dear portland,

today was lazy and delightful.

• breakfast in bed in our hotel room.
  
• a train ride downtown for a stroll and lunch at cha cha cha, sustainable mexican food made with local ingredients. (i just might have to put goat cheese in my breakfast burritos from now on.)
  
• more strolling.
  
• coffee at stumptown.
  
• more lazing...
  
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dear portland,

yesterday was fun. from the saturday market to voodoo doughnuts to the most incredible thai dinner i've had in ages. then, somehow, after we went back to the hotel for a bit before happy hour, i fell asleep at 8:30p and slept for 12 hours.


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dear portland,

i'm pretty tired after a double dose of your yummy brew pubs this evening, but we had fun today.

after a train ride downtown and some window shopping, i got hungry. i had no idea you were food cart famous. farmer's market breakfast burrito? yes, please!

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dear portland,

we're just "dating in the dark" at this point. i've really only seen your airport and your train and your burgerville, but i'm excited to wake up to you. i hear you're really good looking.

oh, and you have black people here. thanks for that.

love,
hope

in response to this little gem from mr. glenn beck, i'd like to submit these words:Isaiah 1:17 (New Living Translation)

17 Learn to do good.
Seek justice.
Help the oppressed.
Defend the cause of orphans.
Fight for the rights of widows
check out these organizations:
LOVE146
iEmpathize
Kiva - Loans that change lives

well, so much for no misunderstandings. though, aside from one major familial hiccup, it seems most were receptive. i don't want to dwell, but i just have a couple quick comments ( Read more... )

nakedpastor has quickly become one of my favorite blogs.

below, is my current favorite post:

My Inner AtheistFor several years now I’ve become more and more acquainted with the atheist that lives inside of me. I’m not saying this as a gimmick. I mean it. It is a very unique atheist that lives within me. He is an unusual blend of my own history, ( Read more... )

remember this post last week about our crazy tax woes?

i just thought i'd mention that, just two days later, tim was offered a job that will take him through the summer past graduation (guaranteeing him work while he looks for a "real job"), and our current favorite singer/songwriter, joe pug put us on the list for his show, so we didn't have to ( Read more... )

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We can complain that rosebushes have thorns or rejoice that thornbushes have roses.

-Abraham Lincoln
it's tax season again, and as tim doesn't (can't) get tax taken out for his research job (essentially a contract position) and the university somehow decided not to tax him on his last several months of taxable income, we owe for the first time ever ( Read more... )