Okay, it's my first journal entry, and I'm going to make it meaningful, damnit!
I've sorta been obsessed with the differences in cities, lately. I've lived in only three. Portland, OR, Philadelphia, and San Juan, PR. I have an irrational hatred of Philadelphia that probably has more to do with living with three guys in a two bedroom apartment in West Phili than the city, so I'll leave Philadelphia alone (for now).
Now, I've been single for...four months now. I think I have a biological clock or something, because I don't really care for being single anymore, and I used to love it. Anyway, so I'm also thinking a lot about women, the singles scene, etc.
So here's my observations. San Juan is about twice the size of Portland, although it somehow feels smaller. I could go out in San Juan and almost definitely have a woman talk to me just by sitting at the bar. In Portland, not a fucking chance. Hell, I've been shot down by women I wasn't even hitting on here. San Juan has like...four strip clubs. Portland has...four hundred? I don't know, but it's a fucking lot. Per capita, in the whole godamned world, only two cities beat it, and they are both tourist meccas. Portland is not. My conclusion: Portland is the most uptight, sexually repressed city in the world.
In Portland's defense, my personal experience going out may have more to do with the fact that for every 100 women in Portland around my age, there are 110 guys my age. In San Juan, it's 100 women to 92 guys. Knock 70 off those numbers for unavailable (gay/in a relationship), and maybe that explains things a bit.. Personally, I don't think so. I think Portland is uptight as hell. I can be somewhat uptight myself, which is why I like to be around people that help me loosen up, not around more 'cautious' people.
Am I full of shit? Sour grapes? Do you agree? Do you not understand what strip clubs have to do with my conclusion?
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How about taking the two most noticeable features of Portland and combining them in a coffee-table picture book? I'll call it, "Touring Portland's Strip Clubs By Bicycle" It could be informational, too. It could contain tips on how not to be sweating like a pig when you enter the club after bicycling four miles, etc, and helpful safety tips like, "Don't go into the Dancing Bear in biking shorts unless you want a pool cue broken over your head, you fucking dumbass." If anyone knows how to make books and thinks this is a good idea, let me know, cuz I gotta kick ass camera and I know how to use it.
I've sorta been obsessed with the differences in cities, lately. I've lived in only three. Portland, OR, Philadelphia, and San Juan, PR. I have an irrational hatred of Philadelphia that probably has more to do with living with three guys in a two bedroom apartment in West Phili than the city, so I'll leave Philadelphia alone (for now).
Now, I've been single for...four months now. I think I have a biological clock or something, because I don't really care for being single anymore, and I used to love it. Anyway, so I'm also thinking a lot about women, the singles scene, etc.
So here's my observations. San Juan is about twice the size of Portland, although it somehow feels smaller. I could go out in San Juan and almost definitely have a woman talk to me just by sitting at the bar. In Portland, not a fucking chance. Hell, I've been shot down by women I wasn't even hitting on here. San Juan has like...four strip clubs. Portland has...four hundred? I don't know, but it's a fucking lot. Per capita, in the whole godamned world, only two cities beat it, and they are both tourist meccas. Portland is not. My conclusion: Portland is the most uptight, sexually repressed city in the world.
In Portland's defense, my personal experience going out may have more to do with the fact that for every 100 women in Portland around my age, there are 110 guys my age. In San Juan, it's 100 women to 92 guys. Knock 70 off those numbers for unavailable (gay/in a relationship), and maybe that explains things a bit.. Personally, I don't think so. I think Portland is uptight as hell. I can be somewhat uptight myself, which is why I like to be around people that help me loosen up, not around more 'cautious' people.
Am I full of shit? Sour grapes? Do you agree? Do you not understand what strip clubs have to do with my conclusion?
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How about taking the two most noticeable features of Portland and combining them in a coffee-table picture book? I'll call it, "Touring Portland's Strip Clubs By Bicycle" It could be informational, too. It could contain tips on how not to be sweating like a pig when you enter the club after bicycling four miles, etc, and helpful safety tips like, "Don't go into the Dancing Bear in biking shorts unless you want a pool cue broken over your head, you fucking dumbass." If anyone knows how to make books and thinks this is a good idea, let me know, cuz I gotta kick ass camera and I know how to use it.
lamb:
oh darling, to have a journal is fun!i think who to split my tongue will be very painful and dangerous (and also very expansive..)but is a cool thing for me..i want it! 
and now i waiting you in my journal. 
and now i waiting you in my journal.