Author: Amy

hey there,

it’s been a while and i thought, “well shit let’s correct that.” this week has been p. heavy so here’s a sweet little thurs list to lighten da mood. man oh man i love you guys. big time.

1.  can’t stop listening to how does it feel by kamaiyah for reasons unbeknownst to me. enjoy!
2.  been thinking about how special lady hill winery is, right down to the goddamn parking lot.
3.  seth got me on le kinja deals. i don’t get how it’s also deadspin but w/e dat cosco deal tho.
4.  oh dang there’s a prairie underground sample sale this weekend. so down 4 that shizzzzz.
5.  read this nyt article on nxivm & just, like, oh my god. what a terribly weird time to be alive.
6.  finally hit up this yuppie rooftop bar & happy 2 report my hidden gem instincts r still v good.
7.  imma be outta town during sylvan esso’s fri 7.13 show. can i live vicariously through u pls?
8.  oooo there’s v good stuff opening up in the n mississippi pod. pdx little conejo outpost ftw!
9.  thanks to dmgaynor and ilthy, i have come to the conclusion that i am, in fact, a hat person.
10.  sugarpine drive-in opens in july & is a mere 30min drive from my house. sry not sry sether.
11.  dammit t editors, now i feel like i *have* to stock 2 kinds of brightland evoo in my pantry.
12.  “take the compliment. do not shy away from another thing that belongs to you.” – rupi kaur

extra virgin good stuff.
amy

hi frehnds!

confession: i’m super dang excited for this weekend. it’s my birthday on sun and all i wanna do is wake up and remember (1) it’s my birthday (2) it’s my birthday aaaaaalllllll day (3) i get to tell everyone it’s my birthday. some years i reeeeeeally don’t care, but this year i’m feeling it so there you have it. hope this one puts a little pep in your step. love u’s:

1.  v. excited for busy’s talk show (as if i needed another reason to buy an f-ing apple tv 4k).
2.  wait wait wait there’s an annual irvington home tour in may for $25?? yas queen yaaaaaas.
3.  “we have found that movie nights are good for the cats.” lol whatever you say purrington’s.
4.  thankful this season for canard, ranch pizza, arden, & just, like, real organic fuds ya know.
5.  tea fest pdx sat 7.21 b/c what else r u gonna do before watching mommy dearest w/ cats?
6.  wait you don’t want me to order bible club’s $70 secret menu marg? gimme 1 reason, seth.
7.  “fiona has always loved the hose!!” honestly can’t get enough of the cincy zoo in my feed.
8.  also, if ur fav fab 5-er is jonathan then get ur ass over to his insta and settle in. ur welcome.
9.  finished riri’s 10min makeup tutorial & now i’m all summer sunset love drama BITCHES.
10.  dear seth, can we paint the study mint green or put up a society6 wall mural? circle y/n.
11.  i bingo’d on this so fast it made my head spin. spreadsheets spreadsheets spreadsheets!
12.  “so long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say.” – virginia wolf

summer sunset love drama spreadsheets.
amy

hi frehnds.

finally getting one of these outta my head and into your inbox and feeling pretty dang stoked about it. here’s a fresh batch of good ones to kick off the good times. i say let ’em roll:

1.  man i could really go for a sweet collection of jumpy sloan crosley essays right now.
2.  yo the zsa zsa gabor estate sale is absolutely bonkers. shop till u drop now thru sat 4.14.
3.  there’s a new posh af hotel in mcminnville that looks a whole lot like my sorta hotel.
4.  seth made us a 2 year anniversary playlist & it’s a helluva round-up. beyond biased obvs.
5.  this anonymous passover rant is so dang delightful to me. creamy horseradish? lol pdx.
6.  getting stupid excited 4 the vía raíz brick & mortar soft opening in 2 weeks. so much yes.
7.  heading to nyc for work & u can bet ur ass imma hunt one of these down upon arrival.
8.  dude there is a huuuuuuge warehouse sale happening at the cleaners this wknd. helllooo.
9.  chillin’ in lake-o drinking good coffee & ogling classic cars is 100% my kind of sat. in in in.
10.  dang it. the new feelings show at pnca is closing sat 4.14 and imma be outta town. grrr.
11.  thing that made me reminisce real hard: a dashboard confessional tour stop in pdx fri 4.13.
12.  “i like the feeling of words doing
 as they want to do and as they have to do.” – gertrude stein

my kind of bias.
amy

hi hey.

just checking in. you doing good? hanging in there? you don’t have to answer right away. got some sweet little things for ya no matter what the feels may be:

1.  idk why, but i suddenly can’t get enough of hell yeah. repeat repeat repeat send help pls.
2.  strongly considering becoming a hat person so i can rock redwolf’s grl pwr baseball hat.
3.  have u tried the thai rolled ice cream at 22 below? it looks hella duhlicious. i want some rn.
4.  seth’s nl-only keeper fantasy baseball league needs a warm body eod fri. call him maybe?
5.  niko’s drip glaze orb planter got me dreaming and scheming super unnecessary plant plans.
6.  big wins on max read’s fakewood mac playlist: sounds like fleetwood. not actually fleetwood.
7.  missed the inaugural flea last month, so getting my ass there this sun 3.25 come hell or w/e.
8.  there’s made-to-order beignets around the corner from my office now so bye 4ever i guess.
9.  u guys. don’t sleep on that harney & sons hot cinnamon sunset tea. next. level. spiiiiiiice.
10.  full-blown obsessed w/ a spanish hostage series seriously titled money heist b/c netflix.
11.  a middleditch & schwartz show in pdx is a big deal apparently? get ur tix 3.23 at 10am.
12.  “life is something that happens when you can’t get to sleep.” ― fran lebowitz

mariah carey lyrics.
amy

hiiiiii.

i was just thinking about you and how much i wanted to say hello (hello!). been collecting a couple of things i thought you’d appreciate. here, for you:

1.  running my 1st race in may & hot on the wireless headphone hunt. these, these, or these?
2.  almost positive this tj meal hack would give me maaad heartburn, but dang it looks good.
3.  y’all know about russell crowe’s art of divorce auction w/ sotheby’s right? dibs on the rolex!
4.  “he’s fucking batman!” – so many gems in this oral history of last year’s best picture fiasco.
5.  seth recently outed himself as a tumblr hoarder. tbh webjunk and bad thesaurus hold up!
6.  if you’re itching for a creepy long read, nymag’s worst roommate ever really did it for me.
7.  oh, anyone looking to get their 2nd night of seder on — i hear you and i’ve got you covered.
8.  a teote mezcaleria on alberta? is this for real? like a dream i didn’t know i had come true.
9.  now trending: coming home, putting on pjs, and flopping on the chaise like an absolute unit.
10.  “that’s just some, like, natural earth bitch” – tlc having a baller reaction to their mean tweet.
11.  sry but a cbd menu add-on is super hilarious to me. weedle juice weedle juice weedle juice!
12.  “love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and we know we cannot live within.” – james baldwin

the art of fucking batman.
amy

hello you’s!

been a minute. i hope these spruce up your inbox and make you feel nice:

1.  i’m a sucker 4 coffeeshop news so either/or expanding to williams is really making my day.
2.  seth & i are still hunting for giant statement art. time to switch gears to giant pool as art?
3.  pdx wine bars are having quite a moment rn. oh hiii arden, oui, and park avenue how u.
4.  if i ever visit vancouver (ca), definitely hitting up federal store 4 those f-ing gorgeous carbs.
5.  artist residence launched a schmancy pj collab & just like that i’m on back the luxe pj hunt.
6.  if u can resist a workshop titled intro to croissants pls do us all a favor & keep it to yourself.
7.  alto’s adventure is the only mobile game i’ve ever liked so i’m def excited about a sequel.
8.  i ♥ our bluetooth turntable & honestly can’t remember what chillin’ at home was like w/o it.
9.  smh the sun 2.25 pdx brunch festival starts @ 10am. brunch starts at 12pm! at the earliest!
10.  i adore ezra being my kooky camp friend as much as him being my kooky rockstar friend.
11.  kate convinced me to set my iphone text size to super small & everything feels new again.
12.  she also introduced me to witchsy and the most baller enamel pin i’ve ever seen sooo …
13.  “i want to be with you, it is as simple, and as complicated as that.” – charles bukowski

to the wknd go i.
amy

oh hey friends.

y’all ready for some nice things to zhoosh up your thurs afternoon? oh ya? you are? well fabulous. found a whole set. i’ll just put ’em down here for ya:

1.  the 2.7 lekfit on demand bounce class dance choreography is giving me a shit ton of life rn.
2.  god bless amber for making sure seth & i hit up rosario’s in sa. that salsa oh my gawwwwd.
3.  toughest yoga teacher in portland? easy. alex kosinski. currently kicking butts here & here.
4.  ladies leave your man at home. drunk in love beyoncé vs. drake tribute at holocene fri 2.16.
5.  oh def hitting up the flea kickoff sun 2.25. nabbed a fab mexican blanket for $24 last year!
6.  hell yes 2 this list of “secret” e-stores. seth & i can 100% vouch 4 homies. ♥ our lumbar.
7.  ooOoo it’s my fav time of year again! oscar nominated animated shorts previewing time!
8.  awww u guyz providore fine foods turns 2 sat 2.10. what cutie patootie fresh & tutti fruities.
9.  still dreaming about the migas tacos from veracruz all natural. i can haz here? plz say yes.
10.  holy friggin moly. a spice girls reunion tour & a zara in pdx?? breathe, marshy. breathe.
11.  h/t hillockburn farm for the affordable bath salts & natural sponges. appreciate u guyz.
12.  still thinking about the baby driver soundtrack & its forward moving, get shit done feels.
13.  “when i look at my life i realize that the mistakes i have made, the things i really regret, were not errors of judgement but failures of feeling.” ― jeanette winterson

butt kicks & bath salts.
amy

hello beautiful ppl.

marsh here with the weekday hot clicks n’ late afternoon treasure scrolls. kick back, relax — put your worries on a shelf for a few. got a little refresh just for you:

1.  gap body, doing the tribe a solid with the soft n’ comfy undies, miraculously, forever on sale.
2.  i don’t have pierced ears (i tried, i was 7, i failed) but sophie is really making me rethink that.
3.  for those of u who can get down w/ some bougie foodie dinner series shit, might i recco dis.
4.  really hoping they might be giants plays their tiny toons vids at crystal ballroom thurs 3.8.
5.  srsly where can i go dancing sat 1.20 that isn’t gross? just, like, some one off around town?
6.  brain is melting a lil realizing the rose city classic dog show is 5 days long. so. much. dawg.
7.  spotify’s serving me garden state-y content & now i wish i was on campus. any campus.
8.  the ladies of wk have spoken: our scent is no.04 bois de balincourt by maison louis marie.
9.  swooning 4 cold picnic’s take me back to formentera rugs & uhh many many other things.
10.  all y’all not watching the good place: plz get your shiz together & catch up. i have thoughts!
11.  “i think that one of these days you’re going to have to find out where you want to go. and then you’ve got to start going there.” – j.d. salinger

classic undie content.
amy

hello lovelies!

