Friday, May 28 (this Friday!): Parade to celebrate the opening of Voodoo Doughnuts' second location. Their website doesn't have any information, so the BikePortland blog is what I've got.

Saturday, June 7: Bike to the Ballet. Ride your bike to OBT, participate in the Best Legs contest, enjoy the show.

Wednesday, June 11: Basic Legal Issues for ( Read more... )

I realize that this is more than a month away, but it could be pretty important, so I want to make sure you have it on your calendars.

On Wednesday, June 11, from 6 p.m. to 7:30, there will be a workshop at CubeSpace called Legal Issues for Non-Married Couples.  This will address issues of:

• Medical guardianship;
• Custody issues;
• Property rights; and
• ( Read more... )

Whew. I just spent an hour going through all the knitting needles & crochet hooks I have and organizing them, and weeding out the ones I really don't need. I am offering these to my friendslist first, before I just take them to Goodwill, since I figure among the lot of you, I've got a good chance of getting rid of some of it.

I make no promises ( Read more... )

Find your eyes glazing over when you sit through a classical music concert, despite your best efforts? Wish you knew what the difference was between Mozart and Beethoven? I can help you with these things ( Read more... )

Because we all have short memories: I am hosting a Soup & Story at my house Sunday evening. Come eat soup, read stories, hear stories. Bring soup and stories. Bring your lovers, friends, whoever. That guy you saw over there. It'll be awesome. If you need directions and don't have my phone number or e-mail, leave me a comment and I'll see ( Read more... )

I'm hosting a Soup & Story at my house on Sunday, October 21. You're all invited. Come over sometime eveningish (6? 7?) and bring soup to eat (or things to eat with soup...or things to drink with soup) and something to read aloud. Maybe something squashy to sit on. Bring yourself, your loved ones, anyone you feel like ( Read more... )

So my workplace is hiring again.  In a good news/bad news story, two of our employees quit, and (good for me!) I get full time!  Sad for us...we're crunched to fill our reception schedule, and lacking a marketing/networking/pr person ( Read more... )

1)  I was planning to go see Rob in Fiddler on the Roof on Saturday, but the performance is in Vancouver (at Mountainview High School, for $12), and I didn't think I had enough time after work to get there.  So Sunday, September 16!  3 p.m.!  Now who wants to go?

2)  I do not have internet at my new house.  Until I figure out what to do with that, I ( Read more... )

If you ever have taken a bike on the MAX, or biked to the MAX, or done any other Tri-Met/bike interaction, you should take this survey about bikes on the MAX.

Race for the Cure 2007 will be happening on Sunday, September 23.  I realize that this is a long time away, but registration is open now through August 31, and the sooner you register, the more fundraising can happen.

Breast cancer is one of the few issues that I make an effort for.  My godmother is a breast cancer survivor, and it is likely that ( Read more... )