Some days are big deals. Christmas, the day after Thanksgiving, Superbowl Sunday: all notable. But every now and then a day comes around that really blows the others out of the water. A day to be celebrated for ages...something that is a big frakking deal. Friday, for us, was such a day. Because Friday, as you are all so very aware, was the day the Battlestar Galactica exhibit opened at the EMP|SFM. And oh my Gods were we there. more ›

We admit it--some of us here at Seattlest are unabashed transit nerds. Hence we keep craning our necks with no regard to safety as we hurtle beneath the new smart highway signs that went up on I-5 in south Seattle and other major highways around the city. more ›

Saturday we made it back to PAX with the idea of spending the day in panel discussions. We of course ended up wandering the grounds taking everything in again (the people watching is nothing short of epic), playing more games in the exhibition hall, and only made it to a couple of panels before calling it a day. more ›

Seattlest took a break from the HQ today to head down for some early time at the Penny Arcade Expo. We wanted to get our pass and our bearings a bit before the bulk of the crowds arrived, and it's shaping up to be quite the weekend. Lines were already long, crowds were building, and the swag was flowing freely. It's nerd nirvana, and you won't want to miss out. more ›

Bumbershoot has completely dominated the press this week, but for gamers, this weekend holds importance because of the Penny Arcade Expo, the gaming convention run by the local crew behind gaming/geek culture comic Penny Arcade. The Penny Arcade Expo (aka PAX) starts tomorrow (tonight if you include the pub crawl), marking the the fifth anniversary of the event, and as with every prior year, it looks to be the largest yet, with an expected 45,000 gamers flooding the Convention Center. Seattlest experienced the geekery first-hand two years ago, and we're diving into the madness again this year. more ›