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Apparently, even if I can't do anything else, I can still make pretty good chocolate mousse. -
My day in the woods
The day started off rather well: a pancake breakfast, getting out the door by 8:30, a reasonably easy time getting to Estacada and buying a Forest Service day pass ( Read more... ) -
Off I Go
I'm going to go hiking past Bagby Hot Springs towards Silver King Lake. If I don't post later tonight, presume that I'm lost.
Edit: Back, not too much the worse for wear. More later after I've fed myself. -
Off to the woods
After a trip to Powell's, I now have maps of the Bridal Veil and Bagby Hotsprings areas, so I have real options for where to go hiking tomorrow. I'm planning on leaving around 8:30 if anyone is interesting in coming along. Mileage can be adjusted, though I'm currently hoping to do about 15-20 miles. -
Hiking!
As I have no other plans for the coming weekend, I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for good places to go hiking around Portland (say, within a 100 mile radius). Ideally, I'd be looking for something with a lake or hot springs along the way (swimming in the woods is awesome) that's either 15-20 miles for a day hike or double that for an ( Read more... ) -
Adventures!
Today has so far been good for semi-random adventures.
I went to the Portland Zine Symposium to meet Aaron Diaz, the artist who does Dresden Codak, one of my favorite webcomics. Seriously, given the general nerdiness of my friends, you should all really enjoy it. The art is gorgeous and the writing is absolutely chock-full of nerdy allusions and ( Read more... ) -
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While biking down the Springwater Trail today, I noticed that the blackberries are out in force. Anyone want to go pick blackberries on the Springwater or Oaks Bottom trails this week? -
RAMROD post
So, finally the RAMROD story ( Read more... ) -
RAMROD
Somehow, I surprised myself by actually finishing RAMROD. And in a lot less time than I thought it would take me. More later. -
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Nothing quite like a recursive nightmare: I had a dream about accidently destroying the gel filtration column at work, then another dream where I was talking about how weird it was to have a nightmare like that. Just let me sleep, brain, O.K.?