food carts...

...how we love their presence in portland. though rare it is the day we can go out for lunch monday-friday. but this past friday we did. we ate korean fusion. very good. and it was a bright, sunny, cold fall day.

climbing

it was a beautiful day. saturday. i was planning to stay home and relax in the afternoon while moon had plans to rock climb with some other students from his class. it occurred to him that i wasn't doing much and he asked me if i'd like to join. i declined. then he said i really should come... i was kind of talked into it. and so i went. well, we climbed for a long time. i repelled. twice. my fingers felt sore. my arm ached. but it was a great time. and it was dark before we got home.

how are the heart and lungs doing?

my day in seattle...

my school sent me (and a couple colleagues) to a conference in seattle. i decided to take the train and leave early so i could spend the day in the city, before getting the hotel, and spending the next day at the conference. i'm so glad i did. i actually ran into a friend at the train station at 8:30am. we were both headed to seattle for work things. but we had lunch together when we arrived--it was one of those unexpected and nice moments. and at the end of the day, i was reminded that i really do like seattle.