back at it again, but this time around i’m gonna try to keep things short and sweet. no muss, no fuss just straight to the good stuff:

1.  if there was ever a quest that needed my attention, it’s the epic pdx pancake quest. send.
2.  psa don’t order a loosely blanket (they’re scamy scammers). these or these‘ll do u just right.
3.  my ♥ language is touch, but what can i say … these better than sex tweets really got to me.
4.  many feels re: 1st annual skyline tavern chili off sat 1.6. gonna need to put ’em somewhere.
5.  checked out urbanite over the break & holy moly they really got their shit together. want/all.
6.  am i the last to know about the stupid good chai tea lattes at insomnia coffee? i am? ah ok.
7.  break favs: big pink, reading at tea chai te, yvonne at löly, my new dentist, the drive home.
8.  in an effort to read 1 book a month, i joined a book club and skimmed thru roxane’s list. yay.
9.  seth told me i had to watch how fleetwood makes a song & – surprise – he was not wrong.
10.  dear god i nearly forgot about california diaries. daaang. the ’90s were really just magical.
11.  fyi not following the cincinnati zoo means missing major baby hippo web content ok?
12.  “each moment is a leap forwards from the brink of an invisible cliff, where time’s keen edges are constantly renewed. we lift our foot from the solid ground of all our life lived thus far, and take that perilous step out into the empty air. not because we can claim any particular courage, but because there is no other way.” – han kang

chill chill chili.
amy

hi bb’s!

well it’s been a delightful lil week over here and i’ve got nothing to spread but hella good cheer (ohwassup hanukkah how u?). anyway, here’s what i’m thinking: eff all this paperwork. let’s just get right into it. ya? well okay then! happy hanukkah, y’all:

1.  i got joji a stonedware pipe for hanukkah (don’t worry she already got it) b/c ummm fashun?
2.  “you’re out of your element, trisha.” – 2017 hater’s guide to the williams sonoma catalogue.
3.  pls send quadratini’s. i’ve only seen them at world market & it’s 2 cold to walk over there.
4.  snagged this beauty from oak + fort in sf. where’d this magical store come from? bless ’em.
5.  bored? stressed? both? here. david’s countdown of the best films of 2017 will make it better.
6.  if you aren’t following the cincinnati zoo and #teamfiona pls stop what ur doing and fix that.
7.  “there’s also notes of the smell of nyc, which is a tiny bit of coffee & marijuana.” – yas wendy
8.  looking 4 a 15×15 boho pouf & my etsy stone cushion pitch isn’t getting any traction. wtf?
9.  whaddya doin’ the 7th night of hanukkah? feastly’s babka + challah class? coooool. me 2.
10.  man, i had no idea the portland drag ball scene was so fresh. love me a mercury scoop.
11.  blah blah blah jay-z’s at moda tonight w/e. everyone knows the real party’s at trio w/ lil jon!
12.  vast murders of crows are routinely swarming over downtown pdx. surely it means nothing.
13.  dang. kingsland looks tasty! & here i thought it was a douchey embassy suites joint. oops.
14.  a-trak is here fri 1.12! fyi i’ve played this 1000 times thx to an 11.29 lekfit class (sry seth).
15. “life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.” – sarah dessen

bff fashun piece.
amy

hello beautiful ppl.

i haven’t sent a list in two months and it’s been driving me crazy. things are f-ing bananas around here and *technically* there isn’t time for anything extra right now, but i went ahead and wrote one of these anyway because (1) fuck it (2) there’s always time (3) did i already say fuck it? anyway, i hope that’s cool. sending y’all some extra joy and unconditional good times to get you through:

1.  heather made me an 90s grrrls playlist b/c she is a modern day mrs. fucking claus. ty!
2.  imma guarantee good times at the slow magic wonder ballroom show sat 12.2. truuust me.
3.  v. surprised it took me 31 years to get on board with white noise sleeping. g-bless rain rain.
4.  tomorrow is the ruff life dog art show and fundraiser at instrument. i repeat, tomorrow is …
5.  we’re all stressed af so i think it’d be best for everyone to check out these adorable floofs.
6.  sry seth ur gf is a sucker for xmas music. guessing this’ll get banned from our home soon.
7.  passion pit is in pdx thurs 1.25. vvv excellent news b/c manners is f-ing timeless. h/t 2009.
8.  i really hated the nyc night market bazaar scene, but it toooootally works in pdx. good fun!
9.  “enjoy a casual festive walk, with or without a dog.” – lights & leashes dog walk tue 12.5 ftw.
10.  i would kiiiiiiiiiiillllll to play hookey & hit up the duniway holiday home tour … *shakes fist*
11.  saw first hand at the flea last weekend how right alex was about mister sister. want/all.
12.  idk about u, but i can imagine every one of these egle zvirblyte prints hanging in kc’s apt.
13.  what’s a girl gotta do to get a decent extra chunky knitted blanket around here? srsly.
14.  saw the disaster artist. two thumbs up because it made me laugh and forget shitty things.
15.  “life is short and the world is at least half terrible, and for every kind stranger, there is one who would break you, though i keep this from my children. i am trying to sell them the world. any decent realtor, walking you through a real shithole, chirps on about good bones: this place could be beautiful, right? you could make this place beautiful.” – maggie smith

slow misters & magic sisters.
amy

hello lovelies,

oooof. it’s been a helluva week. i’m thinking we skip all the bs and just go straight for the feel good stuff. yea? am i reading your mind? maybe skim this while getting a foot massage and a big bear hug from your no. 1 or something. idk whatever it takes to gets those chill weekend vibes flowin’:

1.  everyday is a winding road. i get a little bit closer … i get a little bit closer feeling fiiiiine.
2.  ty cb2 for delivering the 4th (and hopefully last) white round table for our b-fast nook.
3.  ricara sent me 2 nisolo & now my basement reno landscaping $$ is in jeopardy (sry seth).
4.  busy’s instagram has changed my life 4 the better so, uh, thx 4 noticing, fancy media.
5.  uo pro tip: call & say your 20% b-day coupon expired & u want a new one. 100% works.
6.  i asked jo if cupofrahman was named after cupofjo. she sighed, “no. it’s after cup of ramen.”
7.  if u need a good booty shake, fri 9.29 is snap! 90s dance party at holocene. cool is still cool.
8.  i now brace myself 4 impact whenever i check nytimes. helpful 2 blast treats while scrolling.
9.  heather introduced me 2 this classy af humidifier & now i’m pretty sure i can’t live w/o one.
10.  qq: where all my royal blue wing back velvet accent arm chairs at? can we sit on u pls?
11.  ooOOoo really feeling the nightwood! excited to dig into whatever these beauties cook up.
12.  the gluten free fair tasting & expo cover photo made me lol idk it’s the little things rn guyz.
13.  saw a free screening of battle of the sexes at cinema 21 on wed night. good n’ fulla starz.
14.  a chance to try indigenous cooking by chef baka? at han oak? on tue 10.3? oh hell yes.
15.  “it turns out i was right. but nothing has come of it.” ― wisława szymborska

new yorker mag & secret b-day snags.
amy

hello friends.

i keep thinking about that greenzo episode of 30 rock where david schwimmer lodges a smiling cartoon earth prop into a stage light and it catches fire in front of a bunch of kids and everyone screams and liz lemon goes, “oh. oh boy. ok. this earth is ruined. we gotta get a new one.” that’s all. i hereby dedicate this week’s list to anyone who’s had enough:

1.  ok yes i know i don’t have a dog, but i bought this b/c there’s dogs at work and it’s hi-larious.
2.  seth introduced me to steve & busy’s new podcast we’re no doctors & – surprise – it’s fun!
3.  not to get all coupon clippy, but if you like free movie screenings follow @orscreenings ok?
4.  if you’ve ever bemoaned pdx’s contemporary art scene, stop & buy a tba:17 ticket right now.
5.  fast times at ridgemont high at laurelhurst theater until thurs 9.14. ty. the world is better 4 it.
6.  moving and decorating means i now know every goddamn advanced cl search in the book.
7.  time released an a+ feature on women who are changing the world and now i’m p. misty. oy.
8.  “go w/ like 6 people & order everything on the menu.” – kreher is a-ok on the waiting room
9.  h/t kimmy 4 recco-ing i am that on hawthorne. review: lame name, uhhhmazing collection.
10.  i can’t technically “afford” hd buttercup but iz nice to dream. blush pink snug chair! mmm.
11.  i just found out that you can borrow leaf blowers n’ shit from the ne tool library for freeeeee.
12.  gah in such a music rut rn. only good tunes in my queue are lebow’s jams & insecure s2.
13.  pls tell me it’s ok that a targeted lunya insta ad just convinced me to invest in real pajamas.
14.  vans interviewed 1 of my fav artists on their tumblr & seeing it made me feel nice & good.
15.  “everything heals. your body heals. your heart heals. the mind heals. wounds heal. your soul repairs itself. your happiness is always going to come back. bad times don’t last.” – christiana rutkowski

healing sprees & lotsa freebies.
amy

hello beautiful ppl.

honestly, it’s been a real okay to lame-ish week. nothing super specific to write home about, just a little relieved this one’s over ya know? but. but! … there’s always a but … we’re in for a long ass weekend and my mom’s in town and there’s list-fulls of good stuff to turn it all around:

1.  y so hard 2 find pretty non-garbage review salt & pepper grinders that don’t cost $$$? hm?
2.  dammit studio mcgee opened an e-store & i’ve never felt more excited & basic in my lyfe.
3.  doing me with this sound series on loop for a few days. chill & let chill ya kno what i mean?
4.  keep meaning to check out the waiting room in nw. anyone been? looks so tasty n’ niiiice.
5.  did beg improv w/ kupp & i srsly miss her funnies. lez stand up fri 9.1 is what’s up. def go.
6.  hold up. hold my hand. hold my phone. courier sells og japanese shaved ice on saturdays!?
7.  seth & i realized we might be making janky v2 of this house. again, see basic concern #2.
8.  40 off-white looks inspired by princess di? paris fashion week cannot come soon enough.
9.  hony has a fb series, but one in 8 mill will always have my ♥. omg so old it ran on flash!
10.  the russell introduced me to superfront & it puts my go-to karlstad hack to shaaaaame.
11.  pdx paella fridayyyy? hosted by the crew behind my fav rosé? yes yes yes godbless yes.
12.  oh girl only 100 days? you uhhhh might wanna double or triple that. nbd just a suggestion.
13.  like a surprise party, i love a good corn maze, but it’s def gonna freak me the f*ck out.
14.  there’s a killer consignment shop w/ an a+ insta presence right behind my house. amen.
15.  “i guess it’s true what they say: if you wait long enough everything changes.” – junot díaz

8 mill & chill.
amy

hello beautiful people!

ok so some of y’all know this and some of y’all don’t, but thurs list has been on semi-unofficial summer vacation for almost 2 months because of a big ole personal life event time suck: seth and i bought a house (!) in portland (!) and then had to pack up our apartments (!) and move into it and stuff (!). i gotta say, as exciting and fun and weird and ridiculous it’s been to go full-on homeowner, i desperately missed this and you and writing and researching and thurs listing so f-ing much and all i could think about was getting back to it and believe me when i tell you i would lament that to literally *anyone* who would listen (thank you all for listening). so, uhhh, i guess that’s it. nothing left to do but get back to it. well hot damn let’s do it to it then!

