I made it.

*To all those who were concerened (or even if you weren't, I will tell you anyway): The parties went great. Thank you to all my friends who came and supported my endeavors, you really made them worthwhile. Thank you especially to Drew, and Sallie, and Paul - who made Monday night's show absolutely incredible. The performances were glorious, and I do believe this might have been the best show I've ever put on.

*The Avett Brothers show @ the zoo on Sunday was wet, and cold, and miserable. It was so cold that even the elephants were crying. I didn't know they could cry, but apparently they can. But now I feel like I've had my true inauguration into Portland life. I withstood the rain, with no umbrella or hood. I let the cold soak into my bones while grinning from ear to ear as the Avett boys serenaded me & a thousand other eager and soaking attendees. The Avett Brothers have long been a favorite of mine, and I will say that after having Seth (Avett) stay in my apartment for 2 days (he's an old college buddy of Jeremy's), I only love them all the more. Seth is a really great guy, and he came to the event on Monday and had nothing but great things to say about the whole night. So, that was awesome. And, as a musical recommendation: listen to the Avett Brothers Gleam EP (the Second One that was just released last month). The song, "Murder in the City" is quite possibly my favorite song of this year. Listen! Now!

*I apologize to anyone who saw me at the Parson Redheads show last night. I had some bizarre allergic reaction to my dinner, I broke out in hives, took some allergy meds, and then proceeded to feel like a crazy person. I made it through 3 or 4 songs of the Parsons and made Nich take me home, because I couldn't stand up on my own. It was nutty. But, I feel mostly ok today, just a lil groggy.

My grandparents are in town this week.
Charlie and Gena get married on Sunday!
I don't have to work on Monday.

These are three great things.
Here's to the close of a crazy week, and the start of a (hopefully) less crazy week.

event #2

please come.
pretty please?
free beverages, dancing, DJs, and me! a party by me! I know it looks a lil weird, but it wont be, I promise.

event planning in portland: vol 1.

This is my first official event and/or party in Portland.
I'm really excited about all performers, artists, and authors here. Many of them are good friends of mine and I think its going to be a great night.

So, Portlanders: Mark Yo' Calendars!

tomorrow is my birthday, and I have to work at a conference on 'The Economics of Wine'. Its a saturday, and I have to work. By myself, in a sad little room at Reed college. Blerg.

but the good news is, I only have to work 4 hours. and Nich and Joey are helping me throw an awesome birthday party tomorrow night.

And we will have mint juleps and sweet tea. And I'll wear a big hat and a dress.Its all gonna be ok.

2 points of interest:

1. My cat almost died last night.

2. My office (warehouse, specifically) is flooding at this very moment.

Its been a long day.

on missing potatoes.

Well, here we are, well on our way into August. How did this happen? All I know is that this summer has flown by, its been a blur of activity and BBQs and somalis and new boyfriends and happiness.

Danielle and Krispin have finally returned, and my heart is happy that my family is back in the same state. They brought me an amazing assortment of Chinese goodies - panda chopsticks, the Office Season 4 (shhh...), communist propaganda matches, earrings, and the best journal I've ever seen. It has things about kitties and crackers and its in horrible Chinese-English that makes everything so darn quaint and hysterical.

I was in Boston for work for 5 days, and I must say I had a really great time. I ate good food, saw old friends, wandered about the city, picnicked in the Boston Commons, shopped at H&M, and drank Sam Adams. I also drank a Dunkin Donuts iced coffee, just to see what all the fuss was about. I kid you not, in Boston, they consider Dunkin Donuts coffee to be high quality. I don't think Nich will ever forgive me for this coffee treason. I must say...while its NO Albina Press (how could it be?), it was better than tolerable. It was even...enjoyable? But don't tell anyone I said that.

And, today dawns the first full day of my 'anti-inflammatory' diet. I.E., today is the day where I stop eating and drinking anything remotely enjoyable. In an attempt to quell my never-ending tummy troubles, I'm going to take the advice of my Naturopath and give up gluten, dairy, sugar, caffeine, and a host of other 'normal' things (like potatoes, corn, tomatoes, etc). I've not had much in the way of coffee or sugar lately, so those two will actually be easy. Today, its potatoes I miss the most. And bread. I will miss bread dearly. So, veggies, fruits, brown rice, and fish will be my best friends for the next 4 weeks. Oh, and herbal teas! We cannot forget about them! I've had 3 cups already today...its going to be a long 4 weeks.

27 in 2 weeks.
Late twenties.
Blerg.