Sill Waiting | Ex-poets

I flew to Portland last night and felt like a kid on Christmas. Knowing that I was going to get quality time with two of my best friends. And knowing that I would get to walk around on a cold, crisp night. And listen to a song like this.

Portland has always been one of my favorite cites. The first time I went, was to visit Lauren at Lewis & Clark. I fell in love with her campus, her friends, the shops, the art, the trees, and the bar where I could play video games while listening to Handsome Boy Modeling School.

When my manager at Crate & Barrel asked me if I wanted to move to Portland to be the store designer for the new store that was opening, I seriously considered it. But when Lauren and Molly said the city would be too small for me, I said “no”.

When I traveled to Portland regularly at Intel, I always contemplated moving there. Imagining the adventures that Aaren and I would get into and wondering if this city could fulfill me the way that San Francisco couldn’t.

When Jen + Jeff moved to Portland, it hit me again - wondering if Portland was were I was supposed to live.

But he truth is I think this about a lot of the cities I’ve loved. Portland, Chicago, LA, San Francisco, New York, Paris, Joshua Tree, Todo Santos. Each city gives me something that no other city does and each reminds me of what I’m missing in my life.

I’ll probably never move to Portland. But I will always love it. I will always love the people, the shops, the art, the trees, and the bar where I can play video games while listening to Handsome Boy Modeling School.

I will always Portland. And that I can walk around on a cold, crisp night. And listen to a song like this.