#marine superstore

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What Equipment is Required for a Freshly Acquired Boat?

If your boat is smaller than 16 feet and you don't plan to go out at night, you are ready for boating without needing this supply. But if your boat is 16 feet or bigger, you'll need distress flags, floating smoke signals, and flares. A marine superstore that vends boating supplies can explain what's best for your boat.

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#happybirthday @TrondyNewman #TawnyNewsome #actress #singer #ensignmariner #startrek #lowerdecks #strangenewworlds #BajillionDollarProperties #SpaceForce #Brockmire #PerfectHarmony #CraigoftheCreek #Superstore #TheTwilightZone #HowItEnds #TrueStory #BigMouth #vacationfriends

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Characters I Write For

Please message me with any ideas/requests! I need ideas(short fics or series)

Mostly write for fem!readers. I can write fluff, angst, smut, etc. If I’m not comfortable with something I can let you know

Character/Actor List

Favorite Characters/Actors To Write For

Draco Malfoy, Weasley twins

Jesse Pinkman

Paul Dano characters

Josh Hutcherson characters

Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Castiel

Damon Salvatore, Silas, Klaus Mikaelson, Kol Mikaelson

Rodrick Heffley

Bellamy Blake

Ezra Fitz(should probably make it clear I don’t condone)

Ian Duncan(Community)

Charlie(It’s Always Sunny)

Luke Castellan, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase

Finnick Odair

Tommy Shelby

Killian Hook

Paul Dano

Klitz(The Girl Next Door)

Dwayne Hoover(Little Miss Sunshine)

Edward Nashton(The Batman)

Calvin Weir-Fields(Ruby Sparks)

Brian Wilcox(Fast Food Nation)

Joby Taylor(For Ellen)

Nick Flynn(Being Flynn)

Josh Hutcherson

Peeta Mellark(The Hunger Games)

Mike Schmidt(FNAF)

Josh Futturman(Future Man)

Devon Bostick

Rodrick Heffley(Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

Jasper Jordan(The 100)

Cillian Murphy

Tommy Shelby(Peaky Blinders)

Dr. Jonathan Crane(The Dark Knight)

Neil(Watching the Detectives)

Christian Bale

Patrick Bateman(American Psycho)

Bruce Wayne(The Dark Knight)

Breaking Bad

Jesse Pinkman

Jane Margolis

Saul Goodman

Harry Potter(Golden Trio Era)

Harry Potter

Ron Weasley

Hermione Granger

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Ginny Weasley

Luna Lovegood

Neville Longbottom

Draco Malfoy

Pansy Parkinson

Blaise Zabini

Theodore Nott

Daphne Greengrass

Adrian Pucey

Terence Higgs

Harry Potter(Marauders Era)

James Potter

Remus Lupin

Sirius Black

Lily Potter

Severus Snape

Regulus Black

Lucius Malfoy

Narcissa Malfoy

Bellatrix Lestrange

Arthur Weasley

Harry Potter(Fantastic Beasts Era)

Newt Scamander

Queenie Goldstein

Leta Lestrange

Percy Jackson

Percy Jackson

Annabeth Chase

Luke Castellan

Thalia Grace

Jason Grace

+ Gods

Criminal Minds

Spencer Reid

Aaron Hotchner

Emily Prentiss

Derek Morgan

JJ

Penelope Garcia

David Rossi

Elle Greenaway

Cat Adams

Megan Kane

Supernatural

Dean Winchester

Sam Winchester

John Winchester

Mary Winchester

Castiel

Charlie Bradbury

Rowena McLeod

Adam Milligan

Lucifer

Ruby

Jessica Moore

Gabriel

Benny Lafitte

Bela Talbot

Jo Harvelle

Ellen Harvelle

Superstore

Jonah Simms

Amy Sosa

Marcus White

Garrett McNeill

Dina Fox

Cheyenne Lee

Bo Thompson

Gilmore Girls

Lorelai Gilmore

Christopher Hayden

Luke Danes

Logan Huntzberger

Jess Mariano

The Hunger Games

Peeta Mellark

Katniss Everdeen

Gale Hawthorn

Finnick Odair

Johanna Mason

Haymitch Abernathy

Pretty Little Liars

Aria Montgomery

Spencer Hastings

Emily Fields

Hannah Marin

Mona Vanderwaal

Alison Di Laurentis

Jason Di Laurentis

Ezra Fitz

Toby Cavanaugh

Jenna Marshall

Caleb Rivers

The Vampire Diaries

Damon Salvatore

Stefan Salvatore

Katherine Pierce

Elena Gilbert

Jeremy Gilbert

Bonnie Bennett

Caroline Forbes

The Originals

Klaus Mikaelson

Elijah Mikaelson

Kol Mikaelson

Rebekah Mikaelson

Freya Mikaelson

Hayley Marshall

Marcel Gerard

Davina Claire

Twilight

Edward Cullen

Bella Swan

Alice Cullen

Jasper Hale

Rosalie Hale

Emmett Cullen

Victoria

The 100

Bellamy Blake

Octavia Blake

Jasper Jordan

Shameless

Fiona Gallagher

Lip Gallagher

Carl Gallagher

Frank Gallagher

Mandy Milkovich

Kevin Ball

Veronica Fisher

The Bear

Carmy Berzatto

Sydney Adamu

Richie Jerimovich

Suicide Squad

Harley Quinn

Rick Flag

Blackguard

Once Upon A Time

Emma Swan

Regina Mills

Killian Jones

Rumplestiltskin

Robin Hood

Ruby

Hades

Community

Jeff Winger

Abed Nadir

Annie Edison

Troy Barnes

Ian Duncan

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Charlie Kelly

Dennis Reynolds

Dee Reynolds

Mac

Cricket

House MD

Greg House

Robert Chase

James Wilson

Lisa Cuddy

Parks and Recreation

Ben Wyatt

April Ludgate

Andy Dwyer

MCU, Marvel

Steve Rogers

Tony Stark

Natasha Romanoff

Bruce Banner

Wanda Maximoff

Loki Laufeyson

Peter Parker(Holland, Garfield, Maguire)

