I’m sitting at the very civilized PDX airport, waiting for my flight. ((Actually, the security is some of the most ridiculous in terms of number and length of lines, but once you’re past that there’s free wi-fi and outlets galore.))
The trip to Portland has made me a little melancholy, wishing we still lived here. I had breakfast with David Levine and Katy Yule yesterday morning at Milo’s, which is one of my favorite breakfast spots. In the afternoon, I hung out with -e- on her porch while she worked on a lamp and I edited stories.
I took a walk up 15th, past our house, and then down Alberta. I didn’t go into the house, but just seeing it from the outside made me a little homesick. BUT on Alberta, I ran into a couple of friends that I hadn’t managed to get in touch with. So that was lovely. I went over to their house and hung out for a bit before trotting down to have an early dinner with Sam Mowry and Cindy McGean. It was so good to see them.
From there, I went to Sue McBerry’s, my voice coach, and we just sat in her living room and chatted for not long enough.
I miss all of these people.
Sorry to have missed you this trip! But happy that you managed to connect with so many people.
Next time, we’ll definitely have to make time.
I am waiting in a very uncivilized airport to fly into PDX. 😛
Enjoy Portland!
I know there’s a long line of people in Portland who deserved to see you before I did, but it still would have been nice.