one (1) vaudeville ghost

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writer (essays, sf, poetry), classical fencer, jaded bike messenger, friend of eggbug. you probably know me as rcrantz ICE must be destroyed longer stuff: vaudevillegho.st

a photo of a raised drawbridge (the fremont bridge) against cirrus clouds and blue sky
a window sign with the text "don't be mid", with dubious kerning. the photographer is reflected in the window
a colorful poster advertising a jimothy rave. it's got rainbows, a space needle, and jimothy in headphones as a dj
the words "no posting" crudely sprawled on a wall covered in poorly painted over posters (you can still tell that they have a soccer ball and the text "ditch the data centers" on them)
mackerel clouds against a blue sky
a critter made from painted scraps suspended from utility poles. its eye is a cd, glinting in the sunlight
a poster for a show featuring rat queen, trash sound conglomerate, and understater. there is a drawing of two cowboys kissing on it
a photo of an empty city street at night, looking towards a downtown skyline
an abandoned auto shop type building against the backdrop of the columbia river's desert canyons
photo of a concrete building and a stage with a banner reading "neptune main stage"; a cloudy sky threatens rain over a mingling street fair crowd
a sticker with the text "tofu: life's only guarantee"
a screenshot of an algorithm-recommended article with the headline "the 'rawdogging' trend: a new term for an ancient practice"
poster with the text "get strong, play chess", advertising a chess club
a poster advertising "cutie's young people market!" in large text, and, in much smaller text, "with vendors ages 8-14". it's also advertising that the market is happening "today, sunday march 29th", a day which is notably no longer today
someone has stabbed a tree with a knife and left the knife in there
photo of a window sign that reads "owls are hot". there's also a bike and a van and some trees in the reflection
hand drawn sticker that says "ride a bike". it has a helpful drawing of what a bike looks like also
a bad photo of building entrance called the "tower building"
a pair of red high top chuck tailor all stars abandoned by a tree downtown
a photo of a sign in a window that reads "bring that triangle energy". also there is a cool and attractive cyclist reflected in the window, taking this picture
a piece of paper taped to a door that reads "ups delivery: we're here! we're open! we were open yesterday too! the door is unlocked."
a delivery truck with the slogan "service our motto, quality our brand" in a cutesy cursive font on the back
a street banner for PAX West that reads "not even save scumming can capture all the games in here". the bottom half of the sign is covered in faux graffiti
a youtube comment reading "I am a straight male but I love this song", except there's like six Os in the word "love"
a photograph of a fire hydrant in an a-frame shelter
a photograph of some elevator buttons labeled "yes" and "no" next to some more standard utility buttons. they are very shiny because they are new
A screenshot from the Wikipedia article on mixtapes, which reads, "...and marketing for album-like projects. Dictionary.com writes that 'the line between an album and a mixtape can be blurry,' and that streaming services rely on the artist to make that determination."
a sticker that reads "stop seattle freeze say hi!!"; it is yellow and appears to be hand written. there are also some caution triangles on it for some reason
the album art for the long winters' "when i pretend to fall." it's a fucked up squiggly rainbow against a green sky and the black silhouette of a hill
a bumper sticker depicting garfield as The Fool from tarot
a photograph of a wooden rail at a park that has had the word "BEANS" engraved in it, accompanied by a heart
a photograph of some construction barricades that have been tagged with graffiti that apparently reads "spank pager"
a screenshot from genius.com. it is text reading: "[intro] mmm, ah. mmm, ah."
a hand drawn paper of the petulant lion king john from the animated robin hood saying "i hate taylor swift!" whilst having a tantrum
a screenshot from an "About Me" section, that reads: "interests: regret; favorite movies: just staring into the void; favorite music: the hideous wailing sound my thermos makes; favorite books: literacy is for chumps."
a photograph of a water tower, surrounded by trees, at a park. the lighting of the setting sun is casting some shadows on the tower.
a photograph of a sign on a piece of bright orange construction equipment, styled as a caution/safety sign, reading "this equipment pays your salary... take care of it!"
a photograph of a poster reading: "henchman wanted. local interdimensional villian (sic) in need of henchman. salary negotiable*. must have these qualities: loyalty to me; passion for evil; good at evil clown makeup; good music taste; evil clowns encouraged; not elf or part elf. contact @emminreallife." the asterisk after "salary negotiable" leads to very small text saying "not".
a section of sidewalk rendered all but impassable by a twisted nest of ride share bikes and scooters
a photograph of a sticker on a bike's downtube of a silhouette if a cat's head and the text "cat lady council". the bike is black with purple accents
a frog mascot on some orange construction wrapping, saying "Remember to apply pressure to activate adhesive." the frog is making bedroom eyes at the viewer and striking a sassy--some might say erotic--pose, but we are not the intended audience. he is a secret sexy frog meant only for the construction workers.
a little rubber duck dressed in a judge's wig and gown, next to a receptionist bell
a hand drawn poster of that one simpsons meme where the kid is on a bus, chuckling, saying "i'm in danger", except the kid is labeled "america"
a screenshot of the UW's weather satellite showing a large cyclone off the coast of washington state
a lock screen from the webcomic a softer world with a photograph from below of some cool lights and the text "it's the end of the world". (the phone is fully charged)
a photograph of the book "it's too late to say i'm sorry" by joey comeau. the cover is a greenish brown and features a drawing of two hands outstretched as if pleading.
a photograph of a sticker in red and white reading "ask a stranger today: what's the most beautiful thing you've ever seen? let's break the seattle freeze!"
a photograph of a sticker with three bullets drawn on it labeled "deny", "defend", and "depose" respectively
a six panel comic made of a single photograph of a building under construction stark against a blue sky. the only text is in the second panel, which reads, "I sing anyway."
a sidewalk covered in a massive sprawl of lime rental scooters and bikes
A screenshot of Phoenix Wright saying, "Almost Christmas means it wasn't Christmas!"
a crt monitor standing on its side, left abandoned on a wet sidewalk next to a short mossy concrete wall. there os a talented and attractive cyclist reflected in the rain-splattered screen
a bag of coffee doritos
Screenshots taken from lyrics of the song "Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beaureagard." Though the words are the same on both (She said, "Carl, take all the money" / (She called everybody Carl) / "My spirit's broke, my mind's a joke / and getting up's real hard"), the top image has line breaks which suggest that the transcriptionist did not understand that the second line of the captured stanza is "She called everybody Carl"; the word Carl is moved to the third line and placed in quotes, such that "She called everybody" becomes an independent sentence and "Carl" is simply being used as a form of address.
a large CRT monitor, rotated on its side, lying on the sidewalk. the sidewalk shows signs of a recent rain.
a bike rack with several stickers on it, one of which reads "Reject gender roles". also there is a yellow bike locked to the rack.
a variety of objects lining the wall of the interior of a hanger, including a ladder, a map, a garbage can, a parachute, and several shelves
a can of oreo flavored coke zero
an image of a bike frame locked to a bike rack via wrapping the chain around the post and securing it with a cheap padlock
a window display of some mannequins wearing various clothes in front of a variety of traffic cones