Portland
What’s in a sentence? What’s in a sentence? What’s in a sentence?
How did Howard not know what was to become of Uncle Bill?
Man cannot live off grease and carbs alone! No!
Hold up! I should explain to ya (the reader) a couple things at least.
First, April Allergies in Portland, Oregon - like clockwork, always show up again and make me fight for breath.
Secondly, the end of imagination will be the end of civilization.
-ABC
I uploaded a new set of songs titled “Radikali Transmissions”.
Hope you’ll give them a listen and let me know your thoughts.
I’ve been listening to a lot of Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, and Andy Summers. Portland winters makes their music quite the perfect soundtrack for my wandering mind.
Also recently finished watching all five seasons of the scifi “Babylon 5” so it definitely has some of them vibes.
Time to write a grocery list and hopefully art a little bit between making dinner and cleaning up my bedroom.
Be Free Ya’ll!
-ABC
Oh it’s my birthday month, turning 35 tomorrow. There’s a full moon tomorrow night, too. The colors around town have not disappointed this year. Always remembering that wandering is therapy, too. It’s good to find relief in the textures and colors in this realm.
I hear and/or see a hummingbird almost daily and that keeps me in a state of gratitude and mystery. They’re like guardian angels who appear to remind there is still magic even when it feels the world is completely crazy.
-ABC
I am grateful to hear, smell, feel the rain falling down in Portland, Oregon today. It’s the first day of the week without coffeehouse responsibilities for me so I’m taking my time and getting into a groove.
Walked around the block in the rain for my first coffee of the morning. There is a giant tree a block from where we live. The only dry spot is under this enormous tree. I saw the owner of the property where the tree grows and she said they have a photo of the tree when the house was first built in 1906 and the tree was only about 5 foot at that time. I’ll have to photograph the tree sometime for the perspective to make sense.
I have a stack of books i’ve been working at getting through so here’s to the next three days of constant rain.
Ashley and I finished this new series on Netflix called “Sweet Tooth” and it was absolutely lovely and I highly recommend it to everyone.
That’s all the words I have at the moment. Until this coffee gets into the bloodstream.
Be free! -ABC
Smoggie Catt is the best kind of Magic!
It’s full on Spring in Portland, Oregon.
There are layers on layers of green. the flowers are blooming. Pinks and whites, blues, and purples, yellows!
life is a strange thing. it keeps moving on and on. we do our best to pay our rent. we do our jobs, we have fun, we run, we laugh, we fall, and we rise. again and again.
the beauty of it is being concious of the movements. the way a newly worn shoe rubs against an ankle. The way the misty rain sounds on newly blossmed tree leaves. the way the stomach moves in and out as we breathe each breath.
the sky is blank today and that’s okay. the misty rain is nice.
Say hello to someone you don’t know. It’s going to be alright.
It’s been a lovely rainy day in Portland, Oregon.
I took a long walk in the rain to get coffee a few hours ago with Neutral Milk Hotel, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea and Pink Floyd, Dark Side of The Moon in my ears. They fit this weather quite well.
I saw my friend Jay Ringer play musics last nite. What an incredible human being. He plays the keys and the trumpet at the same time. I couldn’t focus to film it because I was far too entranced. Keep doing what you do, Jay. It’s incredibly inspiring.
The night sky is on the horizon. I need to clean up my homebase for a little bit.
Goodbye for now internets.
-ABC
I’ll be participating in a Pop Up Shop at Kelly’s Olympian this Saturday from 3:30-6:30pm.
After the shopping event will be live music from 6 bands. I don’t know all the bands playing but my friends in Lee and the Bees are the headliner that evening.
If you’re looking for a hand made Christmas presents come by and see me and everyone else making stuff and things! I hope to see you there.
Popup Shop
Starts at 3:30pm
Free!
Concert starts at 7:00pm
Performances from
Starship Infinity // Lee and the Bees // Minda Lacy // AC Sapphire
El Hurtado // Caleb and the Monsters
$8 Advance // $10 at the door // 21+
here i am
there they are
as they always were.
light distorts it
forget about it if you can
i pay attention to details
it was like this and now it’s like this
time and space. 2 realms. always present. always slightly different.
this time it’s James. next time it’s Gabriel.
it’s a different magazine description. a different season. a slightly different hook.
did i create or was i created for this moment?
it seems selfish to assume such an ability
how long can a fox graze among sheep until he begins to lick his teeth?
the owls are not what they seem
and we’ve know this since the 1990’s
who are the owls? what do they see?
the first time i left the planet
i saw unmentionable things
if i want to talk it out
it all sounds crazy
and if you know what i mean
you know why we sing
and why this whole god damned thing
is entertaining to me
Heading to the bakery to make a little dough.
i walked down towards the Pearl last night. for those not living in Portland, that is a really nice and well moneyed neighborhood in the NW quadrant of town.
Last night was night 3 of protests against Donald Trump. A handful of people decided it was a good idea to take baseball bats to businesses and spray paint on others.
Donald Trump is our president elect. Unless we seriously find a way to not make that be, that is our reality. Busting up buildings is not a way to solve such things.
To the handful of fools, mark my words, if you are not careful, these outbreaks justify martial law. The feds have a lot of power right now. It's a time to be patient and observant, not foolish.
In other news it's really creepy how Donald Trump has head next to no press near him at the moment. Keep your eyes and hearts open, friends.
be free fellow earthlings
-abc
Mushroom Village in Forest Park
Downtown Clouds
mt st helens
rose festival 2016
i came across a flower friend when i was wondering last night.
she reminds me of some of the flowers i've drawn in my sleepwalking moments.
-abc
hello my name is A.B. Corduroy.
this is a public announcement that I'm looking for new job opportunities.
why on blog? because i want to do need a new ideas. bigger than my head is imagining.
i enjoy meeting new people and being of service to them.
i have worked on cow dairies, chicken houses, been a server, and been a barista for the last 10 years plus.
i would like to continue coffee part time if the vibe is right. i've put in resumes at some interesting little shops the past few days.
while working service industry has been / is my most sincere way of diligently sharing that, i am open to greater ways to be of use to my fellow earthlings and planet.
my priority in life is to progressively make art, words, and music my main source of income and that is only possible if I continue to pursue new avenues to grow and learn.
if you are reading these words and can use any kind of temporary part time work, art or labor please email me at: abcorduroy@gmail.com
Sincerely
-ABC
Trying to journal more via my blog.
2016 is going to be a damn interesting year; I can feel it.
New Years Eve I spent with a handful of my favoritist people.
we sang, we danced, we drank.
Liz and I carved a pumpkin.
Bettet later than never, eh?
what else?
Yesterday it snowed in Portland.
Today it's all iced over.
I'm very grateful my place of working is only a block away from mi casa.
i saw my friends lee and Alicia play a show at Alberta Street Pub. The night before the snow happened.
my friend Paige was in town from Seattle. They're one of my favorite peoples.
more words later. I need to drink more coffee.
be free fellow earthlings.
-abc
smoogie Is a champ.
Portland, Oregon: Rose City
oh oh oh
olaf.
lee all-star
rainy day wandering: 102815b
