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2011-09-08T23:14:00.000-07:00

These are real. Never thought I'd see the day...

Back4TheFuture.com

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2011-08-24T22:32:00.001-07:00

Man, every time I go to Portland I feel so much better about where I live now. Too many jobless douches and excessively over-courteous schmucks. And the elitist cyclists might be worst of all.

On the plus side got to hang out with my old friend Forrest a few times this week while he was in town visiting from Austin. Don't think I could ever get sick of that dude. Definitely need to visit him and Bogues in Austin sooner than later.

That's it for tonight. Time to download Tha Carter IV and see how crazy Lil Wayne is now!

WHERE HAVE I BEEN

2011-06-16T21:22:00.000-07:00

No, I'm not dead or dismembered, but rather lazy, or busy... who knows?

If you haven't heard, I moved out of NorthEast Portland and down to Lake Oswego. It's 13 miles closer to work, less expensive and more spacious. I moved in with my girlfriend Blaire, who many of you already know. Stan (the dog) is loving the larger apartment (2 stories!) and woodsy surroundings, as are we.

Anyway, obviously I've had some big changes recently and have been neglecting my little corner on the internet. Not sure where I will ultimately take this site, but I slimmed some things down and made it my own. At some point I'll probably archive all the old posts and start fresh, but until I figure out what to do with it, it'll be relatively the same for now.

Lake Oswego all day?? Eh, as much as I love Portland, these days I'd encompass all the burbs as well. Portland's current way too hipness is just as annoying the Beaverton douche bags. We'll still leave Gresham out though... ;)

See ya when I see ya,

-Slo

A few hours with Roma

2011-04-16T17:57:00.000-07:00

Second loss...

2011-03-26T14:27:00.001-07:00

The Portland Timbers have finally, that's right, finally entered the MLS. It has been a long, long road stretching back to 1975. Well before all the ignorant haters decided that, "ugh.... soccer is just so european... ughhhh."

The Timbers are an expansion team. For the soccer clueless, that means they drafted a number of players from other clubs (those who were not on the protected list) and from colleges around the country. Seems this time, though, that most inductees came from The University of Akron in Ohio. Apparently that place breeds star players. A few came along from the USL2 Timbers team of years gone before. In my opinion, said players from the prior team have a lot of work to do. Lord knows the MLS is not the star futball league of the earth. Not by any stretch of the imagination. But there is a marked level of fitness required to play in the MLS that the USL divisions simply do not have. A few of the carry-over Portland players are having a rough time adjusting to not only the fitness level, but the level of sportsmanship that goes along with professional play. I'm looking at you, Ryan Pore, who failed to even look into the eyes of the Colorado Rapids after a loss on the opening game.

The first two games have been against last year's MLS cup winner (Colorado Rapids) and one of the worst teams in the league (Toronto FC). Toronto came on the scene with a bang in 2007 but since has cycled through six different coaches to turn "the Reds" around. This year's coach is Dutch born and is bringing the Dutch of style of play to the pitch starting with a 4-3-3 formation and a 'total football' expectation. (Wikipedia that term if you're in the dark.) Still, Toronto is a team that has traditionally been a fairly easy win. Unfortunately, an expansion team like the Timbers will always have their issues to sort out. When watching their play it's painfully obvious that they still haven't 'clicked.' You can see hesitation in the feet of defenders who don't know what to expect from mids (and mids for fowards...etc) all across the field. They simply haven't played long enough (And no, pre-season is not long enough) to really find their rhythm. It's coming, though. Thankfully in the MLS you can lose about five games at the beginning of the year and still qualify for the playoffs. I love that about soccer. It's realistic. There's no 160+ games like in baseball, there's no need to get 100 points like in Basketball to lose by one basket... It's a scoring number brought back to reality. Some say it's just 90 minutes of people running around. Those people have no idea what they're talking about. It's building runs, moving into unprotected space, looking for holes and dominating when the time is right. And when it's played perfectly (see La Liga, Serie A, English Premiere League...etc) it's absolutely gorgeous what can be done with two feet and a head.

The haters are and will continue to be jealous simply because they either have no patience or just don't understand. But in the scheme of things, isn't that what all haters are?

Go Portland.

Ouch. Better luck hopefully coming Tuesday.

