Phase 2 complete.

The Great North is the latest in a series of coffee shops at this particular location on Alberta Street. It has decent seating, with pleasant staff who don’t make you feel rushed. The coffee is tasty, and the overall vibe is very enjoyable. I definitely recommend if you’re in the area.

Phase 1 complete. Stay tuned for more…

PSA: Wicked is really good but be aware that it’s only part 1 of 2. I was unaware of the incompleteness of the story

Found a picture of my grandfather on the George Fox (née Pacific) college basketball team.

Everybody, I’m so full I can barely move

Finished reading: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers 📚

There’s just something about drinking coffee in a glass that elevates the experience.

Look out Josh! Justin has entered the wine bar…

Happy Bao-mas!

If we have to lock up children’s vitamins, the major problem here might not be shoplifting….

My drink is ALWAYS the one with the flower/umbrella/cherry on top. My wife is the one with the pickle drink. 🤢

For those wanting some pictures of the Target hellscape, this is what the shelves look like a week before Black Friday. Cool. Cool. #winningcorporatestrategy

Had to go to Target today. I remember when it was fun to come here. Rent-a-cops with guns at the door. Everything locked up behind glass. No checkers and a U-Scan nightmare. Shelves totally lacking inventory. I cannot believe this is a winning corporate strategy.

Digging into The Memory Machine today! I’m friends with the developer so curious to try it out.

Finished reading: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi 📚

We are cat sitting. This is Shelby. She’s a sweet girl.

Alberta Street Coffee is a brand new shop on the ground floor of the Cascada Spa Hotel. It’s gorgeous and spacious inside with lots of room to work and spread out. Unfortunately, not only do they not have oatmilk, their regular coffee is one of the worst I’ve tasted in a long time. 😢

Hypnos coffee was really great - a nice surprise that I wasn’t expecting. I don’t know why they don’t have a website, but if you’re near Williams and need some caffeine, I definitely recommend it.

This is most definitely not the shade I think of when I think “Celtic Green”…

Getting reports of transformers going out and power going down across the city. Be safe out there!

We have Christmas music on. No, this is not normal. Yes, it makes me happy. Deal with it.

For people just joining Bluesky, if you own a domain name, you can use that as your handle instead of @handle.bsky.social

For example, I own cheesemaker.me so my handle is @cheesemaker.me

From the desktop web app, go to Settings/Change Handle/I have my own domain. Hope this helps!

The Blazers handed out air fresheners at the game tonight and it totally worked! They absolutely did not stink!!! 🏀

I’m not sure what I expected from the Tyson/Paul fight. I mean, a 58 year old with a 71 inch reach versus a 27 year old with a 76 inch reach? Were we hoping for some modern day version of John Henry? In retrospect, it’s quite something that it went the distance.