Summertime, and the livin' is... 45 degrees-y

It's June 10th, and we have the heat on. Today I wore gloves, a down vest, and a scarf! I actually don't really mind it, especially since I know what the alternative is, but still... it's June 10th. I guess it all works out, since the 10 hours a week I used to spend complaining about the heat in Urbana has now been changed into the 10 hours a week I use to commute to and from work. (You know, like that one law of the universe that says matter can neither be created nor destroyed.) Anyway, it's supposed to start being sunny and 75 on Thursday, so I may finally get to put away my scarf and realize my summer dreams, which, at this point all sort of resemble things that happened in Country Time Lemonade commercials. See you at the old fishin' hole!

Since I left you

Things I missed about Oregon when I was in Illinois:







Things I miss about Illinois, now that I'm back:

not pictured: Alex Bass.

Oh Portland, I've missed you.

Pygmy goat boards a TriMet bus

At approximately 9:45 p.m. last night, an unattended pygmy goat walked on a Line 14- Hawthorne bus. The bus was on layover at SE 94th and Foster and the operator was standing outside her bus with the doors open. The operator was concerned because of the freeway nearby and busy street traffic, and closed the bus doors. She immediately called dispatch and TriMet’s dispatch called 911. A Portland Police Officer responded and transported the goat. The 35-pound goat was wearing a nylon collar.