Seattle-oriented links

Bumbershoot festival
Primeval Ink is the place where i got my tattoos. Andi is the artist who did mine, so check out her work.
KCTS, one of the area's PBS stations.
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Dale Chihuly (you know, the glass-blowing god?)
The Stranger (seattle's "alternative" newspaper)
Real Change the best newspaper written by and about homeless/low-income persons I've ever come across.
Streetlife Gallery is an art gallery and studio featuring works of homeless persons in Seattle, and providing a place for folks who are homeless or have low incomes to come and create.

Olympia
VashonAction.org
The Ticket is Vashon-Maury Island's independent newspaper. get a good idea of what folks on Vashon are thinking - take a look.
Voice of Vashon (a.k.a. Radio Free Vashon) is an Internet-based radio station offering island generated programming.
country store & gardens on vashon has an interesting variety of stuff.
VashonCam.com
Loftcam has the best live shot of my weather right now. there are lots of other seattle-area live cams, but this one is more the pace i see (looking out on puget sound toward vashon from seattle). now tell me that having this view on a boat ride for my commute twice a week isn't worth it!