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vagabondopera, posting in damnportlanders:
Hello Portlanders of the Damned!

Did anyone attend our Halloween show?

If you did, did you take pictures? Video? Have any thoughts or testimonials? The show was in part a benefit for The Archimedes Movement's HeART of Healing, and they are interested in getting photos, videos, etc. to use on their website, so any of that would be suuuper helpful!

Send emails to vagablogopera at gmail (dot)com!

Thanks Portland!

the_10thdoctor, posting in damnportlanders:

Who else is watching the debates on C-Span?

What're you all rooting for?

...and, go!

impossblprncess, posting in damnportlanders:

Who else hates this fucking shitty weather?

Anyone?

Anyone...? :-P 

lumpygyrations, posting in damnportlanders:

Where do you take your pants to be hemmed? I just bought a bunch of new pants, all of which are too long for me, as even the shortest pants are too long for my stumpy legs. There's a tailor down the street from me, but they charge $12 per pair. I just can't justify spending that much when the pants only cost me $15 each.

I live near PGE Park but would gladly truck my trousers just about anywhere in town if they do a nice job at a decent price. Suggestions/recommendations?

beccalavelle, posting in damnportlanders:

I recently found out, after numerous doctor visits and unnecessary tests, that I am probably allergic to dairy products.

I can't have milk, whey, lactose, lactic acid (from milk), casein, and caseinate.
I CAN have meat, eggs, and anything else.

What are your dairy-free secrets? Where can I find cheap dairy free bread? What's the best kind of soy cheese? What should I watch out for with secret dairy ingredients? Where can I get some CHOCOLATE?

In a month or so I will start adding things like goat cheese, aged cheese, cooked dairy, etc to see if I have an intolerance to those things, but for now I need to be CRAZY about it and avoid everything so I can start to feel better.

PS> Did you know there is lactose in stout beers? Did you know that there is dairy products in caramel coloring? This is insane.

vulgarcriminal, posting in damnportlanders:

Any bars showing the healthcare debates today?

bliccy, posting in damnportlanders:

What do you guys think of Pause in NoPo? Prices, good food, happy hour, etc. I have somehow managed to get a date. I want someplace nice but casual, and I'd also like to try out a new place in my neighborhood.

Two other nearby places I enjoy:
Hop & Vine & Atomic Pizza.

flotsomnjetsom, posting in damnportlanders:

spitfirehussy, posting in damnportlanders:

Hi!
I need a helmet so I can be safe while otherwise looking adorable as I'm riding my scooter. Where are good places to shop? Online or local.

ALSO-
Who knows a good locksmith person who can replace the lock for my scooter seat, since some douchebag completely broke it to steal the helmet inside?


All on the cheap, obvs.
Thanks!

ritzcrackerman, posting in damnportlanders:

I have been charged with picking up some decorations for a baby shower, in a "fairy/fairie" theme. This would include door prizes, plates and napkins for a brunch, and maybe some mementos for the mom-to-be.

I know of a few party supply stores (Lippmans, Party City), but I'm hoping to get everything at one stop. What is the best party supply store in Portland where I might find good baby shower stuff?

george411:
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meankitten, posting in damnportlanders:

Why are they for super heroes only? Discuss.

lucianwolf:

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drjeff, posting in damnportlanders:

Did anyone check out the Blazer game tonight? And, if so, how about those Rip City home jerseys?

( Sweet, or what? )

threne, posting in damnportlanders:

Hello. Not sure if this is okay to post here. If not, let me know, and I will remove it.

I am selling a signed hardback copy of the book Impetus of Dreams by the artist Daniel Merriam. (I have it listed on Craigslist, but will pull it and deal with any serious buyer via Paypal.)



Thanks :)

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callmenontoxic, posting in damnportlanders:

Does anyone have experience with getting cheap flights to Amsterdam? I am currently looking on Studentuniverse.com and finding consistent prices of about $670, which is okay, but I've heard of cheaper. Is there some secret only the Dutch know of?

I would like to fly out of New York around January 2nd or 3rd, and return around the 12-15th.

Alternatively, what about super cheap flights to New York? I've been finding around $330. I'd like to try and be there for New Years Eve.

mamawolff, posting in damnportlanders:

I'm looking for a very awesome forest location to take photographs in Portland or near the areaish. I was maybe thinking Forest Park but does anyone know a good location in that area!

Thanks!

kengwen, posting in damnportlanders:

Anyone interested in joining CAC 205 between now and December 5th? I have a coupon to waive the enrollment fee.  It may work even if you want to join one of the Gresham CAC's, not sure.  

kcknowsbest:
It's my friend Miss Velvet's bday so we went to Mt Hood to get out of town and celebrate!

