stumptown coffee and $1.25 tacos

and so it was that i headed back down to my new favorite city this weekend to just do nothing, walk around and see what's what... in tow was my pal jessica who needed to get away as well...i recently ran into her after not seeing her for a long, long time and it was a good way to play catch-up. we left early saturday moring and were in portland by 2 pm after some fucking around out in camby - a small town outside of portland wher i have gotten door panels made for my car and bought fabric for my seats. a company called SMS is out there. al had bought some stuff from them and it was ready so i picked it up for him and got some more seat fabric for myself as well..so exciting.... anyhow...we trucked around portland, went to a few art galleries, went to a store called Compound, where they sell hipster nike's and toys...the went up to belmont street to go to missing link-another toy store and see my pal jonathon. i didn't buy anything but it's always nice to see him and the store. the it was off to la bonita for some great mexican grub. i didn't have the burrito this time but instead opted for the taco dinner platter...good times....three tacos and all the beans and crapola for $7.50...nice. then we went to powell's books...huge freakin' book store..i bought a wacky baseball rules book..you kinda have to see it...there were also some cool donald judd books there but a little pricey...then it was off to the Hilton. i kind you not. 22nd floor. swimming pool. spa, all that shit. i stole all the bathroom goodies.
today we walked down and got coffee, drove around a little and then headed off to seattle. seattle was a quick look today..a little look around broadway, a quick stop in ballard at a show store i wanted to go to and out...off to bellingham and bandito's burritos..so fuckin' big a couldn't finish it...
it's good to be home but if i could figure out a way to live in portland between shows i would..it's a good town. i always get these romatic visions of places that aren't vancouver...it's good to have something though i guess...

g. xo

oh..and jessica turned me onto trader joe's, a grocery store that i had seen but i don't think i'd ever been to, and these peanut butter filled pretzel things...holy crap they're good...jessica was also given free strawberries at a market on belmont...