Iron Fist

I’ve noticed that Kevin has been doing a Friday Flickr feature on his blog, and I thought “Surely this a good idea for me!” because 1) I have been noticeably lax on producing new content lately due to a variety of circumstances, and 2) the handful of people who read my blog and who have not consumed alcohol with my lately would probably like some assurance that I am still alive and in control of most of my faculties.

Unfortunately I had this idea late on Friday and proceeded to be rather busy on Saturday, so this first Friday Flickr is happening on a Sunday (I know, right? I guess I should probably get that New Year’s Eve recap post up soon too).

To start with, this photo that I took in the command center of my newly constructed secret underground headquarters.

Kidding!  Saturday was a free day at OMSI, and we went so that we could bathe ourselves in SCIENCE! for an afternoon.  They had this nifty “Science on a Sphere” display, which cycled through a number of cool presentations about the planets.  I also took this very cool one of Mars:

….and that’s what I got for today.  Please be sure to join me next week when I will probably miss my self-imposed Friday deadline again.

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I did the whole dragon boat racing thing about two years ago, even competed once or twice, and so thought it would be nice if we could wander down to the waterfront this past weekend and catch a few of the races.  Apparently since my time they’ve added a new position to help judge those close finishes: a crew member whose job is to lay flat on top of the dragon’s head, arm outstretched, and pluck their flag from the finish line as the boat crosses it.

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A few weekends back we got up extra early on Saturday and went down to the waterfront to check out the Portland Doggie Dash, an organized run for dogs and their owners.

A few of my photos turned out to be worth sharing.  Suspiciously they all seem to be of corgis.  Hmmm…

As you were.

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I know it’s a few more days away before it’s official but today is so nice out I think we should go ahead and start.

Anyone else ready for it to go ahead and be spring already?

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I liked the comment that Kerri Anne left for this photo on the Flickr that I had to post it here with that title.  I suppose there is something sort of bleak and zombie-like about it.  Of course, now I’m thinking about a zombie outbreak in Portland and wondering — would a vegan who became a zombie stay a vegan?  I can’t help but picture a freshly undead local stumbling down the street, arms outstretched, moaning, “BRRRRROCOLLIIIII!”

(The above joke may be funnier if you live here.)

If you like the effect in this photo I got it with the Spica app; there’s an associated group on Flickr.

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