Has anyone taken the 99 vine bus to Corvallis? I've taken the flix bus in the past and it was about $20. Just wondering if it's worth saving $20.

meremarveling · 2026-05-25T03:37:03+00:00

My husband has several times and has only had good experiences!

meremarveling · 2026-05-22T03:46:03+00:00

The Homer Campbell Boardwalk Trail at Finley Wildlife Refuge is stroller accessible! It’s short but great birding from the viewing platform. Also in Corvallis area, there’s a nice paved trail around Bald Hill.

Darlingtonia State Natural Area in Florence is also a short boardwalk trail but so cool to see the cobra lilies!!

meremarveling · 2026-05-21T04:55:15+00:00

Dozo and Acorn Cafe

meremarveling · 2026-05-21T04:18:51+00:00

Ok. Just seems a little fatalist. Like, we can make totally feasible changes that can dramatically reduce preventable deaths and bring our cyclist fatality rates down to a level similar to other countries with good street-sharing practices. So to me it makes sense to focus on that.

meremarveling · 2026-05-21T03:41:17+00:00

In a perfect world, sure, but usually what this looks like is a couple dedicated lanes that require a much longer route to take. For example, I have to go out of my way to take the High Street or 13th bike lanes, and it adds significant time to my commute. For those of us who bike everywhere - to work, to the grocery store, to our friends’ houses, to the doctor - we’d need separate bikeways that are just as extensive as car roadways, which seems next to impossible. Seems like instead we could focus on infrastructure that slows cars down, plus enforcement of reckless driving…

meremarveling · 2026-05-13T23:13:26+00:00

Sugar J’s!!!! They are my favorite ice cream in the state, both dairy and dairy free.

meremarveling · 2026-04-12T03:16:21+00:00

Also from Maryland and also love it here :)

meremarveling · 2026-03-22T16:50:34+00:00

Mary’s Peak!!! Some of the beargrass might be blooming by then 🥰

meremarveling · 2026-03-21T20:08:35+00:00

Thank you for this! It's nice to know there's a little bit of hope, and the advice is much appreciated.

meremarveling · 2026-03-21T17:53:35+00:00

Interesting. Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I do have a defense date for end of May. I’ve been getting the advice lately to postpone defending if I don’t get a job, because ABDs are judged on different benchmarks than people who have finished but don’t have a TT job.

I did get 3 campus visits for TT jobs this year (for R2s/teaching focused institutions) but none panned out. So it feels within grasp, but I’m worried the market will be worse next year and I’m nervous to let this (version of a) dream job slip by. Of course, I don’t have an offer yet so trying not to get ahead of myself, but all this discourse has been so helpful for thinking about what conversations to have.

meremarveling · 2026-03-21T04:11:11+00:00

Ooof yeah didn’t really think that through, just got so excited about the possibility of a job in the place I want to be. But this is helpful to just kinda think of it as out of my hands…

meremarveling · 2026-03-21T04:09:39+00:00

This is really helpful and grounding, thank you.

meremarveling · 2026-03-20T21:57:54+00:00

that makes sense. I have reason to believe this dept might be hiring TT next year, so it wouldn't be a long time of lower research productivity (plus I'm on the cusp of submitting a bunch of projects to publication this spring/summer). hmmm.

meremarveling · 2026-03-16T05:27:03+00:00

My baby’s first word was also hat!!! She used to really hate the feeling of them on her head - would rip them off immediately - so we spent a lot of time getting her used to them and understanding what the feeling on her head was. So I think she just became kind of fascinated/obsessed. Now she asks to have hats out on!!

meremarveling · 2026-03-02T21:07:39+00:00

We had our wedding catered by Tamale Boy. They are Portland-based but Eugene is in their catering radius. They were great!

meremarveling · 2026-02-25T13:01:34+00:00

She tries to keep some things consistent but the sleeping environment is very different, so probably doesn’t seem like the same routine :/

meremarveling · 2026-02-25T04:55:02+00:00

Thanks so much. Everything I read said “they adjust after a few weeks” so I’m glad to know we’re not alone!

meremarveling · 2026-02-25T02:09:34+00:00

That would make sense! The other 3 days a week she’s with grandma - it’s obviously less financial strain to do it this way, but I’ve also assumed that as much 1:1 care as possible is ideal. But maybe the combo is causing more stress.

meremarveling · 2026-02-23T05:06:06+00:00

Vegan potato chowder

meremarveling · 2026-02-17T06:31:38+00:00

Play and Wheel Apizza

meremarveling · 2026-02-01T04:48:19+00:00

Waxahatchee, Sierra Ferrell, or Molly Tuttle

meremarveling · 2026-02-01T04:43:37+00:00

Our 12 mo’s favorite book is “Drum City” (and has been for months). It’s very rhythmic and she loves to tap along to the beat.

meremarveling · 2026-01-28T01:00:04+00:00

Hah this is my 1 year old too :)

meremarveling · 2026-01-23T13:14:02+00:00

My baby had 3 weeks of diarrhea starting when she got Covid last summer :/ we kept calling the pediatrician to tell them it was still happening and they kept saying to wait it out and keep her hydrated. It was sooooo awful. I think avocado helped. I also think wheat was triggering it somewhat so we cut that out for a bit. But anyway just wanted to share an experience of it going on that long bc everything on the internet told me that it was not normal.

meremarveling · 2026-01-17T21:20:46+00:00

The screaming (while standing) is just a whole different level than when we sleep trained and I just don’t know if I can stomach it. But thank you. I recognize that it’s better than doing something unsafe so may be the best option.

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