I wanted to take a walk in the snow with my new Uggs. I even ran a bit luckily without falling!;) they feel sooo warm and soft on my feet even in below freezing. It's snowing like crazy all of a sudden! We're going to head back before we get stuck up here in the snow. Then we're going out downtown for mojitos, yum!

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technoquail, posting in damnportlanders:
I am moving out as quickly as possible after an amicable but painful severance of a six year relationship and in doing so I am realizing that as much as I enjoy all my prom bridesmaid/etc dresses, I don't need them and I don't want to move them.

I would love to donate them (and still might) but unfortunately breakup severely alters my financial situation so I am hoping to sell them. Normally I just take stuff to BuffEx and then they scorn me and I take it to Goodwill, but these are really nice (read: worn once or twice or never) and I don't even know if BuffEx takes that sort of thing.

So, is there consignment in this city that gives cash for fancy dresses. That way someone can at least buy them for a lot less than I paid. :) They are 12-14 in size-ish.


Thankies!

whydavid, posting in damnportlanders:

I am an adult looking to learn to drive and pass the DMV test and would like recommendations and referrals on driving schools or instructors in the Portland metro area (convience to downtown Portland is a bonus). Ideally, I'm looking for someone that you can recommend as having worked with you or someone you know personally rather than googling a thing and seeing what comes up. Thaaaank you.

non_sanctus, posting in damnportlanders:

I am in search of someone, or some place, that does custom leather work. I am looking to have a cuff and a watch cuff made. Anyone know someone that does custom work fairly professionally, or fully professionally?

I already have one of the cuffs made, but I am looking to have it possibly made from a different finish of leather. I have images of the watch cuff and I have the watch I plan on setting in it.

I am figuring Spartacus but I am at work and really don't want to check their website, not to mention I am not sure if they even do leather work anymore. The website for Oregon Leather Co. didn't have anything about them having anyone there that did leather work. Also a general search online for someone local revealed jack and shit...unless I want saddle bags for a horse or a Harley.



I don't.

magnus_alpha, posting in damnportlanders:

I'm trying to track down a temporary phone for a friend, whose phone broke, and T-Mobile is giving him hell about replacing it, at least for the moment. It doesn't have to be anything fancy...just functional. Please email me at kumori(dot)kaze(at)gmail(dot)com, and thanks!

zaika_krasivaia, posting in damnportlanders:

Hi Dee Pee!

I have kind of a strange and last minute request.

I'm getting a tattoo tomorrow that will be in Russian, in cursive. My Russian cursive is uuuuuugly, and I was hoping that one of you could handwrite this script in a lovely Russian cursive. Doesn't have to be perfect...I want the tattoo to look handwritten...kind of like a wistful postscript on a letter, clear and kinda pretty.

Is anyone here Russian (or good at Russian cursive) and willing to write this for me, take a pic, and post in comments or email to me? I would be eternally grateful.

What I want is: Ты всегда рядом

Thank you so much!!

Благодарю с всем из моего сердца!!!!




 

tmcm, posting in damnportlanders:

I'm off to see the opera at the Keller. Are there any good bars near there to have a drink before the show? Doesn't have to be fancy but good would be nice.

And here is a really bad cartoon I drew:

twisted_monk:

http://twistedmonk.blogspot.com/2009/11/so-my-first-day-in-nyc-has-been.html

So my first day in NYC has been... eventful. Forgot how alive this city is, practically vibrating with life and people at all hours of the day and night. My hosts have been showing me a fantastic time, got to meet some sex worker heroes tonight and generally be blow away by the smart, sexy and just plain amazing folks who make up the sex positive scene here.

However since I've been up now for oh... like 20 hours straight I need to crash... so no sorrid details, yet.

Instead how about footage from last week's Columbia City Cabaret performance? We had only 6 minutes and a mostly vanilla audience to show off the speed and sex appeal of rope.

Enjoy!

TwistedMonk, Live Performance @ Columbia City Cabaret from Twisted Monk on Vimeo.

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bldrnrpdx:
I'm finally getting ungrumped about the Fiance's newest work schedule. A few weeks ago, he went through a big stressful bid shift and ended up with a shift that totally rocked - four 10-hour days (which he generally likes better), with Thursday, Friday and Saturday off, and be mostly working late morning through evening. That means he'd have poker night plus two weekend nights, and be mostly oriented to daytime on his time off. We haven't had a Saturday night together - when neither of us was on vacation or sick days - in over a year. This was pretty exciting stuff.

