Wednesday, May 14, 2008
I Would Like To Thank The Little People...
Hehe so I got entirely to excited that KMUN 91.9 Astoria a little NPR affiliate on Oregon's north coast chose one of my photos as their picture of the day for May 17th.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Art, Waffles, Beer
Continuing our attempt to visit restaurants in Portland that are NOT IKEA we decided to visit Jáce Gáce this morning. We were lured by an ad in the Mercury (the source of all fun in Portland) promising Art, Waffles, Beer. How could it go wrong?
Honestly that is an genius combination. You get the fun of beer, the attempt at cultural broadening with art, and warm nutritious waffles. The cultural broadening was particularly important for us as Saturday was spent ENTIRELY in bed watching two seasons of The Office on Netflix.
The inside of the restaurant was going for a minimalist feel with white sparse walls, a flame retardant mylar ceiling, bundles of sticks, and black metal patio furniture. It makes sense as it also a gallery but waffles are difficult to enjoy when your butt is cold.
I had the Three Bites $8.00 - waffle covered in honey and walnuts, served with prosciutto, apples, and Brie on the the side. It was delicious and filled my waffle craving needs. The presentation was clean and crisp though don't come to Jáce Gáce with a huge appetite. Though filling by the rest of the world's standards it is just one waffle and my American Super Size stomach had a hard time grasping the idea of correct portions.
Matt had th Piña Colada $7.00- waffle covered with bananas,fresh pineapple, brown sugar and topped with coconut whip cream. Matt's verdict: waffle = delicious.
Count us in as repeat brunchers.
Honestly that is an genius combination. You get the fun of beer, the attempt at cultural broadening with art, and warm nutritious waffles. The cultural broadening was particularly important for us as Saturday was spent ENTIRELY in bed watching two seasons of The Office on Netflix.
The inside of the restaurant was going for a minimalist feel with white sparse walls, a flame retardant mylar ceiling, bundles of sticks, and black metal patio furniture. It makes sense as it also a gallery but waffles are difficult to enjoy when your butt is cold.
I had the Three Bites $8.00 - waffle covered in honey and walnuts, served with prosciutto, apples, and Brie on the the side. It was delicious and filled my waffle craving needs. The presentation was clean and crisp though don't come to Jáce Gáce with a huge appetite. Though filling by the rest of the world's standards it is just one waffle and my American Super Size stomach had a hard time grasping the idea of correct portions.
Matt had th Piña Colada $7.00- waffle covered with bananas,fresh pineapple, brown sugar and topped with coconut whip cream. Matt's verdict: waffle = delicious.
Count us in as repeat brunchers.
Monday, May 5, 2008
By the sea, Mr. Green, that's the life I covet
So I hadn't logged into my flickr page for such a long time that I forgot my password and screen name. It took about 4 days of trying different combinations of commonly used passwords, screen names (security disclaimer; one should not HAVE commonly used passwords) and getting locked out for trying to brute force my password (hmm can I verbify "brute force?") before I could get in.
To commemorate I finally put up some pictures I took a few weeks ago when my coworker Jeff showed us around his nifty hometown of Seaside. A small beach town that until recently, due to some unfortunate riots, was a bustling spring break retreat. We were supposed to meet up with another coworker, Eric, from BC Canada and go around taking photo's together but Eric only made it as far as Seattle and so it was just us awkward three.
Take a look and enjoy!
To commemorate I finally put up some pictures I took a few weeks ago when my coworker Jeff showed us around his nifty hometown of Seaside. A small beach town that until recently, due to some unfortunate riots, was a bustling spring break retreat. We were supposed to meet up with another coworker, Eric, from BC Canada and go around taking photo's together but Eric only made it as far as Seattle and so it was just us awkward three.
Take a look and enjoy!
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