PEDALPALOOZA KICKOFF RIDE 6:00pm, Decorate at 6. Ride at 6:30. Kick'n off the Pedalpalooza season! Bring out the bike love for a costumed, decorated bike ride. Arrive early to decorate your bike.  NO sign-up! NO fees!  Just come to ride.

I will be in my mini top hat and white gloves if it's not 80 degrees out. hope to see you there!

more events on the calendar here: http://shift2bikes.org/cal/viewpp2009.php

This one is actually kind of cute, no?

Creepy doll, cute sweater. Can you believe these dolls go for hundreds on Ebay?

Sending from G1. This is strange.

real mud, real teeth?

Health Net Portland Twilight Criterium !!

Cri*te*ri*um (krI'-tir-E-&m), noun [Latin]:
A bicycle street race. Competitors must complete the most laps in a set period of time. Very fast.

this is such a good time. please come out if you're downtown Friday evening or nearby. lycra, fast bikes and beer garden. what more do you need??

(borrowed from http://www.portlandtwilight.com/)

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
4:00pm Streets are closed except Everett St.
5:00 pm Widmer Beer Garden and food court open
5:30 pm Free helmets for children (until 6:30) provided by Health Net
6:00pm Everett St. closes
6:15 pm Racers' warm-up
6:30 pm Cat 3 race (all ages + genders, cat 2 women allowed) - 40 minutes
7:15 pm Racers' warm-up
7:30 pm Professionals', cat 1,2 Race (all ages + genders) - 60 minutes

Come watch the area's fastest cyclists compete for the region's biggest purse in the Health Net Portland Twilight Criterium. The course surrounds the North Park Blocks of downtown Portland, creating an island oasis of 360-degree viewing, music, food and beverage. There are several places where you can get close enough to feel the wind from the peloton. Each lap is one-half mile long which takes the racers just over one minute to complete. The course is highly technical so fields are limited to eighty riders.

The event is free to attend and great for families. Come downtown Friday evening (8/8/08), to experience the excitement yourself.

ps:   i'm volunteering at the Criterium as a 'course marshal'. i get to yell at pedestrians crossing the course when racers come by. sweeeeet.

i'm going on a hike tomorrow morning with solteronita and jonboi_net!

we're going to McNeil Point, more info here: http://www.portlandhikersfieldguide.org/wiki/McNeil_Lower_Viewpoint

if you'd like to join give any one of us a buzz.

now i'm off to see my buddy Mickey, his co-workers and many other companies play with sand at Sand in the City! woo!

AGSFB rockin' out outside of PCPA. check out the dancing action!

i'm in love with this guy. check it out!!

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=5226760

i'm going on my sushi lunch date in a mere moment and the sun woke me up today. sweet jesus that's nice.

today will be a fantastic day spent with a nice boy, sunshine, catching up with old friends, full bellies and no errands to run.

packin' up my weekend bag, camera in hand. hope i don't find cat puke on my bed upon my return.

oh, check out the loopy hamster icon below. looking at that alone makes me a bit happy. too easily amused.

(points at head)

- thinking of job prospects. like always.

- craving spinach artichoke dip. badly.
damn, i need a blender.

- trying to get "don't stop believin'" out of my brain. sooo good yet make it stop.

- want to watch new episodes of It's Always Sunny but i think i've seen them all..

- need to plan a trip to the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport some time. must see the otter pups and sea horses. let me know if you'd like to join!

- wondering how crooked my bangs are 'cause i cut them myself today.

- still thinkin' of spinach/artichoke.

- wishing i were in West Linn right now.


bahhhh. where is a car when you need it?? ughh.