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Hey Everyone!First off, let me say thank you for being a loyal reader of my blog for the last five years! In a way, this blog helped me get through some of the hardest years of my life and you, my...
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Unsent Love Letters #1, Quantum Entanglement - Nick Jaina
I am super thrilled to have another guest blogger, Nick Jaina, on board. Here's his first piece in an ongoing series entitled: " Unsent Love Letters." Dear ____,Do you know about quantum entanglement?...
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Johnson - A story by Zach
His name was Johnson. He was one of the other graveyard shift machine operators at my Kinko's. He was older than me although I have no idea how much so. He seemed older enough that it was a palpable...
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Photo Friday - 6-7-13
I really love this photo! Here's what my dad has to say: "I was standing underneath the KING TV tower on top of Queen Anne hill in Seattle and looked straight up and this is what I saw."
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Writing Monday 6-10-13
Today I'm gonna talk a little bit about my friend Kate Berube's kid's zine Tater Totter. First off, I'm really glad I have nieces and a nephew so I can give them one of these zines every time a new one...
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New Column!
I've known my friend Camille for years and years and I am excited to unveil a new feature on my blog - an advice column! Camille will be answering your questions. So send 'em in! She wants to hear from...
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Unsent Love Letters #2, Re-Assembling the Tiger, by Nick Jaina
Re-Assembling the TigerDear _____,The entirety of humankind's quest towards more efficient technology has been about reassembling the world from the outside-in. We saw a hummingbird and dreamed of a...
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A Little Green - a short essay about edibles - by Kela Parker
A Little Green This year I’m finally going to learn how to grow a proper vegetable garden. I’m not new to either vegetables or to gardening—in fact, in my daily life I’m regarded as somewhat of a...
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Photo Friday 6/14/13
Another great photo from my dad's collection. Here's what he had to say about it: "Small town Portland boy sees thingy pointing up to space. Wonders when they will tear it down, like they did the...
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Photo Sunday
I've been following Frances Woodell's work for about a decade now and so I couldn't be happier that she is now going to have a photo column on Somnambulist Blog! Here's what Frances has to say about...
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Tad's Talks 6/17/13
This storytelling night was probably the best we've had so far! I had such a good time and all the stories were so wonderful. We are going to be back at the end of September. Please "like" Tad's...
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Unsent Love Letters #3 - One Strike of a Bell- Nick Jaina
One Strike of a BellDear ______,You are the root of everything. Everything grows out of you and spins around you. You, in the center, completely still. You are the stalk, the branches, the flowering...
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All- time Favorite- A story - Zachary
I watch people sleep for a living. Some of my patients think this is creepy, but I don't see how my job is any more creepy than spying on people while they are getting dressed, or using the bathroom....
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Photo Friday 6/21/13
"Taken on a snowy day in the 1970s from the top of the Portland Medical Center at 10th and Washington. I have included two pictures taken from this location. I like one because a lonely figure is...
View ArticleThe Cat Power Treatment - The Saddest Cover Tunes
So, this week I've been procrastinating, from writing and doing other things I need to do, by watching lectures on ancient Mesopotamia and searching for interesting covers on Youtube. I wanted to write...
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Photo Sunday 6/23/13
Hi everybody! Today is Sunday, which means it's the day I post one of Frances Woodell's amazing photographs. "This is a single exposure, no crazy post-processing. It's just what I saw when I looked...
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Writing Monday 6/24/13 - WORN, a Fashion Journal
by Martha GroverNow, let me tell you, I have never really been a big fan of the "fashion magazine." I'm not interested in what celebrities are wearing or what the latest trends are. Me at 23 in my...
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Unsent Love Letter #4 - Jasmine Grows Everywhere - Nick Jaina
Jasmine Grows EverywhereDear ______,You once told me:"Don't be afraid of change. The things you love had to change to get to the point where they were lovable to you."We were in the produce aisle. You...
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Advice I Hope You Never Need - Martha Grover
Here's something I wrote when I was living in San Francisco a couple years ago - when I was at my sickest. I still can't believe I decided to move to San Francisco when I was so sick. In hindsight it...
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Photo Sunday 6/30/13
It's hooooot. Here are some more wonderful photos from Frances. These unrelated photos share the fact that they're both things that no longer exist as they did in 2004.The first photo is from the...
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Writing Monday- Made in Oregon
I'm sitting in bed drinking coffee and writing this blog entry. My legs ache, my back aches, I have mosquito bites all over my body and a little bit of a sunburn on my arms and face. It's barely a week...
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Unsent Love Letter #5- Heaven is a Book With the Whole Story of All of Us-...
Dear ______,I wish I could live in Central Park. I would sleep in the center of the tulip garden, or under one of the bridges near the zoo. The custodians would tuck me in at night in my big cedar bed...
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Heroin at the Renn Faire - by Zachary
My first memory of the renn faire is Chandor offering me heroin. Justin and I were walking through the woods, trying to decode a poorly photocopied map that was supposed to point us in the direction...
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Photo Friday 6/5/13
"Sometimes I spend hours in the ceiling of some building. Many places, such as hospitals or clean rooms, need to move air in very specific ways. This leads to large areas with large ducts. When...
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