#pdx
Tell me you started your company in Portland, Oregon, without telling me you're in #pdx 😂 https://youtu.be/dhxKikjzWPw?t=444
"Affordable housing" is where you pay $929 a month for a cramped studio in a building where the elevator buttons are broken, there's shit in the stairwells, your kids puke from fentanyl smoke exposure, and hatchet-wielding stalkers roam the halls.
Next person that posits building more "affordable housing" as a solution gets a spray bottle to the nose.
Cheap Flights: Portland to Dublin $486-$532 r/t [October-December] (No Christmas) - Icelandair
https://escape.flights/?p=45833
#Airfare #Flights #Travel #EscapeFlights #Portland #PDX #Oregon
Also, Shady Pines Festival is right around the corner so get your tickets soon! July 13-17 at Red Mud Ranch in Oregon City: 3 and a half days of music over 2 stages, featuring some of #Portland 's best up-and-coming bands and awesome touring acts, plus local vendors, activities and camping in the pines on a beautiful creekside ranch! Kids go free!!
More info and tickets at https://www.shadypinesradio.com/festival
#pdx #portlandoregon #pdxmusic #oregon #festival #SummerFestival #MusicFestival
Cosigning this take on Portland's new daytime camping ban that criminalizes being unhoused.
https://www.portlandmercury.com/i-anonymous/2023/06/08/46547557/a-bad-actor
#Portland #weather
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Low clouds from the west under high clouds from the east this morning. The low clouds may fade away for periods of clouds and sun for the rest of the day, high near 25°C. Isolated drizzle possible.
Similar conditions possible tomorrow. Sunny and warming through the weekend, around 27°C Saturday but up to 32°C by Monday.
Sharing this here so it gets out. Fash in the Portland area are targeting a drag story time at a library in Tigard, Oregon on June 11th. Please share this widely, especially if you are in the Portland area. Boost boost!
#Portland #TigardOR #PortlandOR #PDX #DragQueenStoryTime #Drag #DragQueen #Antifascist #LGBTQ #ProtectDragQueens #Library #DefendDrag #DefendDragStoryHour
@ShaulaEvans just an FYI
They passed they law banning from 8am to 8pm 😡
XMPP:occupyjourney@xmpp.jp
Encrypted chat and we can plan a protest 😁
"We hope to stand as an example that paying people fairly, having diverse and mixed gender teams is not just equitable, but effective.
“Today I stand the son of Haitian immigrants, a son of my ancestors, and the member of a team 45 people deep who are committed to telling the story of #Haiti and its contribution to the culinary arts, to American culture and to global culture altogether.”
#PDX friends, does anyone have a good allergist/asthma doc in the metro area?
A nice doctor told me yesterday I really should be seeing one as a nearly 54 year old asthmatic who has been getting hives over stressful days.
So I'm concerned about what is likely to be a highly unpleasant summer here in #Portland.
Given the far-right's obsession with trans people at the moment, Nazi tracking is gonna be super important.
How are we doing this without Twitter?
Twitter is dead. Mastodon is sort of a replacement, but misses a lot of less tech-savvy users (not arguing about this, it's a fact) who can contribute.
Where are we going and what are we doing, #pdx normies?
#Running update: Tough (for me) tempo run today, 4x8:00 @ 10:45/mi. My feet are still going numb when running, especially at faster paces, even with looser lacing. It goes away when I stop and do some ankle rotations and stuff and doesn't seem to impact my slower paces so I should probably do some more dynamic stretching before a session.
Happy Global Running Day!
Jessie this morning while I was trying to have coffee on the balcony. Someone enjoys sunbathing and belly scratches. Jessie does, too. 🤪 #DogsOfMastodon #PDX #Portland #PNW #MorningCoffee
Some days, you’re just a turtle, juggling baguettes.
#Portland #weather
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Periods of clouds and sun with a high near 30°C but the real spice comes this evening when a marine push comes up the river, reaching St. Helens mid-afternoon reaching Portland a few hours after. This will produce a north breeze, a cool down, and higher humidity.
