Storypost | 2025.12.26

Sledding

We did some travel. And we walked around some trees with lights on them, and saw the Grinch (theatrical), and built some Legos.
Washington

Snowman wolf

Jes, Dani, and I took a trip up to Washington to see the fam, the main event was a cabin at Snoqualmie Pass. I was hoping to get some skiing in but alas there was no base. On the plus side, it snowed continuously the entire weekend so there was plenty of sledding.

December Snoqualmie storm warning Snow angels Dog snowball
Cabin fireplace lounging Dodge Ram Rebel snow Snowman wolf Sledding cabins
Sledding Sledding Sledding
Snoqualmie ski run snowing Mountain cabin panorama Qwirkle

Dodge Ram Rebel digging out snow
I did give Jon the opportunity to dig The Rebel out once or twice.

Museum of Flight

Seattle Museum of Flight flying car

Monday, after returning to the metro area, we went to the Seattle Museum of Flight. I was excited to see (and walk through) the Concorde, which is parked in a huge hangar with a bunch of other airliners. The Constellation, P-38, and retired AF1 were also highlights, the stucco space shuttle wasn't.

Seattle Museum of Flight Seattle Museum of Flight SR-71 Blackbird
Seattle Museum of Flight MiG-21 project Seattle Museum of Flight space shuttle cargo bay Seattle Museum of Flight soviet space capsule
Seattle Museum of Flight concorde jetbridge Seattle Museum of Flight 747 interior Seattle Museum of Flight P-38 Lightning Seattle Museum of Flight biplane simulator
Seattle Museum of Flight FM-2 Wildcat Seattle Museum of Flight Constellation Seattle Museum of Flight SR-71 Blackbird cockpit

Pike Place and SEA

Pike Place gum alley wall Pike Place spice shop SeaTac

We spent Tuesday morning at Pike Place and then headed to the airport for our flight home.
SoCal

Thanksgiving

Americana Mall Glendale Christmas tree Americana Mall Glendale fountain
Americana Mall Glendale Playstation billboard Glendale Amtrak platform Amtrak window

A few weeks before Washington, visited Grandpa Jeff for a pleasant Thanksgiving lunch. Then, having spent the night in Glendale, we found ourselves with a few hours to kill before the train. Since Glendale happens to have two adjacent malls and it happened to be Black Friday, we decided to swim through crowds without any actual intent to purchase things. I can't complain, I had some Mongolian wok for lunch and Jes bought me some jeans.

Home

Octopus with socks Christmas tree lights
Tintin Letter to Santa Claus Lego Jurassic Park jeep

Between trips we've had plenty of Lego time, reading time, and hot cocoa.

Out and about

Balboa Park botanical building
We did the Grinch at The Old Globe.

Raised by Wolves Christmas ornaments
RBW had a lot of balls.

Botanical gardens holiday lights lantern Lightscape Botanical garden holiday light show Lightscape Botanical garden holiday light show glowing bench Lightscape
Love, Death, and Comics

Metal Hurlant reprint

I came across news that the 1970s French sci-fi mag Métal Hurlant was being re-released with translations and some new content. The stories are all distinct and 1-10 pages long so its a lot like the streaming serieses Black Mirror and Love, Death, and Robots. Likewise, the graphic format means the authors can worldbuild without a wall of expository text.

Metal Hurlant Donald Trump analogue Metal Hurlant David Bowie Metal Hurlant Mars rover Metal Hurlant artwork

There are some horror stories, some trippy ones, and some that comment on war or politics.




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