Portlandiaphile - February 24th, 2008

[info]damnportlanders
Not going away.
What is your least favorite city in Oregon, and what makes it so?

Oregon City. All the tweakers. I know in Beaverton I can spit and hit a tweaker, but there is something so much worse about the Oregon City variety to me. I just hate Oregon City.
[info]damnportlanders
quick question:

where is a huge/awesome outdoor playground in portland... preferably east side? i'm hangin out with my daughter this week and i'm not familiar with the parks around here yet...


also:

for future reference, where is the best place to perform open mic? and by best i mean not overpopulated, high pressure, uber-hipstery... ideally i prefer a more low key, mellow crowd... ya know? i'm trying to get started with some music around here but i'm kinda shy... recommendations? experiences?
[info]damnportlanders
Symphony and Dinner
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Nader for President
I guess Ralph Nader is running for President for yet another time.  Think he has a chance?  Think people will vote for him in large numbers like they did in 2000, especially here in Oregon?  Why can't that guy just go away?  Lastly, why is he doing this now?
[info]damnportlanders
Any T-Mobile customers here?
Is anyone else having troubles with receiving and making phonecalls?
Several of us [who are Tmobile customers] haven't been able to make or receive calls, nor access our voicemails in the last 20 hrs. Text messages come in 2 hrs late.
When I tried calling my own phone from a house phone it goes either straight into voicemail or it tells me that all circuits are busy.

Network outage?
[info]damnportlanders
We're doing it again!
Once upon a time, the Cold War was over, the Perpetual War hadn't
started, and the worst problem the country faced was a blowjob. Once
upon a time, the national budget was balanced, the internet was an
exciting new frontier that was starting to feature graphics, and
Quentin Tarantino had credibility. Our modems blazed at 28.8 kBps,
Smashing Pumpkins were still together, and we had no idea how good we
had it.

Chez Geek, the house-party impresarios who brought you the Chez Geek
Halloween Party, invite you to our 90s Nostalgia Party on February
29th. This Friday, the year steals an extra 24 hours from the
Gregorian calendar, and we'd like to spend it in a different decade.
The music, the movies, the awkwardly-dated universe of the 1990s will
be ours once again. Bring your youthful illusions, bring your
friends, and if at all possible bring a bottle or two. The party
starts at eight and ends when the Supreme Court rules 5-4 to make
everything suck.

Where: 4737 SE 44th ave; about two blocks south of Holgate.
[info]damnportlanders
Hey DPers, my current pair of running shoes needs to be replaced. So what stores in the area (preferably downtown or nearby) carry not only nice new shoes, but also have sports bras for those of us with a bit more to support. I'm talking the D/DD range here, nothing too extreme but enough that it's not particularly easy to find good sports bras in stock.

Thanks, y'all. My feet thank you in advance.

EDIT: Thanks all, I went with Title Nine for the sports bras, which are great! Seriously, I totally recommend them for sports bras, as the sales lady was really helpful and found a great fit for me. Then I went to Portland Running Company where they did a full on shoe fit complete with demo running, and I'm very happy with the results.
[info]damnportlanders
Awards
I'm having a couple of people over to watch the Academy Awards this afternoon/evening. So if any of you are jonesing for a little Oscar-watching with poeple you barely know, drop me a line and i'll tell you how to get here. I'm in NE, near Laurelhurst. I have some munchies, but very little in the way of beverages so BYOB.
[info]damnportlanders
God's gift to women...
International Women's day is fast approaching, and that means it's time for my birthday. Two years ago, around this time, I put up a post asking for suggestions of where I should go for dinner on my birthday. I'm still working through that list, but wanted to see if anyone had any further suggestions.

Current CW is that we'll be dining at Tabla. Anyone with specific experience there? I'm looking at you, [info]beansbouf, since you're the one who suggested it last time.

Also: Sorry for being such an ass back then, [info]littlebluedog.
[info]damnportlanders
Message to Ralph Nader
Nader announced his candidacy today.

Anonymous has words for Ralph.

(This is really funny if you've been watching the Anon v. Scientology vids.)
[info]damnportlanders
I'm so bored! What are you guys up to today?
[info]damnportlanders
Song for today
[info]damnportlanders
Hi everybody,
does anyone have any idea where in Portland I might find vegetarian dry dog food? I've found the canned stuff at People's and Food Fight, but am toying with switching to veggie dry food - if I can find it.
Any suggestions would be awesome,
Thanks!
Livi
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Portland...bitch is the new black