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[current music: godspeed you black emperor!- static]

part 1 of the update

in between writing part 1 & now, i did some uploading to googlepages. now, you can download any of the coop scoops in PDF format by visiting the links in the sidebar. please check them out! dawn received a pullet-zer in recognition of the fabulous job she's been doing! & the winter 06 edition profiles pollita!

i also uploaded the cover that anne, francis & i recorded of beck's 'the golden age.' there are some weird pops and other technical issues but have a listen anyway :) in fact, go here, grab the lyrics & sing along.

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[current music: esmerine- red fire alarm]

continuing now with the bulleted list...

(+) gina got into pdx on 3/12, which also happens to be ram's birthday (& anson's too). so after dealing with g's lost luggage & getting lost while trying to find the NE PDX trader joe's, we finally made it into newport in the evening. while walking to tables of content to meet with d&d, matt, ram & amanda, g & i caught a colorful sky between the hotels along elizabeth st.

between hotels, the sun is setting

(+) i don't think that anyone tool any pictures at tables of content so you'll have to take my word for it: ram's wig was truly spectacular.

(+) of course, since this is oregon, the weather during gina's visit fluctuated between rain, overcast skies, and oh-so-brief-you'll-feel-lucky-to-catch-it sunshine. however, the rain just gave us the opportunity to don our fanky raingear.

a fashionista!

hott rubber boots!

a springfield, ohio beef & brew hat!

(+) i had to work a couple of days during the week & gina had some oxford stuff to take care of. but what else did we do while she was visiting, you ask? one word: breakdance. once gina learned how to toprock, there was no stopping her. toprocking with pizza dough, toprocking on the beach. she probably toprocked in her sleep too but i don't know about that.

(+) we had an excellent lunch at a cafe in florence.

(+) we watched amandla, which is a documentary about the role of music in south africa's anti-apartheid movement. highly recommended!

(+) gina beat me in pool at the rogue.

(+) we drove up the coast on friday & caught several sun breaks along the three capes scenic route.

(+) in pdx, g, anne, fran & i met up with a NU guy that gina used to work with in sohee's lab. very surreal night (st. patrick's day) at an "interesting" bar.

(+) anne, fran, g & i went drumming on saturday.

(+) g & i went to NW PDX for some shopping, where i made a new khmer friend.

oh the pictures:

toprock	mandolin	neskowin	me & g
maxwell mtn.	kurt & g	AD	[enter caption here]

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[current music: dirty three- sirena]

i have 2 more pictures for you. they're from the past 2 weekends. first is of dawn at the chicken fair holding penny. the other is of the campfire ram, amanda, sylvia & i had while camping at silver falls SP. on monday, the new chicks arrive. i ordered a speckled sussex. & on thursday, khmer new year's starts. d'accord, c'est tout! a bientot!

   [posted by khem @ 10:04 PM]
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