Go to a “special” women’s group - It’s no surprise to many of you (and if it is, sorry! ) that I am way freaking out of the closet with my sexuality. I’m Bi, and proud of it. No, it’s not a phase. Yes, I can be bi, monogomous, and married. No, I don’t want a threesome, please drive though. But what I am interested in is meeting like-minded people with similar experiences and feelings on personal issues. I found a group of bi women that meet regularly through meetup.com, so I joined the group (and the very spirited forum) and went today for my first meeting. I brought a good friend (thank the goddess you are in my life! even though you don’t read my blog, you bitch!) and we ventured forth to Sellwood and a groovy little new age store. The group was spirited, opinionated, and full of beautiful women of all different kinds. I felt like a total ass, being slightly insecure and totally shy (yes, I can be shy), so I didn’t feel like I had control of what I was saying. I’m like a puppy who gets too excited when new people are around and I just blurt out what ever’s in my head. The conversation ran the gamut - from what being “bi” really is to how to approach other bi women. Because I felt like I made a total ass out of myself, we high tailed it outta there so I could lick my wounds in private. But I am really excited to be a part of this group of women. Let’s see if I can be a little more eloquent next time.

Go to a photography class - Miss Amandapants gave me the best gift a friend could ever give - she and I are taking a photography class together at New Space. It’s the ‘holy shit now you have a digital camera and you don’t know how to use it dumbass” class. Mmmm.. kay - it’s not exactly that title, but you get the idea. We wanted to go for some of the more advance classes, but I honestly need to learn a lot more about my Nikon before I get all fancy. The class is a gift for my burpday. We can’t wait.

Go To Bloggy type things - I signed up to go to WordCamp PDX. I’ve been a Wordpress user for years, but there’s a lot more I would like to learn. I’m really excited about the session on Copyrights and the other session that discusses integrating other system with a wordpress blog (like Twitter, my new addiction). It’s going to be fun! While it’s not till the end of the month, it’s still on my calender of things to do. I love having a calender like this.

Go to Vinideus - D and I are fond of this place. We brought Miss Amandapants with us on Friday, and I think she fell in love too. The atmosphere is quite chill. I love going into a place and being welcomed personally. The owners are congenial and warm and all of their suggestions have been spot-on. They also have wonderful desserts. It’s a great way to spend a Friday.

Go searching for the house you almost took - On Saturday, D and I drove up to Linnton to see if we could check out the house we almost took up there - It was the scary one my sister looked at. The drive up took us behind the industrial area on 30, and north of the St. John’s Bridge. When D and I finally remembered the road (he has a memory like a steel trap), we shimmied up, and almost turned down into the driveways. I decided I would have loved it up there, but it would have made the experience of moving to Portland completly different. Where we live now is in the heart of a very active neighborhood (Concordia), and full of traffic and people and energy. The place in Linnton had all the majesty nature could provide, but the human element was missing. I can’t say I’m 100% happy with the house we have now, nor could I say I would have been 100% happy with that place, but it does have the natural element that the city limits are missing.

I hope you had a lovely weekend….and now I have to call my sister back.