Pour some out...

2011-03-15T23:25:00.001-07:00

Nate Dogg has left the blue marble for good.

#WINNING!

2011-03-10T17:45:00.001-08:00

D-E-F-E-N-S-E

2011-02-27T12:21:00.001-08:00

Canon 5D

2011-02-17T16:25:00.000-08:00

Just came up on one for a hell of a good price. Now to be home for more than one to two days a week to be able to use it...

I LOVE THIS GAME

2011-01-26T16:11:00.000-08:00

Who doesn't love a great dunk!!!

NBA TV Top 10 Dunks

TOP 50 Part 1

TOP 50 Part 2

TOP 50 Part 3

TOP 50 Part 4

TOP 50 Part 5

TOP 50 Part 6

TOP 50 Part 7

For the Blazer Fans

2011-01-19T12:00:00.001-08:00

Sorry.

Happy MLK Day

2011-01-17T09:55:00.001-08:00

YOU HAVE SELECTED, NO

2011-01-16T11:16:00.001-08:00

JERSEY SHORE: MARIO BROS.

2011-01-14T13:43:00.000-08:00

Breath in, breath out

2011-01-01T21:45:00.001-08:00

Its been two years since Portland imposed a smoking ban inside bars and restaurants. Two wonderful years. And unlike everyone thought, the ban has made no measurable difference in bar patronage or revenues. Great call, city. If only all your decisions were this awesome...

WHAT THE?!

2010-12-17T20:07:00.001-08:00

Bogues is here visiting for a while. He brought what I estimate to be almost 100 Q-tips. For a 30 day trip, that works to about 3 per day. What the hell is going on in Allan's ears?!?!

HOMIES

2010-12-15T19:34:00.000-08:00

Bogues is in town on Vacay for a month. Ken is chillin. Word life.

THAT NEW SHY RONNIE JOINT

2010-11-19T10:59:00.000-08:00

Rihanna and Shy Ronnie are back!

San Francisco

2010-11-11T20:27:00.000-08:00

Getting lost in the Bay all week.

QUICK LIST

2010-10-27T01:05:00.001-07:00

Just an off the top of the head mini list of random places to have some good times, see cool stuff, or try new things. Some you may have heard of, others you just need a reminder to, and hopefully a few new ones to try. Fire up that google maps and do some adventuring!

Ground Control
La Bonita
Charburger
Just Be Compound
The Oregon Zoo
Opal Creek
Du's Grill
OMSI
Portland International Raceway
Hot Cake House
Oregon Humane Society
Sauvies Island
Bella Salon
Camp 18
MLK Fashion Plaza
Ape Caves
Tienda Santa Cruz
Oaks Park
Rock Creek Tavern
Fort Stevens State Park
The Delta
Pine Mountain Observatory
Goods BMX
Silver Falls
Mississippi Pizza
Wieden + Kennedy
Movie Madness
Mount Tabor

GAME ON

2010-10-26T16:56:00.000-07:00

The Portland TrailBlazers kick off the season tonight, hosting the Phoenix Suns at the Rose Garden. 7:00 PM on KGW channel 8. Also, all KGW aired games are also streamed for free online at TrailBlazers.com.

DUDE PARTY

2010-10-25T23:34:00.000-07:00

@marcuslyons69 and @codielarson chillin at the spot.

Well, Obviously we neeeeed an app!

2010-10-25T22:58:00.001-07:00

Antoine Dodson pitches Sex Offender Tracker App - watch more funny videos

JUST FOR FUN

2010-10-25T14:21:00.000-07:00

Erik Elstran's Dragon Shredit (internet edition) from North of Ten on Vimeo.

I spotted this fun little video on the Odyssey site today. It reminds me of all the goofy stuff I did as a kid and that it's ok to do something just because it makes you smile. Some of the tricks in here are actually pretty creative and I enjoy watching this over the same old hang-over this and ice-pick that, cookie cutter videos that are out these days. So whatever you do to have fun, remember that the point of it is to HAVE FUN!

SCARY TIGHT

2010-10-23T17:02:00.000-07:00

Pauly's Halloween costume. MLK Fashion Plaza. Whole kit for $50!

The Daily Holly Grove

2010-10-22T12:04:00.001-07:00

Quiet day in the hood.

