Monthly Archives: February 2009

Ok, so am I a writer *now*?

I’m excited. Stoked. Thrilled. Giddy!  (yeah I know, I used that word again.  It’s a rare occurrence, really.) In fact, if you could hear the chatter inside my head, it would sound something like this: “omg omg omg omg omg … Continue reading

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Danger on the Esplanade

Be careful out there, people.  There’s dangerous elements lurking about in our fair city.  

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What do you do when you can’t blog?

You SUFFER. Heh.  Perhaps that’s a bit strong?  Probably.  But still. I have lots on my mind.  But I just can’t blog about it.  It’s stuff I just can’t safely release into the wilds of the interwebs with a clear conscience.  … Continue reading

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Spring Implications

I’m giddy. I don’t usually like to use that word to describe my mood, because it has such sophomoric (ha! props to @smithrockneil) connotations for me, but…there’s no better word to describe how I feel when I get that first hint … Continue reading

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And she was just here, too. Damn.

This is OMFGMF hot.  That is all. Lykke Li @ NTBR Part 4 – “Hustlin’” from Drew Innis on Vimeo. Oh, and yeah.  She was just here last Thursday.  I found out about her show when I drove by the … Continue reading

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Twitter On Fire!

I like Twitter. A lot. I’ve also seen it do amazing things, like give me and everyone in Portland instant information about the weather. Or hearing about an earthquake that happened, seconds after it happened. I hear things on the … Continue reading

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How to survive hanging, or catering to my readers

Ok. Ok ok ok ok, fine. So, I have this friend, see.  She’s living here for a couple years, but she’s originally from Israel.  Haifa.  She’s had a couple of friends fly out to visit, and when they do, she … Continue reading

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Valentine Pub Crawl

Just in time for Valentine’s day, I submit to you, worthy readers, a valentine pub crawl.  Except instead of crawling pubs, I’m gonna crawl countries.  And instead of sampling libations*, I’m gonna swirl words of love around my palate in … Continue reading

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Sniff sniff sniff: Is that spring I smell?

Right.  I know, it snowed the other day.  I figure, it don’t stick, it don’t count, right?  And yes, I heard Dave Salesky saying it’s gonna snow tomorrow, too.  And that, my friends, will make SEVENTEEN days of snow this … Continue reading

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Spreadin’ the blog love

My fellow bloggers have truly been outdoing themselves lately.  So I thought I’d just give a shout out to some great stuff they’ve been writing lately.  Hey, Valentine’s Day is coming, right?  What better way to spread some blogger on … Continue reading

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