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BēAh she/her Star Trek. Scuba. Scifi. Left-Handed. Neurospicy. Pro Housing Density, universal free school lunches, public transportation, etc. I need more space opera recommendations. Seattle, WA

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Bea@beev· May 22

Last night at dusk I noticed a bumblebee extremely still on one of our Columbine flowers. Turns out our native planting strip garden is attracting all the critters! The bee is actually paralyzed and in the grasp of a Goldenrod Crab Spider. Can't wait to see what else will make it's home here. 🖤

A photo taken at dusk.
In focus is a Goldenrod Crab Spider (bright yellow with red stripes on its abdomen) sits on a red petal of a Western Columbine (delicate red and yellow flower. in it's grasp is what appears to be a a Western Bumblebee (fuzzy, all black with a yellow head).
Above the spider and bee is a spitbug (aka spittle bug) hiding in its bubble camouflage.They are usually harmless to PNW plants.

The Goldenrod Crab Spider can change their colors through a molting process to blend in with their chosen flower habitat. Typically these spiders live in goldenrods but
this one has chosen these Columbines.
The background is out of focus but looks to be other Columbine flowers and stems with dirt.

Bea@beev· Apr 10

Romantic dinner or power outage?

Dining room table lit by taper candles , Ttukbaegi sirs on arriver, dishes surround it. The wall is green in the background.

Bea@beev· Mar 26

I don't know who else needs to know this but Fireworks at Seatac sells building brick Ferry Kits. Also, also I expect to see erry food vessels from the Mariners Opener today - I am excited for the influx of ferry things! (I'm still collecting ferry stickers too!) www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/co...

Screenshot from reddit. A photo of a completed building blocks WSDOT Ferry, with signature white and green colors sits ontop of washed out wood, in the background the Puget Sound is fuzzy and an actual Washington State Ferry is directly behind the toy, with another one further back. The sky and water are both light blue, though the sky is splattered with clouds, an elevated hill can be see in the background dividing the sky from the sound. In the corner of the image is the photographer's watermark. An atom like image sits between the words Atomic Aerials.

The text above the image reads:
r/Seattle•54m ago
-AtomicAerials-
Snagged this kit at the airport; I've never made a faster impulse purchase in my life...

and the text below the image reads:
Design is by TR Builds Bricks - https://www.fireworksgallery.net/shop/tr-builds-bricks:-washington-s-37623

Bea@beev· Mar 20

😂 Thanks for beta testing (gamma testing?) it 5 months after release. Glad to know it still sucks.

Screenshot of mac dropdown in dark mode.
White on black text reads:
About This Mac
System Settings... 2 updates

Bea@beev· Feb 24

Oh it's here too!!

Photo of the first edition of the Sounder at Heart magazine. A drawing of Andrew Thomas draped in a cape & superhero leotard, holding a soccer ball, towering over the Seattle city skyline and the stadium with the crest shape outlining him. The background is dark clouds and bats and at the bottom it says
A NEW WATCH BEGINS!

top right it says
WINTER 2026
ISSUE 1
$15

Bea@beev· Feb 21

For my birthday @llarian.net got me a kimchi fridge and is spending today making us all the kimchi. (Like 45lbs of various kimchi). We had to move the wine fridge. I will not be bringing any fresh kimchi to the match tomorrow. I will however be asking the soccer gods for 3 points for my birthday.

A compact fridge sits open, the main compartment is stuffed full of cabbage, radish, salted shrimp, and some perilla. The door is full of soju and some empty brown fermenting containers.
On the left is a CO2 tank and more fermenting containers stacked.

Fermenting containers are stacked on a counter, a green wall, window, and a dining room table are in the background.

Bea@beev· Feb 15

We went to Powell's today and what to assault me but my current book love! 😍 Not shown on the side was a candle called Dungeon Crawlers and it smells like hand-to-earth DIRT. It's fantastic and and! my friend picked up book 1 and I think I'm more nervous than rec'ding Murderbot or Gideon the 9th.

