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Saturday

It’s a cool, quiet Saturday. After 5 days of being baked by early summer heat in the mid to high 80’s, the city is blanketed in low clouds and a refreshingly cold, misty rain. It’s well after dark now, and the rain still floats down and kisses the concrete and glass in the gritty cityContinue reading “Saturday”

Somewhere in the East

This place — this dimly lit place in a bohemian city district. Its’ bones of old wood are plainly visible; Well kept and cared for wood gives rise to creaky floors. Its walls are bedecked in dusty art, and columns stand guard at the entry way to the living room. One can almost see studentsContinue reading “Somewhere in the East”

Purpose

A few years ago someone asked me what my purpose in life was. Who knows how to answer that? I don’t think that very many people could form a coherent answer to that question in a short amount of time at all–unless you want some HR or corporate mission statement level bullshit. If you wouldContinue reading “Purpose”

The View

Winter in the high desert. Cold. Dry. Windy. I’ve left the city behind and decamped to the suburbs for a holiday party. It’s that time of year when half the world gets chummy with coworkers for the evening and pretends to care about the lives of others because they’re also involved in getting a checkContinue reading “The View”

The nights

As corny and emo as it sounds, I love the night. While there are great practical arguments such as decreased traffic, cooler temperatures, and better entertainment options those haven’t really mattered that much to me or my preferences. Those things are great, however the visceral horrors of the night and contrasts between day and nightContinue reading “The nights”

Hit List, Redux

Back in November I posted a list of things I wanted to do this year as life started to inch toward normal. We’re getting there–albeit slower than I want–and I wanted to revisit my list and review what I’ve got done, what I still want to do, and the new stuff. Things I’ve doneSurvive theContinue reading “Hit List, Redux”

Get vaccinated, assholes

NOW HEAR THIS!! Someone I used to work with posted some dipshit meme about vaccination requirements just being about power and control. No. Fuck that shit. Listen here you simple, selfish, ignorant science denying dumbfucks! If I go to your private home or business or property, you have every single right to tell me whatContinue reading “Get vaccinated, assholes”

The hit list

In what is likely another fit of eternal optimism, I am planning for a few things I want to do in 2021. There are many ways to describe the things I want to do the day when we no longer have to lock down, shelter in place, mask up, stay 6 feet apart, and dealContinue reading “The hit list”

Temporary art in downtown Portland

About a month ago, I was interviewed by a friend for a project he’s working on for Portland State University. The video is no longer available, but it was a hoot.

Somewhere in the smog

I’ve been jonesing to get eyes (or boots) on the remnants of the old Fairview Training Center in Salem, OR for years, after a former partner showed me some photos she’d done there a while back. Sadly, after a trip there one summer day, and then some more research I learned that it was nearContinue reading “Somewhere in the smog”