About me
I'm Jennifer. I'm 27. Originally from NY state but now I live in Portland OR. I am the proud owner of a Bachelor's degree in Community Development.
You can expect to read about the following topics on my blog:
Bicycles
Fine Art
Pop Culture
Hot Dead Dudes
Portland
My dalmatian, Robot
Sweet Fashions
Bike Messenger "culture"
Maybe some recipes
Gardening
Minutea from my lifeI like reading blogs, turns out I also like sporadically writing in my own blog. Eventually I think it would be cool to have a blog with a “purpose” or “cohesion”. Thanks for finding your way here or clicking that link I sent you in an email. Blog blog blog.
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Tag Archives: Portland
Road Trip (soon)
So, I’ve been a bad blogger the past week. I just moved into a new apartment AND started a new job this week. I plan on posting some pictures of my new place soon, but so far my furniture consists … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Portland
Tagged hipster ground zero, hipsterville, new apartment, Portland, Portland Close-in, Road Trip
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Audubon Society
I highly recommend going to the Audubon Society in Portland. There is a really cool taxidermy museum (more about the animals than the art of taxidermy), and you can go on a relatively short hike to check out some old-growth … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Portland
Tagged audubon society, Hiking, old growth forest, Portland, stuffed dead animals, taxidermy, trees
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Midnite Mystery Ride
Pedalpalooza is here again in Portland. It’s basically a 3 week long festival of group bike rides. I think there are over 250 lined up this year. I’m not really one for group rides, especially themed ones (a vasectomy ride? … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Bikes, Portland
Tagged bike rides, Midnite mystery ride, pedalpalooza, Portland
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Pioneer Courthouse
This photo was taken looking east from 5th and Yamhill (not even paved yet!!) in 1875. I don’t know if it’s open now, because of the construction going on, but word is that the little tower on top has a … Continue reading
Posted in Portland, Vintage
Tagged 1875, 5th and yamhill, old photographs, Pioneer courthouse, Portland, vintageportland
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30 mile bike ride. My first attempt at Skyline.
I mapped out the route on googlemaps. The plan was to ride to St.Johns, cross the St. Johns’ bridge. Take Germantown road to Skyline which would eventually lead to Council Crest. Then ride back through downtown and SE. It seems … Continue reading
Fun with Photoshop
So I took a pretty unsuccessful photo of this spider that set up shop outside my front door. My neighborhood is infested with them at the moment. They are orangish, thick and creepy. The other night I was using my … Continue reading
