I’m not a hipster
But you might be.

I only puppy-sat S&S v2.0’s adorable 3.5 month old Australian shepherd for about 24 hours. In that time, I estimate I heard “oh, he’s so cute!” about 25 times, followed by, “what kind of dog is he?” and then, “how old is he?”
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I spotted this sign along Vancouver on my bike ride into work. Oh, how I love Portland.

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Adbusters has an issue right now that features the cover story, “Hipsters: The Dead End of Western Civilization.” It’s a fascinating critique of the phenomenon. Top learnings:

Hipsters have been around a long time, waaaay longer than I’d thought. As in, more than a decade. Of [...]

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Looking at my few posts so far, I’m realizing that I’m very easily distracted from what was supposed to be my main subject matter. But really, who wouldn’t be distracted by the sweetness of this girl?! I flew out to Denver to visit my novio, who we’ll call Dan (thank you, Laura!) — a bit [...]

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Yesterday was the Tour De Fat, one of many Portland summer bike parties. Since I missed the Naked Bike Ride, the Bridge Pedal and who knows how many other bike events, I made a point to get myself to this one. Even if it was a sweltering 99 degrees.
My friend and I arrived pretty early, [...]

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