Gamora

Peter Quill

Scott Lang

Steven Strange

Jessica Jones

Wade Wilson

DC CW

Oliver Queen

Barry Allen

Felicity Smoak

Laurel Lance

Sara Lance

Malcom Merlyn

John Constantine

Leonard Snart

Ray Palmer

Caitlyn Snow

Julian Albert

Rip Hunter

10 Things I Hate About You

Patrick Verona

Cameron James

New Girl

Jess Day

Nick Miller

Schmidt

Other Characters

Charlie Kelmeckis(Perks Of Being A Wallflower)

Jesse Eisenberg Characters

Dr. Who(10th Doctor)

Will Probably Add More

[unhumanrights]

Store Trek: Halloween to Holiday

Well, I went ahead and did it. I already posted the AO3 listing for it, but just in case you don't do the AO3 thing, here is the first chapter in all its glory. My original document, and what I posted on AO3, used left and right alignments to differentiate who was texting, but I don't know how to do that on Tumblr, so in this post I just labeled each text or group of texts. Read more under the cut!

Summary:

It's Halloween. You know what that means? TIME TO PUT UP THE WINTER HOLIDAY DECORATIONS! That's retail for you, dudes. Carol Freeman, the manager of Storefleet #2380, texts her daughter Beckett Mariner to come in for an overnight shift. Corporate wants those holiday decorations up YESTERDAY. Seriously, they didn't even want to wait until November. Beta shift is their only hope. This is the beginning of Store Trek.

Notes:

Okay, this is my first attempt at an AU. They say write what you know, and I know retail, and I love the show Superstore, so why not use some of its DNA to alter Star Trek Lower Decks according to my whims? Let's see how long I keep this series going. I'll do my best! This is in the form of a text chain, and I tried to format it accordingly. I hope it comes through okay.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1: Freeman gathers Beta Shift for the Overnighter

[The text chain between Beckett Mariner (Department Lead) and Carol Freeman (store manager of Storefleet #2380), began 8:13 PM on 10/31/20XX, retrieved from Mariner's phone]

Contact: Mom-Ager

Freeman:

Can you come in for an overnight shift  tonight?

Mariner:

Ooh, sorry, can’t. Out of town.

Freeman:

I saw your Instagram post. You’re at  Jennifer’s Halloween party. She lives two blocks from the store.

Mariner:

Fine. Ooh, sorry, can’t. Don't want to.

Freeman:

Beckett.

Let me be clear.

You’re coming in for an overnight shift tonight.

Mariner:

What could we possibly be doing that  needs to be done tonight?

Freeman:

The holiday decorations need to be  put out.

Mariner:

Are you freaking serious? It’s not even November yet.

Freeman:

But it will become November during your shift. Hence why you’re putting out the decorations.

Mariner:

See, this is why I hate the holiday season.

No time to breathe.

You should be able to enter a turkey coma on Thanksgiving, THEN wake up to the holiday crap.

Freeman:

Look, I’m not saying I disagree with the spirit of what you’re saying. It’s not up to me. This is from Corporate.

Mariner:

Can’t someone else do it?

Freeman:

Everyone else who isn’t already coming in is at Halloween parties.

Mariner:

I’M at a Halloween party!

Freeman:

MARINER

You’re a Department Lead now. That  means more responsibility. Sometimes, you’re going to have to leave the party early like an adult.

Mariner:

UGH

FINE

But I’m gonna be wearing my costume

Freeman:

I couldn’t care less what you wear. Shift starts at 11. You’ll have Boimler, Tendi, Rutherford, and T'Lyn with you.

Mariner:

You better be bringing us donuts when you open the store tomorrow. Proper bribery is the least you could do.

Freeman:

We’ll see. You look great in your costume, by the way. Just like Uhura.

Mariner:

Shut up, I know it.

End Notes:

You made it to the end! I'm so proud of you. I originally wrote Mariner's text grammar as much looser, as I think her text style would actually be. She has no time for capitalization and punctuation! She's too busy kicking ass and secretly hanging around the warp core. Even though that makes sense, I changed my mind and just made everything grammatically correct, for the most part. It's just how I prefer it. If you want to imagine a few emojis thrown in there, I won't stop you. A note for the future: I am not completely sure how I'm going to be handling aliens or other normal Trek stuff. Part of me WANTS to just have a bunch of aliens in an otherwise normal setting. Maybe that's what will happen. We'll see. I am leaning towards this because I really want to have a convenience store called FerengiMart, and I'd rather have it staffed with actual Ferengi.

Series this work belongs to:

Part 1 of Store Trek

[crackednailsandsplitends]

Review: Marine Superstore

I absolutely love living where we are—just a quick 5-minute drive from The Broads and only a short walk to the beach. We're lucky to call such a beautiful area home, with so many opportunities to explore and enjoy. It’s perfect for families, especially if you’re into water sports, nature, or marsh, beach or forest walks. We even store our kayaks on a jetty nearby, which makes it so easy to pop down anytime for a paddle. It's the perfect mix of adventure and relaxation.

We really make the most of living so close to The Broads. We own a couple of kayaks and paddleboards, and we love getting out on the water whenever we can. Because of my chronic illness, I can’t kayak on my own, so I sit in a double-seat kayak while my husband does all the rowing. Even with my limitations, it’s incredibly important to me that my kids, my husband, and I continue to enjoy the beauty of The Broads as much as possible. Being out there together means everything to me.

Recently, I had the pleasure of trying out a couple of products from Marine Superstore, and I have to say, both items exceeded my expectations. As someone who loves spending time on the water, I was thrilled to get my hands on the Helly Hansen Duffel Bag and the Men’s Epic 5MM Round Toe Boot. Here’s my honest review of each.

