homeward bound
i have never. ever. felt more at home anywhere. anywhere. than i do. when i'm in. my new favorite place. the five oh motherfucking three. sacramento definetly didnt feel like home, and i think its probably brutally clear (or at least it is to me) that i'm not "from" san diego, but damn...aside from getting lost a lot and shamelessly wandering around like a tourist, i felt more alive in portland than i have in quite some time. there is one fairly significant drawback about the place....unless you're 21, you're pretty much screwed when it comes to the (pretty cool by what i gathered) nightlife. the elefant show eric and i wanted to see was, indeed, 21 and over. the punk rock show that eric and i didnt want to see but checked out anyway was all ages, but i didnt know that until i got home and read some article about the place (paris theatre). the cool indie movie theatre that we heard of was 21 and over. the art gallery that we got a flyer for was 21 and over. I'D BE THRILLED TO KNOW JUST WHY THEY DECIDE TO HATE. card at the bar, fools.
this is the lake that our hotel overlooked.
eric, look how scene you are.
we fucked with the geese. we didnt FUCK the geese, i know thats what immediately came to your mind you sickfuck, but really, it was pretty cool. we lured them in with rice cakes. you can't play the "touch someone(without them knowing)" game with geese.
this is the park by my dads house in lake oswego. pronounced "oss-we-go". i call it lake off we go. i'm fucking clever. eric went for a walk.
you're it.
look how the beetle looks like its the same size as the toys.
doctored? not doctored? you be the judge. at any rate, i want to turn this shiz into wallpaper.
this is taken from one of seven bridges in portland. look how pretty.
while driving around and looking at houses one day (thats prettymuch all we did) we came across some pretty cool shit. this car is covered in beads.
i dont even have words. this picture warms me up.
it says beware of god. bo, this one's for you.
out on the town. it rained....almost poured. eric and i were totally excited.
eric and i both agree that orange is going to be the next big thing. i'm sticking with green.
fancy
walking around we noticed that people on the whole are generally a lot friendlier. we got smiles, we got asked how we were, we got chatted up, we got good vibes from everyone.
brunch at calendula...my new second favorite vegan restaurant. banana ginger pancakes, sweet potato and tempeh hash, tempeh reuben,and tofu benedict. mmm.
here's the almost perfect charming as hell house that i will never live in. some dolt had the audacity to put in an offer the day we decided to do the same. the owners of the house had the audacity to accept said offer. fools.
here's the charming living room with amazing built in shelves and cabinets that i will never come home to :emo:
here's me in the backyard of the house that i will never live in, on a more naive, less informed day, feeling the energy and contemplating what to grow in the garden area just behind me. so much for not getting ahead of myself.
i think thats about it. i wish i had more pictures of the city and nightlife, but there will be plenty of time for that im sure. i miss my dad, i miss star, i miss calendula, i miss walking around downtown and feeling completely safe, i miss strangers saying hello, i miss the sky, i miss the moisture in the air, i miss the hella awesome yo record stores, and i think its safe to say that i can't wait to go home.
aww.
oh, update. eric and i are going to hollywood tomorrow and staying until wednesday. we're seeing pj harvey and rilo kiley shows by night, and cool movies and possibly the hollywood sign (for lj picture purposes, of course) by day. i met a boy from yahoo chat last night, he was a big dork. it wasnt a date thing, it was a "who has better weed" thing. i did. he was a goober, but a nice one. i had fun. i prefer hanging out with bestfriend though. eric, i love you, and i had a blast in portland. wanna move there? kay thanks.
p.s. see my current music. pedro the lion and death cab for cutie and they might be giants, along with the ever-witty mr. george bush and john kerry, were in the pdx yesterday. i have a feeling we will rarely be at a loss for things to do, and even more rarely once i hit 21. the faint is playing in november, and if its 21+ for some morbid reason, we're going to see them in canada and "dance" with twinkletits. can't hold us back. kbye.
this is the lake that our hotel overlooked.
eric, look how scene you are.
we fucked with the geese. we didnt FUCK the geese, i know thats what immediately came to your mind you sickfuck, but really, it was pretty cool. we lured them in with rice cakes. you can't play the "touch someone(without them knowing)" game with geese.
this is the park by my dads house in lake oswego. pronounced "oss-we-go". i call it lake off we go. i'm fucking clever. eric went for a walk.
you're it.
look how the beetle looks like its the same size as the toys.
doctored? not doctored? you be the judge. at any rate, i want to turn this shiz into wallpaper.
this is taken from one of seven bridges in portland. look how pretty.
while driving around and looking at houses one day (thats prettymuch all we did) we came across some pretty cool shit. this car is covered in beads.
i dont even have words. this picture warms me up.
it says beware of god. bo, this one's for you.
out on the town. it rained....almost poured. eric and i were totally excited.
eric and i both agree that orange is going to be the next big thing. i'm sticking with green.
fancy
walking around we noticed that people on the whole are generally a lot friendlier. we got smiles, we got asked how we were, we got chatted up, we got good vibes from everyone.
brunch at calendula...my new second favorite vegan restaurant. banana ginger pancakes, sweet potato and tempeh hash, tempeh reuben,and tofu benedict. mmm.
here's the almost perfect charming as hell house that i will never live in. some dolt had the audacity to put in an offer the day we decided to do the same. the owners of the house had the audacity to accept said offer. fools.
here's the charming living room with amazing built in shelves and cabinets that i will never come home to :emo:
here's me in the backyard of the house that i will never live in, on a more naive, less informed day, feeling the energy and contemplating what to grow in the garden area just behind me. so much for not getting ahead of myself.
i think thats about it. i wish i had more pictures of the city and nightlife, but there will be plenty of time for that im sure. i miss my dad, i miss star, i miss calendula, i miss walking around downtown and feeling completely safe, i miss strangers saying hello, i miss the sky, i miss the moisture in the air, i miss the hella awesome yo record stores, and i think its safe to say that i can't wait to go home.
aww.
oh, update. eric and i are going to hollywood tomorrow and staying until wednesday. we're seeing pj harvey and rilo kiley shows by night, and cool movies and possibly the hollywood sign (for lj picture purposes, of course) by day. i met a boy from yahoo chat last night, he was a big dork. it wasnt a date thing, it was a "who has better weed" thing. i did. he was a goober, but a nice one. i had fun. i prefer hanging out with bestfriend though. eric, i love you, and i had a blast in portland. wanna move there? kay thanks.
p.s. see my current music. pedro the lion and death cab for cutie and they might be giants, along with the ever-witty mr. george bush and john kerry, were in the pdx yesterday. i have a feeling we will rarely be at a loss for things to do, and even more rarely once i hit 21. the faint is playing in november, and if its 21+ for some morbid reason, we're going to see them in canada and "dance" with twinkletits. can't hold us back. kbye.