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Tyson & Sujata’s Wedding Reception

Tyson & Sujata's ReceptionLast night Kelly and I attended a lovely wedding reception for our friends Tyson & Sujata, who were married a few months ago in Tulum, Mexico. The event was held at a house in Milwaukie which belonged to a family Tyson has known for years. It was a beautiful setting… the back yard overlooked the Willamette river, there was a fold-out dance floor, hanging lights, and even some landscape lighting (colors pointed up at the trees that surround the yard).

There were roughly 150 people there (by my guestimate), of which Kelly and I knew or recognized 30 to 40. Had a good time… I ate way too much of the Mexican-style buffet, still feeling full today honestly. We left kind of early though (close to 11pm) because Kelly was exhausted from her weekend of classes, and I was uncomfortable being all dressed up and stuffed with food. Ugh.

More photos here and here. Congrats again to the happy couple!

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Beer Food Work

Saturday through today

So yeah, I didn’t get around to blogging about events from last week / weekend until recently (like, past couple days). Between being busy and just plain lazy, it just didn’t get done. So I apologize if any of you were reading my posts in your feed reader where I’d say “today” when I was writing for the days in question. What can I say, I’m lazy. To recap from Saturday through today, here’s what I’ve been up to.

Saturday my brother and sis-in-law threw a party at their house. They’re about to be parents, and figured they’d throw one last big bash before the little’un arrives. Had a good time out there, even though I ended up having to grill up a pile of sausages because my brother is even more lazy than I and couldn’t be bothered to feed his guests. Hrmph! 🙂

Sunday I did nothing, absolutely nothing, and it was glorious. I spent the day watching the Netflix movies that Kelly had already seen, watching a lot of television, and just generally lounging around ignoring all the productive stuff I could have been doing (including blogging).

From then on, it’s been work work work. There’s a helluva lot to get done this week, and it’s stressing me out man! That aside, last night Kelly and I met with Kelly’s ex-coworker and her boyfriend at the Lucky Lab in Multnomah Village. I think I prefer the one on Hawthorne, but it was still a good time, and their pizza is good.

And tonight (right now, actually) Kelly and I are sitting here at the Mash Tun brewpub, both armed with our laptops, nerding the night away and having a good time doing it. 🙂

The weather has been VERY nice the past few days… cooler (in the 70’s) and rainy. After the nearly 100 degree heat from a couple weeks ago, it’s a welcome change. Anyway, that’s it for now. Hopefully I’ll be slightly less of a slacker… but don’t count on it… not until the workload lightens up.

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Beer Entertainment Music Work

Brews, Dogs, & Demons

Yoda at the Portland International BrewfestWhat a day. What a week! Work was crazy busy. On top of many other tasks however, I did get to do things like finalize a logo design, and then use that logo to design a t-shirt and a website… all for a developer community that’s set to launch in a couple weeks. Today however, the team I work with and I all fled the office early to go to the Portland International Brewfest to sample some beers. I was pleasantly surprised with the Sick Duck Imperial Stout, and was quite happy to see Coniston Brewing‘s Bluebird Bitter on tap. I spent most of my two hours there bouncing between those two beers, straying here and there to try out a few things.

Kelly picked me up just after 6pm, because we were set to meet some friends at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne for dinner before going to a concert. Had a good time hanging out outside chatting, eating, and seeing all the cute dogs running around. Always a fun (though often loud) time at the Lucky Lab.

Point Juncture, WA at the Aladdin TheaterWe then went on to the Aladdin Theater, which I hadn’t been inside of for over 12 years. The opening band was Point Juncture, WA (yes, that’s the band name, and they’re from Portland), who were entertaining to watch. It was pretty clear while watching them that the quintet was having a good time, pretty much all smiles the whole show. Also, several members rotated instruments during the show. While at times they sounded a bit rough, I definitely enjoyed their show.

Talkdemonic at the Aladdin TheaterAfter the break, came the band that we were there to see, Talkdemonic. They put on a fantastic show, and introduced a LOT of new material. The crowd who’d all remained seated during Point Juncture, WA, were quickly on their feet, and the floor was filled with people swaying to the sounds that drummer / composer Kevin O’Connor and violist Lisa Molinaro poured into the theater. Fun show and a great way to end a great afternoon / evening.

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General

What a show

Lightning show Tonight we had one heck of a lightning show! I hadn’t seen any forecasts of the storm so it was a bit of a surprise to see the dark clouds roll in and the flashes of light in the distance. Many of the strikes were directly overhead, leaving us with some house-shaking thunder. The show lasted for a lot longer than most seem to around here. Somewhere around 2 hours. Early on I’d grabbed my camera and started taking both still photos and some videos. The photo to the left is the one decent one I captured from the still shots. The video turned up some more, but I never managed to get a photo of the really impressive ones, and there were quite a few.

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The Yard Working

I spent the better part of the day doing yardwork. Yeah, on Live Earth day I worked to mold nature to my designs. The irony isn’t lost on me. 🙂 While I was able to make the front yard look a lot better (edged the lawn, refreshed the barkdust by tilling it and re-spreading, levelled the bird bath, pulled weeds, etc) though nature will have it’s revenge… I’m already feeling sore, and I know tomorrow I’m going to be in pain. The real reason for all of the work is that we’re hosting a small BBQ tomorrow for family and friends for my sister-in-law and brother to celebrate their soon-to-be parenthood. Yup, pretty soon I’ll be "Uncle Ryan". Be scared, be very scared. Due to schedule conflicts, Kelly hasn’t been able to attend any of the other showers and decided that we should host a get-together at our place. The excuse of the BBQ has been good, as I’ve been meaning to work on the yard for several weeks now. Nothing like expecting company to spark action I suppose. Either way, I’ve accomplished a little over half of what I want to get done before the summer ends. Tired. So tired. *passes out*