We’re now in beautiful Portland, Oregon, also called The City of Roses. Last Saturday we loaded up everything and drove from Seattle to Portland, stopping for a few hours in Tacoma to visit the Museum of Glass and get lunch. It didn’t take long for us to unpack and settle in to our apartment. The… Continue reading welcome to Portland
Category: 12 Cities, 1 Year
Posts from Todd and Beth’s “12 Cities, 1 Year” adventure
the moving out routine
Yesterday we moved from Seattle to Portland. It was amazingly simple. We just packed up our belongings into the car, left the apartment keys under the door mat, and drove off. We are now in the 3rd city of the 12 Cities, 1 Year adventure. So, although we’re still early in our quest, we’ve got… Continue reading the moving out routine
Todd's thoughts on Seattle city life
A few days ago I had the displeasure of driving from our apartment in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle to Olympia, Washington. I left about 3:50 and arrived at 6:10. That’s 2 hours and 20 minutes to drive 66 miles. Google Maps estimated it would take about 80 minutes. Hah! You know what? I was… Continue reading Todd's thoughts on Seattle city life
I found my dream business
I’ve got a friend named Jon who lives in Lafayette, Colorado. Before getting married, he was a really serious collector of comic books. He was also an attorney. But at some point, he decided to follow a dream of his. He closed his legal business and opened up a comic book and game store. Right… Continue reading I found my dream business
location, location, location
We move in to our Seattle apartment next Wednesday, but I’m already getting a very good feeling about this location. I knew it had a good walk score (see http://walkscore.com if you don’t know what a walk score is), but in the past few days I’ve learned: It’s a 7 minute walk to a classic-style… Continue reading location, location, location
the UM FLAT video
I’m pleased to present to you the first video from the “12 Cities, 1 Year” series. The narrator and host of the video is Kate Sheridan, who is co-director of the project. She’s also one of the residents. For more information on the UM FLAT, see Beth’s article about it, with photos.
shedding
You probably already read about how we left Denver with an uncomfortable amount of stuff crammed in our car. We left several things in Kansas City, but took on a few other things. But on the journey from KC to Missoula, we still had too much stuff. I don’t like not being able to see… Continue reading shedding
state of the Prius
Since leaving Broomfield on June 23, our Prius has performed admirably. We’ve driven about 4000 miles, and averaged 47.72 MPG. We haven’t had any mechanical problems at all, though the car is due for its second ever oil change, something that should be done every 10k miles. As you can imagine, the fuel economy has… Continue reading state of the Prius
old motels vs. new motels
From what I can tell, there are basically two main types of things called motels. Beth and I spent most of three weeks on the road traveling from Denver to Missoula, by way of Kansas City. And I’ve found I like one type of motel a lot more than the other. The first type is what… Continue reading old motels vs. new motels
ethical photography dilemma
If you’ve read Beth’s article on the Standing Arrow Pow Wow, you know that we didn’t take any photos of the dancers. Beth and I were prepared to take our cameras into the pow wow grounds to get some shots of the event. But when she contacted the organizers a couple days in advance about… Continue reading ethical photography dilemma