First course: Asparagus Salad egg yolk, cider, diva cucumber ( Read more... )

So much yard ( Read more... )

It's restaurant month (yes MONTH!) here in Portland! This means that something like 70 restaurants have a 3 course pre-fixe meal for $29 ( Read more... )

I recently watched The Revisionaries, and after pulling my hair out during most of the film and thinking that maybe I do just need to rule the world, I mentioned to my brother that I felt that I should get more involved in local politics, because oh my god, people ( Read more... )

I had a nice meeting with my contractor today, to go over some potential house plans. The ones he was suggesting for me are actually quite like some ones I'd picked out myself, so that's very exciting, and proves to me we're on the same wavelength. Also slightly cheaper than I expected, so that's great ( Read more... )

I have a few photographs of various family members that are just some of my favorite things in the world. The kinds of photos that are so very much them and also generally from a time I don't remember (or wasn't around for). There's the one of my mom when she was Ms. Washington, and the one of my Grandefather looking so cool ( Read more... )

I always joked, even when I lived back east, that the west coast was always home. And it's true - even though I never lived in the Portland area previously, it feels more home-like than New England. Except on days like this ( Read more... )

I realize I am overdue for an update ( Read more... )

Hey all,

Life is a bit stressful right now, and it would cheer me up greatly to know good things going on in all y'alls' lives. Leave a comment with awesome news of what is up with you.

I went and saw I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change over at the Broadway Rose in Tigard last night. I had been a touch worried it was going to be a bunch of "ha ha, boys like football and girls like shopping!" jokes, and it did have some of that. But the show as a whole was just so warmhearted, and balanced the many mocking songs with some very ( Read more... )