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[ariadne3]

I got in Portland this afternoon, and, armed with maps and a general idea of where I wanted to go, I hopped on my bike and went across the river from the train station and headed toward fjorlief's house. Well, predictably, I got turned around somehow and ended up taking the "scenic" route through an industrial district. Yup, and hills. There are hills here in Portland, and I found myself a nice long one, happily not too steep, that one of my Google maps actually had marked. I made it all right, but holy hell is it ever hot today.

I got to Acorn Cottage and was invited in to douse myself in cold water. I've been hiding from the weather ever since. I might go visit Forrest later. That is, if I decide leaving inside is at all worthwhile or advisable. I'm also seriously rethinking the merits of riding all that way across town again to go hang out at a park with minimal shade available. Hmm. We'll see how stalwart and brave I am feeling in the face of the heat tomorrow.

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[sidhefire.livejournal.com]

If you're going to be going back and forth to Portland a lot I need to introduce you to my friend mlerules she's awesome & I think you guys would get along...

[ariadne3.livejournal.com]

Not a whole lot, actually. I think it's a town I'd love to spend more time in, but I don't have all that much call to come down. This time, and the next time, are really mostly it. Bill spends a lot of time down here working on his ex-in-laws' house, but he's hoping that job will be done soon. I'm always happy to have more friends in various cities, though.