
You know cute dogs.
12.10.02 - 08:18 PM / 15Ariel said:
You make-a me miss my homeland. Sweet Seattle. I will return to thee, homeplace of cockadoodledoo farters.
12.10.02 - 08:21 PM / 16Mr. Blatant Ass-Kisser said:
Dooce, for as much crap as we ingrates send your way sometimes, you're still gracious and funny, even when being mean to those who deserve it. So, thanks for sharing and trusting that your readers "get it". Did you ever think that this many people - an actual audience! - would come to care about your travels and travails, look at all 50 pictures pf your trip through the west, and send you good karma (and dreams of tostadas) everyday in Mormon Utah? Is this all part of some masterplan?
12.10.02 - 08:29 PM / 17jennifer said:
Fabulous photos. They make me want to be your friend.
12.10.02 - 08:33 PM / 18The Inmate said:
You can't let people into your life and not expect a certain degree of gettinghurtedness. But you're right, most of the time, the balance is positive. Wish more people in the world would figure that one out.
12.10.02 - 08:43 PM / 19The Inmate said:
Oh, yeah, almost forgot. Call Nikon. I smell a sponsorhip deal.
12.10.02 - 08:45 PM / 20Jory said:
Whew. And oh shit as well, for your dog's teeth are whiter than mine.
12.10.02 - 09:13 PM / 21Tara said:
Love the photos. Any chance we will see some of the drive from Washington to Utah, or some in general of your new hometown? Also, your hair looks beautiful. Not septic-tank poopy at all.
Other than the moving company fiasco, are you, Jon, and the Former Congressman enjoying your new home?
12.10.02 - 09:15 PM / 22Sarah B. said:
Whenever I look at your pictures, I think: what the hell am I doing with MY life that's so great?
12.10.02 - 09:21 PM / 23eggbert said:
those were nice photos. very nice. thank you for sharing. utah needs the three of you. go make babies, show 'em what's up. it's very windy here in la right now btw
12.10.02 - 09:42 PM / 24eggbert said:
damn. not only were the pictures nice, but the west by northwest and the motherfucking festive graphic kick arse as well. nice to see people not resorting to trendy pixelly graphics. and whatnot. ku-fucking-dos!
12.10.02 - 09:47 PM / 25April said:
You know that stereotype of a really obnoxious couple or family that takes "oodles" and "oodles" of pictures, get them made into "oodles" and "oodles" of slides, stick them in chronological (I was going to say anal, but then that sounded so wrong) order into a slide projector, aim it at a projection screen (because there'd be no blank walls at that obnoxious couple's or family's home; all the walls would be obnoxiously wallpapered), invite all their obnoxious friends, show all the "oodles" and "oodles" of slides, and talk endlessly about their boring trip along the coast, never forgetting a single little boring detail? Well... you are definitely NOT that. Reading your writing is a joy, and viewing your photos is an even bigger joy, most especially with all the commentary. The Dooce show is like one big inside joke among friends, or like one long-running popular sitcom; you can use an irreverent, irrelevant, funny phrase from a previous post--a phrase you'd already made funny because of the context you put it in--and raise the level of humor in the current post up a notch. Your site is a pleasure to visit, and I hope the number of positive comments you get far exceed the number of negative ones. Thank God for YOU. [Side note: gettinghurtedness is a word?]
12.10.02 - 09:49 PM / 26Walter Pinnash said:
Sunsets and dog pics are nice. Are the pics taken with a digital camera? Great optimization.
12.10.02 - 11:16 PM / 27Chelsea said:
Fabulous photos!
12.10.02 - 11:17 PM / 28Ex-liontamer said:
That was fun. All I want to do is have puppies with Chuck.
12.11.02 - 02:03 AM / 29ryan said:
Interesting shots, even better commentary ;)
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