Monthly Archives: January 2009

With a name like Sam Adams…

Posted on January 26, 2009 by mego

For those of you who don’t live in Portland, we’ve been dealing with a local scandal for the past several days. In fact, I’ve had more conversations about Sam Adams (sadly, not the beer – the first openly gay mayor … Continue reading →

Posted in Keeping Portland Weird | 2 Comments

The End of an Era

Posted on January 26, 2009 by mego

Remember when I told you about my annual family reunion at Waterton? About how my family has been staying in the same hotel (some of us even in the same room) for 62 years? Well last week that hotel, the … Continue reading →

Posted in I am not making this up., Travel | 2 Comments

Ready for the Next Chapter

Posted on January 19, 2009 by mego

Did anybody see the episode of the Daily Show where Jon Stewart compared the wait between election day and the inauguration to the days leading up to Christmas?  He said it’s sort of like your parents bought you a bike … Continue reading →

Posted in Bleeding-Heart Liberal | 4 Comments

Welcome to Oregon

Posted on January 15, 2009 by mego

I moved to Oregon today. It only took me 3.5 years of living and working here to finally commit. And that doesn’t even include my four years as a student or the various rivers I had to ford and friends … Continue reading →

Posted in Keeping Portland Weird, Sweet Home Montana | 2 Comments

Un-American

Posted on January 14, 2009 by mego

A couple of months ago, my mom and I were shopping in downtown Seattle when she suddenly stopped me across the street from an American Apparel store, put on her serious face and said, “Meg, promise me right now that … Continue reading →

Posted in Deep Thoughts | 6 Comments

Quotable

Posted on January 11, 2009 by mego

“When I die, I want someone to play my ipod.” – Sandy (a woman I work with), on funerals.

Posted in Words to Live By | 4 Comments

A New Year…

Posted on January 8, 2009 by mego

… A Few New Goals. 1. Be on time for work. Like, 8 o’clock instead of 8:10 or 8:15… (I gave myself this week as a freebie, since getting in the habit of actually waking up when your alarm goes … Continue reading →

Posted in Nine-to-Five, Top Five... | 1 Comment

The moment you’ve all been waiting for…

Posted on January 6, 2009 by mego

I’m not going to lie. I’ve been really stressed out about this post. Ever since I asked for your favorite love songs, I’ve been trying to listen to all of the love songs I’ve downloaded and collected and put them … Continue reading →

Posted in Musical Notes, Top Five... | 1 Comment

Quotable

Posted on January 4, 2009 by mego

“This year will take me to England, Scotland, France, Italy, and Spain, plus forty American and Canadian cities, but I always come home to Portland. If this is love or inertia, I don’t know, but my friends are here. All … Continue reading →

Posted in Words to Live By | 2 Comments

Year in Review

Posted on January 2, 2009 by mego

I’m copying Blythe, who’s copying Linda‘s reflective questionnaire. I’m thinking I’ll do this every year like she does. Any suggestions for questions I should add? 1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Wow, pretty much … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Bleeding-Heart Liberal, Boys are Dumb, Girls are Crazy, Good Reads, Musical Notes, Nine-to-Five, Travel, Words to Live By | 1 Comment