Finding a grocery store you trust is never easy. Convenience demands you just get all your produce from Safeway, but do you really want to risk mumps or something? Probably…
Fight night dinner party
During other parts of the year, my friend-family gathers in each others’ homes to watch football games or bad 80s movies. But last Saturday it was a UFC fight night:…
Night bike PDX
As one of the most bicycle friendly cities in the U.S., Portland offers an urban playground for bicycle enthusiasts. Among its many nicknames is “Bike City USA”, which seems appropriate…
There’s got to be a morning after…
It’s the morning after a night of shame and debauchery (or a night drinking shot for shot with your cat) and the skull splitting pain that you’re experiencing is making…
Frugal dinner plans
For many of us, college will be one of the most socially vibrant times in our lives. We are constantly meeting people, studying different subjects, going new places and trying…
Get grossly incandescent: How to spend a weird day in Portland
In some ways, I love our new gentrification overlords. While the rise of stately studio condominium culture has directly correlated with the regrettable rise in rental prices, it’s now surprisingly…
Pray to the porcelain God: How to have a wild night out
At least once per quarter, most college students debate whether their weekly (well, let’s not kid ourselves, daily) five (fine, eight) drinks are grounds for maybe cutting back. I had…
Get stuffed
I’m about to send you into the most massive food coma you have ever known. I’m going to impregnate you with the biggest food baby anyone has ever seen. This…
A wonderful night to have a curse: How to spend a weird night in Portland
I think we can all agree that daytime is for chumps, and that nighttime is where it’s at. Getting weird in Portland in the day can sometimes seem like a…
You’re so fancy, Pearl already knows
Whether you just finished your last final, want to impress someone on a first date, or when the Cheerful Tortoise or Rogue Hall don’t fit your definition of a fancy…
A homebody’s night in: A how-to
1. Start on your shitty extra-long twin mattress that you’ve cozied up with grandma’s lovingly made quilts and crochet afghans. Settle down for a binge marathon of The X-Files while…