Two little rants...

Today I was informed that someone misses hearing me rant. I guess this is a great venue for ranting.... so here are two rants for my friend who misses my rants (you know who you are).

First rant: it is so stinking hot! I mean, I love Portland (more on that in a minute), but when it gets hot here, it makes me wish I could just sit around eating popsicles all day. However I can't. So instead I come home to a NOT AIR-CONDITIONED apartment. Thank goodness they installed the blinds the other day or else I would be hotter than Hades in here. Note: right now it is only slightly cooler in my apartment than I imagine the temperature of Hades. Also please note the slight sarcasm (it really is close to the temperature of Hades).

See the thing is, in Portland it only gets hot enough to need an air-conditioner for about 2 weeks of the year. So that means we don't have air-conditioners. Which is fine approximately 350 days of the year. Today, like a good citizen who lives only a mile from my place of employment, I rode my bike to work. The to work part was nice and cool, but the to home part was not so cool. Okay, I'm starting to get sick of this rant, or maybe I'm just losing it in the heat.....

Second rant: I absolutely love living in Portland! (Are you surprised? This is actually going to be a positive rant, which might be an oxymoron, but I don't even care...) I just moved into a new apartment that is very close to work and everything I love about this city. When I first moved to Portland, I thought I would really rather live in the suburbs where it is quieter and what not. But after being in the suburbs for about 5ish months, I had an epiphany one day. I realized that everything my days consisted of was downtown (or close to it) and this city really isn't all that big and intimidating. So I decided to move closer down in. The added bonus is I live close enough to walk or bike to work. I'm super close to a Trader Joe's, my gym, my church, PGE Park, and lots of great restaurants and shops.

On a side note, the other night two friends and I went a checked out a brewery that is about a half a mile from my place over in the industrial area by my place. It is a Pyramid Brewery called MacTarnahan's - it was really good. We sat outside on the patio and enjoyed the evening (this was before the heat wave). If you come visit me, I promise we can go.

Okay, back to the rant.... did I mention I really like where I live? This evening, because of how hot it is, I had no desire to make a warm dinner. All I wanted was a salad. But of course I didn't have all the things to make a salad. So I just jumped in my car (my car has air-conditioning) and drove a little over a mile to Trader Joe's to get a salad and a couple other things I needed. I was back to my place in 15-20 minutes and enjoyed my cold salad. That's the kind of thing that I love about living down here. I'm so close to all the things I enjoy the most.

Hope you've enjoyed these two rants, especially you (you know who you are)!