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

[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.