Category Archives: Deep Thoughts

I would never break up with Starlee Kine

For the last week or so, I’ve been “working” on a post about all the awesome and not-so-awesome things that have happened to me recently. Hopefully that post will be finished soon, but until then, I wanted to talk about … Continue reading

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Just Leave Me Alone

The following is an open letter to anyone on the streets of Portland who is even considering talking to me. To Whom it May Concern, I am a good person. I work for a local non-profit. I volunteer occasionally (even … Continue reading

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My home’s in Montana…

Leaving home for the first time, you learn a lot of things. I, for instance, learned that other people’s mothers don’t use words like “drek” and “schlock” or tell stories about smoking weed in college, and most kids my age … Continue reading

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Barack my World

Last Tuesday, Oregon Democrats gave 31 of their 52 not-so-super delegates to Barack Obama. According to CNN.com, he is now 48 delegates away from securing the Democratic Party’s nomination. Oregon’s primary mattered more this time than it did four years … Continue reading

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Making the Transition

Over the last week, I’ve run into four people that I used to work with at The Company (one I really, REALLY wish I hadn’t seen. Apparently five months wasn’t long enough apart). And of course they’re all very nice … Continue reading

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Thankful

I found out that something horrible happened to an old friend of mine today. Actually, probably my oldest friend in the world. And it made me think about a lot of very deep, meaningful things. I wonder how all of … Continue reading

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Best.

If you know me, you know I’m not wild about my college experience. Sometimes I wish I’d gone to a school with a greek system and a better social atmosphere. Sometimes I wish I’d gone somewhere where people actually went … Continue reading

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Free Time

I attended an event this morning for work. It was the annual spring brunch fundraiser for The Foundation that a grassroots group of women puts on every year. I had been sort of looking forward to this event, even though … Continue reading

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Twenty-Five

I’ve decided to copy my dear friend Abby today, and make a list for my 25th birthday. Here are 5 lists of 5 things I’ve learned in the past 25 years: The five most important things in my life: 1. … Continue reading

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Different

My friend Kara has a friend that she calls “The Anti-Kara,” not because they don’t get along, but because they’re best friends and seem to be exact opposites. The Anti-Kara lives in LA and when Kara’s Portland friends met her, … Continue reading

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