Portlandia

A new 6-part comedy series draw viewers into "Portlandia," the creators' dreamy and absurd rendering of Portland, Oregon. The show premieres Friday, January 21st on IFC.

Portland is so special. Here is proof:

Kooza and Oba - Two words I don't know, but love nonetheless

Yesterday Chris and I went to the Portland Waterfront go see Kooza by Cirque du Soleil. It was a mind-blowing performance of acrobatics. The standout set for me was of three girls that bent and tangled in ways I didn't know the human body could move- I think they had vertebrates removed.

This morning when I checked out the website to find a picture of the gumby-girls I saw a tab for job opportunities. Now the idea is planted in my head to join the traveling cirque... Maybe the hula hoop lady could take me as an apprentice?

We caught the afternoon showing just-in-time to make happy hour at Oba! in The Pearl. What is better than fish tacos and blood orange margaritas on a warm Spring day?  ... I can't think of much.

I hope you had a great weekend!

Hoyt Dogs!

To all my Portlanders:

If you ever go out in Northwest Portland you have to try a Hoyt dog! Last Saturday we met up with our friend Cushman and did the bar circuit in Northwest. We got to listen to some great and some not-so-great karaoke at Gypsy, take shots of Rumplemintz (our personal favorite hehehe) at Marathon and Ringler's, wander around downtown Portland for hours (from our own bad judgement), meet up with some people who found a brand new (in the plastic still) game of Candy Land (lucky!), play some arcade basketball game (Cushman dominated), and finally, eat a Hoyt dog!

The Hoyt Hot Dog Stand started out by a girl bringing her grill to the street one night to cook hot dogs for her friends. Since, it has transitioned into a hangout between the hours of 1 and 3 am. The original girl recruited her friends and they now BBQ hot dogs and sell them for $4. It was by far the best hot dog I have ever had. They offer Brauts, Lousiana Red-Hots, and 8" Beef with all the fixins' (even cream cheese, who would have thought?).

I love the idea and wish I had thought of it myself! It was a cool way to meet all sorts of new people.

Brewfest!

My first Brewfest was Sunday. It topped 100 degrees, but that didn't stop us from drinking beer all day! We were also celebrating Chris' 25th birthday! Brewfest is held annually at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, OR. There were 8 trailers with over 100 breweries represented. My favorite beer was definitely the Doghead Festina Peche- tasted like lemonade! Here are pictures from the event.

A new meaning to the term "double fisting."

I was summoned by Jimi Hendrix!

And we became friends!

To some, Brewfest is a religion.