LATEST
NEWS (last updated May 31, 2009):
What I do for money. . . .
I
work here:
CBS Interactive
(Project Manager for the Portland, Oregon, office of a top Internet
media company.)
Disclaimer: Not a single byte of content on
this personal home page
website is endorsed or approved by my employer. It's all about
me, and that's all it is. I only mention my employer because it
defines how I spend most of my waking hours during the week, along with
some evenings and weekends.
What I do for writing. . . .
Sometimes
I am able to post some photos or narrative about my travels or
experiences. I post to LiveJournal.
Craig's
LiveJournal Home
Page
What I do to make some spare cash and get rid of stuff. . . .
I'm
still passively (i.e., whatever's left in my inventory on Half.com - I
rarely add new items) selling portions of my music collection (CDs,
LPs, 7" singles,
etc.) and other surplus personal possessions, primarily on eBay and
Half.com. Half.com is only available to USA/Canada consumers,
but if you are not in North America and see something you like there,
let me know and I can transfer it to eBay with a "Buy It Now" price
comparable to what it's selling for on Half.com.
Craig's
eBay.com Home Page
(My userID for both sites is "craigvc" if either link above doesn't work.)
Where I go to do some of the things I do. . . .
All the information you need to keep up with me.I live in this neighborhood:
Hillsdale
Neighborhood advocate Rick Seifert writes about the community:
The Red Electric (blog)
Hillsdale News (newsletter)
And I'm a scenic one-mile walk away from this neighborhood:
Multnomah Village
I eat at these places:
Baker & Spice Bakery
Capitol CoffeeHouse and Bistro
Seasons & Regions
McMenamin's Hillsdale Brewery & Public House
Pizzicato Gourmet Pizza
Marco's Cafe & Espresso Bar
O'Connor's
City Thai Cuisine
Norm's Garden Chinese Restaurant
Otto & Anita's Bavarian Restaurant
Laughing Planet Cafe (Gabriel Park location)
Taco Del Mar (Barbur Park location)
Village Hut (bento)
I walk around my neighborhood:
Southwest Urban Trails
I buy groceries here:
Food Front Cooperative (Hillsdale)
New Seasons (Raleigh Hills)
Market of Choice (Burlingame)
I buy almost everything else here:
Fred Meyer (Burlingame, Raleigh Hills, Beaverton)
I occasionally monitor local rainfall amounts here:
Maplewood Elementary School Raingage - 7452 SW. 52nd Ave.
I am gradually getting more active in online networking sites, especially the following:
Friendster
MySpace
Last.FM
This is a
good, even-tempered community of audiophiles:
Steve Hoffman
Forums
What I've been listening to lately. . . .
Music by way more artists than I can list, but here are a couple of lists of my favorite albums to give you an idea of my tastes:My Top 414 favorite albums of all time
My Top 10 favorite albums of 2008
What I've been watching lately. . . .
I got rid of my satellite subscription (DISHNetwork) in 2006, and I really haven't missed it. I got an HDTV receiver and an antenna to pick up over-the-air digital broadcasts of the local channels, and (even though reception is unreliable) that's really all I need for the occasional sporting event that's not on ESPN, and the local news. When I used to watch subscription TV, these were a couple of my favorites that I still kinda miss now:The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Colbert Report
What I've been thinking about lately. . . .
My brother Jason Coleman Carrington died on March 22, 2008, at the age of 34 years old. He left behind a wife, Elizabeth, and a daughter, Madeleine, in Ireland. That singular tragic event has colored my view of everything in life and in (and out of) this world, and has forever altered who I am, and who I will ever be.PHOTOS:
4 Miles to Espresso (a walk from my apartment to a
coffee shop on the PSU campus, downtown Portland; a video slideshow
created in 2003).
Mount Hood
and Ramona Falls (September 10, 2004)
Cape Falcon on the Oregon Coast, September 26, 2004.
Cape
Falcon (September 26, 2004)
My Brother Coleman and Elizabeth's Wedding in Glasgow, November, 2004.
Coleman and Elizabeth's Wedding (November, 2004)
Trip to Ireland for Birth of My Niece Madeleine, Coleman and Liz's Daughter, April, 2005.
Hunchback Mountain near Zig-Zag, Oregon, July, 2005.
Tillamook Head (Ecola State Park), Oregon, June, 2008.
Fireworks in Portland Oregon, July 4, 2008.
Seattle and Olympic National Park with Mom and Dad, September 14-17, 2008.
Multnomah Falls with Sara, November 28, 2008.
Snow and Ice in Portland, December 21-22, 2008.
Eventapalooza (Oregon coast), February 12-16, 2009.
Mike Watt + The Missingmen, Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR, May 21, 2009.
"HALL OF FAME" PORTFOLIO PHOTOS:
A few carefully selected photos that I've taken over the years.
"Hall of Fame" Portfolio Photos
(NOTE: I got this fortune cookie below back in July of 2003, and its simple message helped me keep my chin up through a lot of rough times since then. I know it's silly to feel a sense of devotion for a fortune cookie, but damnit I am genuinely thankful that I got this thing when I did!)
