Maks' World

Hey, the fabulous inkytwist has been kind enough to set me up to show some photos at her place of bidness. I need to pick 8. I've never done anything like this before, and I am having a tough time figuring out what to put up.

If you're as bored as I think you are (ha!), could you go take a look at this slideshow and tell me if one or two really stand out for you?

Awesome! Thanks!

If you were among the carolers on MAX last night, I want to say thank you. My hubby and I were headed back from a much needed date night, and the cookies and cheerful Christmas carols really made us smile!

Hello,

I'm looking to buy some pepper spray to use in case of dog attacks on an upcoming bike trip. Anyone know where to buy it in Portland (if they're open on weekends, it's a plus)? The Google was not helpful.

Thanks!

were havinga garage sale today and tomorrow. here's the link :)

Hey yo!

So my house is clearing out this month and we have a bunch of lovely things we don't need or want or stuff we think you should have.

The list includes some furniture like a turn of the century white hospital bed, some chairs, some lamps, some end tables... odds and ends mostly, vintage playboys, vintage toys, star wars stuff, a couple cute belts and hats a Buster Bros upright arcade game, a Free Spirit cruiser bike... you know, all kinds of stuff!

You should come take a looksie and see what we got!

101 NE 5RD Ave
Portland Oregon 97213

that's the corner of NE 53rd and Couch.

Don't mind the yappy dog, he didn't get a good nights sleep :}


YAY!

Oh yah it's until 6pm! !!










I forgot to mention the complete nintendo and super nintendo complete with games and controllers ...

records...

a big vintage trunk !

come on down!

It was probably taken around 1974. It's on the larger side, probably around 54" square.

It retains a lot of sentimental value for both me and my mother. However, since it is old, it's very brittle. There are several large rips in the picture, and some noticeable damage to the image.

What I'm sort of hoping to do is two things.

1. have the image digitalized, so I can hopefully have the image restored, and give my mom a nice surprise for her birthday. Please note, I'm not looking for someone to restore the picture, only help me get it scanned in.

2. get the damned thing framed or matted or something, so it can be hung up again.

All truth be told, I'm not even sure where to begin looking for a place that does that. Do you guys have any suggestions?

This week, we will not have a FNNLC post.
Mostly because last week's thread did not get to 1000 comments.

http://community.livejournal.com/damnportlanders/15968339.html

And, if your NLC thread doesn't get enough comments, just turn the key for 20 seconds, then turn it off, and when you repeat, it should get right there!

TUESDAY DECEMBER 22ND AT 7PM

Come eat, drink and be merry!

McMenamin's Tavern and Pool
1716 NW 23rd

Minors welcome until 10pm*
*I've noted quite heavily that if you show up close to 10 with a minor or as a minor they will probably not serve you, this may just be the Ram's Head down the street, though.

Meetup FAQ needs to be changed, but basically be nice, polite, you know the drill! And if you have any questions, message me and I can try and clear things up!

There probably won't be many of us since it is three days before Christmas, but hey, if you can make it, we'll try and enjoy a lively little evening the way only Portlanders can! I might even make some cookies for those who show up.

I'm assuming there's a lot of talent in this community-- I have too many white, boring, apartment walls that need decorating, so I'm looking for prints for framing (or already framed pieces). I'm curious as to if any of you have your work up online anywhere I could browse. (I'm not in portland, so please be willing to ship?)

Show off! Sell things! Decorate my walls! Everyone wins.

hi, queerportlanders...

A friend of a friend is in a really tough situation, and even though they're not from Portland I thought I'd pass the word around here in case anyone has any advice. The situation is this:

( Gay teenager facing deportation )

Any advice sent my way will be passed along pronto. Thanks so much...

Hello -

Does anyone know where I can find cider on tap on the east side? The closer to 39th and Division the better. Thank you!

Dante's Inferno Room
SW 3rd & Burnside
Doors @ 7:00 PM
$5 suggested donation

With:
Mic Crenshaw and the Glue
Toni Hill
& Special Guests

Benefitting
Veterans for Peace Chapter 72 (Portland)
Iraq Veterans Against the War
Coffee Strong GI Coffee House
Iraq Water Project
Save Refugees

Is there any way for me to force all comment threads in DamnPortlanders (and other areas of LiveJournal, although DP is the one I read the most) to not friggin' collapse comments? I'm sick of having to expand every sub-thread, and waiting for the page to reload.

I looked in my account under "Display" but found nothing specific to this.

Anyone?

So, this morning there was a news story that someone had put together a list of the states in order of happiness, using some "16 secret herbs and spices".

The researchers might have actually known what they are doing, but once something like this enters the popular media and some people will accept it, and turn it into popular legend. This is particularly true because the list seemed to show that some rural, conservative states were the happiest while some urban, liberal states were the unhappiest. (Oregon was the 30th on the list).

