My sister is in a play, and I'm rarely around to see her plays, so tomorrow is a great day. We're renting a car and driving to Seattle to see her performance - a play called "Picnic". Plus my very good friend Nanette is on a Baja kayaking trip and sent us a key to her place! How cool. I think maybe we'll hike Rattlesnake Ridge on Saturday.
Hoping to take some more pictures this weekend, as we haven't taken many lately. Did I mention that I'll be working on the Great Lakes this summer? Looks like I'll have some friends who are sailing aboard Appledore, which will be nice, since I don't know many sailors East of here.
Also, I found Insane Elaine's livejournal and posted a link there on the right ----->
Check it out. Elaine offers endless entertainment, as usual. Their Halloween shot as Team Zissou with Elaine as the Leopard Shark is priceless. (look for Jes in there too)
Portland rates an 8
Out of 10 stars.
Everyone's so Portland This! Portland That! But I'll admit I'm pretty used to sunshine these last few years, so the damp industrial feel of PDX really had me down at first. It's growing on me.
Jarad and I live in the basement of a soil biologist named Melissa. She bought this cute house in the Alberta Arts District and is renting out 3 of the rooms. The other roomies are Dana, a budding real estate broker/ex teacher/side waitress and Linda a buyer for Whole Foods. They are good roommates. Especially considering there's only one bathroom.
We've been unbelieveably broke since our arrival, but managed to squeek by so far. After teaching Jarad how to make bread he was all the rave at the potluck party a few weeks ago. He also taught himself how to make a kickass potato-onion stew.
This weekend is my sister's play, so we're renting a car to drive to Seattle. We'll be living in Portland until the first week of May - we were hoping to see the Sigur Ros show then, but it appears to be sold out! But that's when I'll be getting my 100 ton captain's license, so I cannot leave until after that! Then we're headed East.
In other news... Alan Kerstetter called me. He's in Toronto right now, getting ready to head to Key West to sell his boat. There was some damage to it due to the last big hurricane there.
Tuvalu and Micah's babe, Tilda, is now walking! If you don't get her regularly emailed photos and would like them, I can forward her email addy to you. She can also be found on MySpace under "Tuvalu"
Tuvalu and Noelle got to hang out this month when Tu & Micah went to check on their ketch moored in Berkeley. They went to the circus school to see old friends.
I helped Mason Marsh paint his house one day - he and his cool girlfriend bought a house in North Portland. Check it out at mentalshavings.blogspot.com
I've seen Christopher Trandell THREE times in the last 2 months... in THREE different cities! First he stopped over for a night in Austin, then Jarad and I rode up to San Fran from LA with him, and last weekend he visited from his classes in Astoria and we all went out for a few beers. He's still limping a bit but doing great.
I'm sure there's more, but I've got to go to class now :)
Everyone's so Portland This! Portland That! But I'll admit I'm pretty used to sunshine these last few years, so the damp industrial feel of PDX really had me down at first. It's growing on me.
Jarad and I live in the basement of a soil biologist named Melissa. She bought this cute house in the Alberta Arts District and is renting out 3 of the rooms. The other roomies are Dana, a budding real estate broker/ex teacher/side waitress and Linda a buyer for Whole Foods. They are good roommates. Especially considering there's only one bathroom.
We've been unbelieveably broke since our arrival, but managed to squeek by so far. After teaching Jarad how to make bread he was all the rave at the potluck party a few weeks ago. He also taught himself how to make a kickass potato-onion stew.
This weekend is my sister's play, so we're renting a car to drive to Seattle. We'll be living in Portland until the first week of May - we were hoping to see the Sigur Ros show then, but it appears to be sold out! But that's when I'll be getting my 100 ton captain's license, so I cannot leave until after that! Then we're headed East.
In other news... Alan Kerstetter called me. He's in Toronto right now, getting ready to head to Key West to sell his boat. There was some damage to it due to the last big hurricane there.
Tuvalu and Micah's babe, Tilda, is now walking! If you don't get her regularly emailed photos and would like them, I can forward her email addy to you. She can also be found on MySpace under "Tuvalu"
Tuvalu and Noelle got to hang out this month when Tu & Micah went to check on their ketch moored in Berkeley. They went to the circus school to see old friends.
I helped Mason Marsh paint his house one day - he and his cool girlfriend bought a house in North Portland. Check it out at mentalshavings.blogspot.com
I've seen Christopher Trandell THREE times in the last 2 months... in THREE different cities! First he stopped over for a night in Austin, then Jarad and I rode up to San Fran from LA with him, and last weekend he visited from his classes in Astoria and we all went out for a few beers. He's still limping a bit but doing great.
I'm sure there's more, but I've got to go to class now :)
