coming up roses
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chouchootthursday was the terrific sensory-overload that is last thursday on alberta. i had been asked to DJ at the nest (my regular "first wednesday" gig), but over the course of 48-hours that request wavered back and forth: by the time i got home from work on thursday, it was a yes, then briefly a no, then ultimately a yes, so i hauled all my gear through the crowds on alberta street to DJ the patio. shortly thereafter james relieved me, so i could walk around with suzie and ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ph0enixinflight for some photographin'. after exploring, we made our way back to the nest, and were joined by some more peeps (including lj-friends aimeegee and thetathrees! yay!). james and i did our usual tag-team DJ sets, the owner closed the patio down around 11pm, and james and i hung out for another hour or so before heading home.
friday i secured tickets to see antony and the johnsons in september, and i'm so beyond excited (he'll be playing backed by the oregon symphony). friday was also the first day of true summer heat (read: FL flashbacks), and working from home was more than fairly uncomfortable. i took a break to stop by bitch magazine to pick up some schtuff for our upcoming art auction, but found their office to be non-A/C'd as well. friday evening james and i biked downtown (my first foray into crossing the river by bike!) to hit up the fez briefly. really, the whole thing was an experiment to see how i'd do, potentially, after a show/gig/night out (since the late night buses are limited--once an hour--and cut off at 1:30am). the ride itself wasn't too laborious (5.5 miles, about a half-hour--which is pretty comparable to busing it), but i was disappointed to discover that the while the ride downtown is easy-peasy (except for a certain suicide bike lane maneuver before the broadway bridge), riding back home is practically all uphill...pretty much the opposite of my preference. still, doable.
saturday i spent the day with ben, hanging out and trying not to be miserable as portland hit 99 degrees. (it completely astounds me that this city lives without air-conditioning, though i suppose one can suffer through 6 weeks of discomfort when the evenings are cool.) saturday night, james and i attended a party (housewarming?) hosted by several apple employees that had moved close to us (but in a much sketchier part of the NE). they had A/C. and cupcakes. and really? that's all that mattered to me saturday night. the party itself was kind of boring, and we got into weird conversations with a few people who made us realize how not "normal" we are, comparatively (yes, even in freaky portland).
sunday james and i spent the day at various stores, pretending to shop but really just zombie-walking through cold cold commercial centers (like everyone else seemed to be doing). i did happen to procure a few items: shortbus on DVD (which we watched sunday evening), a $3 necklace, a fan, and a bra. we also bumped into art alexakis of everclear at forever 21: i enjoyed learning from his wikipedia entry today that he owes more than $120k in credit card debt and has filed for bankruptcy (hilariously ironic, as i saw him shopping!). on our way home, in one of portland's many "FREE" boxes, we found a rice cooker, which i've been dying for. ah, portland.
ph0enixinflight for some photographin'. after exploring, we made our way back to the nest, and were joined by some more peeps (including lj-friends aimeegee and thetathrees! yay!). james and i did our usual tag-team DJ sets, the owner closed the patio down around 11pm, and james and i hung out for another hour or so before heading home.friday i secured tickets to see antony and the johnsons in september, and i'm so beyond excited (he'll be playing backed by the oregon symphony). friday was also the first day of true summer heat (read: FL flashbacks), and working from home was more than fairly uncomfortable. i took a break to stop by bitch magazine to pick up some schtuff for our upcoming art auction, but found their office to be non-A/C'd as well. friday evening james and i biked downtown (my first foray into crossing the river by bike!) to hit up the fez briefly. really, the whole thing was an experiment to see how i'd do, potentially, after a show/gig/night out (since the late night buses are limited--once an hour--and cut off at 1:30am). the ride itself wasn't too laborious (5.5 miles, about a half-hour--which is pretty comparable to busing it), but i was disappointed to discover that the while the ride downtown is easy-peasy (except for a certain suicide bike lane maneuver before the broadway bridge), riding back home is practically all uphill...pretty much the opposite of my preference. still, doable.
saturday i spent the day with ben, hanging out and trying not to be miserable as portland hit 99 degrees. (it completely astounds me that this city lives without air-conditioning, though i suppose one can suffer through 6 weeks of discomfort when the evenings are cool.) saturday night, james and i attended a party (housewarming?) hosted by several apple employees that had moved close to us (but in a much sketchier part of the NE). they had A/C. and cupcakes. and really? that's all that mattered to me saturday night. the party itself was kind of boring, and we got into weird conversations with a few people who made us realize how not "normal" we are, comparatively (yes, even in freaky portland).
sunday james and i spent the day at various stores, pretending to shop but really just zombie-walking through cold cold commercial centers (like everyone else seemed to be doing). i did happen to procure a few items: shortbus on DVD (which we watched sunday evening), a $3 necklace, a fan, and a bra. we also bumped into art alexakis of everclear at forever 21: i enjoyed learning from his wikipedia entry today that he owes more than $120k in credit card debt and has filed for bankruptcy (hilariously ironic, as i saw him shopping!). on our way home, in one of portland's many "FREE" boxes, we found a rice cooker, which i've been dying for. ah, portland.
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Date: 2008-06-30 05:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-30 07:02 pm (UTC)POST YOUR LAST THURSDAY PICS!!! ;-)
Yay for the rice cooker! Now I can show you (if you're interested) how to make the best fried rice ever! My ex taught me, and both her dad and stepdad were chefs at Chinese restaurants (she's half Korean). So, yeah, I learned from the best!
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Date: 2008-06-30 07:49 pm (UTC)and yes! i actually gave up on making fried rice recently after batch after batch of mediocre/mushy results. please do! ha, or you can add that to my "pesto" bet for the weekend :) (i'm still on!)
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Date: 2008-07-01 08:32 pm (UTC)7th is kinda narrow though, so often times I'll take a left onto williams and either take Williams or Rodney (which is the next street over, and much much quieter but also a bike "route") up to fremont or a few blocks farther before going over to 7th.
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Date: 2008-07-01 08:48 pm (UTC)