yippee skippee, it's friday, folks!
time for another episode of friday 5's, where i tell you five things that made me happy this week, and you read them. [i think.]
1. last night, at Last Thursday [which is supposed to be where you go up to Alberta St in North Portland and walk around and look at art and watch street performers and buy handmade items, but because it was raining, turned into "sit at Bink's bar, split a Tandoori Chicken pizza with Ravi, and hang out with friends for a few hours"], Emmy and Johnathan both showed up! And, as evidence that someone reads these, after I commented on the surprise of it all [both of them! in the same place! hanging out with us!], Emmy said, "Hey, that should be one of your Friday 5's!" And so it is, Em, so it is.
2. the totally hysterical messages Mikey Lynch [and his cronies Tiffanie, Oliver, Ravi, DJ, and Lamonica] left on my voicemail last night after I [gasp!] left Bink's early [9:15 is not early, people!]. srsly, the funniest voicemail messages ever! they were having so much fun, that when i picked up the second phone call [they were calling back because, apparently, there is a limit to how long your voicemail can be], they actually told me to hang up so they could leave another message. seems like they had as much fun recording those as I did listening ...
3. the Portland New-in-Town Meetup groups first-ever photo scavenger hunt! It was super, super fun! the only sad part about it was that the entire thing was Doug's idea and he wasn't able to be there. however, he, and and you, can live vicariously through these photos [there are more. but people haven't sent them to me. sigh. people.]
a sampling of the 13 things on the scavenger hunt list:
a photo of your entire team in front of the Portland sign at the Arlene Schnitzer concert hall; a photo of at least two members of your team and the words "Made in Oregon"
a photo of your entire team in front of the Portland Art Museum; a photo of your entire team on a bridge
a photo of [nearly] your entire team with a Saturday Market vendor; a photo of your entire team enjoying a doughnut from Voodoo Doughnuts
and now for some photos not from the scavenger hunt list: the menu at Voodoo, and my voodoo-guy doughnut. I asked, "What's his name?" and was told, "Voodoo Guy." So, I named him Bill. Later, someone asked who I named him after, probably [and, legitimately] assuming it was some jerk ex-boyfriend; nope, actually, he just kinda reminded me and Mike of Mr. Bill from SNL. As in, "Oh, no, Mister Bill!" [Suzanne, Jess, and Erin will appreciate that.] Oh, FYI: Voodoo Guy's filled with red jam, for that oozing-blood effect.
and this was pretty funny to me ... at one point, my team members stopped to take a photo of this entirely-unrelated-to-the-scavenger-hunt fish-sticking-out-of-a-wall image... and it totally cracked me up to see the influence four people looking up can have on total strangers [like the guy in the red shirt]!
the entire meetup was a blast! We had 11 people total, and 9 of them I hadn't met before - plus, a few of them were very, very new to Portland, as in moved-here-three-days-ago new! it turned out to be, as i hoped, a great way to explore the city, interact with strangers [someone's got to operate the camera!], and meet new people - here's most of us after the two groups met back up at Pioneer Square and headed to Kell's for drinks:
Lucinda, Jeff, Sharon, Mike, Tif, Mikey Lynch, Lamonica, & Ravi. [Shannon's behind the camera, Danny had to take off after the hunt, and we lost Jory somewhere in Saturday Market...]
4. a long bike ride along the waterfront, over the riverwalk and down the esplanade on the east side of the river earlier this week. i'm going to get this bike thing, srsly.
5. shoot! can't decide between discovering [thanks to tif!] this fantastic crepere in NW Portland, Vivace [sitting with tif on this tiny balcony of this cute old house, enjoying Stumptown coffee and a nutella & banana crepe was a huge highlight of my week], or my super fun first knitting lesson - so, I pick them both.
It's Friday, I have a netflix envelope with Magnolia in my bag, and my mom is in town for the weekend. Things = good. Happy weekend, all.
THink my brother and family are moving out your way..will tell them to hook into the new members club when they get there. Love the pictures and what fun that must have been to to
Posted by: kelli smith | June 30, 2007 at 03:37 AM
Sounds like a great week Sharon. So glad you love your bike and that the crepes are yummy. Life is good girl...for sure. Enjoy your week. Checking back in on Friday. Give me a call and we can chat about your August visit.
Posted by: Maryfrances | July 02, 2007 at 06:44 PM
I am SO sad I wasn't there. Damn Judaism!!!
Posted by: lauren | July 05, 2007 at 09:12 AM