Here’s a sweet story to set your week off on a positive note, from Portland designer Lindsey Reif. If you’re an apparel designer or crafter who produces a lot of scrap it’s also a good reminder that there’s a demand for such things: One thing I’ve realized about being a designer is that no matter […]
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Halloween at PCS
Guys, Portland Center Stage reeaaalllyy wants you to hang out with them on Halloween. And if you don’t mind dressing up like a cast member from Cats, this is actually an incredibly sweet deal. (Or you could be all meta about it and pretend you’re dressing up like a high school drama dork, if that […]
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Tuesday Cat Blogging
Oh, why not. “It is my first time raising a cat, so I want to give her all my love…” (Thanks, Mark! I think.)
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Cat Friday.
I’VE GOT NOTHING. I was going to blog this, until a coworker coldly informed me that “desperation blogging is not good blogging.” I can’t do this alone. Please direct cat-related adorableosity to ahallett@portlandmercury.com for Cat Friday consideration. Thank you.
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It’s Electric Toothbrush Friday!
Alison is on vacation this week, and I usually IM her these things… BUT! There’s nothing that gets a weekend started off right like four minutes of a kitten slapping the shit out of an electric toothbrush. (Just when you think it’s not funny anymore… it just gets funnier!)
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Kitty Speed Dating.
What day is it? Hrm… Speed Dating is “Not Just for Humans,” according to the Oregon Humane Society. (Online dating still is, right?) Men and women looking for loving, caring relationships are invited to the world’s first-ever speed dating event for … cats! There will be wine and hors d’oeuvres served at the Sept. 30 […]
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You’ve Been Warned…
This week, I was lucky enough to find a couple of videos that speak to the real me. One is an incredibly catchy song about cake, featuring a singing kitten! The other is a prairie dog singing Another One Bites the Dust. I’m hoping these two videos will make your Friday afternoon go that much […]
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Get Your Fresh Hot Music Events!
What with the end of TBA and the waning days of summer, you might feel the itch to throw up some jazz hands this weekend. So let me enable your inner Fosse with a list of shows for the weekend. Check out our stellar music events listings right here. You might also want to brush […]
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Cat Houses
Did I mention that I’m moving? Well, I am, and it’s pretty much all I can concentrate on. One of the stress-items is the fact that I have two cats. One of them is really mellow, but my male cat Bruce is really emotional and fussy, and I’m worried about him dealing with the transition, […]
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Book Notes, Summer style
This is the summer fun edition of book news. No heavy lifting today. • John Green‘s great YA coming-of-age novel An Abundance of Katherines came out in paperback yesterday. This is noteworthy for two reasons: 1. John Green is a smart, funny, quirky writer and if you haven’t read Katherines–and enjoy reliving your own teen […]
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Cat Show
No, this isn’t a depressed imprisoned owl. It’s a contestant from the Pacific Rim Cat Fanciers All Breed Cat Show , which I had the pleasure of attending at the Expo Center last Saturday. I’d never been to a cat show before so I found the whole thing fascinating. I now have a better idea […]