i am an unrequited astronomer, pretend patient, gentle adventurer, pedal enthusiast, recovering calligrapher, occasional thespian and unfinished poet living in portland, oregon. contacting me via email is usually a good idea.
11:59 PM: weekly review
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first, shout outs to dang & markalope, who are having a hard time of it at the moment. in comparison, my week was really boring, but it still bears documenting:
* michaelmas, sven, alex & i had dinner at the siam society & then went to see the wrong trousers at the know. i wrote about how i loved their version of "video killed the radio star" and i bought their first album when it came out on cd baby. thanks for noticing they were in town, alex! alas, we were just 4 in an audience of 5 and it was difficult to hear the lead singer between songs. they must have been disappointed at the turnout, but they were total sweethearts. too bad the venue was terrible. i'm looking forward to the no-smoking ordinance to take affect in january! here's their writeup of the oregon tour.
[alex w/ the wrong trousers]
[alex, sven, me, michaelmas and the fifth audience member]
* sven & i watched persepolis. i'd already read the graphic novels, so it wasn't a surprise, but still good. i don't think the scene in the airport works very well, though.
* sven & i attended jalex's aufruf, a special blessing before jalex & mari's wedding. it was neat to see; i haven't been to a jewish service since high school.
* i finally washed trixie and her magnets. let a new poetry season begin!
* my dad visited: it's the first time he's ever visited me. he's here on business for two weeks and thought he could fit in a lunch. fortunately, portland is easy to fall in love with, especially when the weather is as beautiful as it is. we took him to edgefield and walked around the grounds.
[can you see the resemblance?]
* also, it turns out that putting silver on aluminum foil and pouring hot water & baking soda over it really does remove tarnish.
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it was neat to see; i haven't been to a jewish service since high school