Holly Grove

2010-10-21T15:09:00.000-07:00

This picture actually makes Lil' Wayne's old hood look somewhat desirable. Believe me, it's not. Five gunshots popped about twenty minutes ago. Still no sirens. Everyone outside stopped what they were doing and stared as we drove through earlier.

WAIT FOR IT... AWESOME!

2010-10-20T14:27:00.000-07:00

If Barney Stinson (from 'How I Met Your Mother') created a game show, this would be it.

TAKIN' IT BACK TO '95

2010-10-14T13:09:00.000-07:00

10-4

2010-10-04T18:18:00.000-07:00

Unofficial National CB Radio Day is today, so clean the peanut butter outta your ears, pull out the ole Citizen's Band and wish all the gear jammers on the road a happy 10-4!

Keep the wheels spinnin' and the beavers grinnin', I'm 10-10 on the side...

Breaking it down

2010-10-02T21:06:00.001-07:00

You're welcome for the heads up.

Departure

2010-09-28T21:35:00.000-07:00

$9 drinks, great views.

NORA CUP

2010-09-23T22:42:00.000-07:00

Is going down right now.

A ROOM WITH A VIEW

2010-09-21T16:14:00.000-07:00

My view from the Flamingo. Who knew I could see all the way to France from up here!

HE GONE!

2010-09-21T12:05:00.000-07:00

Off to Vegas for Interbike. View of the Earth's own down comforter.

PORTLAND RETRO GAMING EXPO

2010-09-17T11:58:00.000-07:00

This weekend at the Crowne Plaza Hotel by the Rose Garden. If you like old school video gaming be sure to check this out! There will be a bunch of vendors, free play arcade, gaming tournaments, and an auction.

I've already bought my ticket, so you can find me there all day Saturday, fo sho!

DEAL OF THE DAY

2010-09-13T00:24:00.001-07:00

Pay $43.87 for a small cup of shitty coffee, get 13.5 gallons of premium gasoline free. Wait for it..... Boo yeah!!!

Alberta Arts District

2010-09-12T17:02:00.000-07:00

Home to a classier sort of litterbug.

DONUTS

2010-09-09T13:19:00.000-07:00

This was on a car parked in front of my apartment the other day. Good sticker. Poor choice in auto (PT Cruiser).

I'm officially old now.

2010-09-05T13:39:00.000-07:00

Where's the hearing aid store, sonny?

Mmmmm! Cake!

2010-09-05T10:07:00.001-07:00

Eat up, haters!

SCOOTERS!

2010-09-03T13:09:00.001-07:00

Check out how hard the dude mugs after he clears the last stage. Straight gangsta!

CHANGES

2010-08-30T18:43:00.000-07:00

So as you can probably tell, things are looking a little different around here.

I've been messing with a new template and have been slowly dialing things in as I go. Some of the fonts, colors, and sizes aren't perfect yet, but I'll get to it soon enough.

I've got some more changes and additions to make in the near future, so keep those peepers popped.

...and in case you're wondering why there's a picture of 2Pac, he's got a song titled 'Changes'. Jesus, step ya rap game up!!

From down south

2010-08-28T01:29:00.001-07:00

Louisville. Yarrah?

BIRTHDAY @ RANDOM

2010-08-27T13:47:00.000-07:00

I got this text yesterday from some random Washington area code number. Apparently it was some guy at my Dad's work (in Eugene) who he told to text me for my birthday. Only a handful of people will get the reference, but that's ok. It made my day.

This is Don

2010-08-20T18:02:00.000-07:00

Eating cake.

It has arrived

2010-08-19T09:19:00.000-07:00

Facebook wants to know where you are, all the time.

Night cap

2010-08-16T23:41:00.000-07:00

Maddras made w/Portland's own New Deal vodka.

MAKE IT SO

2010-08-13T01:52:00.000-07:00

Trouble sleeping, stay up and watch Star Trek: The Next Generation reruns from 1 to 2 am!

TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY

2010-08-12T22:43:00.000-07:00

Tonight I made my fairly regular trip across the street to good ole Muchas Gracias. Much to my chagrin their computer system was down and was told it would be about 10 minutes. I said it was all good and would wait, what else do I have to do on a Thursday night. The man, a nicely dressed gent I've seen a few random times before who I assume may be a franchisee of sorts, asked what I was planning to order? I told him I was eyeing up some rolled tacos with guac and cheese. He then said 'ok how bout 5 of 'em, on us?' I was more than psyched! He had the cook whip 'em up in the fryer while we shot the shit. A few quick minutes later and I was good to go. I told him 'he didn't have to make a customer but he'd have no problem keeping this one!' Such a rad gesture, and totally unprompted. Great guy and I wish him and Muchas the best. Thanks guys!

HIDE YA KIDS, HIDE YA WIFE!

2010-08-11T16:27:00.000-07:00

REEEEEEEE-MIXXXXXXXXXX!!!!!!

KKKramer

2010-08-10T16:05:00.001-07:00

I drive an SUV

2010-08-07T21:58:00.000-07:00

Watch out, environment. I'm here to wreck shit.

This is what we've come to...

2010-08-07T13:57:00.001-07:00

It's all fun and games until someone gets bushwhacked.

Thugs sorta?

2010-08-06T23:34:00.000-07:00

"we're trying to get a ghetto ass picture in here."

So glad this isn't my job...

2010-08-06T14:42:00.001-07:00

No thanks.

DAT NEW BANGS, NAH MEAN?

2010-08-04T09:46:00.000-07:00

I know what I like...

2010-07-30T22:17:00.000-07:00

Stenson vs. Old Spice debate to the death 2010.

Random house show

2010-07-30T22:11:00.000-07:00

Turning out to be pretty good.

Scrabble

2010-07-28T09:43:00.000-07:00

Who can resist a giant ho?

Green Noise Records

2010-07-26T22:34:00.000-07:00

The Green Noise records customer appreciation party went off today from 6-9pm. Drank a lot of free beer. Ate some free pizza donated by Hammy's. Had a voodoo doughnut. Hoot won some stuff in the raffle. I bought a 7" and a DVD. It was a good time with a good turnout. Go check out Green Noise for all your punk, garage, hardcore an indie needs. This is truly one of Portland's best record stores.

BACKWOODS

2010-07-24T23:55:00.000-07:00

Shad again, this time posing in front of some of Frank's trails. Big jam there today, tons of folks and good times had.

THE EUG

2010-07-24T19:52:00.000-07:00

Shad posing on the infamous 'Perry's Ledge'. OG Eugene spot.

There you are

2010-07-22T12:50:00.000-07:00

NOW GET BUILDING!

Robyn, where are you?

2010-07-22T12:44:00.000-07:00

You're supposed to be at work making my sandwich.

OK, last one. I swear.

2010-07-21T11:32:00.000-07:00

Is you big enough?

2010-07-21T11:26:00.000-07:00

If you lookin' for rude boy, boy; Pioneer Square is the ticket.

WHERE DEY AT?

2010-07-21T01:37:00.000-07:00

And apparently the sugar daddies are at Voodoo doughnuts. Bummer for those guys.

Where da white women at?

2010-07-21T00:47:00.001-07:00

San Diego's first hit: San Diego State University.
Portland's first hit: Oregon Health & Science University.

Apparently all da white women are in college.

The World Cup has ended

2010-07-11T19:11:00.001-07:00

...and this is going to hurt tomorrow and for a long, long time.

Congrats to Spain for becoming the 8th nation to win the World Cup
and for winning their first World Cup ever.

Whoa...

2010-07-11T18:26:00.001-07:00

That's a huge bitch!

KING JAMES

2010-07-09T10:23:00.000-07:00

Ok, so LeBron left Cleveland. You all whine about all the hype, then when he makes a choice instead of shutting up because 'you're glad it's finally over,' you expel even more energy bitching about it! Ohio, no one betrayed you. One man cannot win a championship, and the role-players on the Cavs were decent at best. I wouldn't hang around that two-bit state for $120M either. Get over it.

Comparators; M-Air-J is THE best player to ever grace the court, there is no other, we know that. Kobe WANTED to be traded (oh you forgot about that didn't you) and no one shouted 'betrayal!' at him. He's not MJ, or Kobe. He is LeBron. And in case you haven't noticed, you, are not.

