Category: Things

Outside Magazine and Alaska Distillery Awesomeness

Blueberry Vodka

When I was younger and worked at Alaska Mountaineering and Hiking, my favorite magazine was Outside.  Over the years, I slowly stopped reading it in favor of fashion and shelter magazines (and now, I seldom buy magazines at all – I prefer blogs and websites these days. Plus, 16 ways to curl my hair and a quiz to find out if he thinks I’m THE ONE just aren’t all that fascinating any more, although reading about DIY furniture rehab and how to pick the right shade of gray for your living room still make me inordinately happy) but recently it’s worked its way back into my awareness.

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Another Great Kickstarter Project – PopCycle: Keeping Alaska Cool

PopCycle Kickstarter

I’m loving crowd-sourced funding opportunities recently – it gives me the chance to support really cool projects in Anchorage that might not be possible without multiple people pitching in to help out.  I’m super exited about Kesey Pollock’s Melting Bodies, Clark Mischler’s Portrait Alaska, and the Momentum Collective’s Aerial Investigation.

And now, there’s a new project to love: Kait Reiley’s PopCycle: Keeping Alaska Cool.

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Detail: Alley Art

Alley Art

I visited Denver a few years ago and thought it was such a cool city. I loved walking through Lodo* (lower downtown) with lights twinkling above me, popping into an underground comedy club (where I saw one of the few comedians I actually thought was funny; I wish I remembered her name!), and sitting outside on restaurant patios sipping cold beverages and nibbling olives.

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