Helly Hansen Duffel Bag

The Helly Hansen Duffel Bag (the perfect sailing bag) is a great way for anyone who needs a reliable and stylish way to carry their gear. The first thing that struck me was the bag's durability. Made from a rugged, waterproof fabric, this duffel is designed to withstand the elements, making it perfect for any outdoor adventure. Whether we’re heading out on the Kayaks, for a camping trip or just packing for a quick getaway, I know this bag can handle it.

One feature I particularly appreciate is the bag's versatility. It can be carried as a traditional duffel with the padded handles, or you can wear it as a backpack using the adjustable shoulder straps, which is incredibly convenient when you're on the move. The spacious interior is another major plus. The zippers are sturdy and smooth, which adds to the overall quality feel of the bag.

Wet 5MM Round Toe Wet Boot

The 5MM Round Toe Wet Boot (wetsuit shoes) is a must-have for any water enthusiast. As someone whose kids spend a lot of time on The Broads, I know how important it is to have the right footwear, and these boots are a great addition for keeping their feet safe from cuts and dry. They're perfect for protecting little feet while exploring the water.

The Wet Boots have an excellent grip. The non-slip sole is fantastic, providing great traction on wet surfaces—crucial when you're on a boat or walking along slippery areas. Not only are they comfortable to wear, but they're also incredibly durable, making them a solid choice for regular use.

In summary, both the Helly Hansen Duffel Bag and the 5MM Round Toe Wet Boots from Marine Superstore have exceeded my expectations. Whether you're an avid kayaker, a weekend adventurer, or just someone who needs reliable gear, I highly recommend checking them out. They've definitely earned a permanent spot in my kit!

[cyclefastusa]

Marin bikes featuring quality and innovation for a variety of riding conditions

Marin bikes are among the most popular ones out there in the markets, which are known for their quality and performance. In fact, Marin bikes are considered among the best mountain bikes. The brand uses advanced carbon fiber or aluminum bike frames in many of its models, giving the rider a stiff and lightweight frame that can handle any terrain. The frames are constructed using high-quality materials and durable components. Modern suspensions in Marin bikes provide a smoother and more comfortable ride on rough terrains. The brand’s commitment to quality and innovation ensures that your Marin bike will last for years to come. Marin gravel bikes are designed with versatility in mind, and offer a great ride, both on paved and unpaved roads. Marin road bikes offer you a comfortable option for long rides on city roads.   

Whether you are looking for a mountain bike, road bike, or commuter bike, you will find a Marin bike that you need. From cross-country to downhill, Marin has a bike to suit your needs. CycleFast USA, the New York-based bicycle superstore, has an impressive collection of Marin bikes that you can get at the best price. These include:  

Marin Nicasio 1: This affordable Marin bike sports classic lines and CrMo frame tubes, and a traditional steel construction. This endurance model of Marin bike is designed to take you beyond the road, be it on the asphalt or off-road terrains. The Series 1 frame of the Marin bike gives you everything you need to tackle roads, gravel, and trails.   

Marin DSX FS 700c: The mountain biker’s gravel bike comes with familiar hand positioning, a reliable 1x12 drivetrain, large tire clearance, and dropper post routing for better off-road control, and on-road descending stability. The SR/Suntour GVX LOR suspension fork with 60 mm travel and air spring of this Marin bike gives you plenty of comfort over the rougher roads on your gravel adventures.   

Marin Gestalt X10 700c 52 cm Chrome: This premium Marin mountain bike features reliable and simple 1x drivetrains, large tire clearance, and dropper post routing for better off-road control, and on-road descending stability. The bike has a butted and formed Series 3 6061 aluminum frame with internal routing, flat-mount disc brakes, and rack and fender eyelets. Its Beyond Road Geometry takes you to the next level of aggressive road and dirt exploration with a blend of endurance road handling and mountain bike sensibilities.   

Marin Gestalt: This is a fantastic go-to Marin bike when you need both commuting and exploration of the outdoors. Featuring a Series 2 aluminum frame, this Marin bike gives you a lightweight experience as you scout out the best routes. The Vee Tire Co Zilent 700x35 tires of this Marin bike provide you excellent grip on both the roads and grass for a unique balance of speed and comfort. The bike’s 2x8-speed Shimano Claris drivetrain and Tektro mechanical disc brakes of this Marin bike give you plenty of gearing options with ascending and stopping power. This Marin bike is available in black and blue colors at CycleFast USA.   

Many more Marin bikes are available at CycleFast USA with instant rebates, and free ground shipping.   

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@forasecondtherewedwon tagged me, thank you! 10 blorbos from 10 fandoms!

Your honor, they are like unto one blorbo from Spider-man MCU for me.

Jonah Simms, Superstore

Tony Stark, MCU

Peter Bishop, Fringe

Dana Scully, the x files

Louise Belcher, Bob's Burgers

Harper, iCarly

Regan, Rutherford Falls

Mariner, Star Trek Lower Decks

Dorothy, Golden Girls

I tag @aprylynn @sidewaystime @moscarific @fearless-fan @katzell and anyone who wants?

[venussheglows]

Information/social media

Insta: venus_she_glows

Commissions page

Redbubble

Great Shrekmet of 1812 discord server

Instagram

Interests/favorite things

Artists: Hozier, Lord Huron, Jeff Buckley, Ms. Lauryn Hill, The Smiths, Phoebe Bridgers, Michael Jackson, Arctic Monkeys, IDKHOW, Hall & Oates, Tame Impala, Greta Van Fleet, Kanye, David Bowie, Tears for Fears, Fall Out Boy

Musicals: Alice by Heart, Hadestown, Great Comet, Ghost Quartet, The Color Purple, Falsettos, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Shows/movies: B99, Parks & Rec, Superstore, Loki, Legally Blonde, You, Spiderverse series, Mulan, Derry Girls

Games: Subnautica, Mario games, Kirby Mass Attack, The Evil Within, Pokemon

Things I collect: vinyl records, CDs, stationery, Funko Pops, candles, playbills

Random things I like: skincare, marine biology, pomegranates, spider-man, stationery, pink azaleas, candles, carnations

[whole-dip]

My Trip to Omega Mart

Opened in 2021, Omega Mart is an immersive art experience that utilizes numerous artistic mediums to tell a layered and thematically rich story to guests. A story that actively involves the guest in various different ways, challenging their sense of physical space, as well as eliciting questions of consumerism, family, love, and even the nature human connection. This story is told within a massive space comprised of roughly four main physical spaces, each with their own smaller spaces wherein guests may engage with physical media to the level of their interest. Omega Mart was developed by an artist collective known as Meow Wolf, a group formed in 2008 that specializes in immersive art experiences that are often referred to as psychedelic, dreamlike environments. Previous works include The Due Return, an immersive art experience depicting an alien ship that travels through time, The House of Eternal Return, an immersive experience showcasing a house that seemingly exists in multiple dimensions, and various other immersive art experiences across the country. I visited Omega Mart, located in Las Vegas, recently and this piece will focus on my visit. Please keep in mind that Omega Mart is often updated in small ways and some of my account may not totally reflect your visit, be it in the past or future. Along with that, I will be going into great detail about my experience and if you plan to visit Omega Mart with no prior knowledge, you may not want to read this until after you visit.

 Omega Mart, is located within Area 15, an immersive art space located near the Las Vegas strip. As you enter, you’ll find yourself in massive blacklit warehouse that’s a sort of psychedelic mall. Individual kiosks show glow in the dark shirts and various other rave theme toys. To the left, lies the massive front entrance of Omega Mart. Flanking the entrance are walls with various advertisements for Dramcorp products that you’ll find inside. The entrance itself takes the form of an omega symbol, the central arch being a sort of portal inside. Once you enter, you find yourself inside, where else, Omega Mart. All around you are neatly organize aisles of typical products like cereal, household cleaners, salt and spices, like any other mall. The produce section lies to your left, meats to your right. A bluish glow from the fluorescent lights above gives the same sense of blah that you’d find in superstores like Wal Mart; inoffensive smooth jazz warbles out from speakers above you. It’s all drab and expected, until you pay closer attention. The products are all hilariously surreal, and there are truly hundreds of them on the fully stocked shelves. You’ll find cans of tattooed chicken, bottles of gender fluid, even zalg “America’s forgotten vegetable!” As you inspect the items their enticing labels show something more sinister going on. Most continue the absurd humor but a few seem to break brand style and urge you, beg you, to wake up from what you’re doing, to run away from where you are, to get back to reality, if it even exists any more. At times, the music will seemingly forget its place and skip incessantly as it repeats the same few seconds of music over and over to a maddening degree, only to go back to normal as though nothing happened. At other times, we hear Walter Dram, former CEO and founder of Omega Mart, and parent company Dramcorp, talk through the speakers. He’s exhausted, coughing and barely able to speak, halfheartedly assuring us that Omega Mart is the best supermarket in the universe, the he is Omega Mart, Omega Mart is him. He almost stumbles over his words, telling us about savings and being endlessly lost in the store. This story continues in the produce section, where on video, Walter advertises Omega Mart’s Valley of Plenty in-store brand. There, he, along with daughter Cecelia (heir apparent to Omega Mart and Dramcorp), showcase the incredible fruits and vegetables available for sale. He describes how he found the valley of plenty and admired the hard working local farmers as, taking the opportunity to share the fruits of their labor with the world. Just as the promo video ends, Walter drops his commercial persona and turns into his true exhausted self. He asks if he has to do it again. Cecelia reminds him that it’s his job, that soon she’ll take his place and that for now it is his duty to work. Walter sighs, resigned to his fate. Moments later, the commercial begins again, Walter repeats his spiel.

 As you explore, you’ll find various hideaways that take you to different locations. One such vestibule is the janitor’s closet, which houses nightmarish creatures made from brooms and mops. Their wood handle necks twist around and their fringed rag tails drip with glowing slime. Once you pass through, you enter the Dramcorp factory floor. Unlike the clean(ish) plastic of Omega Mart, the factory is a metallic horror of purplish browns, machines groan all around you as vile liquids ooze through pipes. On the floor above lies Dramcorp’s corporate offices with ominous glows seeping out from its closed doors. Here in the factory, you learn that Dramcorp has been utilizing something called, “Source” to develop and manufacture new products. Omega Mart itself is somehow fully infused with the dreamy, psychotropic qualities of source, but Dramcorp has refined it to make products addicting on a spiritual level. In one hidden corner we find a glowing orb that once was Walter Dram. He laments about his greed and how he went too far in his pursuit of profit. Now, his daughter Cecelia runs Dramcorp and he can only watch as she continues to be woman he raised her to be. Throughout the factory you’ll see that the refinement process is messy and various factory machinery are in disarray as employees try to clean up emotional messes and bliss outbreaks. Signs warn you of rooms with giant bugs or maddening corridors. In another corner, a particularly broken machine is spilling source runoff as a river out of the factory and into Seven Monolith Village.

 Seven Monolith Village is a small valley community in the Nevada desert where Dramcorp’s source runoff pools. Here, the psychedelic energy of the source has transformed the sleepy town into a living Alex Gray painting. The sun bleached rocks crack open with bright colored lines and massive desert wildlife like wolves and snakes now glow in fractal patterns. Giant humanoids made of pure energy slowly appear around you, only to disappear from our plane of existence moments later. Exploring the village leads us to find that the town has been ravaged by Dramcorp’s pollution and is near uninhabitable. One of the few people left Charlie Dram, owner of the local gas station and estranged brother of Walter. In his small gas station, we see that Charlie has begun a new business of collecting source runoff and selling it as a sort of psychedelic elixir. His phone regularly rings with calls from regular customers looking to make purchases from Charlie, many of them Dramcorp employees looking for an escape from their corporate lives.

 Next door to Charlie is a small shack that’s home to Marin Dram, grandniece of Charlie and daughter of Cecelia Dram. Looking through her room we learn her story. Years ago, Cecelia, along with her father Walter, discovered the original, raw source, a remnant of ancient visitors to our Earth from a parallel dimension. Drinking of that well, Cecelia and Walter discovered receive a divine vision for how to make Omega Mart the most profitable supermarket in the multiverse. From there, they tirelessly worked to study the source, finding that it is the wellspring from which all life emerged and all ideas come from. With this knowledge, they developed Omega Mart’s products as addicting and powerfully satisfying. Along with that however, came Marin, an immaculate conception born of both Cecelia and source, with strange abilities unseen by anyone before. Marin was raised by Charlie while her mother was busy running the company, but Cecelia began taking an interest in Marin and the potential for her to lead Dramcorp and Omega Mart into a new age of even greater prosperity. Pushed too far by her mother’s need to groom her into the next CEO, Marin opened a portal and fled our world for somewhere else, and everyone has been looking for her since. The only remains of Marin are lingering projections of her dreams, surreal music videos of being tormented by her mother, teen heartbreak, and visitations from ethereal beings. Now, all of Seven Monolith Village and Dramcorp alike are searching for Marin, to save her, or use her.

 Nearby in another home within 7MV you are drafted into the fight against Dramcorp by an anarchist group fighting against the capitalist propaganda and the abuse against human lives, as well as the earth itself. You must venture back into Omega Mart, as well as Dramcorp’s factory, and hack into their systems before you finally enter the corporate offices.

 Dramcorp’s offices are a nightmarish cavern of cubicles, computers, and offices. The executive portraits have haunting smiles and smoke billows from all around as lights flash in strange patterns. Behind each test facility door are horrific sounds and lights. Each office tells a small story of business drones that work tirelessly in hopes of one day ascending into management nirvana where they will exist fully with the company. All the while, employees drown themselves in the very same poisonous runoff elixirs that they sell in the store downstairs. After hacking into all three branches of Dramcorp’s reach, my involvement with Meow Wolf’s story was complete, though I suspect more is yet to come were I to visit again in the future.

 Omega Mart is rich with themes that comment on capitalism, spirituality, emotional relationships, and much more. The biggest difficulty that has always pervaded immersive art experiences, even those that can be found at theme parks like Walt Disney World, is the difficulty in having thematic density when the audience is not guaranteed to be interacting with the art as intended. While other mediums have the benefit of standardized ways to consume them such as film or literature, immersive art spaces have no set path in which the guest should traverse the space, nor even the guarantee that guests will be able to have the time to interact with the art in ways sufficient of fully understanding the plot. Because of this, many immersive experiences rely on using a heavier hand with its themes and utilizing narrative devices that directly speak to the audience. Commonly, this comes in the form of narration that speaks directly to the audience. Meow Wolf however, takes the risk of the audience not being able to experience the story in the event that they miss key elements. Meow Wolf mitigates this by making it clear through the use of electronic media and hiding certain show elements that guests should be in somewhat of a scavenger hunt mindset. While most of the guests I noticed on my visit had no prior knowledge of their Omega Mart experience involving a story, it was very clear upon entering to everyone that a major aspect of their visit would be interacting with the story should they choose. Meow Wolf themselves have stated that they look to make their stories accessible to all people on the level of the audience’s choosing. A visitor to Omega Mart would not feel ripped off by having not experienced the full story, but rather someone might feel as though their ticket gained value for having fully experienced the depth of Omega Mart’s characters and world.

 Even so, there is still a challenge when designing the story that comes with the nature of the medium of immersive art. Truly, there is no one specific art form that takes center stage here. Each room in Omega Mart could potentially involved artistic use of light, sound (musical and practical), wood work, print design, sculpture, painting, writing, and much more. The challenge in designing Omega Mart is to not only make individual pieces of art that resonate with the audience, but to bring them together within a space that is narratively cohesive rather than just a series of interesting things in a large room. Meow Wolf’s artists were able to pull that off. A common example of that level of connectivity is the referential nature of each space, details in one room would be seen in other rooms, often with new contexts and plot information that would provide greater thematic depth. Many of the humorous gag items available in the grocery store’s aisles could also be found in Dramcorp’s development offices where they could be viewed not as the silly puns you originally saw them as, but now as cynical totems designed on a molecular level to be addicting to consumers. Even more than that, the overall story itself would only be possible by intricately weaving a story throughout the space in a way that guests could understand how each room referenced the other together to create the whole. The end result being an experience in which guests can fully feel as though they visited specific places, met complex individuals, and had meaningful interactions, all of which I did during my trip.

 One of my biggest concerns before visiting was that Omega Mart’s story would be told in a way that said overarching ideas that were ultimately hollow. I dreaded that the only message Meow Wolf would leave me with is the trite “Corporation Bad” that so many hollow pieces of art tout. While a far more nuanced anticapitalism message is a major theme of Omega Mart, the story itself smartly anchors itself within the story Marin Dram. Marin’s story is one that I personally found to be profoundly relatable. The echoing dream in her bedroom mirror has stuck with me for days after my visit, along with the incredibly vaginal nightmare in a nook nearby. Marin’s story reflects each of the themes of Omega Mart’s message, that of feeling used by other, tied between two worlds, and the commodification of bodies for the sake of industry. There is a terrible sadness that I felt in my core as Marin cried at the school dance, only moments later to be covered in milk and cereal by her mother in some feeble attempt to become one with the family business. More than that, the Dramcorp, and the Dram family’s Cecelia and Walter themselves, tout plastic products as the quick fix solution to loneliness. We’re urged to question how we fill our own emptiness with products, or even how we use others as a means to an end. Walter and Cecelia use and consume their loved ones for their goals in much the same way Omega Mart’s customers are primed to use ridiculous products. There is a sadness to the way Cecelia can only connect to others through consumption. She can only connect to her daughter by offering products, she puts her father in the source well to be consumed by the store, ultimately she’ll be consumed herself by whomever is her successor as CEO. Everything in Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart experience is punctuated by the ways they can be balled up in put into your mouth for digestion.

