PortlAANd

So, this year's national AAN conference was held in Portland, Ore. It was my first time there, and I absolutely loved it. It is such a beautiful, progressive city. I was very impressed.

This is me with Gord from See Magazine, which is in Edmonton. Gord is a ton of fun. He is leaving his paper, though, to take a few months to travel. Jealous, much? I think so.

Here's Steve (my boss) chatting with Erin (my friend and the ME for Baltimore City Paper--and former ME for Metroland) after dinner one evening. No doubt he's trying to woo her back to Mland! :-)

Not only is Portland very bicycle-friendly, the bikes there are very stylish and cute. Here's one that caught my eye. Can you guess why? :-)

"That's a Lot of Foof"

I got a new bike! Now I can actually go mountain biking on my brand-new Gary Fisher Marlin instead of trashing my poor hybrid. Mike and I went biking in Grafton on Saturday to break in the new addition. So much fun!

Me: I got the boy version of the bike because the girl version looked too foofy.

Amie: Too foofy for you?
Amie: That's a lot of foof.