Monday, December 31, 2007

Panty party kind of night

I would not have thought
the pole a 3A. Who knew?
Happy partying!

It's not the 4th of July yet

Nice views from here, but
just want to sleep through '08:
Hibernate like bears.

Ref: Aw, 2007 War Deaths, Remember 2007, There were sports?

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Homeku: Sleeping arrangements

Twin beds, together:
sleeping two boys. Awkward to
discuss with parents.

Homeku: Hypothetical hillku endorsement


Barack Obama
Surely would endorse hillku
If we had asked him

Ref: CHS Tourney 2007, Uncle Vinny

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Homeku: Half the price and twice as real


Drinks at home are cheap!
One round at Li'l Gus equals
One pint at Linda's

Homeku: A special holiday every 4 years


On Hill, lots to do.
At home, only option is:
Caucus Obsession.

Homeku: Pushing 53.2 Kbps


Sorry for sparse posts!
When used to fast ethernet,
dial-up is a drag.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Triumph over evil


Thanks Seattle, Slog,
J and/or K. You make us
feel fuzzy inside.

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Homeku: Oakville, Ontario

Cold oot! Grab a toque!
Crazy canucks talk funny.
CapHill folk talk right.

Homeku: Introduction

Home for holidays.
Or, am just a visitor?
Heart is in CapHill.



Friday, December 21, 2007

Bus tease


My late bus sits there.
While I stand freezing, waiting
Brix grows a whole floor.

Ref: Metro 60 Schedule

I can has win tounament


This ain't Iowa
No politics of hope, change
Just really cute cats

Ref: Vote for Hillku on CHS, I Can Has Cheezburger

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Table top Christmas

Urban density
dictates tiny holidays.
Still, better than sprawl.

Dark horse candidate


The year's shortest day
Hillku's greatest victory
Both can/will happen

Ref: Time and Date, CHS

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Fun with word associations


All Mitts are the same
Made of plastic, full of crap
Get rid of it quick.

Hillku the Hostess?


Hillku-ers love Smith!
If we can win the tourney
We will host the next!

Ref: CHS Book/Beer Swap, Updated CHS Tourney Bracket

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

My favorite thing west of Broadway


Hey Mr. Snake Truck!
I thought you had left the Hill.
Why you look like that?!

Monday, December 17, 2007

Walk, yuppies, walk!


After riding SLUT
I vote NO for Cap Hill line
Honk, stop, honk, stop, lame.

CapHill purchasing takes trust

Just sayin', these folks
gonna pick your new hip home?
Could they be less Hill?

Ref: Ask Matt instead

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Urban garden

Tree grows in Brooklyn.
Rose bush in CapHill. Nature
fights the urban force.

Area 51 keeps growing

No more foreign food.
More furniture we can buy.
May need bigger home.

Ref: Area 51

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Saints on Bikes


Wet Santas on bikes
Sing, "All I want for Christmas
is a new fixie!"

Ref: Cycling News

Friday, December 14, 2007

Follow the light

Elite is heaven.
And so close! Suck it, Pike/Pine.
We'll walk far no more!

Ref: Gay Seattle

Ashes to ashes

Tear down, build up. Just
do it quick. Bring the urban
core back to Broadway.

Ref: Broadway

Bush-y tails are dead meat


The gloves have come off!
Don't let their cute tails fool you
Squirrels: Worse Than Bush.

Ref: Hillku wins!, Squirrel Defamation League's top 10 reasons why all squirrels must die

Geek Love

Hipster lit. Found torn
and broken, just like his heart;
strewn upon the ground.

Ref: Identify

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Make it work

Used to live on Hill.
New York and Runway bring change?
Could be dementia.

Ref: CHS on Jack, Jack on Runway, Stranger, MRSA/Dementia

Holiday shipping

Waiting ten minutes,
no help in sight - poor service.
Go to UPS.

Ref: Shameless plug, FedEx, UPS

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Drink up, ladies!


Ladies at the bar
Men, after close inspection
Welcome back, Elite.

Note: A guest hillku from our campaign manager, Wicker Basket.

Ref: Elite reopens!

And it's only noon...

Rough day. Who needs beer?
Stranger and Top Pot calm me.
I've got all I need.

Ref: Stranger, Top Pot, Brendan Kiley

Direct mail from a church?


How're we on this list?
I am glad that you're diverse,
but back off Pilgrims.

Ref: Pilgrims

We've already hired a campaign manager


Hillku loves the gays!
But we also like to win.
Moral dilemma.

Ref: CHS Tourney 2007, Hillku loves the gays so much it hurts

Hanukkah hangover


After eight (8!) nights
Gentiles learn Borukh Ato.
Collective "Oy Vey!"

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

In lieu of a trust fund


Cap Hillsters at work
Doing cutting edge research
Mom will be so proud.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Olive flea market fright


Still having nightmares.
Pretty sure these cats are vamps.
Paging David Lynch!

Friday, December 7, 2007

Better than the SLUT?


Cap Hill trolley line!
Super Hill And Fast Transit?
Hill In Progress? Ugh.

Ref: Seattle Times, Capitol Hill Seattle

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Stuck in the hopper


On that other Hill...
to support gays, support war.
Final nail, coffin.

Ref: Guardian News

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Walk to the corner, see a mountain


Views, overrated.
Watch neighbors do crazy stuff!
(Psst! Mountains don't move.)

Ref: Cosmopolitan, Seattle PI, Urban Living, J. Rigor (personal communication)

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

The road to the White House includes a stop on Capitol Hill


Caucus on Feb 9
Primary on Feb 19
We can do both. Weird.

Ref: WA State Presidential Primary FAQ

I think the cat ate the dreidel


Hanukkah tonight!
Light menorahs, eat latkes,
and drink PBRs.

Ref: How to spell Hanukkah

Monday, December 3, 2007

Urban Flooding

Even at the top
of CapHill, you could drown in
the rising waters.

This is not your lucky day


My lakeside bus stop:
a deep, wet, fetid target
for cars zooming by.

Ref: Hillku loves rain records

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Sip warm drinks 'til June

Hot cocoa and cid'r
can beat the snowy chill. But,
'Bucks has no fireplace.

Ref: Warming Starbucks, Starbucks could learn from Caribou

Friday, November 30, 2007

Will you: a) see, b) be seen, or c) freeze?


Are we not going
because we're too hip to care
or didn't get tix?

Ref: Belmont, Belmont, Belmont, Belmont

Parking perspective


When do we get old?!
Oh, to be a Hillster who
thinks 10 is early.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Hillku4ever


Cap Hill J was right!
Fame, Flattery, Fortunes, Fraud!
Now we're just the First.

Ref: CHS, PI Haiku Headlines

Thrifty Holidays

Fight AIDS and spread cheer!
Buy hol'day gifts at Lifelong,
It's th' right thing to do.

Ref: Lifelong Thrift

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Broadway vs. Colfax


A Cap Hill rival!
Denver=capitol (big deal)
Seattle=hill (big)

Ref: NYT, Wikipedia

Porn / no porn

Porn, porn, porn, porn, porn,
porn, porn, porn, porn, porn, porn, porn.
Documentary.

Ref: Porn, No porn

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Frequent dinnertime debate


Which street is below
the flight path into Sea-Tac?
My vote is 18th.

Star Hill

CapHill folks: so smart,
so creat've, so much free time.
Tell how great we are.

Snaps: eddieutrata

Something new

Three hand made clothing
stores couldn't make it work. Tacos?
Fin'lly, something new!

Ref: Metblogs

But he'll save the snowflake babies!


Paul's hillku attempt
missing a few syllables.
Why you so crazy?

Ref: On The Issues