I have a $25 off of your next Ikea purchase of $250 or more that expires 7/31/2009.  If you want it, private message me with your mailing address & I'll send it off to you.  You can make up a name if you want to protect your privacy.  :D  I'll post an update once it's claimed.  Thanks!

My ladyfriend & I are looking for a condo sitch that allows medium-sized dogs, has washer/dryer hookups in the units, doesn't have units above or below & is fairly quiet. Any leads?

It's okay if it's not in Portland proper, as long as it's within 1/2 hour of Portland.

Thanks in advance!

-C

 I was biking around NE last night after the Pix Block party, and I lost (somehow) the top half of my bike lock along with my keys. I don't suppose anyone happened upon them? They have two beer bottle openers on them (one is some kind of fish-looking thing). 

my uncle, who lives in michigan, makes violins by hand. he's totally not computer-savvy and he's asked for my help trying to market his work. do any of you music nerds have any heads up on a good place to start poking around trying to sell handmade violins? they are so pretty, here's a picture: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3519/3715745466_97442565db_o.jpg

i think he's going to send me one to photograph and try to sell. i was thinking about setting up an etsy shop for him but if anyone has a better idea, (or wants to buy a violin, haw haw JK damnbrokelanders, jk.) let me know!

I am looking for a place that has french fries and really tasty soup, that is open later.

A few months ago someone here recommended a woman (also on DP?) who does massage out of her home in Milwaukie/Sellwood. I went and got a massage, and it was great, but now I have completely forgotten who it was or how to reach her again. I think she might have been named Lauren?? Anybody know who this is? Anyone? Anyone?

i had to go to the harborview ER last night. somehow i got another bacterial infection. this time it was in my elbow. ~3 days earlier i'd noticed that i had a little scrape on it. i didn't remember bumping it on anything, but i regularly have random cuts/bruises with no memory of what caused them. i put a bandaid on it and thought nothing of it. late last night i noticed it was hurting awfully intensely for a little cut. i went to the bathroom and it had quadrupled in size and was bright red. it seemed to still be growing. last time i ended up in the hospital for days and it cost $6,000 so i decided i'd better not wait and see. i was there for 10.5 hours. sucked. a lot of the time was spent listening to the other patients. most of them were there for drug/alcohol reasons. many didn't know what year it was or where they were. the girl next to me was a minor who'd been given so much liquor by a marine that she was 5 times the legal level and repeatedly urinating/vomiting on herself. another guy was crawling around the floor on his hands and knees.

unlike my other hospital adventures, i wasn't alone this time. stereo99 drove me there, held my hand, sat around the waiting room for hours, brought me food once i was allowed to eat, drove my car home and got my laptop and glasses, and stayed up all night until i finally departed late this morning.

now my sleep schedule is totally fucked. i went to sleep 5 hours after i'm supposed to get up on weekdays. they also insisted that i come back to the hospital tonight so i couldn't even go to bed at the right time and try to go to sleep. i hope they don't make me stay again. i had a hair appointment at emerson scheduled for today. i called and left a message on their voicemail but i woke up to an annoyed message from my stylist who obviously hadn't gotten the voicemail. :(

dj harvey plays tonight at flammable. i've barely slept and have to be up at 6am tomorrow for school. my elbow still hurts a fair amount. but i'm tempted to go anyway.

What is going on with the weather, and when can we have SUMMER back? I feel like I fell asleep at the end of June and work up again in October.

It occurs to me that, between freaking out over finishing my thesis and my week of fangirlish anxiousness, I never wrote in here about the protest I helped plan a couple of weeks ago. So I wanted to take some time to dwell on that a bit-- what happened, what worked, and what didn't.

The Tuesday before last, my friend Angie sent me a text message while I was studying in the local coffee shop. She had been driving down one of BG's main drags (we have two; maybe you could count Poe Road as the third. Let's split the difference and say that BG has two and a half main drags), and had seen the Girls Gone Wild van in front of Ziggy Zoomba's, a local bar. The Girls Gone Wild franchise and its founder, Joe Francis, have a varied and well-documented history of treating women in an illegal, semi-legal, and just plain exploitative manner, so naturally we were not best pleased to see Francis and his ilk in our town. But by the time we knew they were there, it was 3 p.m., and the Girls Gone Wild "party" was slated to start at 9. So I won't say we planned the best protest ever, but I think we did pretty damn well for only six hours of preparation.

( Planning and protest details in here. )

Where can I go and get a decent to kick-ass facial (namely one that will help me not break out like a 14 year old due to this awkward weather transition and just generally help my unfortunate complexion) when I've only got around $50 to spend?
Is this possible? Even if it's like god's gift to skin, I can't really justify dropping like $80+ on something like that right now.
My first thought was the Aveda Institute but from what I've heard their facials are more relaxation focused than really treating the skin.

I'm in SW but location isn't a huge issue as long as some bus runs there.

