Archives for December 2006
Posting Resumes January 2nd
I certainly haven’t forgotten about this blog. To my surprise, I have found myself traveling without internet connections. Posting will resume on January 2nd.
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Please Forgive My Mess
I think I’m a pretty excellent interior decorator. I do fascinating things with light and shape, eclectic collections of colors and directions. I’m good with placement and view-points. I take into account your first impression and your double take.
And then I cover it all up with clutter.
There is a constant battle between …
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The Ethics of Christmas Trees
I have to go ahead and put in my 2 cents (what actually costs 2 cents these days? and what does it say about what my ideas are worth) about Christmas trees. I came from a tree-hugging family. When we got trees, we always got Christmas trees with root bulbs. Partially because …
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Kinta Restaurant on Belmont
Kinta Restaurant, a Malaysian inspired restaurant, is located on the ground level of that very authoritatively new looking apartment building on Belmont, called the Belmont Street Lofts. The building screams, ‘I am the future of Portland and “The Future of Portland” is not limited to the Pearl anymore.’ Kinta Restaurant shares the ground …
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Classy Night on the Town
Last night I saw George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at the Keller Auditorium. The performance was charming. I enjoyed it, although it can never be as good as when I was 8 years old in New York.
I’m not a great fan of the Keller Auditorium. It’s fairly ugly. As my friend and …
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Bed, Bath, and Behind
Tonight I was in a house with a peculiar master bedroom. The bed-appropriate area was decently spacious, with off-white carpet. Then there was a raised platford with a vanity-style mirror and sink. It also had an inlaid bathtub with carpeting on all sides. It seems like it could be nice to …
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Red Carpet Treatment
Portland has a number of old-fashioned theaters, like the Hollywood Theater, that have been preserved and restored. Most of them show films after their initial release for cheaper prices. I love them. The old architecture is fun to look at and the antique-looking, maybe authentic, interior design is always an eye-catching balance between …
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YouTube
Being sick with the flu and unable to leave the apartment for four days means a lot of YouTube.
I did find some interesting things.
Here is a table that walks when you push it. The poster of the video saw it at Dutch Design Week.
There’s also this commercial. I’ve heard of buying desks, beds, …
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Mercury Charity Gift Auction
The Portland Mercury is having their annual online gift auction for charity. This year the benefiting charity is Resolutions Northwest a group that is helping people solve conflicts in their community without violence. You can read the Mercury article about them here.
There are a number of awesome items on auction, but here are a …
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The Cat’s Meow
I grew up in a cat family. My parents have 5 cats. Instead of TV, we just watched the cats. My dad likes to quote lessons on conflict from the “All I Need to Know, I Learned From My Cat” poster. “Yell when you get stepped on, and then forget about it.” The weird thing …
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