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Started by Roly Poly Oly-Garch, February 21, 2012, 10:47:31 PM

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Roly Poly Oly-Garch

February 21, 2012, 10:47:31 PM
Funny run of holy fucking upheaval has left me off PD for the last couple of weeks. Lost my job, daughter's mom got a job offer out of town which she's taking. Had to weigh my options in light of all this. Given that I'm going to be a couple thousand miles from one child and to some degree, rebuilding, for reasons I'm not going to get to deep into, I've decided to follow my daughter...to SOregon. They're moving to Corvallis, so my options are Corvallis, Eugene or Portland. I know there's at least a few of you very familiar with the area...any suggestions?
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Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#1
February 21, 2012, 11:58:15 PM
Quote from: NoLeDeMiel on February 21, 2012, 10:47:31 PM
Funny run of holy fucking upheaval has left me off PD for the last couple of weeks. Lost my job, daughter's mom got a job offer out of town which she's taking. Had to weigh my options in light of all this. Given that I'm going to be a couple thousand miles from one child and to some degree, rebuilding, for reasons I'm not going to get to deep into, I've decided to follow my daughter...to SOregon. They're moving to Corvallis, so my options are Corvallis, Eugene or Portland. I know there's at least a few of you very familiar with the area...any suggestions?

I applaud your decision to be close to your kid!

I'm a PDXspag and I really love it here. It's a bit cheaper to live down south a bit, but Corvallis and Eugene are university towns so they're not a lot cheaper. You can still get rents in the Central Valley pretty cheap, but there is nothing there, culturally speaking, so you'll probably be happiest in Portland.

You can still get a place for a decent price in St. Johns or off MLK in NE. Avoid the West side if you can... it's douches and yuppies all over the place. The Eastside is chock full of fun things to do!
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The Good Reverend Roger

#2
February 22, 2012, 01:56:23 AM
Portland.  If you want to get shot by cops for no reason, jacked, stalked by creepy people from OKC, and/or drive off a bridge for no fucking reason, Portland. 

Also, gallery openings.
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Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#3
February 22, 2012, 05:27:33 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 22, 2012, 01:56:23 AM
Portland.  If you want to get shot by cops for no reason, jacked, stalked by creepy people from OKC, and/or drive off a bridge for no fucking reason, Portland. 

Also, gallery openings.

That is EXACTLY what I was saying. It's great here! And all that happens when a hipster disappears is a few of his friends put up posters.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

DECI4

#4
February 22, 2012, 08:38:42 AM
Portland is pretty dope. Great street food. Need I say more?
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Thank you for blessing me with a mind to rhyme and two hyped feet
It feels good when you know you're down
A superdope homeboy from the Oaktown
And I'm known as such
And this is a beat uh u can't touch

I told you homeboy u can't touch this
Yeah that's how we're livin' and you know u can't touch this
Look in my eyes man u can't touch this
You know let me bust the funky lyrics u can't touch this Fresh new kicks and pants
You got it like that now you know you wanna dance
So move out of your seat
And get a fly girl and catch this beat
While it's rollin' hold on pump a little bit
And let me know it's going on like that like that
Cold on a mission so pull on back
Let 'em know that you're too much
And this is a beat uh u can't touch

Yo I told you u can't touch this
Why you standing there man u can't touch this
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El Sjaako

#5
February 22, 2012, 10:42:12 AM
Quote from: Nigel on February 22, 2012, 05:27:33 AM
And all that happens when a hipster disappears is a few of his friends put up posters.

Murmur

#6
February 22, 2012, 08:09:47 PM
Quote from: NoLeDeMiel on February 21, 2012, 10:47:31 PM
Funny run of holy fucking upheaval has left me off PD for the last couple of weeks. Lost my job, daughter's mom got a job offer out of town which she's taking. Had to weigh my options in light of all this. Given that I'm going to be a couple thousand miles from one child and to some degree, rebuilding, for reasons I'm not going to get to deep into, I've decided to follow my daughter...to SOregon. They're moving to Corvallis, so my options are Corvallis, Eugene or Portland. I know there's at least a few of you very familiar with the area...any suggestions?

Portland is cool... Corvallis is a college town (OSU) from which I live 10 miles away and a bit expensive, and Eugene is the southernmost city. Eugene is more laid back and there's a lot of stoners and the U of O campus as well. If they're moving to Corvallis, it's only about a 70-90 minute drive from Portland. Also, what Nigel said.
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#7
February 22, 2012, 10:56:37 PM
As great as Portland is, I would want to live as close as possible to my daughter, hands down. When I've saved enough money, I'm returning to the Bay Area for the same reason.

I have no useful information about Corvallis or Eugene but I can tell you that driving there and back from Portland can be tremendously irritating.
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Triple Zero

#8
February 26, 2012, 08:22:03 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 22, 2012, 05:27:33 AM
It's great here! And all that happens when a hipster disappears is a few of his friends put up posters.

What happened with the hipster kid then?
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Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#9
February 26, 2012, 09:11:56 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 26, 2012, 08:22:03 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 22, 2012, 05:27:33 AM
It's great here! And all that happens when a hipster disappears is a few of his friends put up posters.

What happened with the hipster kid then?

Which?
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Triple Zero

#10
February 26, 2012, 10:32:46 PM
Well I believe you mentioned the disappearing hipster before, so I wonder what the story was?
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Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#11
February 26, 2012, 10:36:00 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 26, 2012, 10:32:46 PM
Well I believe you mentioned the disappearing hipster before, so I wonder what the story was?

It was a short story I wrote... it's posted around here somewhere.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Triple Zero

#12
February 26, 2012, 11:08:01 PM
Ooooooh I see :) I must have confused it
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Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#13
February 26, 2012, 11:18:26 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 26, 2012, 11:08:01 PM
Ooooooh I see :) I must have confused it

It sprung out of the running gag Dok and Freeky had going about "what Nigel does to hipsters".
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Roly Poly Oly-Garch

#14
March 01, 2012, 07:42:27 AM
Quote from: Net on February 22, 2012, 10:56:37 PM
As great as Portland is, I would want to live as close as possible to my daughter, hands down. When I've saved enough money, I'm returning to the Bay Area for the same reason.

I have no useful information about Corvallis or Eugene but I can tell you that driving there and back from Portland can be tremendously irritating.

That would be ideal, but a few quick perusals of Craig's List reveals an employment situation that may make Corvallis or Eugene somewhat untenable. The plan, if all goes accordingly, is to swap the car for a van and have a sub-home situation. I hear there's tons of places to set up camp around Corvallis. My daughter and her Mom are stopped for the night in Northern California, and arrive tomorrow.
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