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Cat in front of a Christmas tree.

Christmas cat

Wicked: For Good Last November we went and saw Wicked: Part 1 and of course we all loved it—but we also love the musical. I’ve never read the book but some of my friends have and enjoyed it as well. So, naturally we went and saw Wicked: For Good. I would’ve preferred they kept it as “Part 2” […]

We went and saw Wicked: For Good. It was (for) good!

#cinema #blog #wickedpart2

Wyrmspan: Dragon Academy, A Review Where I review Wyrmspan: Dragon Academy, designed by Connie Vogelmann, illustrated by Clémentine Campardou and published by Stonemaier Games. Spoiler: it’s a lot of fun! I remember when I first got Wyrmspan in 2024 I wasn’t sure what to expect because I loved Wingspan so much—turns out it more or less supplanted Wingspan for our […]

Where I review Wyrmspan: Dragon Academy, designed by @connievdc.bsky.social and published by @stonemaiergames.com. Spoiler: it's a lot of fun!

#boardgame

Happy Federal Way Link light rail extension to those who celebrate.

Guy throwing a peace sign in a green jacket

The face of someone who hasn’t had coffee yet.

A Walk Around Capitol Hill A few weeks ago I made my way around Capitol Hill the other day and snapped some pics. Enjoy! First, though, a selfie (obvi.) I initially wanted to document the 2 Line testing at Capitol Hill station but by the time I got there the testing was done, ugh. Oh well. I moved to Seattle […]

I made my way around Capitol Hill the other day and snapped some pics. Enjoy!

#photography #seattle #blog

Food Through the Week (A few weeks ago) Behold! High brow photos of my food through the weeks (a few weeks ago.) Only on the world renown Pickled Okra dotnet. 😉 Early in the week I made these eggs—I thought they turned out pretty good. I basically just shallow fried them in oil. Later on we grabbed these satsuma oranges from the market […]

Behold, high brow photos of my food through the weeks (a few weeks ago.) Only on the world renown Pickled Okra dotnet. ;)

#food #photography #blog

IYKYK.

Rhein Haus and A Trip to the Eastside After our brunch outing to Harry’s and a stop at the cemetery to pay some respects, we made our way to the Eastside to stopped at Bellevue Square—which is probably the region’s premier “fancy” mall. Sort of a short post today. We mainly just walked around the mall and took in the christmasy vibes while […]

We went to a suburb of Seattle called Bellevue—for some reason—and then stopped at Rhein Haus for dinner. Read about it on the illustrious Pickled Okra dotnet, lol.

#food #blog

Brunch at Harry’s Beach House A couple of weekends ago we drove down to Alki to have brunch at Harry’s Beach House, which is a restaurant set on the water. Today was a bit gloomy but it was cozy inside the greenhouse. I’ve written about this place before, but only for dinner. Of course this is the sister restaurant to […]

Another weekend, another brunch. This time at Harry's Beach House on Alki here in Seattle.

#photography #blog #food

Dumplings This post is sort of out of order if you read the thanksgiving posts that were put up prior to this—but it’s become sort of a thanksgiving tradition for us to steam dumplings brought over by our friend Andrew for Thanksgiving-night dinner. Basically, during the day we do lunch with my mom, then we pick […]

Dumplings are sort of a big deal, yaknow?

#food #blog

CACKLING. Do it. Be one of us. Join @liamsteckler.com and I.

Thanksgiving: Part 2 (Friendsgiving!) Behold, our annual Thanksgiving tradition of Friendsgiving. Food, wine, photos galore. Featuring Justan, Liam, Tori and many more! We do a small gathering each year at our house of our friends to host Thanksgiving and although it’s a lot of work—it is worth every sore muscle. Preparations begin days before, usually things like cakes, pies, […]

Behold, our annual Thanksgiving tradition of Friendsgiving. Food, wine, photos galore. Featuring @justan.bsky.social, @liamsteckler.com, @madameaskew.bsky.social, @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social, @nunivek.bsky.social and more!

#food #photography #blog

This was so much fun! Also very impressed by the hosts’ masterclass way of saying “STFU” to the very loud and inconsiderate drunk people. 🤭🤭🤭

Teakwood cocktail bar with uplighting and green felted benches.

