Comments | staticengine: Portland

staticengine

Portland

Oct 12, 2009 15:24

Comments 7

riotdorrrk October 12 2009, 22:31:47 UTC

i was there on Saturday, but only in the Brooklyn neighborhood.

taufactor October 13 2009, 00:06:45 UTC

I like Portland. It does have a more relaxed feel, and I've noticed that they're much like what Seattleites were 20 years ago. Laid-back, friendly, and open. I don't see that much anymore, sadly. More, I see people being closed off and insular, afraid of their surroundings ( ... )

staticengine October 13 2009, 03:01:04 UTC

As much as I would have liked to believe otherwise, dressing like a yuppie results in a dramatic attitude change among other people.

People are shallow. I'm just figuring out how to game the system.

taufactor October 13 2009, 05:57:23 UTC

Maybe that's the problem, I don't look the part. I don't dress like that, nor do I put on the airs of a real yuppie (a truly self-absorbed fuck with an expensive car and not the slightest idea of helping out another person).

I certainly learned the lesson. Help not, no-one wants kindness or friendly effort.

And for that, I hope they flounder in their own helplessness when trouble occurs, trying desperately to call someone on their spendy cell phones. Sure beats someone like me knifing them in a dangerous neighborhood like Bellevue or Redmond.

Shitty thing is, when I did see someone accosted, and I screamed "HEY!", and the fuckers ran, the victim pointed ME out as the attacker to security. I will be a samaritan never again. No good deed goes unpunished.

rooneg October 13 2009, 01:02:33 UTC

Damn, I totally forgot about Veritable Quandry, we used to hang out there every night back when OSCON was in Portland. Hell, even when OSCON moved half way across the city to the Portland convention center we STILL hung out at VQ most nights. It's a truly awesome restaurant.

staticengine October 13 2009, 02:59:25 UTC

The food was very good, but not great. It was probably the best food we had in Portland. The service was also very attentive. I also got to feel like a yuppie douche when, upon leaving, I asked "would it be possible to get a cab?" and was answered with "I'll call for one right away, sir."

rooneg October 13 2009, 13:05:31 UTC

My memories of VQ may be somewhat altered by the fact that I typically had a number of drinks before we got around to actually eating anything ;-)