sun in the city of roses

i had a fabu time in portland seeing a bunch of friends i haven't seen in a long time.

here's what went down:

thursday: hung out with julie on her couch and tried to watch foreign films. this romanian one was totally screwed up. i don't even remember the name. something about a boy-girl, who may or may not fall in love with a drifter. ya, that was about 10 minutes of blah. the other, 'beautiful boxer' - was more entertaining. but, why does the transvestite thai boxer speak in english the whole time? it would have been more believable if she spoke in thai. she had better skin than me, though.



friday: slept in. lunch with the allison, tim, and zach-o. family friends feed my bottomless pit of a stomach.

saturday: slept in. bridgeport village is a monstrosity of a mall. i don't think that people realize the enormity of vast suburban 'california' style malls. on the plus side: i didn't forget mother's day this year. thanks, cheaper-than-godiva-and-moonstruck chocolate store!

sunday: slept in. rei: there goes my bank account, again.

monday: omg, i don't remember what i did on monday. powell's?

tuesday: slept in. target. oh, and watched a lot of 'the office' episodes online. seriously, i'm going to watch that show more diligently next season.

wednesday: slept in. target? maybe. lunch with the bg's. i bought a fake wedding ring, then promptly 'forgot' it in my parents' guest bathroom. i think the sparkly, black ring i'm now rocking matches my current romantic outlook, anyway. dinner with the afsahi clan and allison.



thursday: slept in. i went to vancouver. it is a wasteland - of strip malls. i still haven't decided if these are worse than malls. i mean, a catholic parish next to where you get your brakes replaced? are they for reals?!



but, i guess there's goodness there, too: bubble tea at my friend lisa's protege's pho place...



friday: freaked out, and did all the actual running around i should have been doing when i was sleeping in. and, happy hour michellie and john: tots at mcmenamins - how i miss you!