one way widow

So many eager sinners, only 7 deadly sins; Hell's so God damn crowded that there's no one getting in.

The line goes to the river Styx, but she can get you in.







The end result is still the same -

- you can't go back the way you came.

PDX

Let's just move on now and address near steps off the mortal coil at another time.

For...there's pictures to look at, which is more pleasant for all, I'd think.

I fell in love - with a city (and with some good design). A wish came true for a special treat - I stayed at the Ace Hotel in Portland.


Fantastic location. The city matched the fog I was in, but I felt strangely comfortable there.


The lobby was excellent to hang out in.


The Stumptown coffee was some of the best I've had.


My room was very cool, and I wanted so badly to bring home a wool blanket for a practical souvenir.


The Eames shell chair came with the room, the Pumas and flipflops came with the traveler.

post-paradigm shift

April 2008 - the books

A little belated, and for some pretty conspicuous reasons.

*Sideways, Rex Pickett
*Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen
*Comfort Me with Apples, Ruth Reichl
*Tender at the Bone, Ruth Reichl
*Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami
*The Talented Mr. Ripley, Patricia Highsmith

Unsurprisingly at this point, the Murakami was my favorite.