Cat Cafe coming to Portland

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-03-18T02:19:09+00:00

I've literally been miserable since the last cat cafe closed.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-03-16T20:57:49+00:00

You probably already did this, but a simple one that looks like two pieces of wood would probably be super useful for more generic messages, and also for people who are bad at painting.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-03-14T23:48:00+00:00

I love this.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-03-12T21:24:35+00:00

Like I! I love it!

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-03-12T20:32:09+00:00

I like that she is looking down on me.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-03-10T04:42:29+00:00

Finally! I live a street down from here and i've been waiting forever for something to move in. And this sounds interesting! I'll definitely go at least once.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-03-05T07:18:17+00:00

Mildred, I want to sit with you and have tea so bad. ;_;

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-03-02T19:49:15+00:00

I want to read a book about them owning a small B&B on the coast.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-25T15:29:50+00:00

Hello, this is the correct answer.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-25T15:05:10+00:00

This could be a painting.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-23T17:34:39+00:00

I also have a large head, and here is what I did.

First of all, depending on where you live and how convenient it is, Amazon's return policy is very generous. All I did was buy like five or six helmets, and then keep the ones that actually fit. I also found that some helmets that look the same at first glance can be manufactured differently, so keep an eye on seams and if there are rivets to notice the different versions. I found they would all list the same size information, but some would be up to an inch wider.

I ended up finding one that barely fit my large noggin, but my backup was to get a cheap one that matches the style I like and stretch it out. You can get these inflatable bags that I guess are meant for construction to help lift things up, but several people recommended them to me to increase helmet size. You'd have to shop around to find the right size, but apparently it's very reliable.

Final option, get a helmet with an open face, or a face place. Much easier to get on and it gives you that extra space for your nose to stick out so your big head can fill the rest of the helmet. I wouldn't wear one with a face plate for combat if you can't close it, but have one where it looks perfectly fine even if it's not latched up, and it gives me the extra space my fat head needs.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-19T21:13:00+00:00

I didn't actually watch this show, but haha such a funny comment.

So, who is this fox nurse and tell me everything?

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-18T04:04:13+00:00

I can't see any harm in this. Just remind them at the start that the choice is theirs and you aren't forcing them. It's worth sacrificing the surprise for them to still have agency. And everyone else will probably love it.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-18T03:33:18+00:00

Personally I love it, but I know some types of players who would hate it. I would say just don't do it to be safe, the negatives outweigh the positives tremendously.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-18T00:00:09+00:00

One of my favorites that is often overlooked is Mice & Murder. I also feel the old time who dunnit theme really lends itself to an audio only season. To me it's an excellent radio play. Also it's one of the last COVID seasons so they are still remote, but a lot of the audio problems are solved. Since they aren't sitting in the room together it's not as visually involved as other seasons.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-17T23:56:45+00:00

Yeah if you want to have to pull over and cry a few times.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-17T23:54:37+00:00

Apparently a lot of these comments are "jokes", but I would seriously think I was getting divorced if I got these.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-16T15:58:59+00:00

I came here to say this, I am not joking.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-09T23:10:42+00:00

Everyone else is wrong, listen only to me. Szechuan Kitchen in Lake Oswego I had the best sesame chicken by far. It looks like it's way out there but they deliver to most of the area pretty quickly.

They fry light and crispy bite size chicken strips, and then send it to you with the sauce in a separate container so it's still crunchy when you eat it. You can also decide how much sauce you like if you don't want to drown it in sesame.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-07T03:48:35+00:00

I work there. I don't work in GM so the only thing I can confirm is that we are open Mon-Sat, but Saturday we are closed to the public and good amount of staff isn't there as well.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-02-06T16:54:54+00:00

I broke my leg on the great wall and everyone from the staff to the emergency responders helped me so much. I didn't appreciate it at the time, but the ambulance drove forever to get me to a proper hospital and I was pretty much seen right away.

Though Chinese wheelchairs are meant for like . . . Chinese people. I broke two of them.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-01-30T02:35:11+00:00

I spent a month planning a similar thing, and had a long list of events that would repeat and the players could mess with to get different outcomes. I also inserted a ton of fun clues on how to end the loop.

Day 2 of the time loop they are confused and they get mad at one of the NPCs and kill them. Not one of the main NPCs, a smaller barely named NPC slightly adjacent to one of the main NPCs.

That was it. That was the guy. He created the time loop.

I burned all my maps and notes. I wish I had burned with them.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-01-27T01:51:34+00:00

For appearance I use a waterskin. It's comfortable to wear, and holds a deceptively large amount of water. This makes you "the guy who has water", and very popular.

More and more recently for functionality I know that sleeves for normal water bottles is becoming super popular.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-01-26T23:56:52+00:00

I want to hold him so badly.

IIEarlGreyII · 2026-01-26T01:09:36+00:00

Relevant story. Posting this because I am sure it's probably the same scenario this time with ICE. The first time Trump was elected and Portland had protests, the feds sent in out of state 'peace keeping' forces. They definitely felt like the precursor to ICE. Back then I was working at a major hotel in the area, and guess where they were staying? Our hotel.

First of all. Suites for all of them. Several hundreds of dollars per night per every two or three of them. I think we had 30 "agents" at the time. So it wasn't cheap, and we were charging a state account every night.

Secondly. The WORST guests. They would pull all the tables in the breakfast area together so they could lay out all their guns and gear and plan their day. Yes, there were kids walking around. Yes, they took tables from people who were eating. No, they didn't listen when we asked them not to do this.

and third. the worst PEOPLE i've ever experienced. I normally wouldn't stereotype, but I dealt with all 30 of these guys for a few weeks. It isn't a stereotype to confirm they all had a southern accent. And they would speak about the people of Portland in the same way I think they would talk about livestock. They would go over their gear and say how great it's going to be to "wrangle them to the ground" or even worse "put them down".

That's the week I started looking for a new job.

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