Awwww, cute: "Seattlest" as Google search term in 2001. (Try plugging in "Department of Homeland Security," "9/11 Truthers," "Perez Hilton," or "Sarah Palin bikini." Oh how the times have changed!) As a bonus, laugh with us at how chunky Google's logo looked back in the day.......

Let Sleeping Corgis Lie by shawnmebo Sometimes we choose pics because of their topic, other times we choose them because of their artistic ambition. In this case we chose this pic for no other reason than sleeping dogs are incredibly cute, even moreso when you long for nothing more than a lazy weekend. While you're relaxing, be sure to spend some time in the always calming Seattlest Flickr Pool.......

Ben Huh is the boss-man of I Can Has Cheezburger, an international blog phenomenon you might be familiar with through the quotable misspelled cutenesses of Lolcats. Because Huh's already explained why lolcats exist, we had some other questions for the man--yes, including his thoughts on sandwiches. I hear you are the fastest growing Seattle-based blog right now. Do you have plans for world domination? Not sure who measures the fastest growing Seattle blogs, so......

We had a laid-back, happy time at Dope Emporium on Saturday. It felt like a hiphop block party: a family affair with barbeque, a beer garden, and kids running around doing cute things like breakdancing. There even was a producers' battle from which MTK (of Himalayan Rickshaw Run fame) emerged triumphant. Check out some photos from the event, taken by Seattlest and Terry Creighton.......