Vaccines and Magic Mushrooms

It's been a strange month, which hasn't allowed me the time to update or write in the blog that nobody reads. Argh...truth hurts.

It's ironic how I get my flu shot right after I get the flu, only to become susceptible to meningitis. I get my meningitis vaccine only to get the flu once again. AGHHH!!!! And magically presents appeared under the Christmas tree....I really do believe in Santa. Big guy in a red suit with a beard? Yeah, that one. His impersonator does work at Kearn's Market. He wears a Jesus chain and sells handmade oven mitts. Business is going slowww.

To My Chums

I'd like to congratulate Barack Obama on becoming the new United States President. My votes were definitely in your favor. I despise politics with a burn in my esophagus (ha!), but this election was pretty intense. Everyone who wishes to argue with me about their opinion, please, I'm really not up for a debate right now. That Chemistry midterm really killed my mood today.

Unfortunately, I lost my ballot and was unable to turn it in. Agh!

It was odd to see a herd of Democratic peeps run out of Ondine on Broadway, run to Pioneer Square, and back.
In the rain.

They're very passionate. :)

Meanwhile, let's go and scratch some walls.

Kevin Federline is Running for Office

Something quite odd to waste your Wednesday reading about....

Candidates for local office in Brazil can either register under their own names or make them up, and in the October election this year, three candidates chose "Barack Obama" (none won), and others registered under "Bill Clinton," "Jorge Bushi" and "Chico Bin Laden," but more than 200
offered themselves under the name of the country's popular president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Chico Bin Laden just made me laugh ot loud, and therefore the people right across from me gave me the "she's a weirdo" look. But it was worth it. :) I always did think politics were a bit odd, but this....haha.

My New Kneecaps V.01

It comes time to do a little promotion for the best [and cheapest] places to eat in downtown Portland. Plus some other random things. This is not a ranked list. I just listed them as I remembered them.

1. City Coffee - smoothest coffee i've ever had to date, and they also make those delicious muffins with the jelly stuff inside. Very chill and relaxed, although it's right in the heart of the city. Nevertheless, their coffee is cheap and you'll find me there at least once or twice a week indulging in the goodness of my ever present caramel latte. DELICIOUS.

2. Chit Chat Café - Quirky little Asian place with random couches. 94/7 is constantly on, which is an added bonus, and they are the only place around who make honeydew smoothies with real fruit chunks. Yes, it does sound as if someone is about to hurl, but man, it is GOOD. Their smoothies and orange chicken on brown rice is what I go there for, although they do have jelly.
Why do I keep mentioning jelly? Haha.

3. Coffee Time - Yes, it does belong first on this list. But this is NOT A RANKED LIST, therefore I can still say that it is my favorite of all. Delicious, cheap coffee and amazing brownies. They have artwork on the walls, and are open until the wee hours of the morning. Conveniently located in the Northwest Burnside neighborhood, it is teeming with an indie vibe, and it has to be the "chillest" place in North Portland. Agh...I love this place so much.

4. Portland City Grill - Although quite expensive and somewhat fancy, it has a breathtaking view of Portland. You won't find a view like this anywhere else. It's located on the 30th (ish) story of a building downtown, and if you're deathly afraid of heights as I am, this will make you forget all about it. Seriously. Worth the money and all the time in the world. Let's all go in our pajamas! Haha.

5. Food for Thought Café- Located in the Smith Memorial Student Union at PSU, this is an upbeat and enticing treat. They have delicious items to offer, live acoustic music (many times there is an open mic night), and there are always people there who inspire you and amaze you. Then again, I have seen some creepers there before, and oh, man....they can't get any weirder. Totally recommend it, and if you're been to Coffee Time before, this place will remind you of it in so many ways.

More to add later. I'll keep you posted with new and recent findings every so often. :)

Also, DO NOT EAT at the "Healthy Asian Grill" at Portland State University. It's one of those little stands out in the park. I usually don't badmouth these sorts of places, but honestly, I am saving your life. Reasons?
- it's definitely not Asian (run by a Hispanic family)
- the chicken isn't chicken
- not healthy in the slightest
- I was overcome with nausea and stomach cramps about an hour after eating there. Bleh.

Ooh...and I just got seven free bottles of the new Venom energy drink. It's freaking delicious. GET SOME.

Then again, there are so many freaking energy drinks out there.....oh man. What is this world coming to? Eh...

Welcome to America

Where strange questions are better than intellectual conversations and the internet is your only source for meat flavored chewing gum.

It's strange what people come to me with, asking me the weirdest questions. But I love it, so keep them coming. Everything from nickel allergy and a strange rash to what the contents of high frustose corn syrup are.

Makes for some ridiculous conversations.

Ive decided to invest in scarves for the time being, seeing as how many people these days are flaunting them this way and that. Bought a few, made some, and have no money for anything else. (By the way...Amazon is my best friend when looking for sweet deals).

