My jeans have the faded and ingrained outline of an iPhone 4 in the left front pocket. I store my phone in my right front pocket and currently use an…
Crust to crust: Composting 101
When I was growing up, my parents always kept a metal compost bucket in the cupboard beneath the kitchen sink. I hated when they asked me to take it outside…
The bureaucracy of blazing
Starting this summer, weed will be legal in Oregon. Unfortunately, July is pretty far away. But there’s no need to wait if you’ve got a qualifying medical condition. The following conditions…
Green up your gut
Listen, I’m not your personal trainer. I can’t hover over you at every waking hour telling you what you should and shouldn’t eat. I can’t roll you out of bed…
The best farmers’ markets and co-ops around campus
Finding a grocery store you trust is never easy. Convenience demands you just get all your produce from Safeway, but do you really want to risk mumps or something? Probably…
Fight night dinner party
During other parts of the year, my friend-family gathers in each others’ homes to watch football games or bad 80s movies. But last Saturday it was a UFC fight night:…
Night bike PDX
As one of the most bicycle friendly cities in the U.S., Portland offers an urban playground for bicycle enthusiasts. Among its many nicknames is “Bike City USA”, which seems appropriate…
There’s got to be a morning after…
It’s the morning after a night of shame and debauchery (or a night drinking shot for shot with your cat) and the skull splitting pain that you’re experiencing is making…
Get grossly incandescent: How to spend a weird day in Portland
In some ways, I love our new gentrification overlords. While the rise of stately studio condominium culture has directly correlated with the regrettable rise in rental prices, it’s now surprisingly…
Pray to the porcelain God: How to have a wild night out
At least once per quarter, most college students debate whether their weekly (well, let’s not kid ourselves, daily) five (fine, eight) drinks are grounds for maybe cutting back. I had…
Get stuffed
I’m about to send you into the most massive food coma you have ever known. I’m going to impregnate you with the biggest food baby anyone has ever seen. This…