PAUSE 2.0

Maybe I'm a flake who can never manage to start something she starts. Maybe I'm lazy. Whatever (big "W" gesture with my thumbs and index fingers). I don't feel like writing about Portland anymore. I still love Portland. I still love New York. And who knows...maybe I'll be inspired again to blog about it/them. But for now, I'm just going to enjoy spring in Portland, the most beautiful time to be here, and not spend time in front of my computer trying to record it. I still love ponies. And I'm still "blogging," maybe on a smaller scale, at Percolating (random thoughts and camera phone photos) and Subway Reading (coming soon!).

Sushi Shocker

Photo of Sushi Takahashi from EverywhereMag.com


I was amazed to find out the other day that Kristen never knew about conveyor belt sushi joints until she stumbled across one in San Francisco. There are NONE in New York -- how can the epicenter of international cuisine and food gimmicks not be home to at least one of these?? Not being a huge fan of sushi, I only went to my first one last summer with a former co-worker, where I got a kick out of picking only the cheapest color-coded plates, which also happened to me my favorite Japanese restaurant staples: edamame and gyoza. There are so many of these places in Portland I can't even begin to name them all (what's your favorite?). Jeez, there's even one in our newly remodeled Hawthorne Fred Meyer! Which I admit made me laugh out loud since it's looks so randomly out-of-place in the middle of a grocery store deli. (Side note: Entertaining to read the Twitters about the remodel, and it appears I'm not the only one who was surprised by the sushi boats.)

Anyway, this whole shocking turn of events got me thinking about the unique little features of Portland and New York that the two cities don't share. This blog is loosely about trying to figure out how exactly to define the common energies of the two places. But since I'm trying to choose between them, maybe I should examine what each offers that the other can't. Starting with conveyor belt sushi. Stay tuned for an ongoing old-school Excel spreadsheet to examine this further.

PAUSE

When I started this blog, I wasn't a fan of diary-style blogs, full of mundane day-to-day activities that, really, only the person writing cares about. And I'm still not. But I softened my stance to write about my trip to New York, since I felt the experience would be, well, PONY-centric. And it was! But since I seem to be changing my mind about everything every single day, especially where to live and what to do with my life, I think it's time to put my personal revelations on the shelf for a bit until I get them sorted out for my self. So back to the posts about Portland and New York, not necessarily about me. There's plenty to talk about, you'll see! And if you're curious about what else I'm reading/seeing/thinking about, check out my random new Tumblr blog, Percolating. Thanks for reading!