six nintey five

The Balto Beltway

Natty Bo anoyone?


Lansdown, a classicly fun 70's artifact & one of the few concrete parks I got to sesh as a kid and still fun as ever!

G&M, remodeled but still an MD classic

Picking and drinkin. Blue crab feast MD style

My Maryland roots are in Mo. Co. but when I get back these days most of my time is spent in the 410. It’s usually fly into BWI, make a few stops for some classic MD cuisine, most importantly crab cakes at G&M Lounge, then visit with a buddy in the EC. And after that it’s down to the Eastern Shore to my in-laws place. I have had enough of the Montgomery County pretentious BS over the years, so Howard Co. and Balto. offer a refreshing opportunity to re explore a state I left so many years ago now.

And Fridays music is "Baltimore" from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

Wolf Moon Tonight

First full moon of twenty ten. Biggest and brightest of the year. Off course we wont see it here in the PNW.

Don't get to crazy now. Happy Friday!

Friday's music is from New Jersey's Real Estate. "Budweiser. Sprite. Do you feel alright"

kiLL Vid

Snow. Rain. Sunshine. Hot. Cold. Winter. Sumer. East Coast. West Coast. Sometimes I wish I was still a surfer.

“So you used to be a surfer in Huntington Beach” ADOLESCENTS

Long Live Rock & Roll

I don’t get out as much as I used to, but I still try to hit shows every now and then especially when I get put on ”the list” by a good friend in the industry (THANKS! KK). Portland’s music scene is top notch and what better way to spend a winters night than rocking out with Austin’s psydelic garage rockers, White Denim at the notoriously hip Doug Fir. Yes uber hip, yet still one of my favorite local clubs to see shows. The show was what I expected, nonstop jams flowing from one song to the next, super tight drum & bass lines, abrupt changes, and soulful vocals. It’s good to know that Rock and Roll is still alive.

Ride

Bike commute during the snow we had over the holidays.

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night....." Wouldent have it any other way!

Go ahead, sit in traffic.

< Change in Direction >

I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions this year. I am still working on resolutions from years past. Sure I’m content where I am at here in NE Portland. It's a pleaseant and comfortable city and I am employed. I own a house 2.5 miles from my office, which I cycle to everyday. And walking distance to bus lines, food, coffee, beer, art, etc. But I’m always looking for a change, a salty change in direction.

Over the last several years I’ve applied for jobs in Samoa, Astoria, San Luis Obispo, Shell Beach, Seaside, San Mateo County (2), and Eureka. Although I interviewed for most of them, only one provided an offer, which in the end I refused. Times are tough, so the market is competitive. And while I continue to enjoy it, I have not completely conformed to urban/inland life. I have salt in my veins, my heritage rooted on an Atlantic island.

Maybe this will be the year, maybe not? Either way I’m making it work, the best I can, and am always open to a…… change.... in direction.

Caught in time so far away from where our hearts really wanted to be. Reaching out to find a way to get back to where we'd been. Rites of Spring, Spring

Happy New Year.