Travel

I spent this week on the move, flying to Seattle on Monday for a week with my team. I didn't get a huge amount of time to reacquaint myself with a city that I enjoy, but I did get a few hours on Friday afternoon to head downtown and see how the skyline of the city had changed.

Whilt exploring I found Seattle Antiques and found piece of all-American ephemera from my birthdate, which I'd never seen before.

A June 1969 copy of Playboy magazine.

The Meta office in Seattle is a beauty, loads of space and fun for a work environment. The office was busy every day, but we found some time to explore.

My recommendation this week is a playlist created by Richard James (Aphex Twin) for Supreme clothing which is a mammoth affair containing 12 hours of (mostly) mellow tunes. There are some terrific tunes on here.

Highly recommended.

I watched three movies on the way to the US. Here are my short Letterboxd reviews:

A ★★★★½ review of Bird (2024)
Phenomenal film. Great performances. Harrowing at times, but worth pushing through.
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A ★★★½ review of The Outrun (2024)
I enjoyed this, the story of a young alcoholic who escapes from London to the Orkney Islands to reclaim life. Some lovely performances and wild island views.
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A ★★★½ review of Wolfs (2024)
Enjoyable caper of a movie, Pitt and Clooney play two ‘fixers’ who get assigned the same clean-up job after a dead body is found in an upscale hotel. A lot of fun, and worth the time.
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Listened Stuff

Here's ten artists I have listened to this week...

  • Turin Brakes
  • Okonski
  • Arooj Aftab
  • Khruangbin
  • Aphex Twin
  • Brian Ferry & Amelia Barratt
  • Lambert
  • Kelly Finnigan
  • Ciara Mann
  • Sharon Van Etten & The Attachments
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Some these have made my Highs of 2025 playlist, where nearly every day I'll try and post a new track that interests me. You can follow here.
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