This was a great weekend. First off, I got my first real, full paycheck at my new job. Later Friday, teriel & lupabitch came down for FaerieWorlds here in EUG and have been crashing here at Triflorian. I finally went to FW today as I had the day off. I also saw atlas_mason doing his thang at FW ( Read more... )

OMFG!!! I just got done with a 2 hour bike ride that kicked my ass way worse about halfway out (1/4 of the way through the entire ride) than it did when I finished. I'm pretty exhausted, but feel pretty fuckin' stoked that I pushed myself (and SUCCEEDED!) so much ( Read more... )

I've been wanting to review the Oregon Bike Manual since I got my bike last week. Since it's been nearly 2 decades since I last biked, I wanted to re-up my knowledge of the bike laws. They haven't changed that much, but I had been confused, seeing how the locals bike. Apparently, most locals can't be bothered to read--let alone follow--the ( Read more... )

Texas creation vote may go to the wireHi. Welcome to the new Millinium, Texas. I'll be your guide--no, please leave all stupidity that's over a thousand years old behind you--that'd be greeeeeeaaaaaaaaat ( Read more... )

I just got a call from my dad inviting me to go see Don Giovanni at The Hult Center for Performing Arts. I'm happy about this for many reasons. I'm happy that my dad is making the effort to come and see me here in Eugene (we live about an hour and a half away from each other, and I tend to be the only one who ever makes the trip). I'm happy that ( Read more... )

There's an interesting social experiment being run by someone who is literally giving away his house in lovely Veneta, Oregon, which is just under a half hour drive from Eugene. For more info, see his official announcement. Why should you do this? So you can be closer to me, of course. Oh, yeah, and so you can get a free house.

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Anyone know of any Samhain Celebrations in Eugene??? It's gonna be on a Friday night this year, which means it should be extra fun. I doubt I'll be making my usual pilgrimage to the Samhain celebration I usually frequent that's an hour away. Plus, I'd like to get to know some of my local freaks--hard to find in Eugene, I know ( Read more... )

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That pretty much sums up the current political and economic climate in less than 2 minutes. Speaking of economics, I must confess I'm a bit wary sending off my rent check, given that both me and my landlord use WaMu. Ya know, the biggest bank to ever fold in US history that happened last night. That bank. Apparently my UnEmployment are either ( Read more... )

As part of my Operation 4 Health, I've recently begun to take up some serious Hiking recently (at least for me). "Endurance" has been an area of Physical Fit-ness that I have long neglected above all else, except in areas of Tantric Practice ;-) For the past 3 weekends in a row, after my night out Dancing (4+ hours), I have opted to save money ( Read more... )

Last night I had an absolutely fabulous dinner* with both teriel & lupabitch, who were passing through Eugene on the way back from presenting a workshop at FaerieWorlds. In addition to being able to show off the hard-won Results of my Othala Working--not to mention my signature "chicken soft taco" recipe--we had a great couple hours of conversation. It's always ( Read more... )