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Portland Day 2 — Jennah

Jennah — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:25:00 +0000

Today we journeyed into Portlandia again, leaving our nice, cozy, comfy trailer in favor of the streets of a city, crowded with ruffians and hobos. We visited the Powell Bookstore again, only this time we came in through the doors knowing that the largest bookstore was in fact located in Toronto (I knew that Canada was better then America). I went on a hunt for my books, then curled up on the top floor with a book for an hour or so. Mother then called and I was forced to leave. I went to meet up with the rest of my tiresome family, only to find that there was no familiar faces. I then wandered around, searching for them, to no avail. After about half an hour, I went back to the Rose Room, and saw that they had been there all along.

After leaving the book store, we went to the bread store and got more heavenly loaves. Before we could eat them, we had to traipse all the way to a playground. My younger, less mature siblings frolicked among the hard equipment. I soon joined them out of boredom, while Jack and mother went to a music shop. About twenty minutes later we boarded the van and picked them up, then headed home. We went to the pool, and saw that there was a shady character hanging around, wearing shorts and a duster with strange leather boot. He curled up in a corner and slammed a bottle of Mountain Dew. We left after about an hour and a half, maybe two hours, because it started to rain. We fetched our towels from the dryer and went back to the trailer. A while later Mother, Ryan, Sylvia, and Annabelle journeyed to Target, and Max and I went to go put the towels in the dryer again. We put them in and started it, only to find that the dryer was in fact a washer! It was too late, because the door locked and the traitorous machine had locked it’s door. Max and I headed sadly back to the trailer.

This is the end of Portland, Day 2.

-Jennah
P.S I could not purchase any pens, because they were all vulgarly priced. I was crying inside.

Day 1 in Portland by Jennah

Jennah — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:58:01 +0000

Today we explored Portland. My mother, Annabelle, and Sylvia went to a zoo while my father, Max, Jack and I walked through the streets of downtown Portland. We dropped the zoo group off at the zoo, and then boarded a train to take us downtown. When we arrived at our destination it started to hail. We, unfortunately, had no umbrella (thanks, Dad) so we were forced to suffer in the icy downpour. Luckily, we managed to find shelter in a fancy mall that was conveniently on the street corner. Upon entering it, I saw a delightful store full of fancy pens. The nicest one was a bargain, only five hundred dollars! After that, Jack attempted to lose us in an escalator, which kind of failed. Jack then decided that he was in need of a suit, and thought that they might have suits in ‘Forever 21’, of which he was sadly mistaken. After departing the mall, it had stopped raining, and some sun was poking out, so we just meandered the streets by foot. We came across a bakery, and Jack went in for some bread. Dad said it would be really expensive, but soon Jack came out with the most delicious bread my taste buds had ever tasted for only seventy five cents. We bought two of the small loaves and ripped it in half. We went to the Powell Bookstore, which was huge. There was a ‘Rare Books’ section, and Jack went in there. I followed him. Dad then called him, causing his phone to blare “Kiss” by Prince in the library like shelves. It was quite amusing.

We met up with Mom, and Jack took her to “UnderUforMen,” a men’s underwear store. There were mannequins that turned out to be a real guy; Jack got his picture taken with him. About five minutes later Jack came out with a “crotch hugger,” underwear.

We got food at the food carts. I got Chicken Potstickers, despite the fact I am vegetarian, as I wanted to try it. I almost caught a pigeon, but mother dearest went back on her promise that I could keep it. Sob. Sob.

We headed home, and saw a magnificent double rainbow arching across the sky. When we got to trailer, I walked Louie, and Jack gave me Trek to hold while he did whatever he was doing. I accidently got horrifically tangled up like in movies. After, we went for a swim in the heated outside pool.

And so ends Day 1 in Portland.

-Jennah

Portland Part 1

admin — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 02:12:00 +0000

The camper wheel got fixed and we made it into Portland last night in pouring rain. Woke up early this morning, took showers and drove to the zoo. Annabelle, Sylvia and Michelle went to the zoo while Mark, Jack, Max and Jennah headed downtown. Ryan went off by himself.

It rained and hailed but then the sun came out.

We all met up at 5pm.

Jack made a new friend,an underwear model.

Everyone picked food from a street cart: Ryan got Indian food, Jennah got potstickers, Jack got a gyro, Max got teriyaki, Sylvia and Annabelle split Korean spareribs, Mark got a piripirisandwich (eurotrash fusion) and Michelle got a falafel.

Jennah & I (and unfortunately Jack) went into Sephora and bought sparkly lipstick for the night ahead: blues, swing and jazz at the Mock Crest Tavern with 2 old friend.