Nebula Seattle

06/28/2025

INTERNAL NOTICE: MONITORING ALERT — SUBJECT: RAIN NGUYEN

NebTech Surveillance Division
Memo Ref: 7729-BETA-3
RE: Recent Activity – Odd & the Curious Society

It has come to our attention that Rain Nguyen, former NebTech applicant and self-proclaimed “Archivist” of the Odd & the Curious Society, has resurfaced in Seattle after an extended international absence.

Nguyen’s travels included time moonlighting as a sous chef in Melbourne and academic auditing in Northern Europe. While previously dismissed as a harmless enthusiast, her recent return coincides with a measurable spike in dream-interference reports at previously inactive locations.

Nguyen has reportedly resumed posting to the Odd & the Curious Archive with unregulated frequency. While her influence is minimal, her messaging has begun to circulate.

We remind our contractors that unauthorized exploration of Dreamtech infrastructure or portal sites is grounds for immediate termination. If you encounter Nguyen or her materials in the field, do not engage. Report via Form-7A to your Division Lead.

The portal network remains secure.
Our research continues.
Let others chase myths.
We build the future.

Richard Smith, NebTech Internal Affairs
"Where Dreams Become Data"

06/22/2025

Seattle’s oldest skyscraper is more than a historic marvel, it may be a gateway to Nebula.

We’ve long heard the whispers: that the Smith Tower, with its peculiar pyramid and green-glass globed peak, doesn’t just amplify energy… it amplifies everything. Intuition. Memory. Dream signals. Some believe it’s a beacon to Nebula, glowing quietly above the city like a tuning fork between dimensions.

The legends surrounding the penthouse at the top. Is it merely a coveted private residence? Or is it a swirling node the creates abundance for Seattle’s financial district? Some suggest it may have functioned as a watchpoint between our world and the dreamworld. An eye in the sky, keeping tabs on things just beyond our perception.

Have you ever been to the Observatory Bar and felt a strange clarity? A sense of time folding between now and 1914? It's not just the craft cocktails.

The shape.
The elevation.
The possibility.

The Smith Tower is calling. Are you listening?

06/12/2025

They stand like sentinels on Seattle’s corners, brass glinting in the rain, ticking stories we’ve forgotten. Most walk past without a second glance. But for the dreamers… the clocks have never stopped.

In the early 1900s, Joseph Mayer and his brothers turned Seattle into the City of Clocks. More than 100 handcrafted street clocks graced our sidewalks, with at least 40 nestled in the heart of the city. From 4th & Pike alone, you could once spot 16 clocks ticking in every direction. Marking not just the hour, but the heartbeat of a growing city.

But now, rumors swirl among those wh_o know of Nebula, that portal to the dream world._

They say if you become unanchored in your dreams, adrift in time or lost in shadow, the clocks of downtown Seattle will call you home. Their beats cut through the fog of sleep, guiding you back to your origin. Just find one. Listen. The tick is faint, but undeniably real.

Next time you’re downtown, at Westlake, near MOHAI on Lake Union, pause. Look up. Touch the iron base of a Mayer street clock. Ask yourself:

Is this just an interesting relic?
Or is it a homing beacon?

You decide.

06/04/2025

How are your skills at searching for abandoned mansions? On the better side of Broadway, just steps from Holy Names Academy, there stands, or rather slumps, a mansion on the corner of 20th and Aloha.

Behind a rotted wooden gate and a stubborn padlock lies one of Capitol Hill’s strangest open secrets: an abandoned estate, untouched by time and realtors alike. Our field agents recently climbed the gate (don’t try this unless you're certified) and found:

~ Antique furniture gathering dust and whispers
~ A dining table still set, its meal covered in a fur coat of moss
~ Black mold curling in the corners like spider shadows.

Why, in a city that would gleefully turn shrubbery into luxury condos, has this property remained... untouchable?

Some believe the answer is simple: a portal to Nebula rests inside — one connected not to dreams, but to nightmares.

If you're wandering near Volunteer Park, you might consider a detour. Peer through the fence. Feel the air shift. Listen closely.

But be warned: the mansion sees you, too.

05/27/2025

Portal Season Has Arrived.

When the Seattle sun finally peeks out (give or take a gloomy Juneuary relapse), it's officially time to wake, blink... and hunt for portals.

Long daylight hours = prime conditions for spotting transient entrances to Nebula. They shimmer at the edge of vision. They hum when you're not listening.

Where to look?

The Fremont Troll, naturally — the gravitational center of Seattle’s unique reputation for the Odd & the Curious.

The hidden switchbacks off of Highway 2, where fog curls like a whisper.
That one clearing in Discovery Park that always feels slightly off.
The abandoned rowboat in Gas Works Park, you know the one.

We ask you, fellow dreamers:
Where have you glimpsed the edges of Nebula?
Where does the veil seem thin?
What have we missed?
Let us know in the comments.

Use daylight wisely. The dreamworld waits.

05/06/2025

FIELD ENTRY #0109: Temple Pastries & The Cult of the Croissant

Submitted by: Archivist No. 7
Case Ref: Dream Detective Drew Quinn, Pastry Division

It has come to our attention via Dream Detective Drew Quinn (noted transit expert and croissant enthusiast) that Temple Pastries in Seattle may, in fact, be more than a bakery.

Patterns suggest a subtle but consistent correlation between dream transit events and post-somnial cravings for buttered dough. Specifically, those who awaken from Nebula Dream States report a magnetic pull toward the temple… of pastries.

The butter.
The layering.
The murmured conversations in corners.

We believe the Cult of the Croissant may be dreamers like us: believers in the power of altered states and portals to another dimension called Nebula.

Proceed with curiosity. And napkins.

Featuring Jackie Miedema as Detective Drew Quinn.
Photo by Bruce Clayton Tom

04/25/2025

Steamplant Soulmates?

We had to do a double take… 👀

On the left: a moment from Ghosts of Nebula - our dreamy descent into a portal at the Georgetown Steam Plant.

On the right: a haunting glimpse from The Shape of the Night, the brand-new immersive ritual conjured by the powerhouse artists at All of Them Witches - and yes, it also walks the catwalks of the Georgetown Steam Plant.

While our shows are not connected (no shared storylines or shadowy corporate affiliations here), we are absolutely cheering on their opening weekend!

Seattle needs more strange, beautiful, immersive work, these folks are bringing it.

So go see The Shape of the Night, and let us know what haunted you the most?

04/14/2025

Our friends at All of Them Witches have conjured The Shape of the Night - a new ritual of darkness and desire, opening April 24th at the Georgetown Steam Plant.

We're giving away 2 FREE tickets to Opening Night — but the path to win is hidden in our Instagram Stories

To enter, follow the signs, answer a question only your subconscious can answer, and be ready to receive what the night reveals...

The Winner will be summoned on April 18.

Not all who dream are asleep...

04/01/2025

In blog form, for the uninitiated

“What’s happening?!?”

We get this a lot. And the truth is, no one is more excited to have a solid answer to that than us….

Read more about our expertise with the pivot on the blog ⬇️

https://www.cafenordo.com/nordo-blog/2025/3/30/caf-nordos-next-chapter-in-seattles-arts-scene

And follow Nebula Seattle

03/31/2025

Oh look, the little birds are chirping...

A Nebula Seattle update is landing in inboxes this week! Do you want behind-the-scenes stories, quarterly check-ins, and first dibs on event tickets? Sign up for our newsletter now!

Pictured: Founding member Opal Peachey with our amazing volunteers at the NebTech event at the Seattle Center - this community is the stuff that dreams are made of.

Sign up today: Nebula Seattle www.nebulaseattle.com

03/25/2025

Founded in 1907 by men returning from the Klondike Gold Rush, The Arctic Club was a private enclave for those who had struck it rich - and who had seen things they couldn’t explain.

The official records speak of ci**rs, whiskey, and décor lifted from polar expeditions. But
unofficially? It was said that some members didn’t come back from the ice alone.

Rumors swirl of objects found frozen in Yukon glaciers - strange relics carved with unfamiliar
runes, compasses that spun wildly, whispers that echoed even in the silence of permafrost.
These items were brought back and sealed in vaults beneath the Arctic Club, guarded by men who had seen something beyond the aurora.

03/16/2025

This week's Lunar Eclipse + Blood Moon in Virgo opened a rare gateway. Expect vivid dreams, sudden clarity, and a heightened chance of lucid encounters with Nebula. Keep your dream journal close - you may wake with a special message. Reality is thin this spring. Are you paying attention?