My sister invited me to go out bowling after calming down. Both of us.

Sooo I figured I might as well go do that. Need to go out more anyway.

Now that’s done and over with. Just glad to know that like, my filial relationships aren’t utterly sabotaged or anything. It’s bad enough we’d been spending years trying to patch things up between the two of us.

I guess from the sounds of it, she wasn’t so furious as much about the car, but the fact that I didn’t tell her I was unemployed...? Iunno, I have a hard time telling that shit to my family. She did say she’ll ask her boss if they could do something.

In terms of a job, I’d rather be doing something that’s not desk work because ffff oh my god I need to do something more physically active. It was awesome being able to sit at my desk and surf the internet when I’m not doing anything, but after awhile you just get so bent out of shape because of it. Plus it’s not like I don’t do enough crap online when I’m at home.

Speaking of which, I should probably... go... get ready to leave now. Urf.

My family has to go out of town suddenly, and will be gone for a few days. We're looking for someone to check on our two cats to make sure they are safe and happy and don't wreck up the place. Does anyone here do in home pet care, or can vouch for someone's services? I'm in SE. Thanks!

I don't think this has been posted here yet, and I thought some of you might like to know that the Flaming Lips video that was shot on Mt Tabor with all the naked people is out.

Obviously, it's NSFW, so I'll put it under a cut:

( Watching the Planets )

Does anyone know if Laurelhurst Theater is cash only? I can't find the info on their website. Thanks!

You'll all be very happy to learn that I have a friend who is moving here to find a job.

He's a singer/guitarist (here is an NSFW video of him performing) so he hopes to make money doing that. How hard is it to start out in the music scene here?

I don't see many posts here about being a musician in Portland. Is that because there's nothing to complain about, or is it just that the musicians are always too high to use LiveJournal?

Hey damn tea-drinkers!

I'm trying to get my hands on some certain Stash tea holiday flavors. I love drinking hot tea at work and I'm absolutely craving some holiday chai. Problem is I can't find it in stores. I called up Stash to ask them which stores were carrying it, but the lady could only tell me which stores carried their products - not whether or not they actually carried the specific flavor.

Have you seen either of these flavors in stores? Preferably downtown or eastside?

Hi DP!

I live in upper NE near Lombard and today I'll be learning how to drive stick for the first time. This means I need to find a giant empty parking lot nearby. Any suggestions? I'm looking at churches but as always DP seems to know everything. I guess government parking lots would be good too as it's a holiday.

Thanks!

Yesterday:

• 13:45 Hypervigilant toward germs while fending off cold. Hand sanitizer shouldn't be applied to my drink bottle, right? The part I drink from? #
• 13:52 I mean, it does kinda sound like a good idea, doesn't it? #

Any of you work at the Bagdad? Let's get this fixed before he shows up, or he'll think this is some cow-town puppet show.



EDIT: They fixed it. Civic and corporate reputation preserved.

Hey everybody. I've got a new website called lookatmycomics.com



This comics is a song. If you go to my site, you can hear it.

I'm excited for you!

In today's "Minimum Security," Bunnista wonders if anyone's ever actually read "Ulysses." http://ping.fm/6zbaf

In case you didn't know, today is Free Admission Day at the Portland Japanese Garden, from 10am to 4pm. The husband & I are thinking of visiting for the first time.
*eta a better link*

You may remember my previous post. There is a dog staying at my house, who's owner broke up with her boyfriend, moved out, and left her min-pin/chihuahua mix here locked in the garage. She's supposed to be finding her a new home, but I never even see her around the house. I'm fed up with the situation and I'm taking things into my own hands. This poor dog has been abandoned for months, only being let out of the garage to go pee, and I'm not putting up with it anymore.

She's a very sweet dog, she's lived with other dogs, she's just a little skittish and shy. Her favorite thing is to squeeze between your back and the couch cushions and hide, and she also likes to play fetch.
She's about a year and a half old, and had all of her shots when she was younger, at a Petco. I do NOT have these records available.

Any interested parties, please email me at kumori(dot)kaze(at)gmail(dot)com and I will arrange a time for you to come see her.

Please pass the word and help me find this sweet dog a home.

I wish I could get a better picture, but she can't hold still without wiggling her head around...

How many of you are on unemployment and going to school. Did you go thru the Training Unemployment department? Wasn't there something Obama signed to make it so we can now go to school and be on unemployment at the same time? My google searching isn't helping to much tonight.

Perhaps this question is a "duh" question for all of you, and it's just something that I've missed since I've been driving.

Today a manager at my job (where I drive a company car daily) asked me if I had auto insurance. I happen to have it, even though I don't drive my piece-of-shit car anywhere at the moment, and told her that I do.

Later I was told that I was asked because anyone who drives a company car has to have it. But I was under the impression that one buys insurance to cover...their car. I didn't think that one's personal auto insurance covers them in cars other than the one signed up for by the auto policy.

I know that (obviously) the company has insurance on each of the cars, but what about people with licenses that do not have auto insurance because, perhaps, they do not have a car? Should they not be driving other people's cars?

OMGSOMEONEEXPLAIN.

(EDIT: Maybe it is part of the company's insurance policy to only allow insured drivers to drive the company cars?)

I just biked back from my first hot yoga class of the winter and after my tasty salad I am going to need a large slice of some sort of dessert - possibly chocolaty, definitely bad for me. Company would be nice to. Anyone interested in meeting for some sweets in the general walking distance of 28th & Burnside? I'd ask dodecalogue, but, well, it sounds like that person has their hands full.

hello all!

does anyone know anywhere in portland that for sure sells buckwheat honey?

does anyone know where you can get wholesale/bulk honey upwards of ten pounds for reasonable prices?

where do you know of that has the widest selection of different honey varietals?

thanks so much!
faith