Where's Detroit?

When passing this truck on the way to work, I was concerned as to why they do not put Detroit as the place for the walk in Detroit, and instead put Michigan (they did the same for Arizona.) Most other places have the city listed. I suppose the walk is probably in Detroit Metro, but still, it would have been nice to see the D represented well. 

Clouds...

I was walking to lunch, and loved the look of the clouds over the King Street Station tower. 

Yesler Bench

The bus was a few minutes behind today, so I decided to walk to the next stop, Yesler, and catch the 99. I just liked the lines of this bench. 

Pizza... on the Eastside?

Laura works for Zeek's Pizza and she invited me to the opening of the new store in Redmond. We had to venture over to the Eastside, yikes, but well worth it for free pizza! 

Warrior Dash!

The Warrior Dash is a time obstacle course. It's pretty ridiculous and, as you can see, we got a bit dirty. 

Brandon and Gus after the dash (also, they both placed really high...)

My ghetto version of the finishing picture...

And Laura and me after...  

Doing Our Part to Keep Portland Weird

Every now and them, you look at posted pictures and find a hidden gem. Yep, that's what happened here.

Excited About PBR?

Gus and I (Laura and Brandon are not pictured) are very excited about our cheap beer in Portland. We are at Santeria, which is attached to Mary's, Portland's oldest strip club. It is even rumoured that Courtney Love used to "dance" there. It was an interesting night and the door woman even offered us to come to her house for some non-alcoholic drinks, like Kool-Aid. Yes, this is all true.

And a bonus pic of Brandon and Laura...

For more Mary's fun, here is a video from last November where I (um, not soberly...) describe my visit to Mary's.


Side note, on a totally different topic - today is my little sister's 28th bday. Happy Birthday, Ash!

Pickles!

I took the #11 bus from work to downtown, where I had to run some errands. It stops right by the new PotBelly's and I had a sudden craving for a pickle - and so, I got one!

Pitiful Payphone

On my way to work this morning, running late of course, I noticed this sad payphone. Looks like maybe someone was mad at their conversation partner and slammed the phone down, hard. 

But the real question is, when is the last time you have used a payphone?

Check In.. Where?

While Chris &  prance through Paris, I am using my green thumb to make sure their plants are healthy and happy. While on their balcony, I took yet another picture of this iconic sign.

We Heart Bacon

So, we fashioned a grill out of supplies found at a random hardware store and cooked up a ton of bacon. It actually tasted amazing - and the ground did not catch on fire. 

Big Hats!

April and I found $10 hats at a random corner store (that also had amazing chicharones, randomly.) These hats saved us in the 93 degree desert sun. Yes, we have a desert in Washington.

First Trip to The Gorge

 At the Gorge for DMB Caravan weekend. It was hot and sunny, and absolutely breathtaking.

Random Bikes

I'm not sure what this was about, but some random bike riders were gathering on 2nd Ave, listening to an old school boom box, and then rode off into the night.

I also took a video...

Wait, When Is It OK to Park?

The most confusing parking sign ever, but I think we were OK while parking.