Comments on: On Leaving Capitol Hill http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2007/02/27/on-leaving-capitol-hill/ a camera, a passport, a ukulele Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:40:22 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: nerd’s eye view » Blog Archive » Happy Houseiversary: One Year in West Seattle http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2007/02/27/on-leaving-capitol-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-74656 nerd’s eye view » Blog Archive » Happy Houseiversary: One Year in West Seattle Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:05:51 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=563#comment-74656 [...] On Leaving Capitol Hill, Feb 27, 2007 This is Where We Used to Live, Nov 27, [...] [...] On Leaving Capitol Hill, Feb 27, 2007 This is Where We Used to Live, Nov 27, [...]

]]> By: About the Nerd + "On Leaving Capitol Hill" « Magic forest http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2007/02/27/on-leaving-capitol-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-36286 About the Nerd + "On Leaving Capitol Hill" « Magic forest Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:13:18 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=563#comment-36286 [...] “On Leaving Capitol Hill” I have just read one of her posts that cought my eye the moment I read the tytle. It is a piece with a nostalgic tone in which Pam expreses her attachment to Capitol Hill, a place that she used to call her home before she moved to West Seattle. However, similar to Monagan’s experience in Ireland, things have changed on Capitol Hill as well. She had to watch how the homely and idilic place that she has had grown used to suddenly turned into an unfriendly and expensive neighborhood in which she couldn’t afford to stay. I myself am also a person who doesnt like when things  too suddenly change. When I settle down somewhere or get attached to sth it is difficult for me to give all this up and start all over again. I do like new challenges and experiences but only if there is this special place callled “home” where I can always return. Before reading Pam’s post I knew almost nothing about Capitol Hill. Then I googled all the necessary pieces of information about it and it turned out that I should really be ashamed for not knowing more about this place Capitol Hill is higly developed and the second most densly populated place. It is located in Seattle, Washington and features the Capitol of the United States – the seat of the US Congress. Besides being the center of gay life and the city’s counterculture, it is also home to some of the city’s grandest mansions and many attractions. [...] [...] “On Leaving Capitol Hill” I have just read one of her posts that cought my eye the moment I read the tytle. It is a piece with a nostalgic tone in which Pam expreses her attachment to Capitol Hill, a place that she used to call her home before she moved to West Seattle. However, similar to Monagan’s experience in Ireland, things have changed on Capitol Hill as well. She had to watch how the homely and idilic place that she has had grown used to suddenly turned into an unfriendly and expensive neighborhood in which she couldn’t afford to stay. I myself am also a person who doesnt like when things  too suddenly change. When I settle down somewhere or get attached to sth it is difficult for me to give all this up and start all over again. I do like new challenges and experiences but only if there is this special place callled “home” where I can always return. Before reading Pam’s post I knew almost nothing about Capitol Hill. Then I googled all the necessary pieces of information about it and it turned out that I should really be ashamed for not knowing more about this place Capitol Hill is higly developed and the second most densly populated place. It is located in Seattle, Washington and features the Capitol of the United States – the seat of the US Congress. Besides being the center of gay life and the city’s counterculture, it is also home to some of the city’s grandest mansions and many attractions. [...]

]]> By: Puppies, Flowers, Rainbows and Kittens » Blog Archive » More on the state of Seattle real estate http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2007/02/27/on-leaving-capitol-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-32695 Puppies, Flowers, Rainbows and Kittens » Blog Archive » More on the state of Seattle real estate Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:59:52 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=563#comment-32695 [...] The Nerd’s Eye View on leaving Capitol Hill [...] [...] The Nerd’s Eye View on leaving Capitol Hill [...]

]]> By: pam http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2007/02/27/on-leaving-capitol-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-32147 pam Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:28:11 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=563#comment-32147 @CryMeARiver: First, thanks for reading. You're NOT actually supposed to feel sorry for me; I'm good with doing that on my own. This isn't a plea for sympathy. It's a comment on the changing state of my neighborhood, how that makes me feel, and what I'm choosing to do about it. That's all. Lots of people want no more than a little home of their own and they, like me, can't get it on Cap Hill. I sympathize with them. @CryMeARiver: First, thanks for reading.

You’re NOT actually supposed to feel sorry for me; I’m good with doing that on my own. This isn’t a plea for sympathy. It’s a comment on the changing state of my neighborhood, how that makes me feel, and what I’m choosing to do about it. That’s all.

Lots of people want no more than a little home of their own and they, like me, can’t get it on Cap Hill. I sympathize with them.

]]> By: CryMeARiver http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2007/02/27/on-leaving-capitol-hill/comment-page-1/#comment-32146 CryMeARiver Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:18:14 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=563#comment-32146 Oh poor you. Are we supposed to feel sorry you can't have your little house here on Capitol Hill? Well join the thousands of others who feel the same way. The reason Cap Hill is so expensive is because it's desirable. Supply and demand. That's how it works. I don't get why so many in Seattle feel entitled to a house. Oh poor you. Are we supposed to feel sorry you can’t have your little house here on Capitol Hill? Well join the thousands of others who feel the same way.

The reason Cap Hill is so expensive is because it’s desirable. Supply and demand. That’s how it works.

I don’t get why so many in Seattle feel entitled to a house.

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