Instant Messaging pt.2

'What are men compared to rocks and mountains?' -Elisabeth Bennet, Pride & Prejudice POLECAT: Hello! This is Polecat, we figured we'd change things up as the last time we instant messaged Mink wrote the intro. So here we are. For those who haven't been following, we are in the Alps! Mink is here working a …

A Nerd Abroad

"One thing that playing video games has taught me; when you meet your enemies, it means you're going in the right direction." -gaming quote Dear Polecat, As a general rule of thumb, if you see me in a t-shirt it's little to no indication of the actual weather. I'm pretty sure Belgium turned me into …

A Pretty Great Week – Honestly

"Who knows? Have patience. Go where you must go, and hope!" - Gandalf Dear Mink, That snowbank looks like it meant business. I'm sort of weighing the photos you put in your last letter against the incredibly sunny and warm photos on your instagram - how on earth will I know how to pack? I …

Deep Snow

"Me? I'm dishonest mate, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly. It's the honest ones you have to watch out for - you never know when they're going to do something incredibly stupid." - Jack Sparrow (Captain) Dear Polecat, Prague looks amazing! I've been eagerly following your adventures on Instagram …

A Belgian Songbook. T-Shirts In The Snow.

"When we imagine an alien planet, we rarely imagine it to be divided into countries - because that would be, you know, backward."-Neel BurtonDear Polecat,It's a very weary Mink that's writing this letter to you. I've sat down everyday, at least once a day, to write a letter and something pulls me away. So I'm …

A Trip. A Phantom. A Project. And A Blog Post.

'But his voice filled my spirit With a strange, sweet sound In that night, there was music in my mind And through music, my soul began to soar And I heard as I'd never heard before' -Christine Daae, Phantom Of The Opera Dear Polecat, Of course you know today's quote; as familiar to you as …

More Plans! More Work! More Snow!

"Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery." - Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin & Hobbes Dear Polecat, First of all, and before I get bogged down with the goings-on of my week, let me reply to your previous blog post. It sounds like you had a hard week, and …

A Vaguely Chronological Retelling Of The Past Week-And-A-Bit. Autobiographical.

'Be Kind; for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.' -Philo Dear Polecat, I've stared at this screen before writing for quite a while. Not because there isn't anything to write about, but simply because some things take some ordering and I want to work that out. If there's a scattered air to this …

Bonne Année, Happy New Year!

"Hard work never killed a man, but it's best not to tempt fate." -Scottish proverb Dear Polecat, What a week! First of all, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We've done monumental things in 2018 and I don't see signs of that stopping in 2019. I've had a hell of a week since my …

Family, Photography and Final Preparations

"Ohana means Family." -Stitch Dear Polecat, Blog posts, I've found, are easy to update when you don't have a lot going on. Conversely, this past week has flown by and I can't believe it's been so long since my last Letter! I suppose I'd better get started and tell you all about it. So I …