At long last, more Portland pictures!

[thrihyrne]

Yay for LJ's scrapbook option. I no longer have to save all of these to my website and link them. Heh. I took a 2-hour cruise on the Portland Spirit today as a sightseer only, not doing the lunch part. It was supposed to be mostly sunny, but that part didn't kick in until I got home. Still, with these pictures you can see what it's often like, and part of the reason why I moved here: the glorious overcast skies. What I hadn't realized was that there was some major thing hosted by Red Bull and the traffic was unbelievable. I took the bus and got off to walk across the bridge, which was fine. There were so many people there on the waterfront, and also in their boats, which you'll see.

The pictures are just that; what I saw from the boat as we cruised on the Willamette River. I'm so glad that I did this. I took several pictures with my fellow passengers in it so you can experience some of what I did; I was particularly intrigued by this very lovely couple, speaking Russian. I've lost so much of mine that I didn't dare say, "Are you speaking Russian?" in Russian, for fear that they'd speak back and I'd not really be able to respond. And I couldn't really understand what the guy was saying on his cell phone, which was when my ears pricked up to 'Russian!', and then I felt a wee bit guilty. I suspect they assumed that no-one could understand them, and they were mostly right. They were very affectionate, and it made me all melty inside. I don't know why; I'm so solitary by nature, but it was heartwarming to see them murmuring and nuzzling and being kissy-kissy and speaking in a language probably nobody else on the boat could understand.

Speaking of solitary: I did strike up a conversation with a couple of people, but I was struck, yet again, by the concept and gratitude for the book Party of One. They took our picture before boarding the boat and of course I was asked, "How many are in your party?" "Just me." My party of one. :)







































I also took another wee movie with my camera: it's an AVI file found here via my website. It should just pop up in Quicktime; it did on my Mac, anyway. If you'd like to see it, I can probably convert it; it's just capturing a few moments on the boat with another boat going by and people waving.

So now I'm actually thinking about taking a nap, or maybe getting back to a Ron/Dean fic for callumjames. I saw a tasty African-American on the bus this morning that reminded me I should get back to that story. :) Or maybe more Ithiel-centric stuff, or something new I've found on youtube, "Shear Genius." LOL. I may not watch TV, but I just can't stay away from things like Project Runway and Britain's Next Top Model.

Hope that you're all doing well! And welcome home from your fun trip, veloona. I'm so glad that you like your Wraeththu fic; it doesn't seem to be garnering a whole lot of response from the Wraeththu crowd, but it was written for you with love, and that's enough for me. Oh! Guess I should hard-code it and put it on my website, too.

Comments

[evannichols.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, the Flugtag thing! I had been thinking of going, but that didn't work out. Looks like you had an enjoyable (if not sunny) tour, with waving!

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

It was great fun! And I really didn't mind it being overcast, though at some point I'm determined to get pictures of Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens. There were loads of people on the waterfront; pretty amazing.

[elfscribe5.livejournal.com]

Enjoyed all your pics. I had no idea there was all that water at Portland. Don't know why. You look adorable in that one photo. I'm sending you an email.
hugs

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Yes, there are two major rivers in Portland, and it's the Willamette that I cross each day to get to work. You are far too kind about the comment of how I look; I really need to get my hair cut again!

(((hugs)))

[cim-halfling.livejournal.com]

Ooops, the cruise was today! Oh, that is so cool. You look marvelous.

And OK, it looks chilly. That one woman looks really cute in her little black dress and heels, but ya know, I'm all about being warm and comfy these days. Glad I'm not THAT young anymore.

You look FAB. *HUGS*

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Yes, the cruise was yesterday! And I don't look fabulous, but thank you for saying so. :P I overslept, a rarity for me, so I ran out of the house and pulled my hair up. I need to get it cut again. It wasn't exactly warm, hence my sweater and looking as though I'm dressed for autumn.

(((hugs back)))

[rickey-a.livejournal.com]

nice pics
*waves*
glad to hear that you're settling in :)

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed the pictures!! I'd been wanting to do some touristy things, so I decided to bite the bullet and go ahead and actually *do* one of them. Portland has been much kinder to me of late, I'll say that. :)

[persephone100.livejournal.com]

Love the pics! It's so hot here in PA (85 - 90) and you all have on jackets. It must be very different there! You look lovely in your photo! Hope you're having a good time!!

(((lots of hugs)))

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

The temperature didn't even get above the low 70s yesterday, I don't think. Very, very different temperatures from the east coast! And you're very kind; I didn't have a chance to properly do my hair but I also realized that nobody knew me and it was more important simply to get to the boat. The cruise really was wonderful, and the fact that there was a HUGE waterfront event just made it all the more interesting. :)

[kaenguma.livejournal.com]

I like the pics - and the one with you on it looks very cute.

oh, and I also liked the story you've written for veloona. I must have missed to comment on it... sorry for that XD

[canellaphile.livejournal.com]

:) I love your pictures, and you are looking cute as ever. That looks like a beautiful cruise.

[verdenia.livejournal.com]

Fun pics! Hooray, looks like good times. Glad you're having more happiness from Portland of late. ;D