Chalk it up to Science

Hello!
   Wanted to share some fun discoveries of mine (way behind the trend, obviously)! I'm gonna try to copy the model (google images) on the left there and get some color temporarily in my 'do... though with all the curls and crazy non-styling I do, I'll probably end up something more like Carol Kane in a Color Run, and I'm okay with that.

Saw this kickass little graffiti^2 on a wall by the Trader Joes and had to share. I almost want this on a pillow. :)

 I made some tasty seasonal food of roasted brussel sprouts, carrots, some fried rice with peas and healthy serving of sriracha while I enjoyed some Walking Dead and was sent the workout/drinking game by a friend. :)

And lastly, got to enjoy a little quirky culture as a local theater advertised Science Pub tonight. 

Man, I love this city.

It's been a hot minute...

Hello, all!

It HAS been a hot minute and by that I mean I didn't update this because it was actually pleasantly warm here in Portland (sunshine and everything!) and I was doing things with my day.

What kind of things? Well... I went... I did... I met.... mostly overeating and exploring cafés.

On Valentine's day I went to a groovy café in the foodie part of town (one of the MANY) and enjoyed a spicy salad and some kale and pasta in a café that boasted an open hearth by it's booths. It wasn't lying; they were turning a pig on a spit the whole time I ate.

And I've done a lot of people watching this week (sadly, not with the forethought of a camera) and noticed a phenomenon I'd love to have explained. 

This, is what happens to my hair (if not made wet and allowed to air dry with product every 10 hours):

You're welcome.

And yet, every hipster and hobo in Portlandia manages to keep their hair perfectly coiffed and up-to-date with the faddish cuts (okay, not the hobos and hippies, but the hipsters for sure).

I don't understand the magic happening here, but I'm about to start street interviews with strangers.

I saw this Valentine's themed graffiti (don't worry, I will claim it on dentistry holidays too) on the back of a local karaoke dive. 

This was from the pig-roasting fire pit café (a.k.a. Jo Bar; Part of Papa Haydn).

And this stone tribute to Woman's Best Friend, which is so large I could sit on it and not have my feet touch the ground (but if I did, I couldn't have taken a picture), is just chilling on the sidewalk by the mall with absolutely no placard or sign. I'm not sure if the city put it there. 

Even the cats here are cool.

Sheesh.

Art Walk & Chinese New Year

Hello, again! This week I was lucky enough to attend the Portland First Thursday Art Walk and saw some really fantastic art. 

Below is one of my favorite pieces from the Museum of Contemporary Art, "Town Crier", by Daniel DuFord. There were far more fliers (it covered the whole wall) but these were my favorites.

And because Chinese New Year (Happy Year of the Snake) is nigh upon us, walking home I took a terrible shot of the lovely decorations adorning the not-Chinatown street.

  I don't remember which gallery this was from or catch the name of the artist, but I thought these were cool.

 And this one, I actually bought the print of, because it was beautiful. The piece is called "Erasure", by Robert Francian (www.robertfrancian.org) and his work was featured at Fleeting States Gallery (www.fleetingstates.com).  I can't wait to frame it!

This was just a small piece of the fun I saw along the way; that's right, this restaurant is named Sizzle Pie (www.sizzlepie.com). :) I can't wait to try it out!

  But what I did try out, was TeaZone and Camellia Lounge (www.teazone.com) where I enjoyed a delicious pot of Genmaicha green tea and some shortbread cookies. I didn't stay for the live music, but I plan on going back for it and the 90+ different loose leaf teas they offer. It's also RIGHT by the NS line of the streetcar, which means it's hella convenient. :)

Great, lazy adventuring week! Thanks, Portland!

Pittock Mansion, Weather Machines, Beavers and Ravens

So, clearly I stepped away from the blog for the weekend to really enjoy the city and what great things I found! I was fortunate enough to go thrift store shopping with a good friend of mine at a bulk Goodwill on the SE side of Portland and get a ton of winter sweaters on the cheap. 

I found these pretty sites near the court house:

 (I can't read this either; suffice it say there IS a sign.)

And on my weekend run up to Pittock Mansion I was able to hide my sweating, break-taking self in all the beautiful fog!

The Ravens won the Super Bowl later that day (woohoo!) and I also chanced upon some of Portland's unique graffiti on my errands.

 When "wash me"is passé.

I just love this dude.