Drawn on quarters

[roadrunnertwice]

Look what showed up on Friday's Olympian:



Excuse me, state outline? What are we, fucking Ohio? Pennsylvania?* We are Washington State, and we have a huge fucking mountain. Let's just make friends with the inevitable, okay guys?

Although I must say, that killer whale design is actually very, very nice. Stylish, clean, beautiful, and incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't lived here. My vote may be a hard one.

EDIT: You know where every vote for the state outline design is going to come from? Eastern Washington.

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* I was going to say Nebraska, but I luckily caught myself: one, Nebraska hasn't come up yet, and two, their design kicks some serious ass.

Comments

[jonsonite.livejournal.com]

Damn, Nebraska's is good.

My thoughts track your exactly. State outlines are dumb. I really like the mountain/Salmon, it's very pretty. The Orca isn't as cool as I wanted...I wanted one of the styles that is all chock-full of smaller designs, with no empty space. But I know fuck-all about Indian art. I like the fact that it doesn't exist anywhere but here, though. I'm going to have the same tough vote.

Point of interest:
Members of the committee that picked these three were First Mike, Senator Lovick, and Eva Locke, Gary's 4 or 9 year old daughter. Badass.

Also, it turns out that my design idea, having heads on both sides, was pre-vetoed by the Federal Mint and was never even an option. Think about it: heads on both sides... It would have been glorious!

[roadrunnertwice]

We would have been Washington: The Low-Down Cheatin' State!

And heh. I knew First Mike was on the job, but I had no idea Eva was in on this.

[emmling.livejournal.com]

I also wanted the double-headed quarter (and DAMN the - is difficult to find on a Japanese keyboard!) and was very disappointed to learn state seals were against the rules. As it is, my vote (can I vote from here?) would be for the mountain/salmon or the whale. The whale:s really damn cool, so probably would end up winning for me.

(LJ is having difficulties, apparently. If this shows up multiple times I:ll come back at break and delete a couple. By the way, it:s snowing here.)

[roadrunnertwice]

ALSO! I love how "2-heads" was actually a specific FAQ at http://www.governor.wa.gov/quarter .

killer whale

[lexicology.livejournal.com]

not so. I spent a good six weeks studying that culture in preparation for my sailing voyage, which took us up and around that territory. so there, you west coast elitest. us kain-tuck hicks ain't too shabby sometimes. ;)

Re: killer whale

[lexicology.livejournal.com]

of course, if you'd said *nearly* incomprehensible, I would have been forced to agree.

Re: killer whale

[roadrunnertwice]

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Owned! Better slink back to my coffee shop.

But I'd say spending a few weeks in a boat off the coast counts as honorary "living here." One of us, one of us!

[roler.livejournal.com]

OMG the whale one is GORGEOUS.

[roadrunnertwice]

After thinking about it over the day, that is DEFINITELY the one I am pushing for now.

[jonsonite.livejournal.com]

See, I just don't buy it. I guess there must be some image of a Native-Art Orca in my head that that is conflicting with.

I'm still as torn as ever.

[froborr.livejournal.com]

You get to VOTE for your state's quarter? Bastards. I'm pretty sure Virginians didn't.

[roadrunnertwice]

Well, not really "vote," per se...

Washingtonians will be able to lobby for their favorite in an online poll, and the commission will settle on a favorite. People from other states should feel free to register their preferences as well, since the shiny new coins will be pocketed by everyone, Gregoire said.

The final decision rests with Gov. Christine Gregoire.

~"Commission narrows quarter choice." The Olympian, Friday, January 20, 2006.

[froborr.livejournal.com]

We just got told "Here's the design." My vote's for the mountain, by the way. Gotta love big-ass mountains.

[roadrunnertwice]

We're sure fond of 'em.

Buuuut I'm leaning toward the orca anyhow.

[froborr.livejournal.com]

That's a GREAT picture! Your eyes start at the bottom, and you think, "Wow, what a dump." But then they get to the top, and you think, "Whoa."

[roadrunnertwice]

In my backyard's defense, that photo caught it in a sort of transitional phase, in which it was moving from "home agribusiness" to "big garden au naturale." It's been much prettier for years now; that was just the first decent photo of the mountain I ran across.