1 what skill do you want to learn?

There are always so many! Recently, batik dying, basket weaving, and weaving in general..

2 food and drink you don’t want to live without?

Aside from pizza and Japanese curry, the things I’ve been having to live without but really love are rootbeer and kale, not necessarily consumed together. Thanks to the help of some friends, I am growing kale out my window since it doesn’t seem to exist in France, if only I could find a solution for getting rootbeer in France!

3 the scariest thing you can think of?

Working in an office forever! Or dying in general

4 your favorite party supply?

It’s a toss up between balloons and streamers

5 your favorite book of the moment?

I just finished reading Bossy Pants by Tina Fey and loved it. Also a friend recently sent me Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills by Raleigh Briggs. Can’t recommend that one enough!

6 describe your dream party place.

A little castle on the beach in the south of France I once had the pleasure of staying at, and could imagine having the most beautiful and crazy parties there. There was a large ship parked in the sea, just in front of the castle while I was there. Image how amazing if you could have the party move between the two spaces.. if only!

7 what is the evil version of you like?

After eating too much sugar, or a lack of food, extremely impatient : /

8 what gives you confidence?

When I’m able to come up with crazy creative ideas, solutions etc..

9 name four essential elements of a good party.

Decorations, good atmosphere, nice friends with a few crazier friends in the mix, and good music.

10 what do you appreciate most about a party host?

Being able to enjoy themselves at the party.

11 favorite adventure supply?

Awesome backpacks

12 describe the best party you ever attended.

One of my favorites was a Halloween party thrown by the UCLA architecture department in a huge loft/warehouse in dowtown LA. I went with a friend and we didn’t really know anyone there but had the best time. Everyone was wearing super elaborate home-made costumes. There was one guy who was one of those pine tree car air fresheners, made entirely out of foam and he even had a tassle on his head that swung around like crazy when he was dancing. He also kept spraying the pine scented air freshener he brought with him.

13 hotel room or campsite?

Campsite if there’s a campfire, hotel room if there’s a pool!

14 do you have a style icon?

I’ve always loved the style of Kazu Makino from Blonde Redhead, stylist Camille Bidault-Waddington and Sofia Copola.

15 where is your next adventure destination?

I’m heading to the countryside in England this summer and hopefully next year Japan!

16 if you could teach a class about anything in the world ever, what would you teach?

I’d love to teach something about ecological health for yourself and the planet.

17 what is your motto?

I don’t really have a motto but I find the phrase “if you pay peanuts you get monkeys” pretty awesome.

18 what is your spirit animal?

Perhaps a flying squirrel.

Here in Seattle, we’re anxiously awaiting the arrival of Lia Ices, as she heads our way for her performance at The Crocodile with The Sea & Cake this coming Friday, December 2nd. Her sophomore album, Grown Unknown, has been a constant companion for us since its release in January of 2011, and we are so looking forward to hearing more of what she’s created during the last ten months. She was lovely enough to share with us some of her thoughts on ADVENTURE, what her spirit animal is, and what she finds to be inspiring. We love her motto best. See you Seattleites at the show on Friday?

1. What skill do you want to learn?

Herbalism/Tincture making

2. Food & drink you can’t live without?

Wine & cheese

3. The scariest thing you can think of?

Permanently losing my voice.

4. Your favorite party supply?

Records

5. You favorite book at the moment?

So The Wind Won’t Blow it all Away by Richard Brautigan

6. Describe your dream party place.

The Pyramids

7. What gives you confidence?

Suntans & Jumpsuits

8. Name four essential elements of a good party.

Fire, wine, new & old friends, good music.

9. What do you appreciate most about a party host?

Attention to detail.

10. Favorite adventure supply?

Star Atlas

11. Describe the best party you ever attended.

My best friend’s wedding in Brooklyn on a hot August evening last year. There was a Cora band and amazing pizza. I made her bouquet for the aisle, and we had decorated the restaurant all day. We made blueberry pies and served them to the guests (she’s a professional baker). Best homemade love wedding. Bride and groom were both in white.

12. Hotel room or campsite?

Depends on the mood, locale, company, and temperature.

13. Do you have a style icon?

Lauren Hutton

14. Where is your next adventure destination?

More America! The Carolinas are next.

15. If you could teach a class about anything in the world, ever, what would you teach?

Bird calls (how to make and recognize them).

16. What is your motto?

The love you make is equal to the love you take.

17. What is your spirit animal?

Snow Leopard

5-9pm at 601 2nd Ave!

Mark Your Calendars, Everyone.

