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felipemcguire

Greetings from the Left Coast

Jan 11, 2008 00:14

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phaedrusdeinus January 11 2008, 17:28:17 UTC

I'm freelancing full-time now. I'm totally out of shape due to my lack of commute. Things are generally good. My girlfriend and i are jumping on the Pacific Northwest bandwagon, and moving to Portland this summer.

That's the nutshell.

*applause* felipemcguire January 11 2008, 17:30:41 UTC

Well summarized, my friend! Glad to hear things are going well!

Why Portland? Seattle is much awesomer.

Re: *applause* phaedrusdeinus January 11 2008, 17:43:33 UTC

Portland has (marginally) better weather. And Powell's.

Mostly, we both visited it and loved it. We stopped into Seattle briefly for a wedding, but didn't get as good a vibe. And the traffic was abysmal.

Portland and Seattle are near enough for an overnight, though. Just sayin'.

Re: *applause* felipemcguire January 11 2008, 18:00:00 UTC

Powell's?

Yeah...the traffic here really does blow. And, quite frankly, though I'm partial to this town, I can see how, coming from a completely unrelated place, Portland might seem a superior option...
I think it might be a tad more user-friendly. :)

It is, it is for sure... :)

Powell's! phaedrusdeinus January 11 2008, 18:52:01 UTC

Powell's is an independent book store in Portland (with a handful of locations, though i'd hesitate to call it a chain).

The keystone in the grand arch that is Powell's is Powell's City of Books, a used-and-new bookstore the size of a city block in downtown Portland. A couple blocks away lies Powell's Technical Books, which is hands-down the best technical bookstore i've encountered in my long wanderings.

If you enjoy bookstores, it may just be worth an Amtrak-fueled day trip.

Re: Powell's! felipemcguire January 11 2008, 18:54:05 UTC

Wow...that'salotofbooks!!

Y'know...maybe we're talking a little Spring Break action...

Re: Powell's! catalyticdragon January 11 2008, 19:35:58 UTC

Powells is, indeed, the ultimate book-gasm.

Re: Powell's! langs_place January 11 2008, 22:05:23 UTC

Powell's happens to have a Chicago location. :)

I also order from them online pretty frequently.

Re: Powell's! phaedrusdeinus January 13 2008, 00:26:13 UTC

The Chicago location is related by blood, but not business-wise. Seriously, Chicago Powell's was started by the brother of the guy who started Portland Powell's. They're different setups, though, with different vibes, and different websites.

Re: Powell's! felipemcguire January 11 2008, 18:55:12 UTC

Except, of course...you're not moving there until this summer.

SUMMER BREAK road trip!

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