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Food Cart Tour: Kruo Bangkok (SW 4th and Hall), Sumarai Bento and Ugarit Mediterranean Meals (SW 9/10th and Alder)
The food cart scene seems to have exploded, spawned and spread like spore in the four years that I’d been away. They are now clustered in groups in a frequent distribution throughout the city; you’re never far from blocks of street-side food vendors who are ready to serve some great dishes for dirt cheap. Yelp! [...]
Formula D Golden Bear, Portland Japanese Garden, OMSI After Dark
Admission was free for a day at the Portland Japanese Garden. The Japanese Garden is adjacent to the Rose Gardens on Washington Park, near downtown Portland, where you can get a good view of the city with snowy Mt. Hood right in the middle of your sights. I’ve been to the Rose Garden many times [...]
Life in Portland, as of this first week of March.
The warm blue skies have frequently beckoned to us. It is nearly impossible to stay inside when the sun shines undisturbed and the flowers start blooming everywhere. I have actually been enjoying the morning jogs, even though running is my least favorite activity in the entire world. When it comes to a fight-or-flight situation, you [...]
A Nice Day for Grilled Cheese Sandwiches + my self-knitted hat
Finally got around to getting the ol’ mane trimmed. Does it look too thinned out? I don’t know why she thought it was necessary to use a straightening iron. I mean, yea, my hair is kind of naturally wavy but I think it looks better than straight, limp hair.
I got this shirt from Goodwill [...]
A Rare Sunny Day: Photos from Rocky Butte
I am in love with Portland. Sure, the rain gets relentless and quite depressing, especially when combined with the early nightfall. However, once I stopped letting that keep me from enjoying the area, I found myself almost overwhelmed with things to do and see, and places to go. Of course, everything is better when there [...]