 As an aside, I am somewhat disappointed in how prevalent the discussion of Omega Mart’s lore is both at the experience and online. Much of the discussion’s online is primarily about dissecting the origin of the source, the details of dark nula and light nula, and various other inconsequential details related to the world that props up the thematic meat of Omega Mart. Omega Mart, while not bashing the audience with its message, is not particularly subtle with what it wants to say. It is abundantly clear that Omega Mart’s messages of anticapitalism and reverence for emotional connection are the intended takeaways. One of the biggest drawbacks in how Omega Mart tells its story is the moments in which, typically on phones, the audience is given a neat summary on everything in the story so far. This is very much a personal gripe.

 Omega Mart’s most prominent medium is perhaps space itself. The uniting factor in every individual piece of art that makes up the whole is the unification of space itself, and the clear delineation of crossing the threshold from space that is wholly not Omega Mart, into a space that wholly is. Within that space, Omega Mart’s guests will find themselves walking, climbing, crawling, and even sliding at they traverse the location. We see this create transitionary vestibules like the janitor’s closet from earlier, but also a space bending soda freezer or even a staircase from the store to the offices that has the numbing drone of music fade into haunting groans with each step. As guests traverse the space they also find themselves crossing paths with staff and other guests, all of which flesh out Omega Mart just by the vary nature of being there together. Guests will find themselves falling back into the same patterns and habits they exhibit when visiting real grocery stores, struggling to pass each other in cramped aisles, knocking baskets accidentally and apologizing, all the motions of a grocery store, but none of the actual purposeful substance of visiting a normal grocery store. This contrasts with the purposeful halts guests will make when experiencing the dreams in Marin’s room, stopped and fully enraptured by a story beat. While Omega Mart as an experience is easily considered hard to describe, the actions guests take while there, reading, talking on the phone, navigating a blog, walking up stair, are all deceptively simple.

 However, this comes at a cost. Omega Mart, like much of Meow Wolf’s previous work, is not particularly accessible to many different types of people. The House of Eternal Return has been criticized in the past for not being wheelchair accessible. Omega Mart remedies this by always having multiple ways to access new areas including wide open pathways and an elevator, but the thrill of tunnels, rock climbing, and narrow passages are impossible to experience. Really, anyone who is not able bodied and below a certain size will have challenges when experiencing Omega Mart. Not only that, Omega Mart’s usage of the full emotional spectrum means that some experiences, specifically those that utilize sensory overload to intentionally elicit anxiety in guests, would be almost impossible for many neurodivergent guests, or just guests with sensory difficulties. None of the main experiences and plot requires guests to directly engage with intense rooms or inaccessible spaces, but there still might be a disappointment in some guests when finding that they are unable to fully experience every inch of Omega Mart.

 Meow Wolf has been around since 2008, but beginning with the opening of House of Eternal Return in 2016, Meow Wolf has exploded in popularity and is noted by the theme park industry as a group to watch. House of Eternal Return even received an award for outstanding achievement by the Themed Entertainment Association, one of the industry’s highest honors. While many people are oblivious to the small movements within the themed entertainment industry, the larger pushes done by groups like Disney and Universal do get noticed by the general vacationing public. Some have noted that what Meow Wolf is doing today, could in fact be what Disney is doing a few years from now. Meow Wolf’s principles could be most applicable in the upcoming Galactic Starcruiser experience that also promises to be similarly immersive and engaging to guests. More than that, Meow Wolf does consider their work to be made for the general public rather than niche crowds of art lovers and theme park fans. This is clearly evidenced by how many guests I saw at Omega Mart surprised to find out there was a story at play, some of which actively chose to not engage with in out of disinterest. One does wonder if a version of Meow Wolf’s immersive experiences, bigger than an escape room but not quite EPCOT, that tells a complex story with characters and themes, could be common relatively common place for most people to visit. Meow Wolf is wholly unique in their execution, but spaces of play, even for adults, aren’t. At the same time, while Dave and Buster’s and barcades may be popular, how likely is it that middle class office workers would clock out and head to something like Omega Mart? Even beyond that, Meow Wolf actively updates their experiences in various ways and their website encourage guests to visit at least once a year. I certainly would not be opposed to visiting again in a year, but the experience would be less akin to going on a rollercoaster a second time and more like rewatching a movie. I can’t see typical socialization, small talk and the like, occurring in a place like Omega Mart.

 Ultimately, Omega Mart sets out to, and very much does, create a thematically rich experience that is truly mind bending and challenges the ways we consider our traversal of space, and our connections with others. While everyone will likely come out with a different experience to varying levels of intensity, I personally found my trip to be one of the most spiritually intense experiences of my life, one that drastically made me rethink my relationship to others, as well as to myself. I don’t think visiting Omega Mart should require pre and post consultation with a therapist, but I do encourage guests to be prepared to have at least one of their ideas about the world to be radically challenged. Time will tell if Meow Wolf’s continued work in the world of immersive art experiences is sustainable with an audience, but for now Omega Mart is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before and afterwards you may find yourself to be unlike you were when you entered.