I love a slightly pretentious mome 🤭

Thanksgiving 2025: Part 1 On Thanksgiving day we went to my mom’s house for the holiday. It’s the first time in probably close to 20 years that I’ve spent it with my grandma! It was such a great time and we always look forward to going over to her house for the day. Before eating we watched the Thanksgiving […]

Where I share the sights of Thanksgiving 2025 on the blog! Part 1 of 2—this time it's all about the lovely meal my mom prepared for us all.

#food #photography

Recipe: Potato and Leek Soup As winter is coming… I’ve typed up the recipe for my potato and leek soup. Enjoy! Plus, it’s easy to make after all the Thanksgiving cooking. Potato and Leek SoupBy: PickledOkraServes 4 1 sprig rosemary3 sprigs thyme, stripped1 lb Yukon gold potatoes, quartered1 large yellow onion, sliced1 leek, sliced into rings and green tops removed1 […]

As winter is coming... I've typed up the recipe for my potato and leek soup. Enjoy! Plus, it's easy to make after all the Thanksgiving cooking!

#food #recipe #photography #blog

It goes without saying but I’m so thankful for @nunivek.bsky.social, @justjustan.bsky.social, @liamsteckler.com, @madameaskew.bsky.social, @teagrandarbiter.bsky.social and so many more for their friendship through the years. 🦃💖

Happy Thanksgiving! Whether you’re with friends, family or your chosen family—I hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving. I’ll be prepping thanksgiving and will share pics from this year in a few days, but wanted to share some previous year’s pics in the meantime! Enjoy. Happy thanksgiving!

Whether you're with friends, family or your chosen family—I hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving.

thanksgiving-cranberry-sauce-lightroom moment.

The one I know of is pickup only unfortunately (so not useful at all but sharing anyways)—Plenty of Clouds. It’s the best I’ve found after Lionhead (of herbfarm fame) closed. They sub mushrooms for the pork. www.plentyofclouds.com/menu

Salmon Dinner, Once-more I roasted a salmon the other weekend for Sunday dinner. I totally biffed it and didn’t hear the timer so it overcooked. Oh well, it was fatty at least so it wasn’t like eating dry stand, lol. The real standouts though were the wine(s) and the snap pea salad with a shallot dressing. Kevin really […]

Please read your weekly Sunday dinner post tysm. Jk I dont post these weekly, lol.

#food #blog

Chalk sign in the vestibule of Annapurna Cafe showing a goat.

Went for a lil walk yesterday. #photography

Greenwood American Bistro This cafe in Greenwood, aptly named “Greenwood American Bistro” was pretty decent. They had plentiful portions and ample seating. It looked like you could host a private event here too. I ordered the huevos rancheros, Kevin got the dutch baby, my mom got the waffles and my grandma ordered the salmon benedict. I probably wouldn’t […]

We trekked to Siberia, aka, Greenwood, to have brunch at Greenwood American Bistro. So how was it?

#food #photography #blog

Just be like me and crank that oven to 400 and leave the house for several hours. Jk don’t do that lol 💀🤭

A weird guy taking a pic of himself in the mirror.

Platform of a train station through the duct work.

Some nasty alley.

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Jk I was actually going to document the 2 line testing, but it had ended by the time I got there lol.

@sound-transit.bsky.social #photography

I think they’re done for the day. I got down to Capitol Hill and it’s only showing 1 line trains 😭😭😭

Random Food Post I’ve done one of these before but sometimes I take pics of food that dont really fit anywhere. Enjoy the pics! Hmmm… I’m kind of hungry now…

Today on the blog is just random food photography that doesn't fit elsewhere, lol

Putting together a Thanksgiving playlist is hard as hell, lol.

Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert As part of Kevin’s birthday weekend festivities we went to see the Avatar concert with some friends. Before that though, we needed to get dinner. Our initial pick was Din Tai Fung but the line was absolutely insane so we chose Haidilao Hot Pot. If you’ve never had hot pot before, it’s really just that… […]

@nunivek.bsky.social, @liamsteckler.com, @michmon.bsky.social and I went to go see Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert. It was excellent... but the real winner was... sauce bar?

#atla #avatar #blog