Portlandia, ho!

I adore Portland. And I think I just might adore “Portlandia”, the new IFC comedy series written by and starring Fred Armisen (SNL) and Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney). Hulu wouldn’t let me embed the pilot, so here is the teaser.

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Posted on 14 Jan 2011 | Comments Off

portland redux

Because sitting in my office with the door closed while eating a wilted salad and trying not to cry is not an acceptable new hobby, here is the briefest of notes on our trip to Portland. [flickr album=72157623524721396 num=5 size=Square] It feels so good to take a risk — traveling with friends — and have it turn out better than I could have hoped. Although it is always nice to have alone-time with FunkyPlaid, the four of us made a great team. The highlights were many, and involved eating, geocaching, and visiting with friends. There was only one lowlight, in the form of an overpriced and disappointing meal at Bluehour, which I will be reviewing in detail soon. In fact, I have decided to dedicate a portion of this site to reviews, focusing on but not...

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Posted on 9 Mar 2010 | 3 comments

falling for portland

falling for portland

breakfast at kennedy school Originally uploaded by cygnoir We had planned to leave Portland before breakfast, but overslept, so we decided to enjoy one last meal at Kennedy School. Here FunkyPlaid reads the Oregonian as we wait for our delicious food to arrive. Falling for Portland took me completely by surprise. I am sure that a small measure of the starry-eyed wonder had to do with my utter SF burnout, but I hadn’t expected to feel so at home in a new place. Portland fuses the best parts of three of my favorite cities, Seattle and Pittsburgh and Chicago, and the result is a homey yet cosmopolitan mixture with incredible people and food and art and architecture and geography and weather all at once. Back at home, I am able to gaze upon the very...

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Posted on 3 Nov 2009 | 4 comments