I was so sorry I couldn't hang out with peeps, but the weekend was All Wedding, All The Time.
To commemorate a past event, you kill and eat an animal. It's a ritual sacrifice, with pie.
Anya ,'Sleeper'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Scrappy - May 30, 2014 3:13:32 pm PDT #10523 of 12685
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Pix - May 30, 2014 8:30:11 pm PDT #10524 of 12685
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
We need to plan more get togethers, I like us.This! I mean, seriously, I don't think we have ever had an LAista gathering for all of us at the same time since I moved here in 2005. We're just so busy, but that's no excuse.
omnis_audis - May 30, 2014 9:07:23 pm PDT #10525 of 12685
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
It was a great lil party!
Helena Handbasket - Sep 02, 2014 5:16:53 am PDT #10526 of 12685
Smart people can be stupid too
So... I'm mostly a lurker (pretty much 100% these days) but I still think of y'all whenever I think of visiting somewhere new.
I'm heading to Portland (Oregon) for 5 days for a conference and wondering if anyone has suggestions (ie can't miss sights other than Powell's Books and voodoo doughnuts) or advice. It's my first time visiting the states and my first totally solo trip (ie don't even know anyone at the destination) so I'm feeling kinda nervous and could use some buffista advice.
Thanks!
Also, if anyone did want to meet up (I love my local-istas and it'd be great to meet some more) I'm free all day tomorrow and most evenings (leaving Sunday am)
Burrell - Sep 02, 2014 6:42:18 am PDT #10527 of 12685
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Portland is beautiful, Helena. I would say if you can spend time on one of the rivers, that's a great way to pass the time there. Cass lived there a few years ago, I bet she has more recs.
Helena Handbasket - Sep 02, 2014 10:57:40 am PDT #10528 of 12685
Smart people can be stupid too
Thanks Burrell!
meara - Sep 02, 2014 11:35:27 am PDT #10529 of 12685
Foodcarts is a big one, in Portland. Erin is out current buffista there but I think she's soon various surgery and recovery for the next couple months.
Typo Boy - Sep 02, 2014 11:50:31 am PDT #10530 of 12685
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Portland used to have some of the best Pho places in the USA. Don't know what is good these days, but yelp can probably give you some clues. Given that Portland has a large Vietnamese community.look for places where a lot of Vietnamese eat. These places are likely to be in strip malls rather than in glitzy restaurant rows.
-t - Sep 02, 2014 11:59:50 am PDT #10531 of 12685
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm trying to think of things my sister takes me to when I'm up there - Powell's is the big one. Food trucks. Eating in general (that may be more of a me thing, I tend to be a food-oriented tourist everywhere). The rose gardens, the Japanese garden. Stumptown for coffee, Jade pearl for tea. I forget the name of the mountain, but it's right there in the city. Tabor?
erin_obscure - Sep 02, 2014 12:49:30 pm PDT #10532 of 12685
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Helena! I'm in Portland but just had surgery on my hip and am pretty confined to a bed/sofa loop for a few more weeks now so I'm no good at showing you round our fine city :( But fine city it is! Fall is gorgeous, the leaves are already starting to turn and if you have a spare day to head out to the gorge for a day hike it coudn't be more beautiful. And yes, Mt Tabor is a volcano (dormant) within city limits, has multiple parks and a darned lovely view from the top. Trimet is the local public transit system and has super useful apps. You can even buy day (or week, or weekend) passes online without having to worry about exact change. What part of town will you be in? Powells and Voodoo are staples of the tourist trade. Willamette Week is a great (local) resource for events. Feel free to msg me at 703 798 5453 if you get lost or need a last minute idea. I can't really go anywhere but that means i'm pretty much always on call as a resource :)
eta: if you're near the convention center and ever just have an extra hour, go for a walk along the waterfront. The Willamette river bisects the city and is basically a huge park along both side of the river. You can walk up the east or west side esplenade north to the steele bridge and south the hawthorne bridge, both have pedestrian pathways and make a nice long loop with Japanese memorial at the NW corner and OMSI at the SE corner. Random sculptures and public art along the way.