Portlanders (and Oregonians) can appreciate this

Fred Armisen of SNL and Carrie Brownstein of the former band Sleater-Kinney and current Wild Flag band have paired up to create "Portlandia,"a series of comedy shorts about life in the good ol' Pacific Northwest. 


The show's "Dream of the 90s" song demonstrates some of the reasons I love Portland, OR and why this city is one of the only places I feel like I fit in.



...all the hot girls wear glasses!



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Got Chess?

I was in Portland today for a conference. During lunch, I went to the Pioneer Courthouse Square. A couple things have changed since I last hung out there: a new news studio on the side and chess boards around the place. People just take chess pieces and stand around a chess board that is build into the decor and other people come up and challenge that person. There was a guy named Ken that everyone was playing.

I just learned how to play chess a couple weeks ago. So far, I suck. But I am still trying and make some tricky moves that are not expected. Maybe I'll be okay at it someday.