Tag Archives: Portland
During Fall Term, Time Seems to Move Faster
At work, the term has quickly moved from week three, all the way to week five in the blink of an eye. With a conference then some travel for work … Continue reading
A Whole New Term
I am Schroedinger’s box of stress lately – both relaxed and stressed at the same time as I head into the start of fall term at work. On one hand, … Continue reading
Switching from Nike+ to Strava
To some extent, I have been running since late in high school. Probably before that – I remember running to the library when I didn’t have a bike, scooter or … Continue reading
Snow Day PDX Pictures – January 3, 2016
Occasionally it snows in Portland. Even more rarely, that snow sticks, freezes over and becomes an ice-y death trap. Currently, we are in the frozen ice-y death trap stage, but … Continue reading
Two Years in Portland
Remember that one time I told you about how impressed I was that I had lived somewhere for a year and that it is the longest I have ever lived … Continue reading
A Year of Marvel
Around Thanksgiving 2013, I started reading a few comics that friends recommended to me in passing. Then in late December/early January I started picking up more trade paperbacks. I began … Continue reading
Terwilliger Hill
Fast feet push the ground, but I cannot hear the thud-thud-thud because of the music in my headphones, a different kind of thud-thud-thud. I push up Terwilliger, a hill that … Continue reading
No Maps
“Yeah, I noticed your post on roads was a bit car-centric.” “That doesn’t seem unlikely, though it wasn’t intentional. I miss my car.” “You should get a ZipCar tomorrow and … Continue reading
One Year Later…
A year ago today, I signed a lease for an apartment near downtown Portland. Today, I still live there. This makes this the longest time I have consistently lived in … Continue reading