The weather back here in Hood River has been chilly as of late, and we’ve even got a coat of snow that’s managed to hang around for a few days. Thus warmed internally by the cold fire of gin, I find within myself a desire to reflect on the events of the last couple weeks. […]
Author Archives: Dane
Ghost Town
January 3, 2007 – 11:05 pm
Like a scene from a surreal dream, Kate and I currently find ourselves in the abandoned tourist town of Medora, North Dakota. Medora is the gateway to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, a huge and gorgeous tangle of bluffs and cliffs out in western North Dakota. It’s a kitschy western tourist town, complete with saloons, general […]
KitchenAid
December 19, 2006 – 11:58 am
My sister got me a KitchenAid for Christmas, and I must say it’s one of the best damn gifts I’ve ever gotten ever. This glorious appliance, in all of its onyx black glossy glory, has changed my life of cookery. If beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy, KitchenAid […]
Nastygram
December 13, 2006 – 11:54 pm
While trying to get some shopping done on the interwebnet today, I was met by this jewel of an error message: We are sorry for the inconvenience. Our site currently supports only Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher. This is due to the advanced features used in the product customization process. If you do not […]
Laundromatic
December 5, 2006 – 11:37 am
I have discovered an axiom of Hood River laundromats, in that at any point in time at least one quarter of all washers and dryers must be out of order. At first I thought this only applied to the laundromat in the Heights, which besides its defunct collection of machines isn’t all that bad as […]
Eight
November 29, 2006 – 11:59 pm
I find it somewhat comforting when my surroundings remind me that this, all of this, is just a phase. The wild river of life, not unlike the Monsoon Lagoon at Raging Waters, twists and turns as it sees fit. No doubt in a few short years, or weeks or months or even days for that […]
Walmart: Doing Stifler Proud
November 26, 2006 – 11:53 pm
Someone is trying to bring Walmart down from the inside. I was browsing TV stands the other day, trying to find something that would hold my incoming behemoth better than cinder blocks and 2x4s. As is always the case when I shop at the Hood River Walmart, I quickly became annoyed and irritable, and then […]
Wintry Remix
November 17, 2006 – 9:48 am
What’s up, ya’ll? I was feeling bored and listless, so I rebuilt the desktop wallpaper gallery over at Brainside Out. The new version pulls from a database and generates thumbnails and other nefarious stuff like that, but the most important thing for you guys is actually three most important things: All of the backgrounds are […]
Moisture is the Essence of Wetness
November 8, 2006 – 11:20 pm
UPDATE: We’ve got pictures of the carnage! It has been raining here for the last two weeks straight. In case you haven’t heard, Oregon is pretty much fucked. The Hood River was a raging muddy torrent when I went down to check it out yesterday. The river was running so high and so fast that […]
