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July 14, 2007
Ultimate Portland Day
This has been one of those ultimate Portland days, filled with vegetables, bread, light bulbs, bike races, surprise circuses. Up later: video games and free beer.
The vegetables, bread and light bulbs were all on the agenda. Farmer's market and bakery fare picked up in the morning, a trip to a specialty lighting store in the afternoon.
As Ben and I arrived at the lighting store, we found the street blocked off for an unexpected fair and circus, with art and juggling and dancing and live music and kissing booths and marching bands and smoothies up and down N. Mississippi.
On the way back from the festival, we learned that the finish line for the annual Seattle to Portland bike race is about four blocks from our front door. About 2,000 bicyclists are expected to finish today and another 6,000-some will get in tomorrow.
Right now I'm taking a break, but in a few hours I'll head out for my final adventure of the day. Metafilter.com turns eight today, and the founder is having a party at Ground Kontrol to celebrate. The booze and '80s arcade games will all be free. Morgan's coming along for the ride.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at July 14, 2007 04:24 PM