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favourite color: Yellow! 💛 It makes me feel happy.

currently reading: I always have several books on the go, as well as a steady rotation of SC fan fic. The books I’m reading right now are The Jock, Red, White, and Royal Blue (I’ve only listened to the audio book previously), Song of Achilles, and Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBTQ Rights Uprising That Changed America

last song: It is rare that my answer for this wouldn’t be a Noah Reid song, but I’ve also had the new Tragically Hip album on a steady rotation, so today the last song I listened to is Crack My Spine Like a Whip.

last series: I’m currently binging Superstore. Before that I watched Rutherford Falls, and Parks and Rec (I’d somehow never watched it all the way through before!)

last movie: I’m doing a MCU chronological rewatch this summer, so I just watched Captain America.

sweet, savory or spicy: savory!

craving: I am always craving delicious food from my travels. There are some great places that get it locally, but there’s nothing quite the same as eating pad see ew in the street in Thailand, or sam gyup sal at a bbq restaurant in Korea.

tea or coffee: Tea! Especially a yummy London fog or chai tea latte

currently working on: I have a series of drabbles about Stevie and Patrick’s friendship that has been marinating for a while. Also an Olympic AU with all sorts of parts written, but no cohesive structure to it yet.

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“STARTING OFF WITH A RECIPE FOR COZY”

7AM

Turns out the recipe for cozy is one sleeping bag underneath, a wool blanket directly on top, a second sleeping bag on top of that, and a duvet cover over this whole yummy sandwich of warm. Like very comfortably warm without further heat from the Rialta as the overnight temps settled into the high 30s.

Out of bed in the morning, yeah. I definitely felt the world outside our cozy bubble. So we fired up the Rialta, kicked on the heat, and continued our journey south with a stop at one of the Starbuck’s along Main Street in Vancouver, Washington for a drip coffee, an Earl Grey tea, and a sausage breakfast sandwich to share between the two of us.

By the time we left Vancouver and landed in Hayden Meadows Square just on the other side of the Columbia River, we were coming up on 

9AM

Okay, first of all, our stops at Starbuck’s while we’re on road trips also double for opportunities to recharge our electronics. Only at this point in our collective history, Starbuck’s in Vancouver isn’t doing the dining-in thing. Which also happens to mean no charging for our phones and laptops.

Whoops.

We also discover, much to our chagrin, that none of the electrical outlets in the Rialta actually, you know, work.

Double whoops.

And then we find out, there in the Hayden Meadows parking lot in front of Lowes, that Xfinity hot spots aren’t what I think they are. By which I mean to say we were surrounded by such hot spots yet couldn’t find them on our phones or laptops.

Triple whoops.

Fortunately for Kimmer’s first Zoom meeting of the day, Lowes turned up with a complementary bit of Wifi service.

Definitely a fortunate turn of events.

Now while Kimmer was occupied, I set about researching some potential solutions for our charging problems. A solar usb charger was top of that list. Failing that, another usb battery pack and one or more power banks with A/C outlets. I hit Lowe’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, a Marine & Outdoor store, and, of course, Walmart’s.

After that, I wanted to know why we came up short on the Xfinity hot spots so I walked around, guided by the Xfinity Hot Spot app, to check out each one of those hot spots that were identified. What I discovered was that some of the Wifi coverage was pretty much confined inside stores while other times it leaked comfortably out into parking lots. Even then, though, that coverage definitely had a hard boundary. Which is how I discovered that we’d parked maybe 50 feet shy of solid Wifi service without ever knowing it. Broadcast from the local DMV, no less.

12:45PM

Back on I-5 traveling south from Hayden Meadows, it’s striking how much of this corridor—starting almost from the Columbia River all the way to where you can begin to see downtown Portland across the Willamette River—is defined by graffiti, considerable amounts of trash, and homeless encampment after homeless encampment. 

It’s a helluvan introduction.

1:15PM

Okay so the big challenge today is finding local RV repair service. The dead electrical outlets, of course, are front and center in our minds. But also this: what was the engine “hiccup” about? Is that an actual problem? And if not, will it be an actual, you know, stranding us problem?

Back up at Hayden Meadows, Kimmer’d spoken with our first choice for RV service, a mobile repair company, and quickly discovered they were booked two solid weeks into the future.

Down by the Fred Meyer’s in Tualatin, using the Xfinity hot spot we could acquire in the parking lot, we reached out to other companies both in Tualatin as well as ahead of us in Salem.

But it was same story one after the other.

Booked.

Solid.

Yikes.

But here’s the thing: we’ve got time. 

We’ve got.

Time.

Some space to breathe and to think. So first of all, to address a coupla different and immediate needs, we booked ourselves into the Tualatin Oregon Comfort Inn & Suites. It’s actually right out back of the Fred Meyer and is, in fact, a comfortable, peaceful, and perfect spot for regrouping. 

As well as recharging.

2:30PM

We actually checked in early, put in our order for tomorrow’s breakfast, and settled right in. 

Our primary concern’s that the further we travel from home, the more screwed we are if anything’s actually and hugely wrong with the Rialta’s transmission.

Right now, the plan’s to be in Crystal Cove, California on Tuesday. So there are a number of options open to us... and Kimmer runs us through ‘em.

1. Find someplace local where we can drop our Rialta for repair and also rent a new RV with which to continue our travels.

2. Rent a car, continue our travels, and then rent an RV in LA.

3. Catch a train down to L.A. and then do the RV rental thing.

Good ideas, all. But it doesn’t take long to spot that the Rialta being left in Tualatin creates a logistical problem in a coupla ways. First, we’re traveling with a lot of stuff we don’t actually want to leave here. And second, eventually we have to deal with the Rialta in Tualatin.

So then Kimmer comes up with new alternatives.

1. Turn around, go home, rent an RV, and then hustle down I-5.

2. Turn around, go home, rent a car, then hustle faster down I-5.

3. Turn around, go home, catch a flight from Sea-Tac to Long Beach, then rent an RV there.

Kimmer even identified a Sunday morning flight for decent rates. So that would be us getting up early tomorrow and returning the Rialta to its home driveway. Sleep sleep sleep. Then, the following morning, drive down to the Doug Fox parking lot at Sea-Tac, and then catch our flight.