1.  traded $$$ classes for lekfit (s/o sweaty busy phillips) & now my butt + wallet are v stoked.
2.  “grizzly bear has never been afraid to expect something of their listener.” – word pma. word.
3.  oh shit frances may is hosting a men’s warehouse sale on sun 8.27. that’s 50-90% off boyz!
4.  bloody’s are my 1 exception to a no day drinking m.o. (sry i get sleepies!). sun 9.10 i see u.
5.  if this vans + peanuts collab isn’t a gr8 reason to eff up your brand loyalty, then idk what is.
6.  astrotwins or nah since ’08, but lately i’ve been feeling madame clairevoyant. girl’s good.
7.  gah there are so many a+ thangs on this list. roe! nimblefish! sammich! kachka 2.0! baboom.
8.  poll: where 2 vintage street fair this wknd … vancouver, hawthorne, rejuv, or oregon city?
9.  dear seth, can we plz taste test all of these smoothies before labor day wknd? thx honey!
10.  doggie clothing goods company bauhound makes me wanna squeeze a frenchie real bad.
11.  the indiana dunes was featured in next stop by nytimes travel and now i’m all verkelmpt.
12.  rx: if you appreciate brains and mad style, do yourself a fav and read alicia’s blog regularly.
13.  just want to say i think chauncey was totally robbed. a clear derp n’ winner! wtf mercury?
14.  4 anyone else hopped up on poison oak prednisone & being a big-o jerk to their s/o, here.
15.  “hold to the now, the here, through which all future plunges to the past.” — james joyce

toons & moons & sandy dunes.
amy

hi lovelies.

i knowwwww. it’s been a while since one of these landed in your inbox. here’s the deal … sometimes i get overwhelmed by tons of stupid little things (or by one or two giant big important things) and even though i always regret it, i end up sacrificing a thurs list or two (or three). hopefully, no hard feels and maybe the absence made your hearts grow a lil’ fonder. no? not really? aww dang. i’m sorry. how about a new one to make it better? ya? that sound nice? ok then. just for you:

1.  i am wholly, totally, completely unsurprised that big’s chicken is #1 in the power rankings.
2.  late shake is a milkshake pop-up inside dapper & wise & my god i want one so f-ing badly.
3.  alaska launched 5 new flights from pdx and ooo eeep albuquerque is one of them. hi anna!
4.  well hot damn. now that’s what i call a friggin one-piece vol xxx. size 2 come 2 meeeeee pls.
5.  work puppy playing w/ a bone 3x its size so we put this on & now everything is illuminated.
6.  corgi walk in the pearl sat 8.19 aka the *most* woooooonderful time of the yeeeeeeeeeeear.
7.  this is what i mean when i say i wanna go camping. late ’17 can’t come soon enough.
8.  dang christopher david. back at it again with the big changes and everything must go sale.
9.  currently meditating on these titus andromedon quotes. have a nice life. “you know i don’t!”
10.  needed this app more than once tbh. 4 real. could watch those sample notifications all day.
11.  fyiiiiii lebow’s july playlist is officially out. wildly improving a commute or car ride near you.
12.  movie in george park featuring a league of their own? thurs 7.13? uh yspls. muuule! nag!
13.  i hereby dedicate this nytimes rollercoaster round up to seth (the water ride one is 4 me).
14.  radiolab turned 15? man. despite it all, beauty & art & wonderment always finds a way.
15.  “it’s a marvelous thing, the ocean. for some reason when two people sit together looking out at it, they stop caring whether they talk or stay silent. you never get tired of watching it. and no matter how rough the waves get, you’re never bothered by the noise the water makes by the commotion of the surface – it never seems too loud, or too wild.” – banana yoshimoto

non-stops & pop-ups.
amy

hi hi hello.

i walked into work today feeling a little like the world was burning which was especially fun and dark because i was also listening to we can’t stop and drop it low via the summer rewind playlist spotify made for me (srsly what a spectacular algorithm). if anything though, the walk just reminded me why i started sending this thing. that despite the feels of the week, to keep writing, to remember what’s good, to bring joy to others, and to try my damnedest to have a life here. that’s how the light gets in:

1.  probably this informed me popsicle week is a thing & now i’m happier than i was 9 sec ago.
2.  also jamming out to their sweet summertime playlist so i guess u know who has my ♥ rn.
3.  thurs 6.8 is twin peaks night per the pickles and since i’ve seen 2 episodes i’m goinnnn ok?
4.  dear bernstein’s. u had me at old school, no bs bagels boiled twice daily. neverrrr change.
5.  if there’s anything i need right now, it’s a list of 20 free things to do in pdx this summer tyvm.
6.  a ghost town in connecticut is on sale for under $2m & it’s only 2.5 hrs from nyc. just sayin’.
7.  i see u l’angolo estate with the new tasting room and classy a$$ good vibes n’ natural light.
8.  oh sweet & heavenly lord please let jagged little pill the musical be so good it hurts a little.
9.  huge thank you to the nice high fashion folks who championed the big one-piece comeback.
10.  ever wonder, “hmm i wonder how amy’s brain works”? pls see this winnie the pooh gif set.
11.  not that there’s a dearth of good coffee here, but still. pretty dang excited to try proud mary.
12.  in case ur wondering, the w+k gay club pride party is where it’s at. fri 6.16. clear ur cal.
13.  here’s what i’m thinking: gather the troops & get super rowdy at overboard’s 30th. be a yes!
14.  def down for a wed 6.28 silent reading party, but ftr i’ll prob be on my phone re-reading this.
15.  “there is a light in this world. a healing spirit more powerful than any darkness we may encounter. we sometime lose sight of this force when there is suffering, and too much pain. then suddenly, the spirit will emerge through the lives of ordinary people who hear a call and answer in extraordinary ways.” – richard attenborough

ghost towns & comeback crowns.
amy

oh hi lovelies.

had my head in the clouds all week so i’m not positive i actually earned a long weekend, but imma just exercise forgiveness and let the extra hours wash over me and work their bonus magic into my collective soul and state of juju. oh yea? you too? well great! here’s a good thing starter set then:

1.  lotta covers in my last discover weekly. s’all good. i’m just an animal dancing on my own.
2.  hit up tough luck last fri & i’m thrilled to report it’s a shining star of a bar. go! see 4 yourself!
3.  met niko at crafty wonderland & now i can’t imagine a life w/o her bud vases & orb planters.
4.  am i the last 1 discover mitski & the perfection that is her american girl video? i am? ah ok.
5.  oh, in case you’re unsure what to eat next, here’s 31 restaurants every portlander must try.
6.  if there’s ever a reason to fix up my bike, it’s a wed 6.14 empire records bike in movie night.
7.  welllllll sinead oooh’rebellion. shock me, shock me, shock me with that deviant behavior.
8.  the man behind discover weekly is moving to instagram and i have quite a few thoughts.
9.  if chauncey doesn’t win king of the waddle, look out for one helluva strongly worded letter.
10.  ooOOOoo guyzzz kainos has a secret menu! dang. really starting to warm up on roseway.
11.  igwt just opened up on williams & i wrongly guessed their $18 matte sunnies were $150.
12.  hi. tap tap. is this thing on? good. just making sure seth knows i’ll always be right about this.
13.  negroni week negroni week negroni week june 5-11 negroni week negroni weeeeeeeeeek.
14.  yo, speaking of signature cocktails, sagittarius straight up stole my drink. what the butt?
15.  portland now has the #1 burger in america so umm i guess that’s it? we all go home now?
16.  h/t justine 4 the a+ style unlock. keep ur enemies close & ur fashionable canadians closer.
17.  “expect nothing; live frugally on surprise” – alice walker

waddle kings & girls who sing.
amy

hello you’s!

excellent work today, folks. y’all are really nailing this whole getting through the week thing. proud of you! aaaaand … if i’m reading these community vibes correctly … moods are shifting and spirits are lifting and things are feeling pretty and bright again. or maybe that’s just multiple days of sun favicons talking. either way, i’m into it. life’s good. roll with it:

1.  had a me-day recently, spent several hrs in spartan shop, bought all the things. the end.
2.  this playlist on repeat because blah blah blah may the 4th be with you joke blah blah blah.
3.  man i love me some woodlawn. fingers crossed tough luck is hella rad and fits riiiiight in.
4.  packed like sardines and loving every damn min, questlove is dj-ing white owl sat 5.13.
5.  never heard of leeward but r. feeling the cover art for their thurs 5.11 grand opening party.
6.  lianne played alanis after arms so obvs i’ve been listening to jagged little pill all damn day.
7.  attn: everclear, vertical horizon, & fastball are performing in pdx to-f-ing-night. not. sold. out.
8.  there’s gonna be a million ppl in oregon for the 8.21 eclipse and it’s gonna be awwwesome.
9.  yo wassup vampires? you going to the 15th annual masquerade ball sat 5.13? that’s cool.
10.  spoiler alert: mom’s get high, too. thinking a trip to serra might just be in order this wknd.
11.  speaking of my mom (hi sue!), min 4 = nicole kidman insulting giada de laurentiis on ellen.
12.  i need a book 4 the summer. seth says, “the shining!” but these r prob more my speed ugh.
13.  winos. quaintrelle just launched wine wed tldr 1/2 price bottles all night. omw. u coming 2?
14.  oh man y’all horoscopes getting super dark and real lately. might be time for a reading kay.
15.  “you have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage — pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically, to say ‘no’ to other things. and the way you do that is by having a bigger ‘yes’ burning inside. the enemy of the ‘best’ is often the ‘good.'” – stephen r. covey

summer reads & fancy weeds.
amy

hello you’s.

how’s it going? thing’s good? thing’s kinda shitty? thing’s somewhere in between? yea. i feel ya. me too. if it’s any consolation, i think about you and this (and you and this) all the time. y’all light up my week and getting us some good stuff about who knows what always makes it better. anywho … if you’re looking for a lil’ something extra to mostly make it better, these are for you:

