Mars Trip Supplies? Check.
Even though many cool people have already expressed their opinions on how FANTASTIC the new Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co. is, I figured what the world needed was for me to weigh in on the matter. And, shockingly, considering how much I dislike shopping and, well, most things in general, I’m going to have to agree with the consensus: that place is RAD. In fact, the second I walked in and started perusing the merchandise, a little light bulb binged to life above my head and “Christmas Presents!” whipped through my brain so fast it hurt.
“Is there anyone I know that doesn’t need a bottle of Certainty or a block of Gravity?” I asked myself.
“No, no, there’s not,” I replied reasonably, “but maybe they also need some space food and each a pair of Ocular Vulnerability Reducers.”
But the big news is not that I’m a huge geek or that I regularly talk to myself. No, no, no! The big news is that the store’s Official Grand Opening is THIS SATURDAY (Dec. 3). That’s right, from noon to 6 p.m. all sorts of tomfoolery will be going down. Readings by George Saunders and Ryan Boudinot headline the day’s activities, with readings by 826 Seattle’s Youth Advisory Board and other unmentioned and thereby super mysterious performances peppered throughout.
Now I’ve given this a little bit of thought and it occurred to me [DISCLAIMER: this is pure speculation on my part] that the mysterious and unannouced guests could be as utterly cool as the surprise musical guests at this year’s Bumbershoot [mb]. Again, this is pure speculation, please don’t start stalking me if it’s just some dude with a guitar, but if I am right, don’t you want to be there? I know I do. I’m totally dragging my out-of-town guest with me to check out the festivities.
Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co. - 8414 Greenwood Avenue North - Be there. You know you want to.
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I’ll be working between 1:30 and 4:30 over there on Saturday! Come say hello to me, everyone.
So is this why I saw these crazy Rocketeer guys walking around Greenwood Saturday evening (early)? I think theyu called themselves something along the lines of the Department of Municipal Rocketry.
Yeah. The ringleader was one of the guys that helped put the store together, and he got a bunch of his friends to come out and be Rocket Men.