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Hey! I painted today!

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:12:41 -0500

Hey! I painted today!

"Among the so-called neurotics of our day there are a good many who in other ages would not have been..."

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:09:01 -0500

“Among the so-called neurotics of our day there are a good many who in other ages would not have been neurotic — that is, divided against themselves. If they had lived in a period and in a milieu in which man was still linked by myth with the world of ancestors, and thus with nature truly experienced and not merely seen from outside, they would have been spared this division within themselves. I am speaking of those who cannot tolerate the loss of myth and who can neither find a way to a merely exterior world, to the world as seen by science, nor rest satisfied with an intellectual juggling of words, which has nothing whatsoever to do with wisdom.”

- C. G. Jung, “Dreams, Memories, Reflections” (1961)

oats: I am in the market for a day-time cologne and wanted to list a few that I am sniffing...

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:44:00 -0500

oats:

I am in the market for a day-time cologne and wanted to list a few that I am sniffing out.

Guerlain - Vetiver

Thierry Mugler - Cologne

YSL POUR HOMME CONCENTRATION

John Varvatos - Artisan

Costume National - Scent

Givenchy For Men - Very Irresistible Man By

Christian Dior - Eau Sauvage

Chanel for Men - Chanel

Bulgari - Bulgari pour Homme

Hermès - Terre d’Hermès

Of the ones I have samples, I like the John Varvatos and Bulgari the best.

Men are sexier without cologne. Just sayin.

dalasverdugo: Trial membership to LA Fitness started. Thus begins two weeks of trying this gym and...

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:27:24 -0500

dalasverdugo:

Trial membership to LA Fitness started. Thus begins two weeks of trying this gym and then 24 Hour Fitness. Never been to a gym in my life, but working on a computer all day means I need to get my heart rate up, and I’m also stoked for saunas/swimming.

Check out one of Portland’s awesome community centers, man! They need the membership money, and the ones I’ve been to are pretty great (the Matt Dishman has a pool and gym).

"Remember the poinsettia pin you got me for Christmas so many years ago? It was such a grown-up gift..."

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:57:14 -0500

“Remember the poinsettia pin you got me for Christmas so many years ago? It was such a grown-up gift for a little girl to choose for her Momma. Well, I’m wearing it on my suit jacket tonight at Dad’s office party dinner. It still looks gorgeous!”

- E-mail from my mom just now. She is such a sweet lady.

Homeless not hopeless

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:34:51 -0500

dalasverdugo:

Homeless, Not Hopeless

My friend Tavar launched a project to raise awareness of the homeless situation in Portland. You can purchase prints like the one above, and all proceeds go to the Transition Projects shelter.

Please reblog this to get it in front of more people.

As I’m sure the people interviewed for this project would be quick to point out, not all people who are homeless have mental illnesses. But many do. So I’m reblogging with an FYI about Folktime. If you know someone in Portland who has an Axis I diagnosis (depression, schizophrenia, psychotic disorder, etc.) — homeless or not — spread the word. They can get a free meal, free food to take home (almost always provided by Trader Joes) and a safe, warm place to hang out (and make paintings, with instruction from yours truly) by joining Folktime. (Just be sure to check out the eligibility requirements.)

Man, the headlines are bleak this morning.

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:48:21 -0500

Man, the headlines are bleak this morning.

Billy goat! Spotted at Tryon Life Community Farm yesterday.

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:52:12 -0500

Billy goat! Spotted at Tryon Life Community Farm yesterday.

Went dancin’ last night!

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:32:41 -0500

Went dancin’ last night!

School? Check.

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:50:13 -0500

My first term of grad school is officially over.

CIVIL WAR GAME: TONIGHT! 6pm! This will be an epic game, as...

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:15:30 -0500

CIVIL WAR GAME: TONIGHT! 6pm!

This will be an epic game, as the winner heads straight to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Even more exciting, the victor will take home the Platypus Trophy, created in 1959 by U of O art student Warren Brady. More of the story (from wikipedia):

“Oregon was heavily favored in the 1959 game, but Oregon State won 15-7 and took home the trophy, which they displayed in a case at Gill Coliseum. During that year, Oregon students apparently stole the trophy, and kept it after the 1960 Civil War ended in a 14-14 tie. In 1961, Oregon State won 6-2 and Oregon returned the trophy to Oregon State immediately following the game.

Following the 1961 game, the trophy was stolen several more times and was eventually forgotten as the football game’s trophy. In 1986, artist Spady, now an art teacher in Eugene, spotted the trophy in a case at Oregon’s Leighton Pool. It had apparently been reappropriated as a trophy for the schools’ water polo Civil War, and was affixed with a brass plaque commemorating four consecutive Oregon water polo victories from 1964 to 1968. Spady was unable to convince anyone to reacquire the trophy for use in the football game, and in 2000, the pool and its trophy cases were demolished as part of a renovation project.

In 2004, with the trophy long forgotten, Oregonian sportswriter John Canzano wrote a column lamenting the fact that uniquely unlike other college rivalry games, the Civil War had no trophy. Spady contacted Canzano and informed him of the existence of the Platypus Trophy, and a follow-up Canzano column ignited a search for the missing trophy. Led by Dan Williams, a UO administrator who had been the student body president who handed the trophy over to his OSU counterpart in 1961, the trophy was rediscovered in 2005 in a closet at the University of Oregon’s McArthur Court.”

(via Matt)

Mill Pond near Medway, MA now chillin in Brooklyn.

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:52:00 -0500

Mill Pond near Medway, MA now chillin in Brooklyn.

anjalouise: toothandnail: lee godie. Amazing shot!

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:59:31 -0500

anjalouise:

toothandnail:

lee godie.

Amazing shot!

Finally made it to the velveteria, Portland’s very own...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:17:40 -0500

Finally made it to the velveteria, Portland’s very own velvet painting museum. If you haven’t been, go soon. The owners, Caren and Carl, are considering closing up shop come January.

Because of legal issues surrounding the new velvet painting book, no photography is allowed in the actual museum. You’ll have to see the epiphany zone for yourself to experience the magic.

291 Ink and Sumi ink on paper, mounted on panel 15.75 x 11.75...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:04:18 -0500

291
Ink and Sumi ink on paper, mounted on panel
15.75 x 11.75 in.
2008

by Abby Ryan.

#7: A good flickr page/life.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:43:43 -0500

#7: A good flickr page/life.

Two year old touched by MJ’s music. I’m sure I...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:43:36 -0500

Two year old touched by MJ’s music.

I’m sure I looked like this when I was two, listening to MJ. FEELIN’ IT.

via Chris Bodenner

Typical day at the boathouse. It’s getting cold!

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:51:31 -0500

Typical day at the boathouse. It’s getting cold!

My man in the Willamette Week

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:52:20 -0500

My man in the Willamette Week:

I took this picture!

"It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English — up to..."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:21:45 -0500

“It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English — up to fifty words used in correct context — no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.”

- Carl Sagan (via livejamie) (via dalasverdugo)