1.  yes, a mountain with no ending, yes. the sweetest spring summer sad song there ever was.
2.  alt universe: i’m a t-mag style editor musing about things i’m really into. fuck a pizza week.
3.  ok fine advertising is the worst but w/e b/c this one gave me serious feels end of discussion.
4.  omg devendra what did you do to your bathroom? can u tell me who approved this? honey?
5.  sure would love to go pls note: i like piña coladas but not getting caught in the rain. respect.
6.  nars killed my blush, but then a vvv sweet sephor-ess sold me on a legit upgrade. whew.
7.  ok seth, nowwwwwwww can we go to the portland japanese gardens? pretty plssssssss?
8.  update: looking out a dirty old window down below the cars in the city go rushing byyyyyyy.
9.  like that time i told my mom i liked pigs & then only got pig things for 10 yrs, g-blum persists.
10.  this is the reason i’ve been hella mia for the past 3 months. it’s so weird it just might work.
11.  if y’all don’t know about the overlook film fest then lookee here. def go. just do it. goooo.
12.  really just wanna hit up big’s chicken & have a g-d winner winner chicken dinner ya kno?
13.  what should u read next? literally anything on kottke’s list of hilarious web things to read.
14.  why is portland’s best new bakery all the way in oregon city? why, oregon live? whyyyy?
15.  “some adventures are so small, you hardly know they’ve happened. like the adventure of sharpening your pencil to a perfect point, just before it breaks and that little bit gets stuck in the sharpener. that, i think we will all agree, is a very small adventure. other adventures are so big and last so long, you might forget they are adventures at all – like growing up.” – anne michaels

ostrich dreams & goldblum memes.
amy

oheyyyyy.

well shit. it’s been a minute. tldr blah blah blah the work comes first i went on production things got cray yada yada yada i’m back and holy dagnabbit i missed this. i missed us. i’m not crying. you’re crying. okay srsly tho. enough blubbering. there’s good stuff ahead. doing it. doing the damn thing:

1.  artsy fartsy pro tip from joanna aka best ever. eric kenney is showing at gallery 135. wheee!
2.  speaking of artsy farts, my friend zan & her kickass apt are on passerbuys. what. a. woman.
3.  ansel just told me about stacked sandwiches in se. who else been? you? ya? iz itz güd?
4.  just returned from deep oregon and holy f*ck. go to florence and ride with these brahs.
5.  getting some good feels about a-wol’s art in the dark annual performance. this aug. u goin?
6.  been wanting to hit up *the* spelling bee for 2 years. mental note: mon 4.17 (and monthly).
7.  no guyz but seeeeeeeriously almost positive this was my boy eddye borgese. lolololololol.
8.  the savage lovecast is doing a live taping fri 4.14 & everything is awesome & sexy again.
9.  if epic 90s oscar sweeps r ur thang, this cast should float your boat. get it? boat. tee hee.
10.  saw a fav cd at p’s & q’s. i was there thx 2 yelp, him thx 2 legit opines. w/e get the brisket!
11.  in case i haven’t said it lately, go 2 quaintrelle and order 1 of everything. you’re welcome.
12.  this aaaaaaalmost makes me wanna cave and get a cable subscription like a real norm-bo.
13.  bill nye on what he can’t travel without is super adorbs. a scarf will buy you 15° fahrenheit!
14.  been looking for a good pdx non-profit to get involved with. thinking s1 might just be the1.
15.  “i wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. i wanted excitement and danger, and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. i felt a superabundance of energy in myself which found no outlet in our quiet life.” – leo tolstoy

damn thing been done.
amy

oh, hello there.

we don’t usually meet up on the weekends and, well, i gotta say … it’s nice for a change. i hope you get this mid-laugh, sipping on something nice in your sat / sun clothes. if you’re down like that, thinking these will pair with ya just fine:

1.  i’d just like to point out that alpacapalooza 2017 spans over an entire wknd. ok aaww.
2.  jeeze la. ur sun’s up bun’s up 10 day isn’t enough? u gotta be pretty on top too? dayenu.
3.  ok guyz. this winter’s been baaad and it won’t stop raining, but srsly. this could be us.
4.  seth taught me chess & now this app is my new bf (the irony!). h/t alex 4 the hot download.
5.  moon hooch is here fri 4.7. they used to hit up my subway stop all the time! get it, boys.
6.  oh shit and banks is here sun 4.16? in like a lion, out like a lamb pdx. keep making it rain.
7.  my feels watching this = my feels when apple messes w/ messages. stahp pls. i-notready.
8.  random s/o to kimmy whose communication skills are on par with fbi hostage negotiators.
9.  chills at 1:30. and just like that … i’m back in whitfield’s class and loving every damn min.
10.  can we go to tuluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum tomorrow? pls say yes yes yes yes yes yes pls.
11.  oh huh tomorrow’s no good? what if we went somewhere closer? philly work better 4 u?
12.  a super authentic greek feast at side yard farms sun 4.16 you say? don’t mind if i dooooo.
13.  may everything lovely & wonderful in life be as simple as a baked brie recipe on tumblr.
14.  it’s been a wind tunnel of a friggin’ week so here’s a 2 for 1 spesh: burgers and bargains.
15.  “if people were rain, i was drizzle and she was a hurricane.” – john green

baked brie & hotel pls.
amy

hi beautiful ppl.

got a sneaky feeling the good vibes are coming back again. por ejemplo, did you lol a lot today? cause i lol’d a lot today! not tryin to jinx anything so i’ll just leave it at that. plus, who cares about good vibes when a list awaits. got your go-to gold right here:

1.  joy the baker oatmeal to-go for desk breakfast since ’08. about about that routine lyfe.
2.  you bring the floaties and chips and seltzer and sunscreen, i’ll bring the panama banana.
3.  grimm is having a clusterfuck of an estate sale 3.11 to 3.19 & it’s gonna be uhhmazing.
4.  new fleet foxes 6.16. {psst spotify} update that indie rock road trip playlist maybe?
5.  love-hate running-runners literally-figuratively so obviously loving-hating this vm rn.
6.  spitz is open & imma need to try the street cart fries to ermm make sure no poison stuffs.
7.  stars, they’re just like us until u see one clapping and u realize she might not know how.
8.  speaking of stars, play hooky with me fri 7.28 to see halley’s comet in seattle. yspls & ty.
9.  v. tempted to take advantage of adrift’s flash sale. best avail room & it’s so close 2 marsh’s!
10.  i vm appreciate the cut’s spring trend cheat sheet. always down 4 an olive drab lewk btw.
11.  do yourself a fav and read the captions in sean macpherson’s style profile. 1% lolz.
12.  this has been happening behind me all week. if you’d like me to stop staring, i can’t. sorry.
13.  why aren’t more ppl talking about the fact the wayback is open till midnight now? anyone?
14.  listen to nussbaum. see american bitch + one man’s trash. prep 4 that ’13 nostalgia tho.
15.  “they forgot everything the minute they were together again.” – emily brontë

peace, love, and banana hammocks.
amy

hey there!

i hope y’all don’t mind if i still call this baby a thurs list even though some good ole busy busy life thangs got in the way of it coming out on a thurs thurs. ok great. glad that’s no biggie. none of you noticed? ah even better. cause there’s cool stuff i wanna tell ya about! lookee here:

1.  vvv thankful for aslebow‘s baller monthly spotify playlists. needed one-uh these real bad.
2.  prince was a lovely duh, but a double decker egyptian coffee bus? now we’re talking.
3.  been anti-cruise since reading this dfw essay in 2010, but idk. maybe iz different now?
4.  is it weird that i forget this was a movie and these are not a bunch of my former classmates?
5.  if the yo! store is any indication how ace their monthly sundaze collective is, count me innn.
6.  ummm uhhh the 30th annual doggie dash is happening sat 5.13 and i’m wildly unprepared.
7.  discovered atix hotel in la paz yesterday and now the gtfo day dreaming is up to 11. le sigh.
8.  home stager is an actual profession for which i have actual jealousy. jezus copeland & co.
9.  holy freaking moly nomad.pdx’s new digs look stunning. again tho. 20 courses? ouchie.
10.  been about about ms. loom since vol 14 so was def excited to see kate’s feelin’ the same.
11.  s/o to all my kooky antiquers (ohey!). i see london i see france sun 5.7 in oaks park. get it.
12.  aww my boy josh is ft. in these hilarious tweets about classic lit. big nerd pride right here.
13.  lincoln is closing for good on sat 3.18 and reincarnating as an israeli joint. well okay then!
14.  got domestic travel on lock & now my int’l wanderlust is lit. i can has paris? ya? cool. ty.
15.  “you can decide what you want to say you believe, but you have to believe whatever you believe.” – neil farber

double deckers & classic go-getters.
amy

hi hi hello.

got a hunch many ppl are feeling super swamped and/or scattered, waiting patiently for that bright light at the end of the tunnel. i’m no life coach wizard woman, but i sure as hell can conjure up a little list to inspire some lighter headspaces. ya? sound good? ok kiddos. take a load off. grab a blanket. pet a doge. there’s good stuff here:

1.  it’s been a long week, so i’m just, like, vvv relieved my eye cream made the cut, ya know?
2.  i cannot believe what got the no. 1 spot. there’s just no way. no way! but no. 2 & 3. daaang.
3.  fleetwood posted a seven wonders outtake last week so obvs i’ve repeat-1’d it 4eva since.
4.  do u sit around and wonder wtf you should do with your life? ya me 2. this helped a little.
5.  finished this year’s finder and updated my pdx to do list + yelp bmarks. pooped / pumped.
6.  to be honest, i’ve expressed similar feels for several yrs. i’m sure it really was amazing tho!
7.  indigo girls are performing thurs 3.16 and – shut up – i’m excited. no shame in my game.
8.  iconic lady folk not your thing? how about some sohn on mon 4.10 instead? ya? better?
9.  why yes, mercury, i will be drinking all throughout march. thanks 4 asking. i appreciate u.
10.  david clue’d me into form arcosanti. v pro, but worried it’s a bizzaro universe in the future.
11.  suzanne somers’ palm springs pad is for sale. a real moment in time if u kno what i mean.
12.  really digging the hey girl hey vibe of chloe’s tue 3.28 boss ladies fb invite. get it girl.
13.  wait wait omg what the ahhh has anyone ever seen anything as crazy as this big a$$ bird?
14.  speaking of birds … a fun feathered fact! 2 ducks got married in new hampshire on thurs.
15.  “when you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. that’s what this storm’s all about.” – haruki murakami

indigo days and fleetwood nights.
amy

hello lovelies.

things are weird af right now but imma go out on a limb and say that’s ok because (1) things are also cool and cozy and beautiful and nice just depends on the things ya know? (2) they sorta have to be or else what’s the point of aaaaaanything oh ma gah nm. yikes. okay maybe back to my first point. how about a bunch of [non-weird] cool cozy beautiful nice things to get us to tomorrow. ya? ok can do:

