Is it possible to have a favorite artist without actually having any of their work in your possession? While you ponder this hard hitting question, I would like to inform you all of a local artist that is having an online sale coming July 10th. Look at her gallery and fall in love!
We went to this art gallery in downtown Astoria a few weeks ago and saw this gem on display, among many others, that turned me on to her artwork. I really wanted to buy it, but due to the steep price, we decided to sleep on it and go back in a week. When we went back the following week we decided that this was the piece for us, but quickly found out that it is in the hands of another lucky owner. The good news is that we just received our stimulus check, so guess what that's going to!?!
For any of you that are fans of this band, they will have a live webcast with Bjork tomorrow at 12pm pacific. I'm sure it will be fantastic, so don't miss it!!!
Last Thursday while I was watching some of the Euro2008 games on espn360, I noticed that my computer was starting to make a clicking noise, and subsequently froze. I immediately held up the bottom of the 'puter so I could listen to the hard drive, and it was then that my hopes were starting to fade. I shut it down hoping that this wasn't the case, but upon booting it back up, the OS was MIA. There was just a little blinking folder with a question mark in the middle to remind me that I was screwed. Luckily, most of our files were already backed up, and we are still under warranty with Apple care, so they replaced the hard drive and am back in business. I was only down/out for two business days, which is a pretty good turnaround if you ask me. This should serve as a good reminder for any of you that are in denial of your drive ever going "chachink."
Most of you have already seen this, but for those that haven't, enjoy!!!
Yes -- Sigur Ros just announced their North American tour for the fall, and they are coming to Ptown!!! Tix go on sale 9am EST tomorrow.
Last night I had a dream that we were drafting for our Fantasy Basketball league, only to find that my computer would not boot up in time. I would not join the fray until 5 rounds had already passed, which seemed like eternity in my state of panic. Phew, it must had been the horrible Laker loss that is giving me such bad dreams. The fall can't come soon enough.
This past weekend we went to Long Beach, WA with our adopted family. We stayed in a vacation house that was a block from the beach and had a wonderful time strolling the beach-side, telling stories, and just enjoying each others company.
The city was about a 10-15 minute drive north of the Columbia river crossing (which is a 2 mile stretch from bank-to-bank) and is mainly a vacation/tourist trap. It's a small, fun town that reminded me of my old home in Lompoc (i.e. overcast, windy, you get the idea).
On Sat, Bing's brother Beaver came up and we grilled some oysters. That was a yummy-tastic idea that was enjoyed by all. Prior to that, Bing/I faced off with JR/Beaver in a good ol' game of shoes, which we of course came out the victors. With the little guy on the way, this will probably be the last big trip for a while, so until next time...
Since I neglected to write about the previous two games, here are some of my thoughts for tonight...
For the Lakers to win:
-Kobe needs to score 40-50 pts. None of this "I'm going to be the good guy and give DFish the ball at the end of the 4th qtr" business
-Odom and Gasol need to show up big. I know, I know -- this is asking a lot. Anybody that saw the last game knows what I'm talking about
-We need either Farmar or Vujacic to get around 10-15pts. Farmar was big in game 5, so hopefully he can press that reduex button
-This is probably the most important -- play some friggin' D!! I'm tired of seeing Pierce laying the ball up all night
If we can get at least 3/4 of the above, then we are going to game 7. If not, well, at least we have Bynum next year.
We won -- wahoo*!!
* In-depth analysis (I mean, rants) will only come in the event of a crushing loss.
Did anyone happen to watch game 2 tonight in Boston? Let me start off by saying that Boston played a great game. They were the aggressors and ultimately won a surprisingly close game at the end. I am really disgusted at the officiating, though. You never want to blame the outcome of a game on the officials, but the calls were so blatantly one-sided in the first half, that you really had to wonder if any of them had an over/under on the game. I mean, how good can Powe really be, right? The numbers don't lie -- 15-1 in favor of the Celtics just in the first quarter. Are you kidding me? Mr. Stern, if I were you, I would do your job and make sure the guys officiating the game aren't also the players of the game. *Sigh* Hopefully with the series shifting to LA, the calls will bounce the Lakers way in game 3. Don't worry, I won't hold my breath on that one.
I am really excited to see some cool shows at a variety of Indie venues here in town. Pretty much anyone that is anybody comes through town, and the biggest problem I am going to face, is what shows not to see. Carly/I have already seen one show this past weekend, and well, it's not what you would say a normal venue by any means. We saw Laura Veirs play a free 45 min set at the Mac store, which just opened by the Lloyd center. Anywho, the set was fantastic and we hope to see much more here in Ptown.
After saying goodbye to our work/family/friends last week, it was nice to finally get on the road. We took a few days to drive up from California a week ago and it was a relatively smooth drive. The first stop was in Sac town where we hung out with my sister and had dinner on the riverfront in old town. After an early departure on Monday, we drove for about eight hours until we made it to Lebanon where Carly's aunt resides. One of the cool anecdotes of the day had to do with a random gas stop off the beaten path. It was literally one gas station and a mom and pop restaurant next door. After filling up, we went over next door to get some ice cream. The person waiting on us asked Carly if she had eaten her lunch yet, to which she replied, “of course I did.” A local company called “Umpqua” made the ice cream they had on hand. I have never heard of them before, but let’s just say that it’s my new favorite*. On Tues, we left central OR and made it to our new house around 8:45am. Our vaults arrived around 10:30am and had some offloading help from a local moving company in the afternoon. All said in done, not a bad two days and no major** mishaps along the way.
*Peanut Butter Chocolate – Oh my!
**We had a few packing errors, and well, some of our bags shifted while they were in flight.
Well, here we are in Portland a week removed and I must say, this is a lovely city. I'm glad we are here, and amazingly enough (thanks to the countless trips up years prior), the area doesn't feel that foreign to me.
We are currently located in the North East and aren't that far from most of the fun/arty areas. Also, we are only about 5 minutes from the Rose Garden -- go Lakers!
Since I have been taking 'er easy lately, I thought I would be (somewhat) productive and get to writing. I mean hey, now that I'm unemployed (what day is this?), I now have plenty of time to talk about our daily (mis)*adventures. More on the drive up later.
* Even though this city seems like it is going to be fairly easy to navigate, we have already got lost half a dozen times. Woo!
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