PUKERONOMY
This is some real pretentious, self-congratulatory hilarity. Written in the kind of high-horsey tone that we at the Mercury (the weekly paper where i was arts editor for 4 yrs) used to make fun of the Willamette Week for copping all the time - like "Portlandia! argh argh argh *chortle chortle*" (excuse the pdx insider baseball)
like everyone wants to make this "THING" out of portland's white people - indie rock population - it's like this weird, toxic combo of starfucking and envy that manifests itself in this annoying writer-voice no matter who's writing - the haughty voice that's kind of "otherizing" about its subjects, but also "i know better than you, gentle reader" at the same time. also LOL at "Bay Area's recent 'hyphy' movement"
what would be great though is if someone wrote in this voice explaining the inexplicable magic of Dungeons and Dragons.
i really miss the stumptown coffee though - and the huge-mongous fucking mansion me and connie and blas lived in (with backyard! and basement!) for $350 each/ month. and my friends. especially connie and blas. and ezra.
Dear God, that was awful. It's painfully difficult for me to believe it's not satire. It isn't...is it?
He or She who brings stumptown beans to nyc will be trump2
"They all just kind of live here." fuuuuck me.
there should be a meetup at, say, the mars bar for "PDX QUITTERZ", i'd go, and chortle.
i bring the shep a pound of hairbender everytime i come to the big apple. AND I MISS YOU TOO!!!
i miss you too, j shep.
here's to being neighbors again before 2012 hits us.
Aw, this made me tear up a little. I don't know why you gotta squeeze in the potshot at D&D, though. Come on, girl... don't hate.
I'm going back to Portland for the first time in two years this weekend. It makes me sort of nervous. I'm looking forward to getting some Stumpytown, though.
Aw, this made me tear up a little. I don't know why you gotta squeeze in the potshot at D&D, though. Come on, girl... don't hate.
I'm going back to Portland for the first time in two years this weekend. It makes me sort of nervous. I'm looking forward to getting some Stumpytown, though.
not a potshot! not a potshot! i love d&D! Kate I MISS U! come visit