A 2 shelf book display at Powell's in Portland. The bottom shelf displays the Dungeon Crawler Carl series in the top shelf has additional books and the corners hold side quest notebooks. A book store can be seen in the background.

Bea@beev· Jan 7

For some reason my brain has hyper-focused on this part and I think it's because lightrail commute time *includes* walking through the garage. When people leave they [hopefully] are adding in that 3-10 min walk. I hope the walkways are wide, too narrow and someone standing blocks the whole thing.

Screenshot from the re-posted Urbanist OP-ED:

But the primary barrier to get people on the light rail isn’t the long walk from the station. A 2018 study demonstrated that commute time is the primary reason people choose to drive instead of ride. In fact, commute time is cited as six times more likely to be the barrier to using transit as compared to walking through the garage.

Bea@beev· Jan 1

Well the first one is ominous. Not too pleased with the second one either 😬 Let's just say third time's a charm and go with that one.

Screen shot of Merriam-Webster post that shows "out of pocket" as "Your 2026 Word"

Screen shot of Merriam-Webster post that shows "moribund" as "Your 2026 Word"

Screen shot of Merriam-Webster post that shows "joyous" as "Your 2026 Word"

Bea@beev· Dec 14

So WSDOT has a reports page. It can be narrowed down pretty easily. remoteapps.wsdot.wa.gov/highwaysafet... Anyway, I couldn't find a "up-to-date as of" date, but in 2025 at some point Seattle had 17 fatal pedestrian accidents, and 41 "Suspected Serious Injury" ( "fatal" is missing for bikes.) 😥

A screenshot of a report from WSDOT vehicle crash reports (though I'm sure they call these accidents.)
The top has a green banner with white words, it reads:

Pedestrians and Pedacyclists - Pedestrians by Injury Type

Below is white background/black text with the following:
Report Year: 2025
Location: City of Seattle
Jurisdiction: (All)
(Below is black text on yellow)
Under 23 U.S. Code 148 and 23 U.S. Code 407, safety data, reports, surveys, schedules, list complied or collected for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, or planning the safety enhancement of potential crash sites, hazardous roadway conditions, or railway-highway crossings are not subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in a Federal or State court proceeding or considered for other purposes in any action for damages arising from any occurrence at a location mentioned or addressed in such report, surveys, schedules, lists, or data.
There is a Blue banner with clickable tabs for:
Data Charts Notes
The Data tab is shown and lists the following data:

Injury Type Pedestrians
Fatal 17
Suspected Serious Injury 74
Suspected Minor Injury 137
Possible Injury 51
No Apparent Injury 14
Total Pedestrians 293

Bea@beev· Nov 18

No wait! What about this? www.athome.com/red-white-ti...

Red & white sparkle tinsel santa hat on a spring.

Bea@beev· Nov 2

Cover art for "I was a Teenage Exocolonist" by Northway Games/Finji

Image depicts an androgenous pale person wearing a multicolor high colar jacket. They have blue & blond short hair and are holding their hand out with 3 cards floating above it.
In the background are faded representations of other characters from the game. The overall color theme is blue-purple-pink giving a space-like feeling.

Bea@beev· Oct 30

This is brilliant, intentional or not. The internal Reuters style guide states that an oxford comma should be added if leaving it out risk ambiguity. 😂 I love that South Korea has designated a golden crown and ketchup its highest award for when the orange man visits.

Reuters headline states:

South Korea welcomes Trump with its highest award, a golden crown and ketchup

Bea@beev· Oct 24

For the record, as a District 2 resident for the last 10+ years, I am absolutely angry at Bruce Harrell. (In reference to today's NYTimes article about our mayoral election.)

Screenshot from the NYTimes article.

“A lot of people in Seattle are not necessarily angry at Harrell,” said Mark Alan Smith, a political scientist at the University of Washington, “but they’re absolutely angry at politics.”

Bea@beev· Oct 20

Ballots are off, I only had one hard choice: Who should be our King County Executive? I have been so grateful for Girmay Zahilay's leadership as my council member and so proud of the transportation push (strong arm...) from Claudia Balducci. This may be the earliest we've turned in our ballots ever.