Mostly cloudy through Friday but probably clearing out into the weekend. A little drizzle wouldn’t surprise me but substantial rain won’t be a thing.
USGS now reporting that there were three earthquakes in quick succession under Mount Hood.
14:35:15 Tuesday - M3.0, 1.4km deep
14:36:03 Tuesday - M2.2, 2.0km deep
14:36:06 Tuesday - M2.6, 3.1km deep
Interesting, but still not a sign that an eruption is imminent.
(Updated with better info)
Don't forget the alt text!
#pdx #TippingCulture #US
RE: https://pdx.social/users/neven/statuses/110494437707445428
M3.0 #earthquake near Mount Hood, #Oregon at 14:35 Tuesday. Earthquakes around the volcanoes are normal and do not mean an eruption is imminent.
If you are in the #Portland, Mount Hood, or Columbia Gorge regions you can help seismologists by filling out the “did you feel it” survey linked below - even if you didn’t feel anything.
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw61930961/tellus
Portlanders: There's been a sewage leak just upriver in Lake Oswego. Terrible timing, with heat getting into the 90s, but if you can avoid the Willamette today and tomorrow, you should.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/half-million-gallons-sewage-leak-oregon-willamette-river/
Nonstop Flights: Seattle or Portland to/from Denver $119 r/t [Aug-Nov] - Southwest
https://escape.flights/?p=45722
#Airfare #Flights #Travel #EscapeFlights #Seattle #Denver #PDX #Portland
One thing I don’t think I’ll ever understand about Portland is ‘brunch culture’.
The last thing I want to do on a weekend morning is spend an hour and a half in line with a couple dozen unkempt hipsters and then wait another 45 minutes to an hour for some sketchy eggs Benedict.
Give me a greasy spoon diner with a server named Nancy who smells of smoke and calls me ‘honey’ any day. The whole family will have eaten and be out the door in 35 minutes.
Nonstop Flights: Portland to/from Denver $146 r/t [August-October] - United
https://escape.flights/?p=45718
#Airfare #Flights #Travel #EscapeFlights #PDX #Portland #Oregon
#Running update: Still using Garmin's suggested workouts. Yesterday it said today would be sprints, but this morning it said a base run instead. I'm not complaining.
36 minutes, based on 13:00/mi pace rather than HR. Felt alright. Calves are my biggest issue; they would feel better if I ran faster because I'd be touching the ground less. My feet went numb 3/4ths of the way through too; that was probably from trying my shoes too tight.
Puppet is hosting a #PlatformCon watch party in our #PDX office on June 8 and y'all are invited. Rsvp here to make sure we have enough donuts 😁 https://forms.gle/ddC2aEfiryJsz7xSA
#Portland #weather
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Mostly sunny again today and expecting it to be the warmest day of the week with highs around 33°C. Not as windy as yesterday. Slightly cooler tomorrow but heading toward around 25°C and mostly cloudy for the weekend.
Mountain thunderstorms bringing evening high clouds through Thursday.
#Dorkbot at #ctrlh is happening in an hour! Be there and be square! https://www.meetup.com/CTRL-H/events/293727500 #hackerspace #electronics #3dprinting #robots #art #portland #pdx
YAAAY! I got something recorded today that doesn't need much processing before I can show you to you all! :zerotwo_hype: :cat_ooh: :espeon_love:
This is a condensed version of the theme from Undertale arranged for 2 violins and shrunk to a size that'll fit as the piece for the recessional.
It's a bit from this morning's rehearsal for a wedding I'm playing at this weekend. Aside from getting to play my full range of soundtracks during the set, my friend came over to rehearse for a few pieces we'll play together :bugcat_dance: :rainbow_dance: (though he'll be busy with other things during most of the wedding)
#Music #Rehearsal #Violin #Violinist #Duet #Soundtracks #OST #Undertale #Games #GameSoundtracks #Portland #PDX
edit: hmm...is anyone else able to get the audio to play?
edit 2: tried replacing the wav with an mp3
Visited the #McMenamins Crystal Ballroom yesterday in order to get the passport stamps that are usually only obtainable during concerts.