Do you have one of them there analog to digital converters for your tv?
Which one did you get and do you like it?
thanks much

things are starting to grow!



and my garlic is actually going to survive! i pulled a bulb 2 weeks ago that was about 1/3 of this size. i plucked this one out yesterday, and am pretty pleased. i'll probably wait another week or so before i uproot the rest, but lord, i can't wait to have all the garlic my heart desires. it may have taken 8 months, but maybe it was worth it.

Hey, DamnDayTrippers. We lugged our gigantic family, and then some, over to Cannon Beach yesterday, and had breakfast at a pretty good place. I figured since many of you are prone to coasting it for the day, I'd let you know about this place.

It's call the Local Grill and Scoop. Yes, dorky name, but the food was great and the service (especially for a table of ten, including an uncounted number of unruly teenagers) was fast, skillful, and awesome. Breakfast fare was pretty standard... omelets, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, eggs benedict, etc, with the obligatory beach-town option of adding crab or shrimp for extra $. All of our stuff was in the 7-10 dollar range, and everyone liked their food. Quite a feat.

No, I'm not affiliated with these people in any way, I swear! I just know that there have been many times that I've been out and about and wished I'd gotten a tip or two before I got where I was going.

It appeared that they serve breakfast until noon-ish on Saturday. They're on N. Hemlock, the main drag, and easy to find.

Happy Sunday, dudes.

Does someone have a T-mobile phone to sell? I need a functioning phone, but have limited funds. I have searched CL, but most of those people have been flakes or seem sketchy like they're trying to sell a stolen phone. If someone could help me out that'd be awesome. you can also email me at brown.browncat@gmail.com. Thanks!

know of any good hikes we can take our dogs on? or anyplace that i can get a list of dog friendly hiking areas..i know i can take them to the beach on the coast, but have been at a loss on how to find out what hikes are dog ok and not dog ok...don't want to do the go all the way there and find out they cant come with thing:)

thanks!

dealing with a super stiff neck, on both sides -left and right. I've had it off and on for a week - In some pain and want some relief. Going to the doc will only result in drugs, but just afraid my neck will lock up soon and I won't be able to move it. ===>Should I get a massage? wear a neck brace for a few days? Take pain reducers for the next four days, and alternatively ice/heat it?

Is there a place in town where I could get a massage at a reduced rate?

thanks!

Earlier this afternoon, I pulled my car into a Texaco station in my neighborhood; as normal,  I watched the attendant come to the window and ready himself to fill my tank. Today, there was a small difference though. When I said, "Fill and top it off, please," I was told that the gas stations across the state could no longer "top it off" for safety reasons due to a bill being passed which was called the "Gasoline Vapor Recovery Program". This was the first time that any attendant had told me this, and, when I inquired about this new law, he mentioned that it went into effect on July 1st. I was perplexed and asked him what the cutoff level was for filling my car, to which he replied "Whenever the pump stops,"

Honestly,  I don't understand this. I have read the new law on the DEQ web page but I still don't understand the complete train of thought behind the law. I DO understand that this is a law that is supposed to stop, or lessen, the spilling of fuel onto the ground, making for a hazerdous environment or danger to employee / customer. This new law makes drivers, in essence, LOSE mileage when driving. For instance, my Subaru has a 13 gallon tank (13.7 gallon if I push it) listed from the factory. The safety stop switch is designed to make the fueling stop at 11 gallons, allowing the fuel to finish draining into the tank so that the operator doesn't get gasoline on him / her from forced air coming back out of the tank. With this new law, I'm losing two gallons every time I fill. Losing those two gallons means I'm losing an additional 60 miles of driving range that my car could have. This new law basically makes me fill my car again sooner than I normally would. I understand the thought that if I were to have the gas attendant push the fuel capacity to the 13.7 gallons that this could be considered "overfilling", but how is it overfilling when the gas tank itself has another two gallons available before completely being filled?

In looking at the law, there is a section that states, "...If an attendant can confirm that a vehicle tank is not full after the click off, the attendant may continue to dispense fuel using best judgement and caution to prevent a spill..."

Was this not what fuel attendants were doing to begin with? Does this mean that when the fueling is finished, I should have the attendant remove the hose from the gas tank, start the car so he / she can look at my gas gague and verify that it is NOT full, and then shut the car off and fill the additional 2 gallons? Should I carry a 2 gallon gas carrier and fill that, move my car, and then finish fueling the car myself? That seems to be a bit of a waste of time, in my opinion.

Now, I know I'm going to be snarked...I know I'm going to get the "Ride the bus..." or, "Ride a bike..." and honestly, I do take the bus / Max when I can and I do have a bike, but, I'm sorry Portland, I'm a driver. I always have been and I always will be...I feel more comfortable in a car. But you can still feel free to snark if you want...


I'm looking for a VALID reason (and not a repeat of what the website says, which isn't a very good reason at all) behind the new law. Stopping the spilling of fuel is one thing, but to not allow me to have a full tank is something completely different and that's what is happening.


~D.

Project Sarurun's auction of 1000-paper-crane chandelier 'Corsica' has begun!

please peruse - the item description is worth a read: Auction to benefit nonprofit Namaste Kathmandu, a nonprofit founded in Portland to help children affected by civil war in Nepal.