Finished reading: There’s Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib 📚
This was a beautiful but very tough read.
Daylily Coffee has a very quirky but clean ambiance. Slightly off the beaten path, the shop was empty affording me my choice of seating. However, the selection of seats and lack of charging likely would make it difficult to work here for long. On top of that, the coffee was unfortunately, not great.
Holly Rose Coffee is the shop on my list that is closest to my home so I swung in today to check it out. Next to the Hollywood Library, it’s a very busy location so some days it might be hard to find a spot. The coffee itself was pretty good.
Euko Coffee has been on my “to-visit” list for a while so I was happy to finally check it off. The interior is fairly typical in terms of a clean, black & white aesthetic. It has a decent amount of seating so remote-work would be fairly easy, and the coffee was good albeit unremarkable.
Finished reading: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells 📚
For anyone that’s interested, I have created a page for my “30 days of coffee shops” where I list them and keep track of my progress:
Mudd Works was a small but delightful find today. The coffee was pretty good, and while the seating area was limited, it wasn’t crowded and the people behind the countert were incredibly fun and made the whole experience quite joyful. Definitely worth checking it out if you’re in the area.
It is almost impossible to walk into a non-Tesla dealership and purchase an EV in the U.S. Why are people reporting that demand is down? What am I missing? I pre-ordered a Volvo EV almost a year ago and I’m still waiting.
The seating and ambiance at Capitola Coffee was surprising and spacious, but it also appears to be incredibly popular as I was forced to take a seat in the very pleasant (albeit seasonal) outdoor seating. It’s clearly easy to work here if you can get a seat and the coffee is quite good.
Day 3 of my 30 days of coffee shops brought me to the very Portland Queer Plants. The coffee was decent albeit not fantastic, but the interior was absolutely adorable and incredibly photogenic. Working here just made me smile. I really enjoyed it.
For day 2, I visited Autumn Coffee. This building has been a number of dives over the years so I was (again) pleasantly shocked at how nice it was inside! The staff and coffee were both lovely, as well. I sat and worked for a few hours and really enjoyed it. I definitely recommend this spot!
This is a terrible list of backpacks for people with laptops, which includes high school and college kids.
TIL that Nut & Honey Crunch cereal lives on as Honey Crunch Corn Flakes. The commercial from the late 80’s is somehow seared into my consciousness.
Today, I visited Yigebe Coffee. Located in a skinny, unusually shaped triangular building, I was pleasantly surprised by the shop’s interior. Clean, comfortable and quiet; I could definitely see working here. The coffee itself was decent, although not spectacular. Overall, a positive experience.
For my upcoming “30 Days of Coffee Shops”, the basic rules are: 1. It must be in N/NE Portland 2. It must be “new to me” 3. Coffee will be evaluated via a 16oz latte 4. Ambiance will be evaluated 5. “Remote Work Friendly” will be evaluated
That’s it! Follow along!
One of the things I’ve wanted to do since the end of the Covid restrictions is to revisit my 30 days of coffee shops. Today I finally assembled my new list, and I will be doing the first review this weekend!
A true indicator that your hotel is a dive…
Alyeska, AK
How is this a surprise to anyone? Five years ago, I really wanted a Tesla. Now, you couldn’t give me one.
Homer, AK
Seward, AK
This is the Alaska I imagined before I arrived. Glad to know it can still deliver!
Moose!
Did I mention that Alaska is gorgeous? It’s simply breathtaking here and none of my photos can convey the depth of beauty.
Alaska is kinda odd.
