Sean Christiansen
@seanchristiansen.bsky.social
Southerner and aspiring cook, bartender, reader, cinephile, linguist, and optimist.
An ideal place to spend a cold day (even if my favorite seascapes are relegated to visual storage).
December 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
An ideal place to spend a cold day (even if my favorite seascapes are relegated to visual storage).
Fingers crossed I’ll be able to take these sleek new open-gangway CQ400 trains to/from ATL later this month. What a great upgrade for MARTA and Atlanta. Also, couldn’t have picked a more ruggedly beautiful station to film this in (Source: XgGamergX via Reddit).
December 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Fingers crossed I’ll be able to take these sleek new open-gangway CQ400 trains to/from ATL later this month. What a great upgrade for MARTA and Atlanta. Also, couldn’t have picked a more ruggedly beautiful station to film this in (Source: XgGamergX via Reddit).
With its 10 Monets, Gallery #81 at the National Gallery of Art is the most beautiful room in D.C., and for a moment this morning I had it all to myself.
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
With its 10 Monets, Gallery #81 at the National Gallery of Art is the most beautiful room in D.C., and for a moment this morning I had it all to myself.
But always worth it for this view.
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
But always worth it for this view.
Unfortunately, can add row 7 (in car 9 only?) to the list of business-class seats with misaligned windows. Upon further research, it looks like you have to check car by car whether your row’s view will be obstructed. www.reddit.com/r/Amtrak/s/q...
November 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Unfortunately, can add row 7 (in car 9 only?) to the list of business-class seats with misaligned windows. Upon further research, it looks like you have to check car by car whether your row’s view will be obstructed. www.reddit.com/r/Amtrak/s/q...
The time has finally come (to experience the new Acela trainsets).
November 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The time has finally come (to experience the new Acela trainsets).
Skipped the D so I could take the M. Electric vibes in the city today. 🚇
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Skipped the D so I could take the M. Electric vibes in the city today. 🚇
$3 bookstore find, a perfect read in the run-up to NYC’s general election.
October 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
$3 bookstore find, a perfect read in the run-up to NYC’s general election.
Bullied into seeing an 8:30am 70mm showing of One Battle After Another but as they say, somehow, [sleepiness] feels good in a place like this.
September 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Bullied into seeing an 8:30am 70mm showing of One Battle After Another but as they say, somehow, [sleepiness] feels good in a place like this.
Really need the new trainsets to address the outrageous Acela prices, which show $900+ for a timely weekend roundtrip ~1 month from now. Quite the opposite of a public service!
September 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Really need the new trainsets to address the outrageous Acela prices, which show $900+ for a timely weekend roundtrip ~1 month from now. Quite the opposite of a public service!
Big Basil (Grande Basilico?) has clearly taken control of Costco’s canned Italian whole peeled tomato supply. Just give us plain!
August 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Big Basil (Grande Basilico?) has clearly taken control of Costco’s canned Italian whole peeled tomato supply. Just give us plain!
Spent way too much on good fresh tomatoes (another trade-war casualty), but worth it to make Hetty Lui McKinnon’s Dumpling Tomato Salad with Chile Crisp Vinaigrette
August 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Spent way too much on good fresh tomatoes (another trade-war casualty), but worth it to make Hetty Lui McKinnon’s Dumpling Tomato Salad with Chile Crisp Vinaigrette
Inaugural trip to my new local Italian grocer (Liuzzi!); inaugural pasta in the new place (David Tanis’s summer pasta with zucchini, ricotta, and basil)
August 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Inaugural trip to my new local Italian grocer (Liuzzi!); inaugural pasta in the new place (David Tanis’s summer pasta with zucchini, ricotta, and basil)
Loving Apple Music Classical’s listening guides for select pieces, including this favorite.
August 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Loving Apple Music Classical’s listening guides for select pieces, including this favorite.
Three dashes stand before me…. The Met’s punctuation knowledge on display in one sentence in the Egyptian wing.
August 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Three dashes stand before me…. The Met’s punctuation knowledge on display in one sentence in the Egyptian wing.
D.C. farewell tour continued, National Museum of American History’s “America on the Move” exhibit edition
July 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
D.C. farewell tour continued, National Museum of American History’s “America on the Move” exhibit edition
D.C. farewell tour continued, sandwich* edition.
📍Mangialardo’s
📍La Bonne Vache
📍La Tejana (* and tacos)
📍Call Your Mother
📍Mangialardo’s
📍La Bonne Vache
📍La Tejana (* and tacos)
📍Call Your Mother
July 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
D.C. farewell tour continued, sandwich* edition.
📍Mangialardo’s
📍La Bonne Vache
📍La Tejana (* and tacos)
📍Call Your Mother
📍Mangialardo’s
📍La Bonne Vache
📍La Tejana (* and tacos)
📍Call Your Mother
D.C. farewell tour, art museum edition
📍Smithsonian American Art Museum
📍National Gallery of Art
📍Smithsonian American Art Museum
📍National Gallery of Art
July 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
D.C. farewell tour, art museum edition
📍Smithsonian American Art Museum
📍National Gallery of Art
📍Smithsonian American Art Museum
📍National Gallery of Art
On days like today, Capital Bikeshare’s dockless option for its e-bikes is extra appreciated. Take note, @citibikenyc.bsky.social!
June 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
On days like today, Capital Bikeshare’s dockless option for its e-bikes is extra appreciated. Take note, @citibikenyc.bsky.social!
The absence of color from our federal buildings this year is palpable, but D.C. is still decorated and ready for World Pride 2025!
June 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The absence of color from our federal buildings this year is palpable, but D.C. is still decorated and ready for World Pride 2025!
Delighted to discover that northern Portugal, like France and its noisette, has a regionalized name for espresso macchiato (the best coffee drink imo): the pingo. This new knowledge was also quite a relief after several unintended cappuccinos.
May 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Delighted to discover that northern Portugal, like France and its noisette, has a regionalized name for espresso macchiato (the best coffee drink imo): the pingo. This new knowledge was also quite a relief after several unintended cappuccinos.
I’ve been searching the East Coast for my perfect beach—transit-accessible, pedestrianized town, and of course, gorgeous sand, waves, and dunes. But maybe I’ve been searching on the wrong side of the Atlantic! Now just need a direct flight to Porto from IAD.
📍Furadouro, PT
📍Furadouro, PT
May 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I’ve been searching the East Coast for my perfect beach—transit-accessible, pedestrianized town, and of course, gorgeous sand, waves, and dunes. But maybe I’ve been searching on the wrong side of the Atlantic! Now just need a direct flight to Porto from IAD.
📍Furadouro, PT
📍Furadouro, PT
Nothing here yet... but if these Acela prices don't get more reasonable once they have more trainsets, I might be on the Reg for the foreseeable future. (This is a selectively high Monday am trip in June, but still bonkers prices, especially more than a week out.)
May 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Nothing here yet... but if these Acela prices don't get more reasonable once they have more trainsets, I might be on the Reg for the foreseeable future. (This is a selectively high Monday am trip in June, but still bonkers prices, especially more than a week out.)
The Porto Metro is really showcasing the beauty and versatility of light rail, and its pedestrian affinity. Cc: Key Bridge and Georgetown, D.C.
May 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The Porto Metro is really showcasing the beauty and versatility of light rail, and its pedestrian affinity. Cc: Key Bridge and Georgetown, D.C.
There are 38 days of spring left, which means we should have an announcement about the impending rollout of Acela Avelia Liberty trainsets any day now... right?
May 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
There are 38 days of spring left, which means we should have an announcement about the impending rollout of Acela Avelia Liberty trainsets any day now... right?