I live in Portland.

It rains every day in Portland. This is the actual view, out of an actual window, in a actual cafe in Portland. If you google “most depressed cities”, Portland scores high, if not at the number one slot. Oh woe is me, I live in Portland. If you live in sunny, star studded LA, count your blessings, and stay put. You are a star. No, really..

Many of us don’t even own cars! If we do, we don’t use them much. This truck was sighted in actual SE Portland driveway.

We prefer to use alternative modes of transportation.

We do obey the law, which we often define for ourselves. Actual sign sighted in SE Portland. I slowed way down too.

Parking is never a problem. These actual bike parking spaces were sighted out of my actual, brand new, really, really amazing photo studio window.

Despite being severely depressed, we try to keep up with all the Hollywood stars by making our mansions unique, contemporary and highly stylish. Yes, this is an actual house in an actual SE Portland neighborhood.

We love to shop. Oh, rest assured that we so actually do. The next several pieces were seen at my favorite store in Portland, Cargo, actually. This, is my favorite celebrity Babu Abu. Never heard of him?! You are so out of the loop!

This is Babu’s brother, Moostafah

This is Julia Roberts. Actually, I think so. Yes.

Pink is actually very in right now.

We are so depressed that we go to Cacao Drink Chocolate and we just drink and drink and drink, and eat actual chocolate even.

Even Brad Pitt doesn’t own a Siamese Shih-tzu like I do!
Images shot with my crappy, 12MP “cell phone camera”. ©2010 Mark Colman

