trip report, sep 15-18

Kim and i (and Kim's friend Harry) went to Oregon to visit her friend Judy (in Eugene), and we took the opportunity to visit her and Harry's friends Carmen and Dorie (in Vancouver, WA), and i took the opportunity to meet Alan Scott, a t.b acquaintance, for the first time (in Portland). I was actually the first Cabal member he'd met. We ate at Ya Hala, a Lebanese restaurant (which meal included a bottle of Lebanese wine, which was quite nice), and after that we dropped by his house. We met his lovely wife and two cute and studious children.

We also took a trip east of Portland to the Full Sail Brewery, in Hood River. Good beer, but the selection of food offered was pathetic, and the food itself was not good. The chili was easily the weakest i've ever tasted. On the way there, we checked out Multnomah Falls, and on the way back to Portland we saw Beacon Rock.

We decided to head home via the scenic coastal route. Nice idea, but it took us WAY too long to get home... not until 04:00 on Thursday. Ugh. On the way, we drove through Coos Bay, a small logging town. There we found the Blue Heron Bistro, an island of civilization where local microbrews and Belgian ales were offered along with some very tasty food, amidst WW2 and East German propaganda. There i sampled Liefman's Framboise, an incredible raspberry beer which i must find (i hear Beverages & More carries it).

And, remember, kids: in Oregon, "lottery games should not be played for investment purposes."

trip report, sep 15-18

Kim and i (and Kim's friend Harry) went to Oregon to visit her friend Judy (in Eugene), and we took the opportunity to visit her and Harry's friends Carmen and Dorie (in Vancouver, WA), and i took the opportunity to meet Alan Scott, a t.b acquaintance, for the first time (in Portland). I was actually the first Cabal member he'd met. We ate at Ya Hala, a Lebanese restaurant (which meal included a bottle of Lebanese wine, which was quite nice), and after that we dropped by his house. We met his lovely wife and two cute and studious children.

We also took a trip east of Portland to the Full Sail Brewery, in Hood River. Good beer, but the selection of food offered was pathetic, and the food itself was not good. The chili was easily the weakest i've ever tasted. On the way there, we checked out Multnomah Falls, and on the way back to Portland we saw Beacon Rock.

We decided to head home via the scenic coastal route. Nice idea, but it took us WAY too long to get home... not until 04:00 on Thursday. Ugh. On the way, we drove through Coos Bay, a small logging town. There we found the Blue Heron Bistro, an island of civilization where local microbrews and Belgian ales were offered along with some very tasty food, amidst WW2 and East German propaganda. There i sampled Liefman's Framboise, an incredible raspberry beer which i must find (i hear Beverages & More carries it).

And, remember, kids: in Oregon, "lottery games should not be played for investment purposes."

duh, part n of x

It was only on my recent trip to Portland, when i came across the Kinks' The Kink Kontroversy, that i realized that the cover to Sleater-Kinney's Dig Me Out was an homage.

duh, part n of x

It was only on my recent trip to Portland, when i came across the Kinks' The Kink Kontroversy, that i realized that the cover to Sleater-Kinney's Dig Me Out was an homage.

speaking of stupid fuckhead columnists

George Will starts off today's column with the word "Hitler".

speaking of stupid fuckhead columnists

George Will starts off today's column with the word "Hitler".