Then - not even two weeks into this new shift - his work people said they re-opened a position. The one he was laid off from at the end of last year. The one he really like doing, far more than the one he's doing now. The one that paid much, much better. Of course, he's interested! He made it through all the interviews and happy dances and hoops to get the position. Learning along the way that the hours would suck. Five 8-hour days, with Wednesday and Thursday off (at least he has poker nights), and oh, by the way, the hours are 3:30pm till midnight. Pardon me while I go bash my head against a wall. This means I'll have Wednesdays from when I get off work till when I go to bed, plus either Saturday or Sunday morning with him (possibly both, depending on what errands we both need to get done). So I'm back to counting my hours per week with him on one hand, two if I'm lucky. At least last month I had a couple of evenings with him plus Sundays. But hey, at least he has poker night.

I've been really awful this week about it all, grumpy and pissy and whiny and all the other dwarves. Between this and the mountain of crap at work this month, I've brought on at least one good serious mood swing. I've known that it would all pass, but in the meantime, I've been pretty close to unbearable to be around. I know that the job isn't forever, I know the shift isn't forever, I know the pay is *significantly* better, I know this particular job makes him much happier than the one he had last month, and I know we'll adjust. I'm just so, so tired of these kinds of shifts, of not being able to be social with other people, of not being able to do almost any public events, of barely being able to spend time together. I've done this already. I was kind of hoping this relationship would be different.

I know, I know. It will be. He's working on going to school so he can get his MS and change careers. Hopefully with that, he'll be able to get both the Happy and the Pay. Maybe even some sort of shift where we'll be able to spend some time together. So, I'm finally ungrumping a little and getting on with it.

guspasho, posting in damnportlanders:

The one on 6th and Washington, there's a big "We're hiring" sign on the door.

ralamar, posting in damnportlanders:

Because: 

1. They have been served papers by RIAA to cease and desist
2. You can listen to any album, all the way through, for free
3. Better website architecture 

Thoughts? 

kcknowsbest:
I love these grey heels by Steve Madden. I wasn't sure how cute they'd be til I put them on my feet. I love them now that they're on - super cute!!! All shoes look way better on my feet:) I've been sick for the past few days :( cold and flu season sux! Luckily it's just a little head cold and I'm almost over it. Buy me some shoes off my wishlist, make me happy foot boys!;) KC

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flotsomnjetsom, posting in damnportlanders:

MAX news. Rider tells off cop after getting ticket.

http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2009/11/man_tells_angrily_tells_cop_wh.html

windfaerie, posting in damnportlanders:

A question for fellow photographers:

I'm planning an interesting concept photo for this year's holiday card. Key to the photo is violent/beautiful rocky Oregon coastline w/ waves crashing in the background. I'm aiming for something a bit like Yachats when the tide comes in and explodes along the shore but closer than the 4-hour drive needed to get there. Any suggestions for such a stormy/tumultuous location as a backdrop?

x-posted to pdxpix

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theljstaff, posting in news:

The empire strikes back

In recent weeks, we've taken huge steps towards blocking spam accounts on LiveJournal. In fact, we've suspended as many as 30,000 accounts in a single day! We've implemented several pre-emptive measures to prevent the creation of spam accounts, and we've honed our detection of suspicious content. Spam bots are a crafty lot, so we'll continue to refine our tactics and keep up the good fight to keep you safe from spam attacks on LiveJournal.

RSS feeds again

If you're addicted to xkcd_rss, icanhaschzbrgr, or other syndicated feeds, we're pleased to report that we've resolved the update error that was mucking up your RSS feeds. While content was being pulled correctly, it wasn't being posted to the feeds themselves. Late last week, we finally nailed down what we hope was the root problem, so content should post properly. We thank you for your patience.

Wii have killer CSI Deadly Intent contests!

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Enveloped in postcards

Last week, we asked you to send in postcards to help us decorate our drab concrete walls. Here's a photo of the results so far! Thank you so much and please keep them coming! You can mail them to Frank the Goat, Esq., c/o LiveJournal, Inc., 539 Bryant Street, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA 94107. Be sure to include your username, since we'll be giving ten random users paid account credits.

Photos of the week

If you haven't visited our new LiveJournal photo community, you're in for an amazing visual trip. LiveJournal users from around the world will take you on a scenic journey to everywhere. Post your own pictures or kick back and enjoy at lj_photophile. You can view some of this week's awesome photos after the jump. Please start tagging with geographic location, since we'd like to track all the places around the world represented in this community. Keep on commenting too!
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