This was supposed to be a review of last night’s Magnetic Fields concert at the Moore, but the boyfriend and I were too sick to go. (Anyone else see the show? I would love to hear how it went.)

We asked around among our peeps to see if anyone wanted our tickets, but got no takers. Late in the day, we posted to the Seattle Craig’s List, offering the tickets for free and got a reply within a half hour. While talking to the lucky winner — a very sweet UW student — to make arrangements for the pick-up, my boyfriend mentioned that we weren’t going because we were both sick and she offered to bring us an order of take-out Pho when she came to get the tickets. So, a few hours later, she was on her way to the show and we had big steaming bowls of Than Brothers veggie pho. All things considered, a sweet deal for everyone.

We’ve used the local instantiation of Craig’s list a number of times, mustly to sell/give-away stuff. We’ve always had a rapid response to our offers, and the people we have encountered through these exchanges have always been great folks. Maybe this is true everywhere, but it tends to reinforce my impression that your average, randomly-selected Seattleite is more likely than not a decent human being.

Sometimes Craig’s List is just plain fun to read — as for example, today’s Need advice on exorcising my Evil Dog in the Pets listing.