Dear Readers,
It's been a long time since my last post. I've got a lot to catch up on and no longer have access to a digital camera (as of now).
Last Sunday/Monday morning: Showed up to Elizabeth's (Taylor's girlfriend) bday around 9pm. Lots of people in the 30's and Miller High Life and Jameson. Taylor took over the grill and made some delicious burgers, which were accompanied with corn, potatoes w/bacon, and salad; all delicious. Some people left, new ones took their place, and finally the remainder decided to go to this guys apartment to use his pool. The place was in the French Quarter, relatively close to the Three Legged Dog. Beautiful wood paneling and decor to match filled the rooms from wall to wall. Much fun and splashing was had in the pool. Too much splashing led to the EMS being called but in the end everyone was fine. I left shortly afterward, around 8:30am and never saw any of them again. Except Taylor of course.
Late Wednesday: My parents and little brother arrived in town for a visit. The next few days consisted of: lots of good food, being an unlicensed tour guide, a family-filled trip to the aquarium, beignets, and a few ever depressing strolls down Bourbon st. This is also when Amanda and I started watching the first season of Twin Peaks. So wonderful <3
Saturday night: After showing my parents Frenchmen Ave., them being relatively unamused, and their departure I happened upon 3 girls: Sarah, Ruby, and Luna. We immediately become friends and I tagged along with them for the rest of the evening. We met many people, drank cheap convenient store alcohol, and some bought certain homemade cookies from a very friendly man who looked about our age. After showing them around my house one of them suggested that we go to a dance party at a local bar. Little did they know that this happened to be Bounce Night at St. Roch. I was very excited when I learned this and danced the night away yet again. I also happened upon 2 other Zac(k)(h)'s and we all discussed the joys of being named after Zadkiel (one of the first 3 angels ever created; the angel of omnipresence.)
Monday: My last day in New Orleans :''''[ Spent the morning with my family and Amanda, eating and saying goodbyes. (See you in a month guys!!) Afterward we went clothes shopping at a couple of hip places on Magazine St. in Uptown. Around the evening we picked up my friend Sarah from a few nights before and we all watched Dead Man, my favorite movie of all time. After the movie and Sarah's departure Amanda, Andy (one of my housemates) and I went to Flanagan's to pay our respects to the end of my New Orleanian voyage and to give my regards to my favorite bar tender, Huggy. Andy left early but Amanda and I stayed till 4am; just enough time to watch the season finale of Twin Peaks season 1, take a shot of The Kraken, and head to the airport.
To New Orleans: You are the most friendly, accommodating, and (second) dirtiest city I have ever been to. I made so many good friends in you that I'll definitely keep in contact and had some wild and unforgettable adventures. I'm sure I'll see you again in the future cause baby, I know you'll treat me right.
Monday: Slept off all the alcohol on the plane ride and arrived in Portland, OR, land of bikes and white people, around 11am Pacific time. I'm not staying in Portland proper but rather an outlying (ultra-white, even for Portland standards) suburb of the city called Lake Oswego. Not much happened this first day. I settled in, helped my uncle move some floor panels, saw a little of downtown with my cousin Kristina, and had dinner with family (Tom (uncle), Kristina (cousin), and Kaitlin (cousin)) and 2 of Kaitlin's friends.
Tuesday: Finally, I've arrived at today. Which was a blast by the way. I woke up around 11:30am (after not sleeping any the night before), watched the first episode of Twin Peaks season 2 (I'm obsessed with it now), and gave Molly's friend Becca a call. My good friend Molly went to high school with this girl in LA, California and recommended her as a future friend. She was certainly right. Fate possibly working in my favor, it just so happens that she had decided to take the day off of work and had no plans. Becca was wonderfully friendly and even offered to come pick me up at my house. A student at Reed, she's lived in the city for a couple of years now. Incredibly intelligent, engaging, and pretty we clicked right away. We first went downtown to the famous VooDoo donuts and had 2 sugary sensations called The Old Dirty Bastard and The Laura Palmer (yes, named after the murdered girl from Twin Peaks!!) She showed me around her campus, took me to get coffee, showed me an amazing vintage store, and chose a ring of food carts for dinner. I was too busy having non-stop conversations with my new friend to particularly care where we were headed but all of our stops were worth while. Having to work early the next morning she dropped me back at my house around 8:30 and promised to give me a call this weekend to hang out yet again.
Now I just have to find new friends and new ways to occupy my time during the rest of the week. Tomorrow I'm going into the city solo. There's a Run DMT show tomorrow night so maybe I'll be able to meet some new people there.
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