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I went to Portland for the weekend a couple weeks ago.  I'm even more firmly convinced that I made the right decision to move there next year.  Croctommy came with me for the weekend.  He likes it a lot there too, and I would really dig it if he got a job there.

Here's what I did:

• Saw Richard Dawkins read, sponsored by Powell's (they moved him to a large ballroom in a nearby hotel because they didn't have room in the store for all the people who were expected to come, and even the ballroom was standing room only).

• Went to a camera swap meet and acquired my first real medium-format camera (I haven't used it yet, but I'm planning to go get some film after work tonight).  The camera swap was lots of fun.  I get the feeling that it wouldn't be very hard for me to develop a penchant for researching and collecting vintage film cameras.  If the demographics at the swap meet are any indication, by being under 50 and female, I'd be a bit of a novelty in that community (although I have "met" one woman on Flickr who has a similar hobby, and would really like to meet her in person because she lives in my neighborhood).

• Went to a Metafilter/Metachat meetup, where I saw some of the people in Portland that I like the most.

• Walked along the waterfront and took some photos.

• Went to the Japanese Garden and took some photos.