Reforming the Feminine ContentHi, I’m Hannah … and I Want to Ride the Ducks
Everything about me shouts, “new Seattleite” or at least, small-town-kid-turned-college-grad. Our city still just fascinates me. A few weekends ago, as temperatures rose above 80 degrees, I found myself joining 40 or so strangers in shorts at Gasworks Park. I spread out my red fleece blanket, read a few pages of a book, and pretended to watch the boats glide across Lake Union to disguise my people watching. That seemed normal enough, though I think I might have been the only one secretly thinking that the enthusiastic boat/bus “Ride the Ducks’ tour actually looked like fun. For those of you who may be new to the area, too, and haven’t encountered this vehicular monstrosity yet, just wait. It’s crazy. It’s a white-canopied boat with wheels carrying around 20 tourists and a very enthusiastic tour guide. You’ll know it when you see it by the very loud speakers playing upbeat, very enthusiastic music. The tours start somewhere around the space needle and go through Fremont to Lake Union and then THROUGH lake Union. The thing actually goes into the water from the road!
And now that I’ve ruined any chance I might have had at impressing you natives, let me introduce myself. I’m Hannah. I really wouldn’t have pictured myself in Seattle, having grown up in Leavenworth (the town, not the prison) and hearing about Seattle’s constant traffic, the depressing rain, and the overpriced real estate market for the first 20 years of my life. But I have to say, God has worked in even the smallest details to plant me here and in Mars Hill and I am stoked to find out what He has in store. I have fallen in love with Seattle.
Hannah, although I’m not quite as new to Seattle as you are I’m not a native here either and I have always wanted to take the Ride the Duck also! We should go together … just because everyone here in this big city thinks they know it all doesn’t mean that you and I can’t teach them a thing or two from our “small town” experiences, right? I’m so happy to hear you’ve fallen in love with Seattle, because from what I hear, Seattle has fallen in love with you too!
oh, you two are so embarrassing. I don’t think we can be friends anymore if you Ride the Ducks. Let me know if you want to do something hip, like stroll around downtown with i-pods on, giving people anti-social looks of shock and dismay if they say “hello” or smile or intiate some other inappropriately intimate interaction for strangers.
Ha ha ha.
Just kidding.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH!!
Hannah banana, :):):)
Whatever Adriel, if we all went, you would go too. I want to go on the Ducks. Except, the music sounds horrible.
i know i know!! let’s all ride the ducks with our i-pods - it will be a women’s blog writer’s event … without the horrible music!
but how would the Ducks be the same without the horrible music? they really are a special thing… i’ve only ever seen them in Branson, Mo and Seaside, OR…. but whether that’s a good thing or not…
wow Laurel - you’re a ducks EXPERT!!
Wow. I can’t believe we just discussed the ducks that many times….
ughhh. you’re all fired!
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