Northwest

Any emerging non-US TV that's of particular interest? Finally watched Black Mirror (and had a blast), but English TV isn't much of a stretch.

Hidden side pocket on the front right hand chest pocket. I swear it took me a few months of wearing the jacket to notice it existed. Can hardly blame anyone for missing it, as "internal" is quite misleading.

Edit: Also, drop pocket behind the larger left chest pocket. More easily found, but certainly another funny place to pocket an item you don't mind getting wet or would rather have missed. Jacket is tailor built for smuggling in a more subtle way than the suspensor jackets reveal themselves to be as soon as the are unzipped.

Went in with higher hopes than was wise. Still, made some interesting choices and it was beautifully shot. Still highly recommend it in spite of my personal feelings about it, especially if you have a budding interest in AI and the uneasy relationships between the creator and the created. For those more familiar with AI theory, it's a familiar story but a well-told one. Very, very dark laughs in there as well.

Some of the acting fell flat for me but I'm impressed with the production team's efforts at world building, especially after having gotten to witness them filming the "San Francisco" portion with Alex when we were visiting Trichome this October. They are doing an excellent job of making Seattle's International District feel much larger than it is, the costumes were exceptional both in person and on screen, and I have faith that if they continue to offer multiple narratives it will happily hold my attention.

Two of the Japanese soldiers' green wool uniforms, complete with rising sun patch on left shoulder, various leather pouches, and leather boots.

It felt like time to revisit. The teaser trailer for the Raid 2 still does its job as effectively as the first time I saw it, if not better.

Spent time downtown and at the Chihuly Museum yesterday with visiting family.

Bagjack x Softs: Pretty damn sweet. Sides have modular pockets as well.

http://youtu.be/58KjnSnLFn4

Original, and the insturmental version that closes out Ghostface's new album, 36 Seasons.

The Martian Chronicles is an incredible statement about humanity and a testament to both the imagination and cynicism/realism of Ray Bradbury. Certainly my favorite book in recent memory. I read it right before I read Isaac Asimov's I, Robot which ended up being problematic, because this is also exceptional. I highly recommend both, especially if you are interested in space exploration, psychology, and/or robotics.

Boy growing up at a New England boarding school with his best friend under the shadow of World War II, and the story of an ambulance driver in World War 1. These books made an interesting counterpoint to each other as they were historically and stylistically opposed.

Thoroughly enjoyed this, and wish I had been forced to read this one in a classroom setting.

http://youtu.be/DBX1E71Pdtk

Get hyped.

(old video went down, hopefully this one stays up)

The future is now. Incredible.

Should have done this awhile ago, but shout-out to TaoSpace, rayLo, daniel, and unmen for exceptionally smooth and happy transactions on the Limonta 3A-6TS and 3A-MK1 that started my third arm setup, olive P10-E, SP1TS-S and DS-KA3, and DS-LA3 respectively. All pieces I'm glad to have and use often, they all shipped to me with zero issues, and everyone was clear about which components would be included (bag, spec sheet, extra buttons, carabiner, etc.).

Here's to the deals offered that allowed newcomers to get into acronym at a lower pricepoint and to the continued flow of good will, especially in the form of chocolate that generously accompanies daniel's packages.

Positivity and happiness.

Lowlights:

patrol coat is. No idea why this is the "flagship" the fit is awful, the gore feels bad and the inner liner is just laughable. Separated the liner looks like K Mart down jacket, and the gore trench is way oversized. Together they don't match up that well and you can definitely tell its a dual layer piece, should snap in or something. Idk maybe it does and I just didn't play with it enough.

Nomin pack. Meh. Just meh.

Don't think you examined it closely enough...someone was probably playing around with it in the store and it didn't get appropriately reset (which is unfortunate but easily missed, especially with the number of new customers coming through the store and trying on). The inner liner attaches with cobra snaps to the interior of the shell at the collar and the cuffs, and the liner is ThermaTek insulation. Despite it's less than stellar appearance (I certainly prefer the look of my Veilance Insulator, which uses Coreloft), ThermaTek is a completely waterproof insulating material due to the labor intensive process of dipping Polarguard Delta insulation (a hollow, extremely long strand fiber with an incredible warmth to weight ratio) into DWR and then laminating the insulation to the face fabric.

As far as the fit is concerned, Veilance pieces are going to vary like anything else...not every piece looks good on everyone, but of course these were your personal highlights/lowlights.

If any other Veilance nerds want to confirm/correct the above if needed, go for it.

Warby Parker, ACR 3A-6TS, White Mountaineering BLK Windstopper Vest, Veilance Insulator, C.E., Outlier Climbers, CP Waxed Canvas Tournaments.

Had a fantastic day challenging myself to be interested in shooting around where I live, because architectural photography isn't quite the same when you compare the suburbs to Seattle. This lead to a lot more infrastructure detail/decay/nature shots.

Strap is too wide. Not a bad looking bag, but not an ACR one either.

We're unlikely to see weather like this anytime soon, but if you have rain gear Seattle in the winter isn't all bad.

Reminder of upcoming events:

Frye Art Museum is doing a free panel on social media and the internet as a medium Thursday December 4th, 6-7PM. This is the same day as the Seattle Art Museum does the free first Thursday of the month, so if people are interested it could be a combined trip.

Free tour of the Paramount Theatre on the first Saturday of the month, December 6th, 9:45AM-11:30AM. Great way to see the Paramount without paying for a show.

Trichome is going to be doing elevated coffee December 21st. If possible, get there early. After both the Stranger and the Seattle Times ran articles on the event it has drawn a crowd, but in a good way. I always end up talking with someone interesting, last time being with a guy who had made his own tall tee style nylon baseball shirt.

looks like a cutout view of the jacket not a print

This is further reinforced by the different coloration which indicates the use of Arc'teryx's composite down mapping (in which synthetic fill (coreloft) is used on areas that are prone to moisture). Wrist, jacket hem, and shoulders should use the synthetic while the rest of the jacket is filled with down (picture even indicates use of both white and grey goose down?).

New look for the Missoni chucks instead of the typical zig-zag, which was definitely more distinctive.

Adidas Gazelles.

I'll take a size 9, please.