jim james

We spent an close to perfect summer evening last night listening to my morning jacket at a outdoor venue just east of Portland. Outdoors. Surrounded by hills. Blue sky. PBR. Blankets. Perfect temperature.

Summer. FINALLY!

slowly but surely

Just got done with a photoshop class with Bri Emery of Design Love Fest. Check out a slice of what's to come!

pronged; something new

Easiest marketing I've experienced is wearing my own things to places where money is exchanged for a good, thus the inevitable pause in conversation leading often, at least around these parts, to some kind of conversation, complement or statement pulled from visual cues. Since the exchange is hand-focused, I'm lucky enough to get to talk about the jewels on my hands a lot. And confess my favorite truth: I made this bitch.

Last week I got to work early and decided to splurge on a tasty americano from a place I had never been before on 9th & Alder. The girl behind the cash register was a cutie and liked the druzy quartz ring that lives on my left middle finger.

Right away she informed me that she's getting married and needs her something new! The next day I went back and picked up a piece of sea glass that she picked up near her Long Island home as a kid and I made it into a pendant that she plans to wear at her wedding later this month.

And, turns out, we have mutual friends. Portland, like any small city or town, continues to open up and shrink simultaneously..

It was a damn tasty americano. Happy Saturday!