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Monday, March 31, 2008Random Cell Phone Photo # 31 This photo was taken way back in September of 2006. Can anyone out there tell me what local business currently or once served as the home of this toilet-seat emblazoned with the image of what I think is supposed to be Jerry Garcia? My memory is fuzzy. Thursday, March 13, 2008Random Cell Phone Photo # 30 A shadow on the wall at the Crystal Ballroom. Monday, February 25, 2008Random Cell Phone Photo(s) # 29
Crime:
 These posters are all over NW Portland right now. Based on Potato's MySpace page, they've been up for a while now. Apparently, she was stolen when her owner let her outside to, er, um...how should I put this? "Use the facilities"? Dog-napping a pit bull as she's trying to tinkle? That takes cojones of solid rock. Here's hoping Potato will make it home soon.
 There was an evidence tag attached to the door. There's a story here but I don't know what it is but I'm sure it can be found over here. Monday, February 04, 2008Random Cell Phone Photo # 28 + a quick Rambo review This could very well be the blurriest, most worthless entry in the neverending, perpetually blurry and, more often than not, worthless series. What you're looking at here is a poster for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull spotted in the lobby of the Pioneer Place Stadium 6. I was there to see a third-sequel to another '80s action classic. Rambo doesn't hold a candle to its First Blood predesessors but it does finally give the series' killing machine namesake a chance to set off a very large, possibly atomic, bomb. Rambo contains a shocking amount of completely unnecessary depictions of rape, torture and brutality that have no real place in what is, for the most part, a big, dumb action movie. There's scenes in it far uglier than a hundred much more serious war films. To be honest, I was expecting 90 minutes of ridiculousness along the lines of Rambo killing a helicopter with a bow and arrow ala part 3. Despite it all, I'll be quoting the incredibly cheesy "quick, give me your Claymore!" line for weeks to come. Tuesday, December 11, 2007Random cell phone photos # 27
Nearly a week between blog posts? Yeah, it happens. Things have been both boring and busy 'round these parts. Here are some cell phone photos from my recent travels:
 A display in the Side Street Gallery down the street from Holman's Bar off Burnside.  I've seen a lot of cars driving around town with menorahs on their roofs this holiday season. A caravan was rolling down NW 21st on Saturday night with the occupants honking their horns and shouting out the windows. Hey, it beats staying home to play with a dreidel.  And here's a photo of the clock tower at Beaverton Town Square. I think. If you're in the market for buildings for a Dickens-esque Christmas display, I recommend a shop called The Mole Hole located next door to the square's Trader Joe's. They've probably got the largest selection of tiny plastic street lights in the Portland metro area. There's also a large village display up for grabs complete with a miniature ski lift. Labels: cell, holidays, phone, photos Tuesday, November 27, 2007Random cell phone photo # 26 This doesn't seem like the sort of bumpersticker you'd typically see on the back of a VW van. I spotted it down at Cannon Beach a while back. Maybe the owner's advocating the welfare state because they receive a monthly check? I can't tell what level of irony this sticker is supposed to be working on. Perhaps that Swedish flag offers a vital clue... Friday, November 09, 2007Random cell phone photo # 25 It's been a while since I've done one of these. This one comes from the Grand Lodge in Forest Grove. Tuesday, August 21, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone part 24Monday, August 06, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone part 23 Everybody, Cheers to you all, scattered throughout the Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Southeast/East Asia. Despite what the calendar says, it's 69 and overcast here in Portland. As is typical on days like this, it's either going to start raining or the sun is going to come out in the next five minutes. And I'm sitting here on the porch at the Goose Hollow Inn, leeching off a stranger's wireless router so I can read about the movie version of Underdog on what has proven to be an incredibly unproductive Monday. Wish y'all could be here doing the same. Not reading about Underdog so much as drinking outdoors on a weekday afternoon, regardless of the weather. My laptop battery's about to go dead. Something ought to be done about the lack of electrical outlets in Portland's lounge-around establishments. Anyway, cheers. -Brandon Monday, July 23, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone part 22 A foosball table at a movie theater in Salem. 50 cents buys a match and the winner takes home a superball dispensed from separate containers over the goals. Neat. Saturday, June 30, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone part 21 Yup, it's a cellphone picture of a cellphone. A colleague in DC stood in line for over two hours yesterday to buy an iPhone and found himself in the middle of a shoot for a foreign documentary. After a few hours of playing with it, his only complaint was that the keyboard will take some getting used to. Meanwhile, out west I found myself wandering into an Apple Store to kill time before a screening of Ratatouille. My verdict: the iPhone is super neat but talking into one isn't exactly comfortable. I tried a phone call and it felt like my face was pressed up against an iPod instead of a cellphone. Still, the interface looks fantastic and the various menus are easy and quick to navigate. The internet even moved along speedily, no doubt aided by the store's AirPorts. I could see buying one and never needing to look at the instruction book. It's that easy to use. Further gripes from another user can found over here. Saturday, June 16, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone part 20  Taken in the Raleigh Hills location of Hot Lips Pizza. Saturday, June 02, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone part 19 Ok, so this wasn't taken with my cell phone but I still think it's worthy of this endless W2B photo series. If you're ever in the Tacoma area and find yourself hungry for "antique sandwiches," look no further than the Antique Sandwich Co. They're located in Rusthon. Friday, May 25, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone Part 18 Spotted on a phone booth somewhere on SW 10th. Saturday, May 19, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone part 17 This man, last seen leaving for parts unknown in Thailand, is the finest Ms. Pac-Man player I've ever known. He's pictured here playing a table-top version of the game at Bar of the Gods. Give this guy 25 cents and he'll rack up a 50,000 points in no time. Seriously, I've seen him lose an hour to the game on a single quarter. I suspect he's in a jungle somewhere as I type these words, teaching the locals of some small village the secrets of getting to the cut-scene where Ms Pac-Man bops around with Pac-Man and their newborn son.. Saturday, May 12, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone part 16 From a tapestry that once hung in a now closed Thai restaurant in North Portland. In hindsight, I was I had offered to buy it. It would have looked great on the wall behind my couch. Friday, May 04, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone part 15 Currently available at your friendly, neighborhood 7-Eleven. The new Spider-Man-themed Slurpee tastes like a combination of cherry NyQuil and a box of sugar. In other words, somehow both fantastic and terrible at the same time.  Does anyone else have a problem with this cereal box? Friday, April 27, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone Part 14 A challenge: These urinals are distinct and can only be found in one building, that I know of, in the state of Oregon. The first person to write in and correctly guess where they're located wins all the pride and joy that comes with successfully identifying a random potty. On your marks. Get set. Guess away!  Check out that foot peddle. Fancy! UPDATE: Welcome to Blog reader "Danimal" has correctly identified the location of these urinals. They can be found on the first floor of the Oregon Capitol Building in Salem. Congratulations, Danimal. We here at W2B salute you. Friday, April 20, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone Part 13 A sign underneath the conveyor belt at Sushiville over on NW 23rd. Friday, April 13, 2007It Came From My Cell Phone Part 12 The dragon/demon/monster/thing that hangs over the bar at Amnesia Brewing. After a trip over there last spring, I headed back to my car and discovered that someone had tried to pry open the hood with a screwdriver. It still has a small, arched dent. An attempt to shove it back down didn't accomplish much and I'm not about to try any other home remedies. I guess I could pay to get it fixed but any mechanic would charge me a few hundred bucks. Plus, it's become a conversation piece. What was the thief after? Random parts from an old import? Even if they had managed to hotwire the car, they wouldn't have gotten far with "The Club" on the steering wheel. Plus, there wasn't anything inside worth stealing.
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