Ghost Towns of Washington state

Tonight I attended a virtual event hosted on YouTube by Pretty Gritty Tours, a Tacoma, WA area travel & tour guide organization. 

This presentation featured some of Washington state's many ghost towns, with lots of historical info, photos, video, and tourist tips. Some are more well-known and still function as towns with people living there (like Roslyn WA, which is best known to some as a central filming location for the 1990s TV series, Northern Exposure), and some have almost completely crumbled with time, long abandoned. In all, there can be found the beauty in decay, intriguing artifacts, quietude, and varying degrees of spookiness. 

I really enjoyed this video and I'm looking forward to future Pretty Gritty events!

Valloween weekend: Ernest Scared Stupid

It's Valloween weekend! Last Thursday was a snowy day here in western Washington state, so my partner & I felt like having a Throwback Thursday 80s/90s kid nostalgia night for ourselves, with fish sticks & curly fries for dinner and a classic Ernest movie: Ernest Scared Stupid.

Confession time: I had never seen this movie before last night. 

I grew up in a family that loved all the Ernest movies, the Ernest TV show, etc. - but somehow, I only managed to see Ernest Goes to Camp and Ernest Saves Christmas.

"I'll send 'em a nice card!" 😂😂😂

Eartha Kitt as Francis "Old Lady" Hackmore was absolutely amazing & over the top in the best way possible. She was so immersed in that role that I didn't even know it was her at first - mind=blown. How the hell did they get someone like her to be in an Ernest movie??

"Oooh, Charades? I love Charades!"

And, just in time for Valentine's Day - "Does that include the giant album with every troll love song ever written?"

Neb's rating: 9/10 jackos
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Now watching: Netflix's Night Stalker series

I'm not normally super into true crime, but I've been hearing this series is fantastic. I'm only about 20 mins into it so far, but I'm hooked. Fascinating and terrifying.

Night Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer