The past five years have been a big deal for older bands reuniting, and I’ve been lucky to have attended quite a number of shows I would have never imagined would happen. As a music lover, and especially a lover of the 90’s, it’s been an exciting bunch of years for my beloved 90’s bands resurrecting.
Here are some bands I’ve had the pleasure of seeing.
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So I believe everyone has a right to their own opinion on art. Duh. Everyone has a different aesthetic that attracts them. Not everyone enjoys the same art. I can say this many different ways and they will always be true obvious statements.
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I have a love/hate relationship with summer. I love being able to wear lighter clothing – t-shirts, my athletic shorts I find oh so comfortable, and my fun light-weight oxfords. I appreciate lack of snow, and sunny comfortable days to walk around and enjoy myself.
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Did any of you tune into Dave Letterman’s final show last night? It was a show full of montages and a fun top ten list featuring an awesome batch of actors (I may or may not have squealed when Bill Murray appeared). It was definitely an emotional show. I mean, the guy has been on air for 30 years, it’s kinda a big deal.
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Growing up, Nirvana and Kurt Cobain’s suicide appeared on countless of VH1 countdowns I loved watching, but I was never too familiar with Nirvana until I bought their greatest hits back when it was released in 2002. It was the perfect introduction, which helped Nirvana grow on me. I was in middle school, deep into my metal phase, and I discovered that the grunge movement wasn’t too far off stylistically from metal making it easy for me to develop a strong love for the Seattle grunge scene.
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Earth Day is a fantastic day. It’s a good reminder to keep up with doing your part to keep Mother Earth thriving.
I’d like to think I do my part as much as I can. To be honest, I’m a bit of a water waster, but I make up for it for all the reusing and recycling I take part in sometimes known as hoarding. Tomato…tom-AH-to. Or just tomato. Anyway, my goal is to try and produce the least amount of waste as possible. And I think it’s important to keep conscious of it. Not that I’m trying to sound all hippie-dippy.
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(I just love this picture for some reason. Sorry Gabby!)
With my birthday recently passing, I can’t help but take a step back and look at my life leading up to this point. And there are some thoughts I need to share. I channeled my bitter 13 year old self to help me write this.
Graduating college for sure is much harder than graduating public school, which is why people tell you to stay in school for as long as you can. I can understand that now. Adult life sucks. Especially when you’re in a rut not feeling too much like an adult. I’m still on my path to discovery. This “identity crisis” brings back memories from when I was in my teenage years when I tried to find my “identity” the first time around. I keep reliving those feelings. I really do feel like I’m 13 again.
I have a lot of time on my hands these days, and I can’t help but look back and reevaluate the decisions I made, and what I did that made me… me.
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I have officially have existed a quarter of a century, and it’s hard to grasp that concept. What do I have to show for it? Not much, but I’m living my life the way I want.
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I don’t know of any other carpet that can spark as much conversation as the Portland Airport carpet.
The iconic design has been turned into socks, shirts, mugs, phone cases, etc. Seriously, it’s such a beloved treasure among Portland people, and visitors as well. I don’t think any other airport in general gets as much attention as PDX does. Check out the hashtag #pdxcarpet in Instagram – SO many “from where I stand” inspired photos featuring the carpet. I took one myself as well (see photo above).
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What does having a “career” mean anymore? These days you can make money from posting videos on the internet or just showing up to comic conventions. The age old standard idea of having a career has dissolved and you can actually make a living doing things you love.
That being said, it’s not always that easy. The “creative” field is definitely a tough market to make yourself stand out. As much as it is a challenge, a lot of people know how to make it work – you can probably thank social media for that. There’s apparently an art to knowing how to use sites and apps effectively to reach the kind of people you want to reach. I don’t know the first thing about it, but it’s actually possible. I’ve seen it work… through other people of course.
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