Wonderful Secret: Revealed

Ok... if you like sushi, and variety, and can get to Tualatin, Oregon, I do highly recommend the Sushi Train. Always fresh, always tasty, and the best kind of fast food there is!

Yes, there is a train there too! The food revolves around a square "track" area, with the sushi chefs working their magic from inside. Just take a seat and eat!

FYI: They charge per the color of the plate, which can range from $1.00 to $5 per plate. So it is a very flexible choice if you want to eat a lot or just a little. It is also a very casual comfortable atmosphere.

You can find them here:
19239 SW Martinazzi Ave.
Tualatin, OR 97062

See Google Map

If you go, or have already been, please leave a comment. Thanks!

Too Much Dirt Funk!

I still think Portland, Oregon is the red-headed (dirty hippie) stepchild, next to Seattle.

At least in Seattle you can find CLEAN coffee shops. Don't take me wrong... I love the fact that there are very progressively-minded vegan coffee/pastry places in PDX that recycle/compost their trash --But for heaven's sake people-- get some FREAKIN' organic cleaners and a FREAKIN' organic sponge/scrub brush, and CLEAN the dang bathrooms, floors, walls, tables, counters... etc. once in a while. PLEASE. Cause sitting next to five to twelve months of sticky funk all over the place is just plain gross.

Oh, The Irony

I know that you cannot change the town's name, but I still think this is funny!

The Pacific Barreleye Fish

What an amazing fish!

Who Remembers the iomega Zip Drive?

Just going through some stuff today, trying to tidy up and get rid of some old crap, and look what I unearthed: An old iomega zip drive, from 1998 containing my old Senior Research Project! I remember that the Powerpoint presentation would not fit on a regular floppy disk, and that I paid about $7.00 for this (at the time whopping) 100M of storage capacity.

What struck me most was that after only a decade -and in a fraction of the size- we can fit 95% more data on a 2GB flash drive or on a tiny M2 chip. Makes one wonder where we will be in another ten years. Maybe my flash drive will look as ridiculous as the zip drive does today!

Lunch Hour

Outside, enjoying the 72-degree weather among the pine trees...

View from Our Tent

Our day at the beach...

How to Stay Cool

Behold!


A fan + blue ice + wine rack = Mando's Artic Blast!
Gotta cope with this excessive heat without AC somehow...

(Yes, I know it's lame.)

Golla Laptop Bag Review

Here are some pictures of my new Golla ODE G299 - Notebook carrying case - 15.4 " (dark brown). I really enjoy the form and functionality of this bag. When I was shopping around for one, I had a feeling I would like the Golla bags, but there were hardly any good product pictures online showing the inside (aside from a YouTube video I found showing one being opened, etc.).


Velcro closures on the flap and a small side closure help keep everything securely enclosed.


Extra pockets, rubber zipper pulls, and a drawstring close.

The laptop compartment offers pretty good protection. Here you can see the thickness of the foam.

To read my full review five-star review on Amazon, click here, and to see more of my detailed of photos of this bag, click here.

Oh, and if you do decide to buy one of these bags, do shop around. I found mine for around $50 online, which includes shipping costs.

I heart Golla, but wish they would take better pictures of their products, or at least have a better way to locate "stores near you" so you can see the products in person.

Pictures of the Oregon Coast

A few pictures from our day trip to the coast this past Monday: