Birthday weekend success

Finally got Sean out of his birthday funk.

For some reason since his last two birthdays, he's set this mental standard for things always going wrong.

Luckily, this was far from the case.

I'm thankful to have such  an awesome small group of friends and a permissive job that allows me to plan this guy's birthday between breaks.

We wound up driving around yesterday to gather some supplies and check out some cool new drinking holes in Portland. First stop: Whole foods to gather some essentials, Next: Olympic Provisions to pick up Sean's birthday demand...

MEAT.

Afterwards, we walked down to Hair of the Dog brewery for a growler of their famous Blue Dot IPA, but grew impatient as the 3 staffed beer purveyors snubbed our presence. So, we split for Belmont station to grab some cheap local craft brew for the night. The place was swarming with border-riding, crock-wearing Washington tourists. We tried to grab a quick beer and again were turned off by negative vibes.

So again, we set off for our neighborhood home tap-room: Roscoe's. Immediately we were greeted with familiar friendly faces. I swear, that place feels like an episode of Cheers! Not only did this set the tone for the night, but our good ol' Purveyors had 3 of the best stouts and IPAs tapped and ready for our enjoyment whilst their contenders maintained the same banal beer list.

This filled me with pride. Roscoes, always keepin' it real.

Last night, we had a small gathering of close friends to celebrate Sean's birthday in a very intimate way. 

With family and close friends being so far from touch, it's nice to have this.

Craft beer, good whiskey, fancy cheese, provisions, mother fucking pizza, and group painting... 

Birthday perfection.

First Fridays in Newberg, OR

Noun. Event in which wealthy wine country money and young entrepreneurs attend to: receive cheap alcohol, support local art, and stick their noses into other people's dirty laundry for a night.

Although, I did enjoy playing dress up with a couple of cute indie Christian girls tonight...

I'm definitely learning a lot.

One: Small local is nice, but I do not want to live like this.

Two: Wine city  = lushes.
Lushes = good for business.

Don't get me wrong, everyone loves a 'nice' small town. Who doesn't love to feel welcome? 

But "a cat doesn't get fat cashing stacks in a graveyard.." or whatever that means. 

It's hard to weigh the two. But I'll stick to the struggle this small "big city" of Portland has to offer. Nothing beats a good old fashion hustle.

New threads

My mate's new print design. My favorite ♥

Fun night at press..

Helping the mate get his shit together for The Pancake and Booze Art show this weekend :) Modeling some of his new duds that will be up for grabs. Cheers!

Scotlandskill

Flash back friday!

A painting my mate made for his cousin's wedding photo booth. We (obviously) were the first to test this out ;)

I'm so grateful and proud of this entrepreneur man I've got
... but peep that long hair though! We were almost the same length!

This is Sharks territory!

We ARE the sharks fan base here in Portland.
Way to tie up the series boys!
Also, check out my man's boards for sale at:
Scotlandskilldesign
He's a San Jose native, shark enthusiast, and SJ> PDX skate beezy.