I've avoided posting the tiny complaints.  The myriad of minuscule moans.  Whining.  But today my voice surrendered and so now my will--witholding the floodgates of whines--has finally fallen as well ( Read more... )

I write to a prospective audience even if there is likely a limited chance that anyone will read what I have to say, but assuming it’s not me doing all the writing let me say a few words about PDX and it’s remarkable affection for films, beer, and combing the two (with food of course). Cinemas like the Mission and Kennedy school are appropriated ( Read more... )

I’m sitting in the enchanting atmosphere of the Baghdad Theatre (the lounge portion) enjoying a terminator stout while the crowds of Hawthorne stroll by. I have a rather high opinion of the McMenamin’s establishments, even if many people make a point of taking aim at their brand of kitsch. Certainly they don’t age their beers enough, and their ( Read more... )

Moby Dick (EDIT ( Read more... )

I managed to head out tonight and catch some live music. Although I’m missing the “Fuzzy Ball” tomorrow night (Friday) I was able to catch some local shoegaze tonight at the “Ella Street Social Club” a half block south of Burnside and 20th SW. I’ll reserve negative criticisms.

Part of the reason for that is that Richard Shirk shone so brightly. ( Read more... )

In the interest of sparing everyone from unduly mundane posts, I’ll consolidate quite a bit of my shenanigans on LiveJournal.

I’m still recovering from a pretty intense bug.

I’m pretty sure it was just a cold, but that sounds so anticlimactic after the sore throat (swallowing glass) and a four-five day fever. Now I’m just kicking out the excess ( Read more... )

I'm not quite dead!

This journal is sadly neglected and living in a state of limbo. Because of the time pressure due to my school schedule (and other busy aspects of my life), it will probably remain in a state of limited use for the next few months. ...but you can always venture here if you really, positively want to know what's going on: http ( Read more... )

I really don’t know what to say about the last few days. Work wore me out, but the weekend really took its toll. As it turned out instead of going up to see my father and brother "D" while my mother was taking a trip, I learned that my father had been switched to duty chaplain for the weekend so I stayed in Portland and got a continuous news feed ( Read more... )

You actually care about your inhabitants.

You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

Can't Go Home from Turtlebox Productions on Vimeo.

Part of my share the wealth... of knowledge series ( Read more... )