Comments | chlorophyta: Eugene OR

chlorophyta

Eugene OR

Jan 26, 2013 10:42

It's a bit far off yet, but it would still be good to know.

Do I know anyone who lives in Eugene, Oregon? Or know anyone who knows someone ( Read more... )

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pac January 27 2013, 00:09:04 UTC

doesn't oce (ixwkir@lj) live in eugene, or?

chlorophyta January 27 2013, 01:37:20 UTC

Ah, maybe she's who I was thinking of! I knew it sounded really familiar. I'll have to drop her a message.

Thanks!

ixwkir January 28 2013, 16:36:38 UTC

I actually live in Portland, not Eugene. :) Eugene is a bit over 100 miles south of here, so it's really not that far (and hour and a half drive if there's no traffic); I go down to visit friends there sometimes, so that's likely how you've seen me mention the name before!

Having not actually lived there, just visited, I don't know everything there is to know about it, but I can tell you my basic impressions. Mostly, that it's a pretty standard college town; in the central and populated areas you get the liberal/hippie/stoner/college-kid vibe; outside of town it reverts to more country/hick/conservative. That's pretty standard for OR, though, it seems.

I got your note, and I'm planning to reply to it more in-depth than this comment! I'm just gonna do that later since I have some other stuff I need to take care of today. ^^; I'll wrack my brain for the pluses and minuses I can think of, and let you know. Oh, and if you do move up here, we should totally hang out!

chlorophyta January 28 2013, 22:01:19 UTC

=D

Thank you!

just_the_ash January 27 2013, 03:25:09 UTC

From what I hear, Eugene is okay, but if you get much outside the city, it gets to resemble parts of the Deep South in really unpleasant social and political ways. Sticking to the city should be okay, though.

crssafox January 27 2013, 13:37:14 UTC

One of my old friends from high school lives out there, and she really likes it. She's the wanderlust type, too; she's visited most of the national parks in the US already but Eugene is where she settled.

Personally, I could never live there, because I also know some crazy psycho folks in that area, but that's just me. X)

bastekk January 28 2013, 00:10:12 UTC

She actually lives in portland, but i think it's not too far of a drive

justblieve January 31 2013, 04:15:37 UTC

If I still lived in Oregon, we would have been like an hour apart

chlorophyta January 31 2013, 04:46:41 UTC

I habitually move to places after awesome people have moved away, or right before they move away, etc.

Perhaps one day I will be at the head of the curve.