1.  the staves are performing at wonder sat 2.18 aka this f-ing gorgeous i’m on fire cover live.
2.  closing of new american makes way for doner kebabs c/o a buhloved la joint. that’ll play.
3.  the before / after on this ridiculously cool boathouse is crazy. houseboats, man. i told ya!
4.  you, same drugs’ peter pan themes, and this four-step routine make loving chance fun.
5.  if you’re free free free thurs 2.23, mr. lebow says electric guest at wonder is the place 2 b.
6.  having major ’04-’08 flashbacks playing w/ this girl talk-y mashup generator. thx sethhhhhh.
7.  i’m prepared for this to flail miserably, but cool a$$ airport thingie alert if it ends up working!
8.  never owned calvins (aren’t they uncomfy?), but this slideshow is really selling ’em. daaang.
9.  u know who ♥’s a good old fashioned local drag show? everyone. everyone ♥’s a goflds.
10.  launa just told me about the pip’s secret menu. wha? u knew and didn’t say anything? wtf.
11.  if nokia is bringing back l’3310, can motorola get its shiz together & restock l’startac? srsly.
12.  this got me feeling better, but also suuuper curious what 3 things could be bugging kottke.
13.  last week i dug 4 spotify playlist gold. this week they posted these. og creative right herrr.
14.  i’m no puppy person (i like ’em < mushy), but jeezus. i can’t with these floofertons. bawling.
15.  “nothing in this world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.” — w. somerset maugham

hugs & same same same drugs.
amy

hi beautiful ppl.

gah. this f*cking week. blurrrr. idk about you, but i’m spending my whole weekend self-starting a new. you’re obviously welcome to join (more self-starters equal more fun) or just get right to the soothing with summa these:

1.  vvv into spotify user playlist treasure hunting rn. struck yoga teacher gold this week. booya!
2.  jump jack sound machine, where have you been all my life? or at least every 2nd sat of it …
3.  put on van morrison’s sweet thing this am and found my mid-winter blues melting away.
4.  these two ain’t lying calling their bazaar a customer fav. imma customer & it’s def a maje fav.
5.  i know technically this means i’m the worst, but i love shit like this. you have to forgive me.
6.  goddamn all of these reasons are so freaking good. too many gp’s to choose from here.
7.  “we were really the only people in each other’s lives” – mcginley never not giving me l’feels.
8.  umm when is this getting installed in the gym? just checking cause i wanna clear my cal.
9.  pdx is the no. 5 coziest city in america and approx 1x cozier than rochester (apparently).
10.  man i would wear the shiz outta this boobs tits tee if i had the balls ya know what i mean?
11.  thank u bai jesus shalom y’all is open again, this time in a home of it’s own. plus desserts!
12.  guilty of the 1st one (esp to seth) & now i’m self conscious about it. jk can’t stop won’t stop.
13.  güero has a brick & mortar which hopefully means sweet a$$ tortas are in my nr future.
14.  old, but w/e it’s 100% adorbs joy. also, a+ comments. also, can i hold a squirmy one pls?
15.  “i was sand, i was snow – written on, rewritten, smoothed over.” – margaret atwood

boob tees & baby panda pls.
amy

helloooooooo.

man-o-man long time no see! it’s been 2 weeks since we last thurs-listed and imma take a wild guess that we should just skip the bs small talk and get right into it instead. yea? ok yes! outstanding:

1.  ten meter tower is my acute fear of high dives memorialized on film. holy f*cking moly.
2.  pinback is playing mon 2.6 and now i’m listening to penelope for the first time since 2001.
3.  we the people opens tonight at w+k & i honestly can’t freaking wait. gonna be a goodie.
4.  oh oh oh aaaand the 2nd annual pdx winter light festival goes through sat. what a world!
5.  weirdly obsessed w/ the fashion vid syn·chro·nic·i·ty. wanna hang w/ candy-sandy real bad.
6.  ’09-’10 were the best years 2 b young and chill and listening to music. glad we can all agree.
7.  oh dear lord yes to this forever and ever. like sarah says, “at least we still have ice cream.”
8.  re: this round-up of shows … can i just get an amen for home movies? i can? ok good ty.
9.  wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait what? if this is an april fools joke so help me …
10.  alton brown is da friggin best y’all so imma mark “eat your science” on sun 3.26 as a duh.
11.  i spent most of ’04 listening to baby it’s you & leave (get out) so consider my 2.15 booked.
12.  today i yelled “emergency cookie!” & erika immediately handed me a samoa. i’m not worthy.
13.  sometimes all it takes are a couple omigod / omigod’s to remember how the goodtimes roll.
14.  making me nostalgic for naomi campbell jaywalking around nyc. not a goddamn thing like it.
15.  “we either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. the amount of work is the same.” – carlos castaneda

peace, love, and fleetwood mac.
amy

hi my lovelies!

before we get into it, just want to let you know that thurs list and i will be on vacay for the rest of january. i somehow convinced my pto-fearing boyfriend to take two weeks off of work to drive from sf to la (down the coast! the long way!) and we leave on saturday. i will *obviously* miss you all *very much*. no no no pls don’t be sad. i promise to bring back those little shampoos you love! see? it’s gonna be fine. everything’s gonna be fine. okay. until then … how about a little of this, that, and some of these:

1.  losing it listening to tronicbox remixes. beiber-perry-grande turned up to 80. no duh. gnarly!
2.  bit house has an upstairs called boiler lounge that hosts intimate house parties. yowza.
3.  holy effing moly. 20 courses with davenport & fukami mon 1.16? how does that even work?
4.  justine’s recs for the win for the win for the win. road trip long read: ambition interviews.
5.  can anyone vouch 4 omsi after dark? missing dark science on wed 1.25, but vvv intrigued.
6.  enjoying this magnetic fields-trips so much i almost don’t care if 69 valentines is any good.
7.  4 years later, and i’m still thinking about christine’s answer. amen amen amen amen amen.
8.  guyz, great news → fried chicken for him & iconic fried kale for me. trill modern romance.
9.  here’s actual footage of me and you and everyone we know during snowmageddon 2017.
10.  i feel like it’s important to note that john cleese is coming to portland wed 3.15. end of feel.
11.  someone completed my life’s work for me & now i’m unsure what to do w/ all this free time.
12.  ooof. the new yorker really giving my ppls the ole one two punch on this little ditty. ouchie.
13.  never have i ever been 2 sonic. is it really that good? confused what could possibly beat dq.
14.  g-damn phillip k. smith iii’s 1/4 mile arc looks like it was flipping gorgeous. pls come back.
15.  “you’ve been brave so long … you just gotta go on being brave.” – margaret mitchell

69 basset hounds running in slow motion.
amy

ohaiiiiii.

this week was fah-reezing. all of my limbs are fah-rozen. beyond that, there’s not much else to say except that i’m happy to confirm there’s still a helluva a lot of cool ass shit going on and everyone should go out and get theirs:

1.  fyi matt has been hosting you hate movies for years. brb while i finally “get into” podcasts.
2.  52 places to go in 2017 is out and pdx is no. 49! we beat budapest! everything’s okay now!
3.  been thinking about this scene for – honestly – no good reason. oyyy. whyyy. send halp.
4.  sandy hut’s owners are taking over the alibi and they promised to keep it wacky. whew.
5.  confession: kathy griffin is my guilty youtube k-hole jam and i’m suuuper excited for jan 26.
6.  tonight is 1st thurs. writing it down b/c i keep forgetting. oh, & a really cool thingie at wk.
7.  no amount of liquor could warm me up enough to attend this. literally just a temp issue rn.
8.  q: do you enjoy laughing so hard you cry a lil? me too. might i recco this blooper reel then.
9.  h/t emily for tips on a dude who photoshops himself into kendall jenner’s insta. i luff him.
10.  there’s been *talk* of adding crossfit into le sweat routine. chris says intrepid is solid. t/f?
11.  thx to my fsa, i’m now the proud momma to a pair of thick warby’s in toffee fade. nerd alert!
12.  just wanna make sure everyone is aware of this doggie. you see it? ok good. just checking.
13.  lolz re: gateway show fri 1.6. can also vouch for high poker (esp when you’ve never played).
14.  aware this only enhances the alert in #11, but coffee science stuffs at omsi this wknd guyz!
15.  “you just have to grow up and try and be worth it.” — neil gaiman

peace, love, & pratfalls.
amy

oh happy hanukkah hi hello!

okay. some of you may be asking yourself, “omg i know it’s hanukkah but will there be a list today?!” to answer your question (and as you may have already discerned from the 15 numerical goodies below), oh hell yes there will be a list today. turns out, there’s a lot of coolshit to look forward to in 2017. let’s get to it shall we:

1.  ty blake for bringing this into my life. like he says, “drop in at anytime. fresh ylang ylang yo!”
2.  now that you mention it, ali wong, vegan brunch actually does taste like a bowl of erasers.
3.  big yes to figilia which just opened inside rejuvenation. meat meets butcher’s daughter?
4.  if not a 3 course ice cream sundae pop-up for v-day, then definitely a date w/ john waters.
5.  cool story apt therapy, but where was this good looking space heater round up in early dec?
6.  big ups 2 sue 4 the insta hot tip that le labo is in pdx now. marsh needs a new scent bad.
7.  shalom y’all is relocating from pine st market to a spot much closer to my office. pure glee.
8.  srsly, guyz. where the trader joe’s hatch chile mac and cheese at tho? alphabet district?
9.  cool & vintage = pics of cool chicks on / near vintage cars. oh wait. the cars are for sale?!
10.  seth’s thinking nopo greasy spoon 4 nyd foodz, but if u need mas opciones, look-y here.
11.  i’m p. meh on yearly round-ups, buuuut this one’s p. great. “it is 561, not a trillion trillion.”
12.  bummed to miss the pancakes & booze art show (!) fri 1.27. pour some syrup out for me?
13.  if nye turns out to be a holiday garbage fire, you better believe there will be … a do-over.
14.  no reservations. no tasting menus. h/t deadshot for the hope of something better in 2017.
15.  “she was unstoppable. not because she did not have failures or doubts, but because she continued on despite them.” ― beau taplin

eau de vintage ylang ylang yo.
amy

hi hi hi hello.

sending this out a day late because yesterday was a snow day and i was so friggin’ excited to work from couch bed kitchen table reading nook home that – oh man big surprise – i couldn’t sit still and got absolutely nothing accomplished. buuuuut that was yesterday and this is today (a whole new day!) so i hunkered down and wrote a “thurs” list to commemorate us all thriving n’ surviving this wintery af work week:

1.  i knowwww. storms are no joke, but i could watch these snowpocaplse videos all damn day.
2.  okay fine in feb i’ll squeeze in an episode or 2 of so cosmo btw all my icy bumper bingeing.
3.  analysa informed me nikki glaser is in portland this wknd. wtfaaaaa? does everyone know?
4.  ooOOOoo there’s also a rad lil happening at nationale on sun 12.18. “hello, ladies” indeed.
5.  got mac’s a+ lip primer as a gift in 2014 & it only ran out last week. some shit’s made riiiight.
6.  spotify pared down their personalized “year in music” review & ppl r piiiiissed. i ♥ mine tho!
7.  s/o 2 firelight & the max 4 staying open throughout this riduclous snow-show. i appreciate u.
8.  mon 12.19 is a vvv important day in pdx history: movie quizmas and pq monthly gay skate!
9.  sry nymag but these are way more my speed than my maaaahn’s. ooo esp the chill stones!
10.  remember when i said westworld was meh bleh no ty ma’am? this has me like oops m’bad.
11.  guyzzzz my friend ezra is playing sabertooth microfest sat 2.4. i’m so flurff-ing excited!
12.  baby. judging by the mercury’s tone, we need 2 scarf up & get our a$$e$ to peacock lane.
13.  officially fine sending this a day late because fucking all i want for xmas carpool karaoke.
14.  loved rogue one (srsly!), but like where’s the scene of them eating something 4 god’s sake?
15.  “there’s a way not to be broken that takes brokenness to find it.” – naomi shihab nye

peace, love, & celebrity mashups.
amy

hello beautiful people.

maybe it was the snowy half day today, but suddenly i’m really feelin’ that most wonderful holly jolly christmas-y time of the year which – for a frequently agitated and generally anxious 30 something jewish grinchess without kids – is a little weird. but, like, whateverrrrr. i’m feelin’ it. letting the good times roll ya know? you know.