Bea@beev· Oct 4

So I'm looking for sewing patterns on eBay, here are the gender filter options. I'm very, very annoyed and insulted. And I'm unsure if eBay is treating women like Ferengi or if this is a transphobic thing. I'd like to think it's not on purpose but HOW?! eBay is older than most college students!

Screenshot from ebay search filters. Text reads as below (note, copied from the page so the image has check boxes in front of each line and doesn't say "Items (number)" after the type

Gender

Boys (21) Items (21)
Girls (196) Items (196)
Female (6,265) Items (6,265)
Men (288) Items (288)
Unisex (1,533) Items (1,533)
Not Specified (54) Items (54)

Bea@beev· Sep 25

Yalllllll @levarburton.bsky.social is on my screen! He's the KeyNote speaker for ZapConnect. This is great! Eeeep!

LeVar Burton on a laptop screen video talking as a KeyNote speaker for ZapConnect.
The caption reads "There has to be an authentic vision"

Bea@beev· Sep 3

New sticker! #iBelieveInFerries #WSFerry

The MV Kaleetan ferry sticker. Class Super 👥 1868 🚗 144 Est. 1967

Bea@beev· Aug 25

How do I get one of these?

Bea@beev· Aug 22

A little late to the party, but starting my ferry sticker collection now! #iBelieveInFerries #WSFerry

Two stickers shaped like ferries on a gray pant leg.
Top sticker is long and thin and realistic in style. On the bottom it says MV Tacoma • Class: Jimbo Mark II
👥 2499 🚗 Est.: 1997

Bottom ferry sticker is drawing style shorter And happy like it has a face and bulbous with two rows of windows
It's designed by " Sketches by the Sea" and says "I believe in Ferries"

Bea@beev· Jul 6

So true. I guess this will have to do for me. Give em hell boys!!

Clear blue skies meet the horizon and butts against a blue sea. With 2 sailboats moored and a kayak sits on a sandy beach, palm trees and an almond tree frame the foreground.

Bea@beev· May 30

I keep missing @theorcacard.bsky.social events with Boop! 😩 😭 And now there's a Boop claw machine!?! 😭 So much FOMO. I just need a Boop keyring or plushie or idk huggable squishie. 😔 BTW - Don't tell Sammy about the alt text, it's not his fault he's not boopable.

Bea@beev· May 24

Watching the sun creep up our side while the Sounders press and get attacked. Ugh. Let's go Sounders! Score a goal! Hi friends!

Lumen field during a bright Sounders match, South end can be seen including ESC section.

Two pale friends at a match, smile, one wears sunglass the other a hat.. they are clearly in the shade, for now.

Three pale shade friends smile for the camera at a Sounders match, a hat glasses, nothing.

Bea@beev· Apr 15

You're welcome! Oh! In that case - have you heard of any of these? Let me know if I should link any you're interested in.

Bea@beev· Apr 13

This is some impressive shade. One key difference between the lines is that outside of the Seattle city limits, the Lightrail follows freeways and has non-pedestrian friendly stops that focus on feeders or cars. And with slow street level rail it's still faster for many to drive. :(

Map of SkyTrain stops in Vancouver (from skytrain website).

Map of Light rail, Sounder train, and commuter buses provided by Sound Transit's website.

Bea@beev· Apr 6

Eep! Super cool to see Kim and Jason on the playbills at the Field Hall for An Evening with Deadwood Revival!

A concert hall wall with three electronic playbills showing the notice for Deadwood Revival.

The photo shows a white woman holding a guitar looking up and a white man wearing sunglasses, a beanie, and holding a banjo.

The text reads:

APRIL 5@7PM

AN EVENING OF ECLECTIC, HEARTFELT MUSIC THAT TRANSCENDS GEN

DEADWOOD REVIVAL

Bea@beev· Mar 15

The Drunk Ophelia! It was pretty and tasty!