It's a shame it's never anything I'm interested in seeing as it really is a nice old venue. Fisheye photo by my friend.
#pdx #FishEye
#Running update: I ran two 5ks on Saturday, one in the morning (#parkrun) and one in the evening. The evening one was supposed to be a fun run (the Starlight Run here in #Portland) but I ended up running it just as fast as my parkrun. So, a whole lot of recovery on Sunday, which included pizza.
Then this morning was a leisurely 36 minutes with a HR at or around 139bpm. Felt good and my HR was so low that I thought my watch was screwing up.
#Portland #weather
Monday, June 5, 2023
Sunny today with a north breeze peaking 50 km/h in typical breezy spots. Highs around 27°C, reaching as high as 34°C tomorrow before trending off toward a cool and mostly cloudy weekend.
No significant chance of rain over the next week though some light showers/drizzle/mist are possible this weekend.
PPB says the recent deaths of six women around the #Portland area currently appear unconnected.
there was a restaurant cafe place we used to go to in the early 00s #PDX with a theme soaked in new york dolls, lou reed, and the like.
there was a ham sandwich on the menu with a very Bukowski/Mickey Rourke description sourced from Barfly.
i think it was up on west burnside- anyone remember the name?
@portlandy I've been living in #pdx for about five years now and this year is easily the best rose year I've experienced so far. They are really going ham!
If you haven't visited #PeninsulaPark in #pdx yet this June, set aside a good hour to pay a visit.
If you're in the #PDX area on June 20th stop by!
Can't take off or land a drone in Portland city parks, but they can't stop you from flying over the park.
I swear to Satan I'm gonna buy a gun and just patrol #AinsworthSt waiting for some jackass to do shit like that and just draw down on them and see how they like having a deadly weapon pointed at *them*. #cagers #roadRage #drivers #bikeTooter #cycling #20sPlenty #bashBack #pdx #portland
Had another altercation with a #cager while riding my #bicycle on #Ainsworth St. #pdx
I heard his loud pipes roaring up behind me but I was passing a parked car so I took the whole lane.
His tires barked as he hit his brakes within feet of my back tire. I held my ground and he honked.
Mind you, this was directly across from #Alberta park, where people are pushing strollers and walking dogs.
I slowly yielded and yelled at him to get on #Killingsworth.
It’s almost the first Monday of the month again, that means it’s time for the letters to prisoners writing group to meet up!
Come send a letter to criminalized survivors of domestic violence, political prisoners, or any of your homies that could just use a kind word while they’re locked up!
Hey #portland, I’ve been seeing these abandoned real estate flyer boxes around town. It’s pretty clear that whatever company installed and utilized them gave up and left them to become eyesores during the early months of Covid.
So I decided to liberate one from its shackles and give it a new life as a #littleFreeLibrary box.
If you see one, you should too. If you want one and can’t find one, let me know. I have eyes on a few more nearby.
Very curious about the internal workings of #AppleMaps & #pdx #bike routing.
We've got a greenway network that Maps doesn't acknowledge. But it also invents bike lanes, putting you on fast, narrow streets. and it picks un-signaled crossings for arterials (e.g .Cesar Chavez). It's worse on intra-quadrant routes.
I try to report unsafe or misleading segments when I'm planning a route in advance & have time. I'm sure someone gets right on that.
(fwiw Google Maps seems to pick calmer routes)
#Portland #weather
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Today is likely to be the coolest day of the week with highs near 20°C under partly cloudy skies. Of note, there were a few areas below 5°C this morning, including Vernonia which did 1°C for a low.
Temperatures begin to climb tomorrow heading toward a heat wave early next week. Models have backed off a little on the heat but still put us above 30°C for several days.