I have spent the last 2 years dreaming of a time when I could truly relax and take time off, knowing that income was pending. One of the worst paradoxes of unemployment (or in may case for the past year, underemployment) is all the illusion of all the free time you will have to do everything you want. Except that it is really hard to relax when you don’t have a steady paycheck coming in. So, I spent my “free” time applying for jobs, beating the bushes for contracts and generally stressing myself out.
Just about the time I managed to secure employment (I start at NTEN) next week, life went to hell in a handbasket as David and I shuttled back and forth between Boston and home (ok, I shuttled, he mostly stayed there for weeks on end). So, I now only have one week in which to pack everything I want to do. Plus work. Did I mention that I still have some work to do before I start work?
What does this have to do with #PDXBreakfast? Well, believe it or not, my chaotic life has everything to do with our next #PXBreakfast location. In my random web wanderings in search of ideas for breakfast places, I stumbled across an announcement that Pine State Biscuits is now 5 years old (where has the time gone?). Although, as a vegetarian, I have never eaten any of Pine State’s massive, gut-busting creations, just reading about them makes me feel overstuffed. So, what better way to recognize my over-packed week than to join in Pine State’s anniversary celebration?
Although I live oh-so-close to their location on Belmont, seating is virtually nil. Plus, I have never been to their Alberta location, so we will be convening there. For those of you who are just jumping to the details, they are:
Thursday, June 16, 2011, 8:30am.
Pine Street Biscuits, 2204 NE Alberta.
I look forward to seeing you all there.