So, I decided to do what I usually do: scatterplot! I decided to compare the states' happiness to their suicide rate. And this is what I got:



The states on the left are the "happiest", and the states going upward have the highest suicide rate. As can be seen, some of the "happiest" states have the highest suicide rates, and some of the "unhappiest" have the lowest. New York, for example, is the "unhappiest", but also has the lowest suicide rate. (Oregon is unhappy, with lots of suicide, so it actually fits in with something).

Although, I don't think my debunking will penetrate very far: this list will probably be repeated endlessly as a piece of folk wisdom anyway, especially to prove that good, rural, traditional folk are way happier than those neurotic coastal liberals.

dearest damportlanders,

my name is chantilly. i've been a community lurker for quite some time. but i never post, because i don't actually live in portland. i live in brooklyn, ny. still, i watch the community because it's entertaining, funny as hell, and occasionally informative.

i know you accept all kinds of posts, not just ones about portland. so i was hoping to give this a shot with minimal snark, and while trying to be the least spamerific as possible. i'm a musician. i've made an album. i'm proud of it and want folks to listen. people have compared what i do to:

* she & him
* cat power
* jenny lewis
* feist
* other good people

you can download the whole shebang at http://chantillysongs.bandcamp.com, and find out a little more about it/ me at myspace.com/chantillysongs. i have absolutely no big budget, no pr company, no label. i do this all myself, and am relying on people who like to discover new music to get the word out ;)

this is what the cover art looks like:



i know this kind of self-promoting post can be annoying, but please know that i'm NOT trying to spam your community (although you might find the message x-posted in a few other places.) i have nothing but love for the dp.

thanks so much for reading :) i hope some of you like what we've done. xoxo.

Hey homies. Anyone have a pair of iPhone headphones with attached microphone? For free or cheap? I really need a pair! <3

SO I'm totally automotive-illiterate and i need to buy some snow chains for our ford focus hatchback. where i grew up in michigan and massachusetts, we never used chains...we had this cool stuff called salt that worked like a charm.

Anyhow...do any of you lovely, oregon winter-experienced DPs have any recommendations for either brands, or where i can go to purchase these without being made to feel like i am a total idiot and they will laugh at me when i walk out with the wrong size or something?

i'm in n/ne but i can get wherever.

any info or tips are appreciated! thank you!!

Prior to the birth of my son earlier this year, my wife and I bought a glider off of Craigslist. It worked well for a few months, then developed a terrible, brain-rattling squeak that rendered it pretty much unusable. I tried every kind of remedy that people suggested to me... nothing worked for more than about an hour. Eventually my wife implored me to fix it or light it on fire.

Upon taking it apart, I discovered that one of the metal posts (for lack of a better term) on the base was bent, and the ball bearings fell right out. The other three of these were fine.

To sum up, I have a disassembled glider that I have no idea how to repair. My wife has already purchased another one, so we don't even need the thing. It's just taking up space, unless you count being used as a place to sleep by one of our cats.

Someone with the know-how could probably fix it. So, DPers... anyone have an idea how I could get rid of this thing without just dumping it in the landfill?

The rules are simple. Come up with some public transportation stereotypes complete with name and description, but you have to avoid the obvious ones. The funnier and more relevant, the better.  For example:

• The Hopeful Librarian. You are not ever going to digest the complexity of Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" between 28th and downtown. Especially when you keep looking up to see if anyone is noticing how smart you are.
• Castor & Pollux. There's two of you, but only one seat. The only logical choice is for one of you to sit and the other to stand in the aisle and creepily hover over them. Never mind that you're in the way for others to get on or off, being more that 6 inches away from your partner for even 10 minutes is unbearable.  Ignore the weird brother on brother reference.
• The Herded. Those people who stand in the aisle but treat the 2 steps in the back of the bus like its a cattle guard... no matter how full it gets they just won't go up. Probably because they're afraid their hooves will get stuck.
• The Gatekeeper. You still on the aisle seat with express purpose of forcing people to ask for your permission to sit in the windows seat. I can't only guess that you've seem to have lost control over the rest of your life, so you're going to exert a little control on the bus. Any other reason is just denying the fact that you're riding on public transportation with, you know, other people.
• The Blind Snowflake. I'm sure whatever noise is coming out of your iPod totally unique and special, even as you ignore the irony of the easily identifiable ipod headphones, but unless you're Jimi Hendrix, I'm pretty sure it's not affecting your vision... You're sitting in the old people seats and an old person just hobbled past you. But don't worry, if you stare into the middle distance a few more seconds, someone else will move.

hey, can vegan people get vaccinations?