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# #12 - From Seattle and a plane
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/my-week-elsewhere-12/
- Published: 2025-03-16T13:59:05.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-18T10:11:10.000Z
- Author: Matt
- Tags: Weeknote

## Travel

I spent this week on the move, flying to Seattle on Monday for a week with my team. I didn't get a huge amount of time to reacquaint myself with a city that I enjoy, but I did get a few hours on Friday afternoon to head downtown and see how the skyline of the city had changed.

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Whilst exploring I found [Seattle Antiques](https://www.seattleantiquesmarket.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) and found piece of all-American ephemera from my birthdate, which I'd never seen before. 

A June 1969 copy of Playboy magazine.

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The Meta office in Seattle is a beauty, loads of space and fun for a work environment. The office was busy every day, but we found some time to explore. 

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### **Recommended Music**

My recommendation this week is a playlist created by Richard James (Aphex Twin) for Supreme clothing which is a mammoth affair containing 12 hours of (mostly) mellow tunes. There are some terrific tunes on here. 

Highly recommended.

### Recommended Watching

I watched three movies on the way to the US. Here are my short [Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/mattrutherford/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) reviews:

[A ★★★★½ review of Bird (2024)Phenomenal film. Great performances. Harrowing at times, but worth pushing through.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/icon/letterboxd-decal-l-16px-DorUFlWn.svg)Letterboxd![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/thumbnail/nueVVebU9F78VwWLy5wxPubelDM-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000.jpg)](https://boxd.it/95uxsp?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

[A ★★★½ review of The Outrun (2024)I enjoyed this, the story of a young alcoholic who escapes from London to the Orkney Islands to reclaim life. Some lovely performances and wild island views.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/icon/letterboxd-decal-l-16px-DorUFlWn-1.svg)Letterboxd![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/thumbnail/TheOutrun-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000.jpg)](https://boxd.it/95EJjT?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

[A ★★★½ review of Wolfs (2024)Enjoyable caper of a movie, Pitt and Clooney play two ‘fixers’ who get assigned the same clean-up job after a dead body is found in an upscale hotel. A lot of fun, and worth the time.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/icon/letterboxd-decal-l-16px-DorUFlWn-2.svg)Letterboxd![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/thumbnail/ulGCG6slLkfCGi0yVRtYSVV6TCO-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000.jpg)](https://boxd.it/95EKlB?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

### **Listened Stuff**

Here's ten artists I have listened to this week... 

- Turin Brakes
- Okonski
- Arooj Aftab
- Khruangbin
- Aphex Twin
- Brian Ferry & Amelia Barratt
- Lambert
- Kelly Finnigan
- Ciara Mann
- Sharon Van Etten & The Attachments

🎵

Some these have made my [Highs of 2025 playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38iyZrpL0wOBNVFvuWvyR0?si=0d8e6467d224441c&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), where nearly every day I'll try and post a new track that interests me. [You can follow here.](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38iyZrpL0wOBNVFvuWvyR0?si=0d8e6467d224441c&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)