Like the rest of the world, I woke up Friday morning in utter shock of what had/was happening in Japan. I don’t really have much to say for this week’s Forkover Friday. It’s devastating. Text REDCROSS to 90999. I love Japan. Three years ago, I was on a bullet train from Hiroshima headed to Tokyo — three weeks into my round the world trip. The picture of cherry…
Hey remember that time I said I was going to try and go to more restaurants around Portland, instead of just the same ones over and over again? Well, I did that, twice, and I have to say, after you start focusing on trying new places, it’s harder to go back to favorites because there’s always something new around the corner. A good problem to have in Portland.…
Ever since the Egypt uprising started, I’ve been checking The Economist for news articles on the political unrest in that region. The Economist is one of my favorite magazines, but I’m not a subscriber anymore because honestly, I didn’t make enough time read it! So I “like” them on Facebook, and then I see a manageable amount of articles come through. I just read A Civil War Beckons,…
I spent about a month in New Zealand during my travels in 2008. And like most travelers, hearing that a disaster has hit somewhere that you’ve spent a bit of time, is naturally a little more disheartening than some far off place that I’ve only seen in pictures. So this week’s Forkover Friday is for Red Cross New Zealand for the Christchurch earthquake. I flew in to Christchurch…
This last week, I gave to a cause that I love and have previously volunteered with: SMART — Start Making A Reader Today. What is SMART? The SMART program helps elementary students become confident readers by pairing them with volunteers for one-on-one attention. They also provide books for the kids to take home (and keep) on a frequent basis, which is really helpful as a lot of the…
Taking a cooking class is one of those things that I’ve been claiming I’m going to do “soon” for about two years now. Success! After more than a year of staring at the cooking class schedule from Sur La Table, I chose the “Provencal Sunday Supper” class. I’d originally wanted to take a fish class, but since Provencal food is Mediterranean, fish at least made an appearance on…
Since I tossed around the idea of my Forkover Friday Project for a bit, it’s now past the 3rd week in January, so I have a few things to catch up on! As previously mentioned, this project was inspired by Kelsey Timmerman’s #ten4tues project. His blog is currently being “held hostage” by The Little Princes and Next Generation Nepal. What is Next Generation Nepal? The short story is…
A new year, a new project. :) A couple of weeks ago, I saw a tweet by Kelsey Timmerman about his year of giving away $10 every Tuesday. I’m always intrigued by interesting projects that people undertake. And this one really appealed to me as giving is something I could do a bit more of. Kelsey mentions this NY Times article about Americans earning less than $25,000 give…
Iceland has been on my hypothetical “interesting/someday” travel wish list for a few years now. Although, my obsession with Icelandic culture started with Leif Erikson — original Viking bad ass — in the 3rd grade (Erikson was quickly followed by a brief obsession with Abraham Lincoln… where were we? Ah yes, Iceland…). After finding an Icelandair deal for $438 roundtrip in July, I didn’t do much planning other…
Christmas time! :) I can’t believe it’s already December. A few things I would like to do before January: visit the pop-up shops downtown with my bff, go snowshoeing, bake something amazing, make chocolate mint divinity again, undetermined crafty project, make homemade eggnog, take a cooking class at Sur la Table (or maybe in January?), go to the coast, make rummy apple cider, play board games… In other…
After completing #9 on my 30 Before 30 List of going to 52 new restaurants/coffee shops/bars in the first three months of my list, I’ve continued to keep track of places, so here’s round two of 52 new restaurants. Foursquare makes this so easy to keep track of. :) New Restaurants Visited September – November: Pok Pok – possibly over-hyped — awesome regardless Olympic Provisions Dragonfish Asian Cafe…
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How To Start a Grown-up Liquor Collection – 30 Before 30 List
November 13, 2010
Yoga one month, drinking the next, right? The only liquor I had at home was Pastis, and the occasional vodka or gin. I decided to do a bit of research for #25 on my 30 Before 30 list. First, I discovered that I should call it a liquor collection, as alcohol collection is clearly the wrong name. So what belongs in a liquor collection? According to a many…