about us brian (country mouse) is from new hampshire. karel (city girl) is from the new york metro area. in summer 2008 they are driving across the US and moving to portland, oregon. here are their adventures, photos, and observations.
I have officially become a resident of Oregon as of today. And it was EXPENSIVE!!!!!
Because I am new to the state the cost of a license was very high. To retain my CDL class B license was $130 and on top of that my motorcycle endorsement was another $75. $205 total. In NH it was under $100 so I wasn't expecting this much. I have also registered to vote here even though I hate politics and politicians entirely.
I just returned from the library where I got my library card which was FREE! Yipee, something I didn't have to pay for feels nice. I can take out the X-Files that they have on DVD for free for 3 weeks at a time for each season. Very excited about that.
After the library I decided to visit the park next to the school where Karel currently is which is also around the corner from the library. To my surprise and excitement there was for some reason a trampoline in the middle of a field with nobody or any signs around it. So of course I got on it with (my shoes off) and did my usual stunts. Backflips, frontflips, twisty tricks and so on. It wasn't until about 15-20 minutes after I started that a guy came up to me and asked if I was part of the photo shoot. "No". Apparently it was part of a photo shoot that was at the time in another part of the park. I was kindly asked to stop jumping not for my own safety but if I were to break the trampoline. Oh well, I had fun for 15 minutes or so. A guy sitting on a bench was apparently watching me the whole time and when I got off he said "pretty cool man". I knew the rest of the park with the parents and their kids were already watching me and I liked it. Every time I flipped I heard some kid go "wow" or make some kind of amazed noise.
So now I am back home and going to sort the final pictures I'll be putting on the website and with a little more work and lots of Karel help we'll finish soon. Also I will be making slide shows of the places we stopped at on the trip out here on my new Flickr account. But that won't be until the website is finished so don't bother looking yet.
Bye! -brian-
posted by brian at 2:21 PM
3 Comments:
Aunt Pauline said...
Wow, you have been very busy for the past couple of days since we talked on Monday. I'm glad you had fun jumping in the park and thankful for no injuries. You may be a resident of Oregon but NH will always be your home.:)
I hope you are hanging on to your NH plates and will keep them with you sign collection! I'm sure you had a ball on the trampoline. Is Karel doing better with the x-files? Did she get curtains up in the kitchen yet? Good luck at your new job tomorrow and talk to you soon.
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Wow, you have been very busy for the past couple of days since we talked on Monday. I'm glad you had fun jumping in the park and thankful for no injuries. You may be a resident of Oregon but NH will always be your home.:)
I hope you are hanging on to your NH plates and will keep them with you sign collection! I'm sure you had a ball on the trampoline. Is Karel doing better with the x-files? Did she get curtains up in the kitchen yet? Good luck at your new job tomorrow and talk to you soon.
hey brian, when you get on flickr, add me as your contact. my profile name is "daintee"
http://flickr.com/photos/daintee
can't wait to see your stuff!
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