And before you say I'm hanging on LBJ's nuts, let me point out that, yes I agree, the dude appears to be full of himself more often than not. Yes he could up the humility level a notch or four. But shit, if you were bar none the best 18 year old basketball player in the world at the time, you would skip college, sign those papers, and leap swoosh-footed first into the NBA with nary a life lesson learned too.

So you can go shave your back now.

Let's not shit ourselves

2010-07-08T14:11:00.001-07:00

but I (finally) bought an iPhone.

The King's Quarters

2010-07-07T15:22:00.001-07:00

"I was up until seven am, banging."

SO TRUE

2010-07-02T15:59:00.000-07:00

REPPIN'

2010-06-28T23:50:00.000-07:00

George Costanza's car from when he was converting to Latvian Orthodox?!

Well son of a bitch...

2010-06-24T23:02:00.001-07:00

In case you've been living under a rock, the World Cup has dominated headlines, TV, the internet and much more for a little over two weeks now. So far, it has been a hell of a cup. Two recent surprises have been the implosion of the French team (mostly due to the insane ego and decision making of coach Ray Domenech) and today's elimination (at the bottom of their group) of the 2006 world champions, Italy. Italy looked tired, flat and uninspired during all three games of group play, showing considerable effort only in the last twenty (or so) minutes of game 3. Too little too late, and the defending world champs were eliminated before the second round. What a change four years makes on the pitch.

To give a proper send off, we ate out at an Italian place for dinner. Cheesy, I know. So was the pizza, it was solid. And by the way, when did N Dekum get so gentrified?

(Italy definitely won't be gaining a 5th star this time around)

This might be the first cup where my back up team (country of ancestry) fell flat on their face before the US. The US has advanced to the second round and plays Ghana on Saturday. If you're in Portland and feel so inclined, we'll be watching the game with a shit ton of people at Tom's Pizza on N. Lombard at 11:30am. Get there early if you plan on coming, it will fill up.

Go USA.

Some bullshit here

2010-06-24T13:19:00.001-07:00

and a bar to boycott if you ever go to Gresham.

The majority of current design trends

2010-06-21T21:12:00.001-07:00

Nailed it.

Why not?

2010-06-20T01:23:00.001-07:00

Ninja sex, son.

FROM BOGUES

2010-06-18T00:05:00.001-07:00

So true!! Hahh!!

JIMMY BROOKS

2010-06-11T17:12:00.000-07:00

aka Drizzy Drake.

Who picked the artwork?

2010-06-06T11:54:00.000-07:00

Crazy shit

Big Buck Hunter Safari

2010-06-05T22:37:00.001-07:00

Codeman discovers a Portland past time.

Cody and Lisa

2010-06-05T22:23:00.001-07:00

Welcome back to Portland

YA BOY BANGS

2010-06-05T19:06:00.001-07:00

The Streets Raised Me

2010-06-05T13:21:00.001-07:00

That's how Ruff Riderz roll...

2010-06-04T22:58:00.001-07:00

at Casa de Slodogg.

SUPER WAVE

2010-05-30T10:25:00.001-07:00

Coughlin waves at Mach 3.

Andrew parties

2010-05-29T16:05:00.000-07:00

Gettin' down in Saint Jeezy!

Some people drink fucked up shit

2010-05-29T16:02:00.000-07:00

It's hard to see here, but this foam is a pale yellow pus-y color.

P-TOWN RHYMES

2010-05-28T12:51:00.000-07:00

Truth.

2010-05-24T22:25:00.000-07:00

BEST THING EVER!!

2010-05-24T10:58:00.000-07:00

And here's the original video clip from '03...

NBA LIVE 10

2010-05-21T10:04:00.001-07:00

Really wish I was playing this right now! Anyone with Live 10 and and
XBox 360 should come over right now!!

PATENT PENDING

2010-05-21T10:01:00.000-07:00

I invented both of these drinks, well ya know, at least that I know
off. Haha! UV vodka is so good, and color matched to boot! I need to
get sponsored by them or something.

I've Got the Power

2010-05-14T17:41:00.001-07:00

READING MATERIAL

2010-05-13T00:22:00.000-07:00

My OG copy from '97. Official Player's Guide for an official playa!!
Bring it!!

Nope.

2010-05-10T14:56:00.000-07:00

The Wasp

2010-05-06T08:49:00.001-07:00