What a quietly intense and beautiful show Mad Men has turned out to be! The writers and directors of this series have convincingly portrayed chain-smoking, heavy drinking, womanizing, infidelity and the general debauchery of 1960’s Manhattan as somehow redemptive. The characters, the lives they lead and the choices they make are absolutely intriguing. Mad Men’s [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Recommended: Mad Men
Posted in Recommendations on Thursday, September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BS Brewing: The champagne of blogs
Posted in Friends on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BS Brewing, founded by my former coworker, Dave, is a Portland homebrewing and extreme food collective. The brewery was (and I’m quoting here) “founded out of Dave’s love of beer and his desire to push the envelope in developing creative and flavorful beers. Mostly to get access to free beer and meet hot chicks, beer-loving hangers-on and [...]
Auf wiedersehen Mercedes. Hallo Mini!
Posted in Alec on Sunday, September 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Laing
Posted in Friends on Sunday, September 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I can’t speak for Alec, but I am certainly sore and a little worse for ware after my very sweet coworkers’ wedding last night; I think it’s a good sign that Bryan and Laura’s reception at David Hill Winery was loads of fun! The bride and groom were nothing but beautiful and handsome standing under the tree [...]
Recommended: Burdigala Wine Shop
Posted in Recommendations on Friday, September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alec’s former clients, Didier and Molly Sudre, own the most darling little wine shop in Sellwood. Didier and his staff always have a great lineup of wines open and ready for tasting. Tonight we were pleased to discover that they have recently added live music and little nibbles to the Friday night offering. The impressive [...]
Turbo tubing at iDL
Posted in Amanda, Work on Friday, September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My coworker, Eric, is another reason why I’m looking forward to moving home and working out of our Portland office more often
Girls’ night out
Posted in Amanda, Friends on Thursday, September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Christi, Kate and I finally got together for the first time in somewhere around eight months. Between full time jobs, their little ones at home (and in Kate’s tummy!) and my working in Seattle during the week, all attempts at finding a night where we’re all in town and available have been in vain. I [...]
Mono beauty 101
Posted in Amanda, Just because on Monday, September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just read an article about a Lucky Magazine beauty editor who stopped everything, slept 15 hours a day, gave up all her vices, and two months later reappeared more beautiful than ever. And guess what? All it took was a gnarly case of Mononucleosis. So, if you or your children come down with Mono, [...]
Fun with Dick & Kathy
Posted in Weekends on Monday, September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alec’s mom and her man-friend, Dick, spent the tail end of their Alaskan cruise adventure with us in Portland. In our typical summertime fashion, we packed a ton into the weekend! After picking them up in Seattle Saturday morning, we drove back to Portland in time for a little lunch and beer at the Hedge [...]
Barcelona
Posted in Alec, Travel on Saturday, September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alec flew all the way to Barcelona (a 12 hour flight through Amsterdam) for a Monday morning Vestas legal team meeting. He stuck around for a couple extra days and was able to walk the city, people watch, eat some fantastic food and drink cheap Miller-High-Life-like beer (Estrella Damm). I must admit I was a [...]
