Lazy Day In Portland

I finally got to explore Portland a little bit yesterday, and have some down time. I had a shoot downtown at 12N at the Hotel Monaco

The shoot was quick, and easy, and didn't even last the entire hour. A nice way to make a quick buck, lol. Afterwards, I decided to nose around, and see what was in the area. I needed new mascara, so I found a Nordstrom's, and the MAC counter. I bought my mascara, and an eyeshadow base that I had been wanting for a long time, and then I bought ANOTHER RED LIPSTICK. I just don't have enough, you see, lol. I think when I get home, I'm going to line up every single red lipstick that I own, and take a photo & post it here.

Then, I went over to the Pearl District, and found a Buffalo Exchange. I didn't really find anything good there, so I decided to move on. I went into a cute little lingerie store, but didn't really find anything that I HAD to have, so I moved on.

 I headed back out & drove over to NW 23rd St. The very helpful girl at the MAC counter suggested that I go there. There were a bunch of little shops & restaurants, and it was very cute. It reminded me of teh Shadyside area of Pittsburgh, but 10x as large. I parked, and saw a nail salon that had a sign in the window advertising that they were open on Sunday. Perfect! Soooooo, I went to get my nails done, lol. I desperately needed a fill, and they were getting way too long. The nail tech did a lovely job & I was very, very pleased!

I walked around for a bit, had some delicious burritos at a Mexican place, bought ANOTHER RED NAIL POLISH, and a very pretty perfume oil. I also found a cool antique store that sold antique shipwheels. I really, really wanted one, but alas...... it would not fit on the plane :-(

So, I got back on the road & left Portland & headed towards Master Snaurg's place in Vancouver, WA. It was only a 13 minute drive, so I got there pretty quickly. I arrived and the Superbowl was at half-time. I just couldn't bear to watch, so we kept it on in the background. I mean, I'm not a football fan in the least, hockey is my thing, but I was born a yinzer, I'll die a yinzer, and I'm always excited when our teams do well.

I had a hard time falling asleep last night, and I'm not too sure why. I kept tossing & turning and waking up. I feel ok today, and I have a 5 hour shoot, so hopefully all will go well.  I am supposed to have a shoot with Shadow Play Imaging, tomorrow, but I just talked to him, and I'm not too sure if that's going to happen. Him & his wife are stranded in Portland, and are waiting to hear the diagnosis on their truck. If it's not too bad, then we're on. If it's not too good, then I have to find something else to do. The situation sucks, but what are you going to do? That's life on the road. I have a few calls in to people about booking so that I can fill up the time, and try to recoup lost money, so we'll see.

Now....... time to get ready for my shoot with Master Snaurg!