Photos & Fun Stuff (click images to enlarge)
Gallery of Oregonian Goodness
Favorite Places Around Portland
Powell’s Books
Annie Bloom’s Books
First Thursday, Gallery Walk
Pioneer Square, Portland’s “Living Room”
We’re known as the City of Roses.
PortlandOnline.com
We’re also known as Bridge City.
PortlandBridges.com
Other fun stuff and trivia
Favorite movies:
(see them...)
- SCHOOL OF ROCK
- THIS IS SPINAL TAP
- GONE WITH THE WIND
- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
- THE PRINCESS BRIDE
Favorite TV shows:
(see them...)
- DOCTOR WHO
- SHERLOCK
- MODERN FAMILY
- THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART
- PROJECT RUNWAY
Short list of favorite books:
(see them...)
- DRACULA, by Bram Stoker
- LOLITA, by Vladimir Nabokov
- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, by Harper Lee
- THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, by Arthur Conan Doyle
- FINGERSMITH, by Sarah Waters
Books for when you want to laugh:
(see them...)
- ANGUS, THONGS, AND FULL FRONTAL SNOGGING, and all the rest of the Georgia Nicolson series of books,
by Louise Rennison (YA)
- PAPER TOWNS, by John Green (YA)
- A MATCH MADE IN HIGH SCHOOL, by Kristin Walker (YA)
- I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER, by Larry Doyle (Adult)
Books for when you want to escape reality:
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- The Harry Potter series, of course!
Authors who will never steer you wrong:
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- Sara Zarr (Contemporary YA)
- Neil Gaiman (YA)
- Lisa Schroeder
- Eva Ibbotson (YA and Adult)
Books that change you forever:
(see them...)
- THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak (all ages)
- THE GIVER, by Lois Lowry (all ages)
- NUMBER THE STARS, by Lois Lowry (all ages)
Haunting love stories:
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- THE TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE, by Audrey Niffeneger (Adult)
- I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME, by Lisa Schroeder (YA)
Addictive series:
(see them...)
- The BLOODY JACK series, by L.A. Meyer (YA)
- The MARY RUSSELL series, by Laurie R. King (Adult historical mystery)
Creepily excellent:
(see
them...)
- STOLEN, by Lucy Christopher (YA)
- UNWIND, by Neal Shusterman (YA sci-fi)
- THE WHITE DARKNESS, by Geraldine McCaughrean (YA)
- THE GARDENER, by S.A. Bodeen (YA dystopian)
- GIRL, STOLEN, by April Henry (YA thriller)
- The REVENANT, by Sonia Gensler (coming Spring, 2011)
2009 Photo contest winners.
Color Spot
WINNER: Kelsie Lahti
Motion
WINNER: Lori Dixon
Texture
WINNER: Robin Prehn