I'm sitting here in the basement of my mum and jay's house sweating my proverbial balls off trying to get a little cool.. I just returned from a solidly good concert by The Long Winters at the doug fir. The uber hipster hang out was no match for the quick wit of lead singer (John Roderick). Helpful to note: John is a tallish, messy blond haired man ( Read more... )

I remember my arrival in Seattle. With clear skies gracing the train's windows, my seat partner (Dorothy) asked me kindly to help out with her bags as we left the train. I happily agreed. She told me her granddaughter would be there waiting for her at the station, but the distance from the train to her ride was a bit more than she could handle. As ( Read more... )

Yesterday the four of us (Sarah, Cass, Justin and I) took canoes out onto Lake Washington for a relaxing paddle through the arboretum. After having our fun swimming and riding some wake, we headed back towards the dock to return our rentals. As we approach the last 1/2 mile we spotted a capsized canoe with three somewhat helpless, frantic women. ( Read more... )

I'm staring dead-on at my Gregory pack and trying to remember the contents: 3 pairs of shorts, 5 tank tops, 3 sports bras, 14 cliff bars, 3 disposable cameras, 1 MRS water resevoir, 1 bike helmet, 1 toothbrush, etc etc etc...over and over in my head until i've exhausted every option. I'm still torn up about whether or not to bring my sleeping bag. ( Read more... )

This is the third night in a row of drinking. I need to stop this habit. Last night we went to Chopsticks on E. Burnside to release a little of that built up I-must-sing-in-front-of-strangers tension we've been holding in for a while. What I love is that this is the perfect kind of thing to do with Addie. I'm not entirely sure what it is about her ( Read more... )

Another reason why I love my mom (written in an e-mail earlier this morning):

Mom and Dad, Colleen are meeting at our house 5:30 to caravan/ prefunc
the
graduation.
I have your ticket, let me know if that will work.

-mummie

And here I am. Portland welcomes me with a big slobbery hug as the rain continues to pour today when we arrived at our final destination. I wanted to be at the driver's seat, so I took command of el nissan at my favorite stop along I-5 from Eugene: exit for Lebanon and Corvallis. Pulling the car into the 76, I let someone else other than us three ( Read more... )

T minus 2 hours until departure. There are a few things that I'm nervous about, but I'm choosing not to worry. It will all be all right. I will make it through and cultivate this patience I have found. For those wondering, the list of our stops ( Read more... )

Things that suck about graduation ( Read more... )

It's a mere two days before graduation, and this evening the sundeleaf contingent arrives to wreak havoc on wine bars, and bbq stalls throughout the triad. I slept poorly last night after the art department-thesis party at Adele's. We had a fantastic time: empanadas, roast chicken, lasagna, almond cake.. if the food alone was an indicator of how ( Read more... )