This was a very doable plan which didn’t leave the Rialta stranded in Tualatin.

It’s a working plan, though. We’ve still got time to think this through. And while we do that, we’re gonna head a little further south to visit the GoodWill Superstore in Wilsonville.

For now, though, our plan is to return home.

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Tiptoeing through the guest cast of “Into the Breach”

For those keeping score at home (and it may only be me), no Nia Long in the press release but Linda Hunt remains.  

Peter Jacobson as Special Prosecutor John Rogers Marsha Thomason as NCIS Special Agent Nicole DeChamps Both are back from "Joyride".

Pamela Reed as Roberta Deeks Last seen in "The Sound of Silence".

Cedric Sanders as Retired Marine Sergeant Odell Ikande Sanders played Louis in 10,000 Days and Baldwin Bledsoe on American Koko.  Was Sgt. John Brossette in the "Swift, Silent Deadly" episode of NCIS: New Orleans in season three.

Guest starred in episodes of Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Bones, Anger Management, Key and Peele, Mind Games, The Marriage Tour, Future Man and 9-1-1.

Colby French as Phillip Beckett Plays a lot of police officers/military types though recurred as a reporter in Threat Matrix, Hank in Heroes, Roger Kelly in The Chicago Code and Joe Matthews in Revolution.

Was Viggo Kiln in the "Devil's Trifecta" episode of NCIS in season ten.

Guest starred in episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The X-Files, Dangerous Minds, Rescue 77, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, Angel, Arli$$, ER, One on One, The Handler, Line of Fire, 24, The Practice, Without a Trace, Entourage, Medium, Cold Case, CSI, CSI: Miami, Charmed (2006), The Suite Life of Zach and Cody, Big Love, The Unit, Crossing Jordan, Shark, Boston Legal, Criminal Minds, Castle, Lost, True Blood, The Forgotten, Law & Order: LA, Prime Suspect (US), Rizzoli & Isles, Longmire, Weeds, Major Crimes, Last Resort, Hell on Wheels, Hawaii Five-0 (2013), The Mentalist, Ray Donovan, CSI: Cyber, The Brink, How to Get Away with Murder, Transparent, The Fosters Bones, Roadies, American Horror Story, American Crime, 9-1-1 and Better Call Saul.

Victoria Platt as Hannah Nessbaum Played a reporter on The Street, Vicky Spaulding on The Guiding Light in the late 1990's to 2000, Peg Mueller in The Gates and Gloria Garcia in Star-Crossed.  Played IRS Agent Michelle Silvera – the IRS Agent who went after Christopher at the end of last seaon – in NCIS: New Orleans.  

Appeared in episodes of All My Children, both The Cosby Show and Cosby, State of Grace, Life with Bonnie, CSI: Miami, Crossing Jordan, Strong Medicine, The Chicago Code, The Mentalist, Castle, Switched at Birth, Criminal Minds, Bones, Major Crimes, Marlon and Lucifer. 

Matty Cardarople as Danny Played Charlie in Selfie and Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender in A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Was a clerk in the season 15 "The Numerical Limit" of NCIS and guest starred in episodes of Scrubs, Gayle, You're the Worst, Chasing Life, Ray Donovan, New Girl, Angie Tribeca and Strange Things.

Sterling Jones as Marine Major Jonathon Perkins Played Captain Dale Martens in the NCIS "Seek" episode in season 10.

Appeared in episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful, The OC, Windfall, Close to Home, Mental, The Forgotten, Chuck, The Mentalist, Major Crimes, Ghosted, Midnight Texas and SWAT.

Dominic Pace as Hargrove Was Vincent Pazzo in the "Honor Code" episode of NCIS in season three.

Guest starred in episodes of Strong Medicine, NYPD Blue, The District, Angel, Dr. Vegas, The Young & The Restless, General Hospital, Desperate Housewives, Andy Barker PI, The Riches, Eleventh Hour, Cold Case, Prison Break, Three Rivers, Rizzoli & Isles, The Whole Truth, House of Lies, Happy Endings, Days of Our Lives, Bones, Superstore, Scandal, This Just In, SWAT, Wisdom of the Crowd and Barry.

Derek Chariton as Kirby Played Billy the Kid in The American West and guest starred in episode of American Horror Story, Lethal Weapon, SWAT and 9-1-1.

Alexandra El Kahwagi as Ruya Ghanem Appeared in a few short and independent films.

Thomas Crawford as Jeffrey Kelly Was a reporter in the season three JAG episode "The Good of the Service".

Guest starred in episodes of 7th Heaven, Charmed, Diagnosis Murder, Charmed (1998), Shasta McNasty, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Malcolm in the Middle, CSI, Dharma and Greg, The West Wing, Angel, Judging Amy, Grounded for Life, Entourage, Scrubs, My Name is Earl, What About Bryan, Criminal Minds, 'Til Death, Desperate Housewives, Valentine, Cougar Town, How I Met Your Mother, house, Love Bites, Raising Hope, Anger Management, Scandal, The Middle, Rake, Mulaney, Casual, The Grinder, Lopez, Ray Donovan, Fresh Off the Boat, Feud, The Mick, The Santa Clarita Diet, Counterpart, The Fosters, How to Get Away with Murder, I Feel Bad and Grace & Frankie.

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Directed by: James Hanlon Directed “War Cries”, “The Grey Man”, “Kolcheck, A”, “Driving Miss Diaz”, “Command and Control” (number 150), “Angels and Daemons", “Where There’s Smoke”, “Black Market”, “Tidings We Bring”, “Can I Get a Witness?”, “Cac Tu Nhan” and "A Diamond in the Rough".

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