Spring Water Corridor and Sellwood

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...And then I found the Spring Water Corridor  (40 mile bike loop) and Sellwood but only had an hour until the sun went down.

I went 5 miles deep and saw a wildlife refuge, a cute little creek, all kinds of beautiful flowers, a small amusement park, nature preserve, and all kinds of potential exploration spots without names. 

It's a little industrial on one side but the trail follows the Willamette River and there's some pretty greenery in the distance if you look past the gravel of construction.  

Also Sellwood if I ever make enough money as an artist and don't have to get up super early to make the coffee for America you shall be my home spot. 

I love you Portland, Oregon. I love you so much. I keep finding new adventure spots. I can't wait to see this trail in the Fall! 

No pictures this go round, but I know where I will spending my down time when I want to escape the city noise. 

Still no ID

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I still have no ID. I thought I applied for one about 2 weeks ago, but it's starting to look like I payed some random website $14 to send me an email about how to get a new ID; which is kind of shitty.  

I guess the next logical step is to contact Oregon about getting my license here, but I have no way to prove who I am because I have no form of ID. Ayayay... 

Today

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Today...

Cleaned up my house. Mostly my closet.

It was becoming a big pile of "stuff to take care of tomorrow..." that actually kept growing for almost 2 weeks.

Had a few drinks with Jackie and Jordyn. Ate bar food aka lots of fried food. It was good but I forgot how much mass amounts of fried stuff fills you up; I'm still full. 

And now I will spend the rest of the night watching SciFi movies; because that's the perfect way to finish this simple and mellow day.  

Goodnight. 

 

David Bowie - Valentine's Day

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Sometimes I don't listen to music or watch music videos when they are first released because I am into another type of music at the time and don't feel I'm able to focus on the music whole heartedly and/or if I feel there is a lot of hype around it I wait it out for months sometimes even years to see how I really feel about it.

Such was the case for David Bowie's most recent single; Valentine's Day. I watched the first 3 singles as soon as they came out from this album but felt like I needed to wait to watch this one so I could appreciate it more.  

But holy wowzers!  This is the best LOOKING video from this album so far, and that's not undermining the others at all. But the colors and angles and crispness of this is absolutely wonderful.

Mister Bowie; you're looking just as powerful and mysterious as always!
 
And that guitar... So good!

This is definitely one of my favorite Bowie albums; very present but uniquely Bowie. I don't think it's caught on like it needs to yet. It kind of jumped out and slid into the shadows. I still hope Bowie does at least one live appearance in support of this album.

I Arrived In Portland 1 Year Ago Today

One year later:
I've moved 4 times, made some amazing friends, lost some friends, finished writing a book (now I just need to print it), started drawing, and seen some purely awesome places.

But it wasn't until about 2 or 3 months ago it finally sunk into my soul: I'm home. This is where I strive. This is where I learned who I am and that I am awkward and quirky and that is fine. I've never felt more in my element than when I'm walking under giant old Sequoias and Doug Firs on a cool, grey day.

I've never felt more at ease and confident I can take over the world; whatever that may mean.

Thank you Oregon for giving me a home. Looking forward to many more years of art and adventures.

My name is A.B. Corduroy and I moved to Portlandia to retire young. Long live Cascadia.

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Today and Tonight and Stuff

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Today: I think I will head downtown and find a place to do some wandering and maybe some writing. See what kind of adventures I can happen upon. I have left over coinage from yesterday's laundry an americano from Stumptown sounds lovely. I also have some long overdue letters to write to people. Yes today will be a day of people watching, coffee drinking, and word writing. 

Tonight: It's First Thursday and there are two shows I really want to see. So tonight will be full of going to see art.

Stuff: I love Smoggie Catt. I also love waking up and not rushing to run to the coffee shop to make coffee for the masses. I love my overcast mornings. Waking up about 9am; I can linger about and do my workings on the interwebs and read some news at a casual pace and then around 1pm then be out and about until at least 9 exploring the world around me. I love you Portland, Oregon. Thankful I finally made it here. Sometimes I wonder if I'm still dreaming.

 

 

Portland Rain

I woke up this morning to the smells and feels of Portland rain. I heard rumor of rain, but didn't think Portland received rain in August. Then again this last winter was supposedly drier than normal. It's all out of whack I guess. I don't care I am thankful for the rain.

It made me get up, make breakfast, a cup of coffee, and I'm in productive mode already. I've made many do list for days now, but haven't felt like doing any of them but this grey and the smell of moisture in the air makes me so excited!  

I say rain, but it's more a steady mist of sorts. So when I look at I look at a potential new living space the main thing I do is imagine what it would look like on a rainy day from said location. I actually got lost in the convenient location of this place and the deadline to move in that I forgot to think those thoughts. But this place is going to be just right; I just need some living room furniture. Probably just a small couch, my "old man chair" and a coffee table.   

I feel like I need to share this joy with whomever decides to read these things. I'm not really thinking too much; just typing. More thinking about the people I need to email back after I finish this blog, the books I want to read, and that I hope the sun stays away for at least a few more hours.  

The grey helps me reflect. The grey keeps me sane. Thank you Portland rain.

Cloud Atlas

Going to try and complete watching Cloud Atlas for the third time now.

I think I want to like it, but I keep waiting for a big "mind blowing" part that should be happening at any moment but hasn't.

 I also fell asleep the second time watching said movie.  

Maybe I'll eat some ice cream, too. I do like ice cream.