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July 22, 2006
an evening on the river 
Misty, of Athena Diaries, was in town the last couple days, and I was finally able to catch up with her last night. She is just as you might expect: a razor-sharp wit, very focused, funny and self-depreciating, so it was wonderful to hang out with her and her husband for a couple of hours.
We ended up at the waterfront, at Riverplace, at a restaurant called Three Degrees. They have some outside dining seating, and also some outside bar seating, where we ended up. They had these wooden rockers out on the deck, facing the river, very nice. I sat working on some fingerless gloves, looking at the river, drinking a decent beer, and some water that some shadowy figure miraculously kept refilled, and even though it was insanely hot, it was quite humane.
I always have a smidge of trepidation about meeting someone that I know online. I've become good friends with people I've met online, and the vast majority of folks I've met have been cool. All the running blogs have been great. But there are some freaks out there and I admit I've been burned.
I had no reason to worry about Misty, and we hit it off like old college chums, with no problems finding things to talk about. I appreciated that Misty kept asking me about some of my favorite things like bicycling in Portland, and the city of Portland, and social services in Portland. And Portland was on: everyone was out in the park, walking along the pathway: punk rockers, young people on dates, people dressed to the nines, muslim women with kids, folks coming from dragon boat practice with their paddles, and every possible "type" of bicyclist. It was beautiful. Too bad it was so damn hot.
I hope they come back soon!
Posted at July 22, 2006
Comments
If you & the husband ever make it to Helen, I hope we can meet!
Posted by: neca at July 24, 2006 11:26 AM