I am having a hard time posting messages tonight. maybe this will work. I want to be in the space needle for new year's eve. I am not having great success at finagling myself an invitation, though. I laughed today at a news report that mentioned that time and place. from today's seattle times: ------- '' [...] Also found in the car were four homemade devices that could be used to time a detonator. Ressam had booked a room in Seattle at the Best Western Loyal Motor Inn at 2301 Eighth Ave., according to law-enforcement officials. The motel is blocks from the Space Needle at Seattle Center, where tens of thousands of revelers are expected on New Year's Eve. The motel's proximity to Seattle Center raised concerns among law-enforcement officials, sources said. "Obviously, it's an inference you can draw," said one federal source. '' ------- if I end up going to a lame party in portland, maybe I will make and bring deviled eggs.