Good afternoon all!

Our weekly lectures series thus far has brought knowledgeable members from the fields of everyone from mycology to bird watching and brain mapping down to our storefront in Pioneer Square, and we wanted to be sure to inform you on the up-and-coming at the Adventure Store for August’s series, The Mind.

These next weeks will entail a series of special two-lecture nights by our very own Aviva Palmer and Erin Gainey. Tonight, August 9th will host a Manifestation Circle, with the objective of setting and defining intentions and needs in a group setting; following with Piñata making workshops on Wednesday the 10th, again on the 17th, including help from Becca Weiss.

On the 23rd  repeat-Adventure School-magician Andrew Evans will present on Magic, with this to say and discuss:

“The lecture focuses on how magic is presented and how misdirection and theatricality can lead an audience to believe they are ”witnessing magic” rather than simply ”seeing a trick.” Specific topics include Covert and Overt Misdirection, Time Misdirection, Change Blindness, Attention Control Tactics, Character vs. Persona, Humor, Staging Techniques, and Theatrical Conventions.”

More to be announced! Lectures will begin at 6:00 p.m. on each Tuesday and Wednesday respectively of each week.

Thank you and we look forward to your visits.

-Miles

www.PaulIsrael.com

July 14th, 2011 found the Corson Building immersed in the disguise of a vibrant and bustling Moroccan market for this year’s annual Bastille Day. Complete with the photo booth by Sol Hashemi, goat staring, chicken races, hookah bar, henna tattoos, magic, oysters provided by the Walrus and the Carpenter and crêpes by Wiley Bush and the Joe Bar, among the famous fare of the Corson Building; all to the sweet jams of Eldrige Gravy and the Court Supreme, Diminished Men, Bradley Dunn and music for the kids by Caspar Babypants, ending the night with an impromptu Célébration de la france parade and sparklers at midnight.

1. What skill do you want to learn?
Living off the land

2. Food & drink you don’t want to live without?
Neoguri and nettle tea

3. The scariest thing you can think of?
Drowning

4. Your favorite party supply?
Tequila

5. Your favorite book of the moment?
Growing a Farmer by Kurt Timmermeister, duh!

6. Describe your dream party place.
A beach, clear blue water, a reef, a fire pit to grill fish, and palm trees

7. What is the evil version of you like?
A fat girl who doesn’t share her food

8. What gives you confidence?
Accomplishing tasks well

9. Name four essential elements of a good party.
Fun people, a boat, a bullhorn, and cut-off shorts

10. What do you appreciate most about a party host?
Feeling welcomed

11. Favorite adventure supply?
A sharp knife

12. Describe the best party you ever attended.
The best parties are the ones that appear out of nowhere. Flashdancing was one of them.

13. Hotel room or campsite?
CAMPSITE! with a foam pad.

14. Do you have a style icon?
My sister Amy Sung

15. Where is your next adventure destination?
Whistler!

1. What skill do you want to learn?

To poach eggs without losing the whites.

2. Food & drink you don’t want to live without?
Brooke: Ravioli with butter and sage or beans and rice
Jesse: Pho
Both: Coffee, coffee and more coffee!

3. The scariest thing you can think of?
Doing the same thing every day.

4. Your favorite party supply?
A fire pit

5. Your favorite book of the moment?

Brooke: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. I can’t believe I never read it before! It was a landmark in changing the way our nation dealt with labor rights and our food supply, and a darn good reason to avoid canned meat at all cost!

Jesse: Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets

6. Describe your dream party place.
A fiesta in a tiny town in coastal Mexico. We happened upon this very scene a few months ago and it was amazing.

7. What is the evil version of you like?
Tired because we’re too busy trying to avoid #3.

8. What gives you confidence?
Brooke: When I’m nervous I hum unconsciously. I think this forces me to breathe.

9. Name four essential elements of a good party.
Good music, good food, smiling faces and feats of strength

10. What do you appreciate most about a party host?
The ability to make you feel effortlessly welcome, even if you don’t know anyone there.

11. Favorite adventure supply?
Fruit leather

12. Describe the best party you ever attended.
See #6

13. Hotel room or campsite?
Campsite!!! Or a friendly hostel.

14. Do you have a style icon?
Ummmm… Goodwill! (Can a store be a syle icon?)

15. Where is your next adventure destination?
The Yucatán

16. If you could teach a class about anything in the world ever, what would you teach?
Mushrooms, for sure.

18. What is your spirit plant?
A mushroom, of course! (Although technically it’s not a plant…)