Photo of a drink menu at Drink Shakespeare
Text reads:
DRUNK SHAKESPEARE

SOCIETY

SIGNATURE COCKTAILS

Strumpet

Tequila blanco

mango nectar

chamoy

fresh lime

tajin

Juliet

Bourbon

ginger

lemon

Luxardo

cherry

Drowning Ophelia

Gin

white wine

cucumber

rosewater

orange

blossom

St Germain

lime

Porter's Secret

llegal

reposado

Mezcal

Bourbon

maple

syrup

bitters

smoke

Heart of Gold

Vodka

saffron

Prosecco

lemon

honey

peach heart

Romeo

Bourbon.

lemonado

blackberry

liqeuor

Luxardo

cherry

Bea@beev· Mar 15

Drunk Shakespeare here we come! 5 years after we bought tickets (thanks covid!) Skater girl being sung in, like, post modern jukebox style as background music 🫰

Purple drink I coup glad held by pale hand in front of royalty chairs. Book cases and chairs in background

Bea@beev· Mar 12

I spent months advocating for my tiny team to keep our Regence BlueShield insurance at it's previous level & just prevailed only to get this letter in the mail today. Less than 1 month notice to cancel providers. 🤬 These greedy ass mfers. In 2024, Regence spent $5K per member to my $13K premium.

Page 1 of letter from Regence Dated March 3, 2025 Subject: Providence Swedish and PacMed may be out of network on April 1, 2025
Dear [Redacted]

At Regence BlueShield, our priority is ensuring you have access to high-quality, affordable health care. To achieve this, we work closely with health care providers to balance their needs with those of our members. We want to make sure providers are compensated fairly and you can continue to receive excellent care at a price that fits your budget. The leaders of Providence Swedish and PacMed notified us of their intent to leave our network on April 1, 2025, if we cannot reach an agreement on our prices. Our premiums are based on what we expect care to cost. If providers demand more money, our members and customers will pay more. While we are willing to negotiate an increase on our reimbursement rates, not at the level demanded by Providence Swedish and PacMed leaders. If these providers and facilities leave our network on April 1, 2025: • If you currently receive in-network care from Providence Swedish and PacMed providers and facilities, you may continue at the in-network rate through March 31, 2025. • If you receive care from Providence Swedish and PacMed providers and facilities after March 31, 2025, we will process covered services at the out-of-network rate. This means if you continue to see these providers, they could make you pay more. • For those members with no out-of-network benefits, please call Customer Service or search our provider directory at regence.com for providers in your network. Our network includes many other providers that share our commitment to high-quality, cost-effective health care. We have provided a list of facilities and providers in your area at the end of this letter. It is not a complete list, and we encourage you to go to regence.com or the Regence app to find a local in- network provider. If you still need assistance finding a provider, you can always call the number on the back of your…

Page two of letter from Regence:

Facilities affected by this negotiation:

• Providence St. Peter Hospital • Providence Centralia Hospital • Providence Everett Medical Center • Providence St. Mary Medical Center • Providence St. Joseph Hospital • Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital • Providence Holy Family Hospital • Providence Mt Carmel Hospital • Providence St. Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center • Providence Medical Group • Providence Home Health • Providence Mount Saint Vincent • Providence Mother Joseph Care Center • Providence Rochester Family Medicine • Providence Center for Advanced Heart Disease & Transplant • Swedish Medical Center - First Hill • Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill • Swedish Medical Center - Ballard • Swedish Medical Center - Issaquah • Swedish Edmonds • Swedish Redmond • Kadlec Regional Medical Center • PacMed clinics • Northwest Heart and Lung • Express Care WA • Columbia Surgery Center • Tri-City Regional Surgery Center

Alternate facilities and providers:

Western Washington:
University of Washington Evergreen Health Capital Medical Center Western Washington Medical Group Proliance Surgeons

Eastern Washington:
Columbia County Health Dayton General Hospital Privia Medical Group

Bea@beev· Mar 8

Omg it's been a while since I've been this early to match. 😳 The times were confusing! Anyway happy match day! Let's smash LAFC! #LFG #EBFG 💚💙💚 #Sounders 💙💚💙