Portland: Among worst-dressed cities

Portlanders (don't call us Portlandians) "look like they’ve been playing dress up in their grandparents' musty prom clothes," according to a story reported by OPB this morning, originally from Travel & Leisure Magazine.

Sounds about right to me.

Except, when my grandparents went to prom, blacklight-reactive hadn't been invented yet.

What do you think of Portlanders' fashion sense? What about other cities?

First weekend in June

Had a lovely time spending too much at the fancy-pants liquor store, eating deep-fried things at the semi-dive bar, examining pretentious art and contemplating my toes with felines.

How was your weekend?

Portland Carnival

We went to the carnival on Monday. There was a Ferris wheel, deep fried food and hordes of screaming toddlers.

That thing in the corner is a funnel cake. If you haven't had one, I highly recommend it. It's a deep-fried vehicle for powdered sugar. You can't go wrong there.

I rode the carousel. People always think it's hilarious when I do that.

I say: Why should 4-year-olds have all the fun?

What are your plans this weekend?

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I Got Bangs!

I'm wasting no time in crossing things off my 30 Before 30 list - so last night, I got bangs!

What do you think??

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130 Days: 30 Before 30

Guess who's got two thumbs and turns 30 in 130 days?

THIS GIRL!

That's right, kids, your beloved blogger will officially be An Adult. Goodbye, freewheeling 20s, hello tax-paying 30s! In the spirit of entering The Responsible Decade, I've made a list of things I want to accomplish before The Big Day:

 

In case you can't read my scrawls, here's the list in boring Times New:

1. Take two aerial classes
2. Wear everything in my closet once
3. Make magnetic makeup board
4. Make rainbow macaroons
5. Go to the beach
6. Yarn-bomb
7. Make countdown-to-30 calendar
8. Take one photo per day
9. Start photo blogging
10. Have a fake wedding photo shoot
11. Have pictures taken in a photobooth
12. Get a six-pack (of abs!)
13. Do the splits (both ways!)
14. Find the perfect black shift dress
15. Hike Little Grayback Mountain
16. Have high tea
17. Visit feminist bookstore
18. Do 20 push-ups on my toes
19. Dye my hair
20. Get bangs
21. Make funky-colored hair extensions
22. Run six miles per day
23. Run a 5k with a friend
24. Join a running club
25. Plan and host a rainbow party
26. Go berry-picking
27. Make limoncello
28. Write in diary
29. Enroll at Columbia
30. Plan and host an awesome 30th theme party!

Do you make birthday lists? What do you want to do before you turn 30? Or, what do you wish you had done before your 30th birthday? Or what do you want to do before your next birthday?

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Portland Double Rainbow

Dark grey skies, double rainbow, rain, sunshine, and thunder. Just another spring day in Portland.

Towel Day Open Thread: Douglas Adams Edition

Happy Towel Day, humans! If you don't know what Towel Day is, it's a day that started in 2001 after Douglas Adams, best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and a number of other awesome laugh-out-loud books beloved by nerds like me everywhere, died. May 25 was selected as a day for fans to carry a towel with them wherever they go, since a towel is a massively useful thing for interstellar hitchhikers.

So, after you're done mopping up all the blood that poured out of your ears during the Vogon Poetry Slam, stop by here and spill what's on your mind. It's an open thread, so talk amongst yourselves. What are your plans this weekend? On a scale of 1-10, how much did you love the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Are you carrying a towel with you today?

And most of all, remember kids: DON'T PANIC.