1.  first of all, i’d like to start by congratulating this amazing weirdo super kid for being 3 y/o af.
2.  westworld = maje let down. calling an audible & fully committing 2 west wing ← n00b alert!
3.  spent snow day 2016 sitting on my couch watching planes land in crazy pdx crosswinds.
4.  tea bar just opened a pearl location dangerously close to my office. pray / pay 4 marsh. ty.
5.  y’all gotta get yo butts over to made you look. they sell superballs that do not disappoint.
6.  bridgetown bagels opens sat 12.10 & whaddyaknow – i’ll be at a salon 5min away. yeaboi.
7.  sorry but apparently there’s an annual haters guide to the williams-sonoma catalogue? brb.
8.  saw this after giving some 12hr aleve-d cold & sinus to a co-worker. idk which one i am tho.
9.  reminder reminder reminder 3rd annual nog off is sun 12.11 reminder reminder reminder.
10.  will festival of lights make me feel all warm + christmas-y inside? pls say “duh amy obvs.”
11.  david duchovny why won’t you love me why won’t you love me why won’t you love meeee?
12.  enough. you’re booked sat 2.18 for the 7th annual distillers guild toast. we’re all going okay.
13.  here’s 8 sneakers that – supposedly – feel as good as they look. got my $ on the allbirds.
14.  devendra banhart on tue 1.24 and stevie nicks on tue 2.28?! be still my freaky folksy heart.
15.  “some things don’t last forever, but some things do. like a good song, or a good book, or a good memory you can take out and unfold in your darkest times, pressing down the corners and peering in close, hoping you still recognize the person you see there.” – sarah dessen

bartlet, banhart, & bubble tea.
amy

well hello again!

dang it’s been a while. oy. let’s definitely change that. this week has been an f-ing doozy so i think everyone deserves something reeeeeeeal nice just for making it to today in one piece. oh good. glad you agree. wonderful. here’s what i was thinking:

1.  vvv happy to report kenny g is killing it on twitter. look, times are tough. kenny helps.
2.  everything on this gift list esp perfume that smells like “skateboarding on a summer day.”
3.  speaking of gifts, wrapping paper is so good rn. u like tacos? hot dogs? space?! get yours.
4.  munchies, more articles about espressos topped with huge mountains of merengues plz.
5.  jimmy eat world is in town mon 12.6 … guess everything everything really will be just fine.
6.  poor pine street has been put through the ringer. here’s a glimmer – da brunch is good!
7.  gah. caroline. i needed this article on how to wear ankle boots with jeans, like, years ago.
8.  there’s only 1 cat who could convince me to attend this show and his name is rocket nagel.
9.  big wknd drama re: gilmore girls (long story). def coulda used this candle to simmer down.
10.  harrison lane makes gorgeous furniture inspired by his fam. obvs penny’s desk is my fav.
11.  fy-i, anonymous is a ranty pdx must-read & their next showcase is a ranty pdx must-see.
12.  i am vvv concerned no one knows about the pastry competition at the ace on sun 12.11.
13.  buzzfeed said it best … 19 floofertons to warm your freezing cold wintery heart. gr8 slug 2.
14.  my hood got some mercury love and there’s a way to archive discover weeklies. we okay.
15.  “the newspaper stories were like dreams to us, bad dreams dreamt by others. how awful, we would say, and they were, but they were awful without being believable. they were too melodramatic, they had a dimension that was not the dimension of our lives. we were the people who were not in the papers. we lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. it gave us more freedom. we lived in the gaps between the stories.” – margaret atwood

you & me & kenny g.
amy

oh hi hello.

good lord we made it to thurs? a genuine miracle but ya know what i’ll take it (taking ’em wherever i can get ’em). in case you’ve also been having “one of those” and feeling slow or cloudy or drained or tired, here’s a little putz-eria of pick-me-up’s for ya:

1.  little boxes, ur holiday shopping contest rules are confusing af, but i still love u anyway.
2. a sweet set of things to surprise + delight all the broadway geeks out there. damn yankees.
3.  word on the street → the 18th annual animation show of shows is what’s cookin’ this wknd.
4.  ooo the eater pdx awards are out and they named some of my favs. go maya! go bit house!
5.  hello fancy manly friends! u there? if so, do i have a designer for you. mmm outerwearrrr.
6.  in a dream world, fishs eddy would carry these dishes & i would own a whole bunch of ’em.
7.  pretty sure the chili jamboree will be both the best and the worst smelling event this sat.
8.  gah! sleigh bells is at wonder ballroom on fri! odds they’ll play some treats? nada? zilch?
9.  guyz. heather just told me about the barefoot sage. vvv confused why we aren’t here 24/7.
10.  pdx monthly released a culture cheat sheet and it’s totally great. also, they’re on spotify!
11.  the boy meets world house is for sale & la moule is serving brunch. things are lookin’ up.
12.  give me that warm industrial kitchen look c/o artfully hung copper pots or give me death.
13.  polly brown printed out her mistakes on newsprint & i gotta agree. it did smell kinda funny.
14.  pdx nog off pdx nog off pdx nog off pdx nog off pdx nog off sun 12.11 is the pdx nog offffffff.
15.  “you get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place, i told him, like you’ll not only miss the people you love but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you’ll never be this way ever again.” – azar nafisi

lansbury pins & barefoot wins.
amy

hi loves.

as a beloved former co-worker once commented after a particularly crappy start to our week, “well that was just an unfortunate shit ass tuesday now wasn’t it?” sigh all your sighs, feel all your feels, i’m just going to leave some nice things below for anyone who needs ’em. cool? cool. i love you.

1.  here’s a fun fact: sarah was the first person ever to put a bandana on a golden retriever.
2.  yesterday, my bff’s mom sent her children an email that should be in everyone’s inbox.
3.  new kid made you look is closed on tue’s (and occasionally for naps). grand opening sat!
4.  bougie coffee is my jam and i didn’t know about a ton of these spots. ok ok ok ww. u cool.
5.  my friend alex knew i was v. sad yesterday so he sent me here. good ppl beget good ppl.
6.  good news! there’s vegan bdsm accessories now. s/o to the socially responsible kinky set.
7.  speaking of sexy time, the xx is releasing an album & shared the track hold on. about time!
8.  v. much like to drown my sorrows (or celebrate my joys if/when they return) at bar casa vale.
9.  i adore my apartamento videos. tchaik & melissa make me warm n’ happy. like a hot toddy.
10.  frances may’s warehouse sale is sun 11.13 and now they’re donating 10% to the aclu. hyfr.
11.  lindsey is hosting square dancing w/ daryl & yvonne on mon 11.14 aka best night of yo lyfe.
12.  how about we pick ourselves up, we clean up nice, & we all go grab a drink at dame? yep.
13.  been listening to blues run the game uhlot. when i ain’t drinkin’ baby you are on my mind.
14.  this is the 52nd thurs list which means i’ve been sending these babies for a year. wowza!
15.  “but a chair, sunlight, flowers: these are not to be dismissed. i am alive, i live, i breathe, i put my hand out, unfolded, into the sunlight.” – margaret atwood

kid stores & apartment tours.
amy

hello lovelies,

ugh man. just me or did everybody have a massively weirdo wtf week? i think imma just walk away slowly hoping there’s a retrograde somewhere to blame for all this ho-boy-idk-yikes-ness. and remind myself there’s always good stuff (if you look hard enough):

1.  this kitchen remodel only cost $300 which cannot possibly be true. black cabinets? stfu.
2.  just a friendly reminder that hannah jones is one helluva lady. also, hi beastmode. how u?
3.  here’s 19 pdx restaurants where dessert steals the show. and yes, there’s always room.
4.  i’m sorry what? 36 hours in manhattan below 59th street? bold, nytimes. veryyyyy bold.
5.  throw as many mudcloth pillow round-ups at me as u want, blergs. imma click regardless.
6.  t mag will always be chic af. those minimalist rainboots? me, u, and everyone u know likey.
7.  i expected the portland nightmarket to be superdumb, but it was, in fact, superfun. mcworld.
8.  newt day fri newt day fri newt day fri newt day fri newt day fri new day fri newt day fri 11.5!
9.  yo yo yo is anybody watching quarry? do i need to get a cinemax login or what? talk to me.
10.  gah i f-ing lurvvvve addams family values. i could watch it any day, any time. so why wait?
11.  eb & bean is opening on se division fri 11.4 to the delight of bougie fro-yo fans everywhere.
12.  here’s a mood elevator for ya → halloween 2016 at the white house. “that’s potus!” dying.
13.  i so wanted solo club to be good, and well whaddya know … the good reviews are rollin in!
14.  i discovered fleetwood’s the dance 7mo’s ago & now everything before it/then is null/void.
15.  “ideas are like fish. if you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. but if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper. down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure. they’re huge and abstract. and they’re very beautiful.” — david lynch

newts & rainboots.
amy

hi hi hello!

my mom (aka sue aka suzie q aka mrs. marsh aka not like a regular mom aka cool mom) lands in pdx for her first ever visit to the rose city in t-minus 60 min so pls hold all my calls and take good care of each other. while we peace out and see/do all the things, here’s a fresh list to get u ppl goinggggg:

1.  my hometown shelter has the best web 1.0 internet presence ever. where my dog ppl at?
2.  thanks to a rekindled ♥ via this playlist, i would deffff go see blitzen trapper on sat 10.29.
3.  classic rock n’ roll riffs n’ hooks not yo thing? whattabout a bollywood thriller dance party?
4.  a v. special work colleague has zero internet presence, but loves a good pie. this is for him.
5.  speaking of work, ohai top companies wnw creatives would kill to work for full-time. how u?
6.  g-bless dog milk for bringing mrs. flans into my life. singles & readys to mingle? swooooon.
7.  this typographic tribute to our national parks is l’url i didn’t know i needed. to zion goes i.
8.  noun is hosting a 1st thurs letter writing night. u, me, & a healthy dose of twee. starts 11.3!
9.  justine found the perfect red lipstick and now everything is beautiful and nothing hurts.
10.  how am i only now discovering that clooney owns a basset?! c’mon ppl. communication.
11.  flawless drag queen bingo benefitting one tail at a time is everything i lurve all in 1 place.
12.  hella down for a smartly curated super deep sale. 90% off pigeon toe + alter sat 11.5 boiii.
13.  yo yo remember when lada gaga was glam af futurepop batshit cray? ch-ch-ch-changes.
14.  ho-boy. spyce is hosting a haunted strip club time machine. 2 words … shining bartender.
15.  “facing it – always facing it – that’s the way to get through.” – joseph conrad

mrs. marsh-flans & basset-clooney.
amy

yo yo yo.

been listening to uhhhlot of top 40 lately. maybe something to do with a waning attention span and a constant, burning desire to gtfo and fucking daaaance. while i uhhhh get that checked out, y’all check these out:

1.  fell down an envy k-hole yesterday b/c a kid on the max was styling this while holding this.
2.  such anniversary salez → heart freebies (today!) + 20% off red sail (fri/sat). shop till u drop.
3.  h/t seth 4 sharing this v. important piece of investigative journalism. miss those ads, man.
4.  this clip of america’s dad roasting his teens’ texting habits 4eveaa. that selfie mime? gold.
5.  thanks to josh’s recco, seeing jenn wasner’s side hustle flock of dimes at doug fir tonight.
6.  oh ww, you had me at knockout cioppino. moving jacqueline to the top of the pdx to do list.
7.  we interrupt this list to show you an important pic of shia labeouf’s dog having a good time.
8.  +1 feelin’ that winter chill (my room is cold af). putting this lil’ pocket guide in my … pocket.
9.  “sir elton john interviews one of his favorite new musicians” should be every headline okay.
10.  goodtimes ahead friday. library book sale aaand park ave wines party. get lit. get it? heh.
11.  i once dated a guy who reeeeeally liked talking about emergent behavior. lalalala that’s all.
12.  holiday dog johns holiday dog johns holiday dog johns this is not a test holiday dog johns.
13.  went to movie quiz last month – delightful! halloween edition is def where it’s at mon 10.24.
14.  total sucker for spooky cemetery tours. praying untimely departures is big kids only. ooof.
15.  “everything passes. everything changes. just do what you think you should do.” – bob dylan

grey poupons & dog johns.
amy

hello beautiful people.

this week was fine fine fine ft. lots of little things coming together. that wtf is this actually gonna be continuum between chaos and shape, the space between no thing and the thing. but enough esoteric shit. there’s real stuff to discuss!

1.  i don’t remember why i followed chris’ tumblr, but sometimes i’m like, “aww thank you.”
2.  if there was ever a time to start collecting paper goods, it’s right this f-ing sec. srsly. get it.
3.  bto! how was jolielaide? as harmonious & ambitious & beautifully restrained as they say?
4.  remove “affordable,” & i’m in. nice to have alts beyond west ikea elm, even if just 4 inspo.
5.  rosie wrote a poem re: her ivanka run-in that made me feel things. also, “wasssup men?”
6.  as y’all as my witness, i’m gonna own this voutsa lip wallpaper one day so help me gawd.
7.  umm red alert → george costanza is performing at arlene schnitzer this weekend!! jerry!!
8.  ooOOOoo lost boys live! returns fri 10.14. my recco? go see it before it’s gone. foreverrrr.
9.  and the winner for worst name, best line-up in a radio sponsored event goes to: boo bomb!
10.  oh shit i thought this was just gonna be a teaser. it’s the whole freaking special. rip 2003.
11.  maje clyde common s/o in this nytimes 11 drinks @ 11 cocktail bars article. dream team!
12.  watching westworld & eagerly awaiting black mirror s3 b/c apparently i just discovered tv.
13.  v. unique weather chatter: it’s raining in pdx. direct flights 2 mexican paradise, anyone?
14.  formally thanking zovig for fire under water. repeat one like i’ve never repeat one’d before.
15.  “the whole world is wild at heart and weird on top.” – david lynch

dream teams & vacation schemes.
amy

ahoy!

well, this was fun. you know. just, like, doing the damn thing for a week or so. into it. super into it. let’s do it all over again soon. definitely! ya! definitely. until we meet again … here’s some sweet nothings to get ya to tomorrow:

1.  this texas a&m brah did a funny thing with his iphone lockscreen. u go glen coco. u go.
2.  omg nymag sex diaries still exists? this baby got me through 3 yrs of paralegal “admin time.”
3.  lindsey daylights as a boss & moonlights as the host of a baller science show for kiddos.
4.  obvs this event needs no add’l hype, but, like, where y’all finding these giant pumpkins at?
5.  is it better to have loved and lost a podcast than never to have loved a podcast at all? sigh.
6.  damn super professional. back at it again with the white vans and doggie dating apps. ♥
7.  guyz guyz guyz. thurs 10.13 is momoland. momoland! can you believe it? i can’t believe it.
8.  and and and. it’s also haunted haus of edwards ft. alyssa edwards. hell yas! *tongue pop*
9.  carly kindly informed me that some very culty ramen is opening up in southeast. funtimes!
10.  gah. must be on some sort of frank o remix trip cause now jg’s white ferrari got me rollin’.
11.  hot dog buns & wafers & tiny jello molds. some things are just asking to be destroyed.
12.  suffered a sm. chemical burn refusing to admit i have sensitive skin. fine. stocking up now.
13.  ugh miss them already. a sadder goodbye than that one summer i did all 8 weeks at camp.
14.  um ya. basilisk makes the best fried chicken sandwich in pdx & i don’t care who knows it.
15.  “real love is responsibility, compromise, selflessness, being present, and all that shit. fake love is magic, excitement, false hope, infatuation, and getting high off the potential that another person is going to save you from yourself.” – melissa broder

science shows & jello molds.
amy

hi there!

it’s thursday (surprise!) and you’re absolutely delightful (seriously!) and you deserve nice things (see below!). feeling like it’s one of those c’mon dude can we just get to the good stuff kinda end-o-weeks so no more dilly-dallying. i brought enough for the class:

1.  letting this dvsn remix of frank ocean’s godspeed console me like a chenille throw. glory.
2.  bar casa vale’s friends & family preview was last night & hubba hubba da place looks ace.
3.  versace s/s 2017 won the retro sportswar w/ naomi, but am i seeing things? is she trippin’?
4.  oy! hella a+ things on friday. the get down? his girl friday? lez stand up? juggling fest?!
5.  big ups to han oak for topping pdx power rankings. meta paring → parts unknown s1e2.
6.  this am spotify recco’d their women of indie playlist so i went for it. oh happy customer.
7.  i’m so close to buying yogatoes. could really use a hurts so good out of body stretch rn tbh.
8.  vietnamese drinking snacks? from the owner of fish sauce? on the eastside? uhh doiiiiii.
9.  i used to see maya working the room at jack’s wife freda all the time. fuck. ing. flaw. less.
10.  gah justine has the best best best best taste ever ever ever ever. i’d trust her with ma lyfe.
11.  obvs this st. bernand is me, but also each & every 1 of us. together as 1. forever united.
12.  watched chet faker’s gold video late last night … g-bless those floral cut offs. amen girl.
13.  confession: i tried a pound® class at firelight and ♥’d every goddamn awkward min of it.
14.  not unlike my boyfriend, we’re all just figuring it out, staying true, doing the best we can.
15.  “you will burn and you will burn out; you will be healed and come back again. and i will wait for you.” – fyodor dostoyevsky

ripstix®, remixes, & rollergirls.
amy

yo yo yo.

well. this has been a funny little week now hasn’t it? oh wait. no? pretty a-typical? not particularly funny? roger that. see #12 maybe. or better yet … see ’em all. this a damn thurs. list’s ready. come and get it!

1.  can’t stop won’t stop playing javier dunn’s animal cover. pairs pretty damn nicely w/ the og.
2.  well if this isn’t an f-ing gorgeous soon to be baked by leslie waara cake, then i-seriously-dk.
3.  ugh me too me too me too me too me too me too me too gah can we go around these ppl?
4.  of these 7 hotels, dewberry’s got my ♥ (ain’t nobody got time for $1770 a night st. regis).
5.  hitting up spare room’s monthly party the get down on fri 9.30. all welcome. legit-ness tbd.
6.  i’m a sucker for anything “chefs’ favorite” so this eater map is particularly pleasing to me.
7.  on a big honeycrisp kick the past few weeks. should prob just go pick my own this wknd.
8.  woah! paydirt’s been open for a year? extra credit: long read on zipper dev k. cavenaugh.
9.  in case anyone was wondering, i paused animal for a sec to rock out to capsize. kthxbyeee.
10.  oh, the special issue that ft’d cavenaugh also incl. this excellent essay on pdx’s future.
11.  luxe sale time! something practical pretty, something regular pretty (equal parts swoon).
12.  that one time my bf pulled a hilarious stunt to surprise me … & then it went viral. hi mom!
13.  “on oct 3rd he asked me what day it was.” – so u agree? mean girls viewing on mon 10.3?
14.  my friend julia’s challah just scored a bon appétit greatest recipe of all time. mazel, girl!
15.  “life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – f. scott fitzgerald

challah back.
amy

oh hey hello!

had a real nice week over here. simple. stuff happened. emails were sent. text were answered. days came and went. a whole bunch of new things to be happy and excited about. particularly …

1.  francis and the lights is really blowing up my music rut rn. friends & see her out. ♥♥♥.
2.  if i’m, like, 1/16th as cool as this high schooler when i grow up, holy hell yes plz & thank u.
3.  heading to a wedding in santa monica this weekend so cup of jo really did me a solid. hello!
4.  only sucky part = gonna miss the pdx collective sale, adult swim drive-in, & zed’s pop up.
5.  on a garden bar child’s size kick b/c it’s a steal / excellent vessel 4 duhlicious bagel chips.
6.  miss critical mascara last weekend? ack! dang! good news tho: sharon needles at dante’s!
7.  i’m no runner, but omg per the little bit i’ve learned (aaand loved) about them … ooof terrible!
8.  so many things 2 adore about h&m’s autumn 2016 vid. #1 for me? comments. are. disabled.
9.  what? a heavyweight art show featuring warhol and steve mcqueen? here? in portland? stfu.
10.  thanks to jay’s surly non-rave-y guide to overlook, i reeeally want to hit up grandpa’s cafe.
11.  feels a little “ahh stop mom you’re embarassing us” that the miramonti is on trip advisor.
12.  dog magazine dog magazine dog magazine dog magazine doggggg maaaaaaaaagazine.
13.  v. useful post on sport bras but also fuck yea bethany lyons truth slaying da yoga ones.
14.  dear billy, your upper east side living room is all of the fabulousness ever. never change.
15.  “and she tried to breathe.” – alison mcghee

you, me, & some pierogis.
amy

hello beautiful ppl.

not quite sure how we made it to thurs, but goddammit i’ll take it. there’s plenty of good stuff on the internet (to be actualized with friends n’ family n’ lovers irl okayyyyy), so imma just get right to it. cool? cool:

1.  def hitting up solabee for a “stop looking at that router & look at me instead maybe?” plant.
2.  stupid happy w/ the reclaimed wood shelves patrick whipped up. bowls on bowls on bowls.
3.  it is overly pleasing to me that the cut insists on referring to adam brody as seth cohen.
4.  2-story karaoke bar to open on ne broadway which seems so strange / silly it just may work.
5.  oh hell yes i would one hundred one hundred one hundred percent watch this reality show.
6.  s/o to naomi for the sale fyi. jane’s vanity on fri 9.9 + a big ass warehouse sale on sat 9.10.
7.  tba:15 was a game changer 4 me. blown away it’s already tba:16. delightfully overwhelmed.
8.  holy shit who’s coming to the critical mascara: a post-realness drag extravaganza w/ me?
9.  i can’t explain adamriff™ except that sometimes it just, like, speaks to me. por ejemplo. idk.
10.  what do you think kathy bates is doing right now? maybe the same thing as shelley long?
11.  wanna know what’s good in pdx food w/o liking 1001 fb pages? np. follow natalia + maya.
12.  pb discontinued the only oil diffuser scent i’ve ever liked and now i’m v. concerned. halp?
13.  ugh i loved this book and now i wanna read it all over again. good thing print isn’t dead!
14.  this played by jamie xx spotify playlist is 15+ hours of lots of things i really needed rn.
15.  “it is a thousand pities never to say what one feels.” – virginia woolf

love & post-realness drag extravaganzas.
amy

hello friends,

holy shit ballz wow moving is lame and sucky and exhausting and that’s all i have to say about that. haha omg no just kidding. i will absolutely have more to say about that for, like, at least 3+ weeks. good news: also able / avail to switch gears and talk about other things such as …

1.  33 “god” is the lyric video i never knew i needed. “well i better fold my clothes.” perfection.
2.  i also ♥’d everything about quaintrelle sans the name (hard to spell! too many syllables!).
3.  mentioned suttle back in march, but now it’s o-fficial official. hell yas. i 2 love a good dock.
4.  “eat it all, w/o sharing, maintaining steady eye contact the entire time.” oh you’ll def get it.
5.  chloe is why i finally registered to vote (no license req’d!). stoked her shop turns 22 sat/sun.
6.  this will be controversial-ish but um idk sry west coasters? essential pdx mexican mapped.
7.  i will follow drake & rihanna’s love story until the bitter end so just like bear with me kthx.
8.  dear v. cool & wise ppl, hand eye supply hosts rad events and they are freeee. tue 10.4 ftw.
9.  q: wud u judge me if the only drive-in at zidell yards i want 2 see is space jam on sat 9.24?
10.  joseph vibes a lot like martha marcy may marlene. beautiful scary lace and ladies. fri 9.9!
11.  s/o to the infrequently updated but always a+ tumblr wordbirds. where my chutzpigs at?
12.  bluelounge cablebox and i are celebrating 7 years of domestic bliss this month. i ♥ you, b.
13.  oh p.r.e.a.m. there’ll never be another quite like u. here’s to the afterlife. may it b real nice.
14.  is it just me or is the portland sushi scene sorta quiet n’ obscure n’ hard 2 love n’ follow?
15.  “some things are hard to write about. after something happens to you, you go to write it down, and either you over dramatize it, or underplay it, exaggerate the wrong parts or ignore the important ones. at any rate, you never write it quite the way you want to.” – sylvia plath

welcome to the space jam.
amy

oh hi hello.

is anyone out there? it’s been a real weird late summer combo of totally dead and f-ing insane all week which makes me think the end is nigh so maybe we reprioritize and only go for the good stuff? yea? sounds very much like a plan? coooooool. doin’ it and doin’ it and’ doin it well:

1.  hidden worlds of national parks is a whoa / woah win. happy hundo anniversary, parks!
2.  if your sun 8.28 isn’t planned entirely around bagel farm’s pastrami pop-up, then idk y’all.
3.  seth sent me this essay yesterday. me: a genuine & lovely read on medium? it can be done!
4.  my iphone battery sux & apple said “turn it off more.” ugh. buying this b/f the inevitable reset.
5.  in other fall in ♥ w/ a song & then play it on repeat until i’m f-ing sick of it news, upswing.
6.  jen, that’s not nearly enough pics of john stamos. can we get a few more pics plz? tyyyy.
7.  in the spirit of getting what u want / need, here’s the new frank o. take care of each other.
8.  how much u wanna bet stranahan’s master distiller is 1 righteous dude? answer(s) tonight.
9.  holocene is fulla babies, but flood the place with your ppl and you’re golden. go. get down.
10.  uhhhhh big bug brunch at omsi on 8.27. prerequisite: med-high tolerance 4 children et al.
11.  dear ppl peace-ing out labor day wknd … stay! don’t go! you’ll miss the superfab yard sale!
12.  i kno at least 1 person who will be v. happy glass animals is playing pdx thurs 10.13. hiiii.
13.  wed was agonize over l’desktop background day. settled on my old apt entryway. live slow.
14.  finder is how i “figured out portland.” i scored 3 copies of the latest ed. 1st reply 1st served.
15.  “so when the blue smoke of brittle leaves was in the air and the wind blew the wet laundry stiff on the line i decided to come back home.” – f. scott fitzgerald

flood the place with your ppl.
amy

hi hi hi.

sending this a day late because my big thurs plans got sidelined by wacky adventures in picking up craigslist furniture (1001 thank you’s, high fives, and free flowing red wine to rav4 owner & personal lifesavor alex) and also because idk guyz i’m not always 15min early and waiting for you at the bar. sometimes i have to send a running late sry text too. ugh but, like, only sometimes. oy. pray for marsh. aaaaanyway, here’s some nice sexy weekend things to think about:

1.  i wanna go to a car wash with u and blast alaska right before we shift into neutral. cool?
2.  speaking of real chill music to do real chill things to, mad props to raquets by indian wells.
3.  did y’all know that the oldest drag queen performer lives and slays in portland? boooom.
4.  today in taco truck news … let’s call it a day & get our butts over to tight tacos & tehuana.
5.  solae’s lounge & no fun bar are giving me the most feels from ww’s 2016 bars of the year.
6.  ooooshit kanye west’s pablo pop up shop is coming to portland this weekend. ye or yay?
7.  g-scouts r rolling out 2 different s’mores cookies w/ the same name. you’ve. been. warned.
8.  i think bon iver is happy b/c this is so beautiful, but not in a cry in the bathroom sorta way.
9.  “you know what? … whatever it is, you now have permission to do it.” – carl says go for it.
10.  david intro’d me to kishi bashi so i dedicate the thurs 10.20 wonder b-room show to him.
11.  beloved supper club mae is launching 4 course appalachian sun brunch on 9.4. sa-woon!
12.  stoked for what the mercury calls “the last true portland tradition that hasn’t been ruined.”
13.  o-yay it’s gonna be 91,000 damn° sat / sun so maybe open a window & shibori some shit?
14.  wut? u hate crafts? more like arts n’ farts n’ crafts? fine dude. irvington yard sale n’ chill.
15.  “it’s partly true, too, but it isn’t all true. people always think something’s all true.” – j.d. salinger

love & shifting into neutral.
amy

ohai.

thick summer week, wading through mud, going nowhere but definitely maybe somewhere. heavy, ya know? and for no good reason. i’m heading back home to indiana to meet my new-ish baby neice *first time aunt alert* and pretty darn (that’s midwestern for “absofuckinglutely”) excited to meet her. while i’m away, pls have yourself a super chill wknd. lots of sweet stuff goin’ on:

1.  no idea how to take advantage of this, but the meteor shower of the decade starts tonight!
2.  the cut put together this damn near perfect yoga playlist and now i’m feelin’ blissed af.
3.  i know. it’s summer. i just can’t help it. i’m craving the fall. gonna rock all liv tyler (esp these).
4.  portland art museum is mad $$$, but … next free day is sat 8.13! and it’s gonna be good!
5.  did you know toro y moi released a phenom new live album? i didn’t. g-bless music blogs.
6.  hella rad ladies funk soul hip hop night sat 8.13 at goodfoot. pretty pissed imma miss this.
7.  2nd best thing about the amazing stumptown spelling bee? official acronym is … assbee.
8.  it’s gonna be hot as hades this weekend so drink lots of water & order a shaved ice maybe?
9.  little bit of love for stranger things fans: pics of kyle dixon working on the score at home.
10.  ww blind-tasted every sparking water they could find in pdx and the results made me lol.
11.  kupp was in my improv class and i wanted to be her bff so bad. def recco seeing her show.
12.  if hand on your ♥ isn’t the most lovely thing you’ve ever heard, then idk what to say dude.
13.  the bounty of yamhill county sounds like b- waller, but hey. wine + hot air balloon rides!
14.  pillows pillow pillows pillows fuuuuck me i want all of these trendy a$$ mud cloth pillows.
15.  “we cast a shadow on something wherever we stand, and it is no good moving from place to place to save things; because the shadow always follows. choose a place where you won’t do harm – yes, choose a place where you won’t do very much harm, and stand in it for all you are worth, facing the sunshine.” – e.m. forster

hand on my ♥.
amy

hey babes,

this week has been mostly me thinking, talking, fretting, stressing (but definitely not crying … nope … didn’t do that … didn’t … meh whatever fuck who cares) about moving to the eastside at the end of the month so it was so nice to just, like, not do that today. basically, this list is as much for you as it is for me. thank you. thank you. thank you.

1.  katie & mike made a super rad touchy light field at pickathon! i wanna touchy it so much!
2.  used to think @weratedogs was everything, but then shannon sent me @dogsinhs. mmm.
3.  gah maayan’s suits are aaalmost perfect. just gotta fix that name. babes in bathers? no thx.
4.  måurice‘s kristen murray is just as beautiful art teacher as i imagined she’d be. great rec 2.
5.  anyone know why likewise’s fernet cocktail requires a min of 2 ppl to order? i’m intrigued …
6.  w/o further ado, here is a tiny bed for your sponge and an avocado rest for your spoon.
7.  wait wait wait an organized screening of the craft at hollywood theater before halloween?!
8.  3rd annual dog days of summer weiner / pug race = sat 8.27 at river pig. we’re not worthy!
9.  speaking of impossibly adorable things i can’t stop looking at, this here video right herrrrre.
10.  listening to this + devendra’s cover and dreaming of a white apt filled with plants and light.
11.  can we talk about chip readers for a sec? i thought i was the only one feeling these feels.
12.  i know > 1 person who will be v. excited to hear about the adult swim drive-in on sat 9.17.
13.  bad day? just remember that time obama lost it when he saw a baby dressed as the pope.
14.  can u let local natives know i’d reeeeeeally appreciate them playing the hits on mon 9.19?
15.  “take me to your trees. take me to your breakfasts, your sunsets, your bad dreams, your shoes, your nouns. take me to your fingers.” – margaret atwood

love and no longer being in hs.
amy