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...in case you didn't already know. Charlotte and I spent the day wandering and taking notes re: the Department of Transcendental Ascendancy (which, if I'm going to work there, I really ought to learn how to spell). Also I wielded a digital camera (which I ~~stole~~ borrowed from Danica), so...pictures!

We walked up Broadway first. This is the church on Broadway across from SCCC...they're tearing it down, which is horrible, because it was a beautiful old building.

This is the church on the other end of Broadway, by the abandoned Safeway [does it say anything about my historical sensibility that I typed 'ruined' at first?]. We were actually trying to find a way into the back entrance of the Safeway, but the church and all attendant gates were locked. Buggeralle.

It's a really gorgeous building and grounds though.

The Safeway. It's been empty for months now...so if it's still empty come summer, we're having a big Vampire game there, ok? Or possibly Synesthsia 2.0. Something, anyway--that place is screaming to be used for something weird and exciting.

See? Innit fabulous?

Then we grabbed a bus toward downtown and hopped off at the freeway overpass, to investigate the four random pillars at Pike and Boren. We found out that the Delphic Oracle lives there, and that his name is Bill.

...and saw this sign on the way up the hill. I love cleverly defaced public property.

We walked downtown and found a fabulous little alleyway (between 6th and 5th and Pike and Pine), which probably hosts some outposts of the Department of TA.

Funny barbed wire. Stopping people from climbing in windows, I imagine?

And this awesome doorway...stand on the circle in the brick and knock three times on the white. (Seriously. It positively SCREAMS 'Seattle Below'--as does the statue in the Rainier Underground. Movietime.

It's a man. On a cellphone. No, really.

We explored the Underground Rainier Square complex. Weird place. Stopped at a Starbucks for Chai and fancy water:

Then went toward Pike Place and found the Department:

It's all closed up:

(That says McDermott's Floral Shop, 1507.)

The Dept. from the back. See that fire escape? That's the common entrance and exit, since the front's all locked up.

We went and got donuts and sat in Post Alley.

The Gum-Wall of Post Alley! Nationally famous, at least--Danica says they've heard of it in California and want to start their own. Hee.

...so we added to it. Batgrin!

This sign is in the U-District. Devil-Business-Man!

...and now I'm off to see Jet City Improv! Hurrah!