overheard on streetcar

Posted on May 21, 2008 - Filed Under Places, america, dislocated vignettes, life, people, portland | Leave a Comment

“Foolishness is coming and paid for,” said the crazy little black lady on the streetcar.
I’d watched her get on at NW 23rd and Marshall after she’d tossed the remainder of a lit cigarette on the ground in front of a woman who didn’t look happy to have a lit cigarette tossed onto the ground in [...]

Overheard in PDX

Posted on March 31, 2008 - Filed Under Places, Quotes, people, portland | Leave a Comment

Near a large plate of fried smelts: “I have never in my life eaten so much smelt.”

Sketching Trajectories

Posted on March 26, 2008 - Filed Under Work, music, portland | Leave a Comment

It’s become necessary to give time to music again. I am sifting through the recordings of two years and opening a few new veins here in Portland. I estimate that between recordings made in St. Louis, Zagreb, Budapest, Marina and Portland, I probably have enough to put together a full-length Cenozoik release. Here’s a bit [...]

the perfume of influence

Posted on March 10, 2008 - Filed Under Places, Work, america, life, people, portland | Leave a Comment

sweat and zen in portland, oregon.
i have completed a sixty-hour work week in five days. i smell like a jock strap full of squid and used feet.
i have not yet sprouted ironic above-lip facial hair for fashion purposes as the local males seem fond of doing, but the capitalization, conjunctions and abbreviations have gone out [...]

Cream Cheese and Sass

Posted on January 12, 2008 - Filed Under dislocated vignettes, food and drink, life, people, portland | Leave a Comment

I was in the neighborhood coffee joint this morning for my caffeine and calories. After I’d served myself a cup of the black…
I : Actually, can I get a bagel and cream cheese as well?
He: Uh, yeah. Just a minute.
I : No problem, bro.
I paid for the roll. I went out on the patio, [...]