Meanwhile, check out this poetry slam.

I have not been reporting on the goings on life in Portland. But I have been watching a great amount of TED talks, which is almost as good a time as writing. Here is this amazing Slam Poetry TED talk that caught me by surprise as to how captivating and engaging it is. While yes, it is a whopping 18 minutes of a days time [which, in reality is: 24 hours = 1440 minutes, so 18/1440 = 1.25% of a day's time], if life if busy enough to consider 1.25% breaking the law (breaking the law, dun-dun), just watch the first 3 minutes. That should be hook enough.

Some things on the internet are quite amazing. 

In other exciting news, Michelle and I are slowly getting into the habits of things: reading, cooking, walking, talking, discovering, planing. 
I went kayaking today with a good guy Chris and we chatted about life and retirement accounts (which are cool, okay!) Also, getting myself involved in volunteering at the local library branch, while waiting on an application response. Michelle seems to have secured a three month gig which is great in many ways.

I was just conversing with my beautiful lady earlier today and ended up saying that we are doing quite well in adjusting: in just three weeks, we secured a place to live and moved in, moved cats in, found interesting people to engage in friendships and are working on a steady income in few weeks. Suffice it to say, these three concerns - place, job, people - were on many people's minds, including us. Moving to Portland has been exciting and a bit scary, but overall incredibly successful.

When overcoming obstacles, having a great person by your side makes a whole lot of difference, so cherish people around you and show them your love! With baked goods, if necessary!