Recent findings on Craigslist:
- a truckbed of avocados
- a set of old dusty windows
- concrete chunks
- a door handle (conveniently priced at $55.99)
- pumpkins, gourds, and half a maraca
- chopsticks collection (for every ocassion...)
- "Wigs for Pigs" poster (apparently that movement never took with the general public)

And that's just for Monday. Craigslist is how I discovered that penguin suits were still a fashion statement, and that green fedoras are worn not only by short people in HAZMAT suits. Haha.

A Racket Is All I Need

And to the college student, I say "I feel your pain." Over 15 hours of homework due by Wednesday, with no hope of seeing civilization in that period of time. Could I have been ay smarter in choosing my classes? DEFINITELY.

By the way, the new Indiana Jones movie is really quite terrible. Harrison Ford looked constipated half the time, and really looked as if he didn't belong. He was in no way able to wear the hat as well as he had before. Shame, really. I was looking forward to another fly going into a man's mouth as he was talking (scene from a previous Indie film. Made me laugh hysterically). Furthermore, the plot was ridiculous. Aliens? Really? I'm sure that I am not alone in saying that sci-fi and men with whips just doesn't mix. Yet another pathetic attempt at recreating a genius movie (or two).

Please tell me why Shia LeBouf was in that movie? Haha, he was a completely narcisstic greaser! Hooray for black leather jackets and custom made combs. Even Stevens is as far as i'll go with him. Later about that genius television show. He just looked really really out of place.

There is a woman scratching an elevator door. What the heck? (I'm in SMSU waiting for class to start which is how i'm witnessing this). Let's all thank our parents for teaching us how to clip our nails when we were young. The scratches really do remind me of an ignorant baboon on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Is it possible for every one of use to learn someting useful from this experience? I say aye!

This dumpster boy is giving me weird looks. Will write some more perhaps later. He needs to change this trash can.

Auf wiedersehen!

The Bathrooms Speak

It's actually been a really long time since i've posted anything, but i'll try and get into the habit. I have so many random thoughts rambling around in my head, sometimes it's impossible to write everything down. Just bear with me.

Going to Portland State University now, and i've seen more strange things in two weeks than I have this entire summer. I love how liberal it is, and how the teachers don't actually teach. I love how my German 101 class is a joke and my instructor is writing his thesis on puppetry. it's ridiculous, but i'm loving every second of it.

Public transportation is a pain in the ass, but for some reason I enjoy it. Except for today, when I had to sit next to a Chinese man who really doesn't believe in deoderant. That was awkward. There'll be a post on public transportation in the near future. I have SO MANY stories about that.

My personal website will be up shortly, I just need to fix up a few links, that's all. I'll post it as soon as it becomes available for use. Been getting the hang of Adobe Dreamweaver, and will probably be taking a class next term to be a bit more fluent in HTML. Which sounds really odd.

It really bothers me how people write the "anarchy" symbol all over the bathroom stalls at my school. None of them even know what the word means. Anarchy is when a government fails, not when some teenagers discover that they're bored out of their minds and must expedite their freedoms, in turn trying to overthrow the system. They merely think they are rebels, defying the law and sticking it to "the man". Idiots. Then you see all the graffiti all over the city, and the kids with the ridiculous hair, a joint hanging out of their mouths. "We're radical...join the movement," they say, but in reality.... who wants to live on the street and chant for something that only existed in theory?

Honestly. Think about it. All the extreme groups rising up in the late 60's and early 70's who accomplished....nothing. They waved their flags, ate their donuts. Smoked a ton of pot, painted squirt guns black and threatened authority. Obviously there's a large chunk of history missing. Just trying to get my point across.

Please people. Just get a job. Go to school. Make some friends. Leave your Sharpies alone. Learn to play the accordion. Maybe use your intense writing skills for something that'll buy you more than Top Ramen.

Conquistador

It's really strange how sometimes we percieve our world to be immaculate and wallowing in perfection. My desire is to portray the world in truth, without any edits, gloss, or fancy lettering. We are what we were made to be, and to rebel our potential is just absurd.

You'll find me in the biosphere, this little hub between earth and sky.

There were words said today about how we, as humans, have no clue as to how amazing the creation of the world was. We cannot even begin to imagine the power and imagination that God posesses.

The book of Genesis, it begins with the creation of life, and ends with death. It's this cycle that confuses, amazes, challenges, and inspires us.

Ricochet

I'm new to this blogging thing, and I think it's amazing how people map out their lives through words.

I sort of want to do that.

Some of the things I'll write here will be strange. There will be notes about God. Critiques about art. Strange photographs. And an occasional joke or two.

I want to choreograph my thoughts.

There are things rambling on around in my head, and this is time for my imagination to come forward.