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Justin@justinskolnick· Jul 12

If the lads like boats it’s worth the return trip

Justin@justinskolnick· Jul 12

Justin@justinskolnick· Jul 11

Undeciphered after 33 years lmao

[Verse 2]
Well, alright, I'm really starting to worry about you. You had to have that two-car garage with the large driveway so you could park that goddamn boat in it. If it wasn't for the boat [?]. And what are you doing? You got yourself a, a [?] and a [?]. And ya know [?] what the hell he's doing or what's goin' on cause everyone's telling you

[Chorus]
Grab yourself a can of pork soda
You'll be feeling just fine

Justin@justinskolnick· Jul 10

Jeff Goldblum in the Portlandia knot store skit

Justin@justinskolnick· Jul 7

The colors were so vibrant it made no sense why the ceiling wasn’t catching the whole roygbiv gamut. I was like, by what trick of optics …

Rainbow prism effect on the ceiling with only bright green and blue

City trash and recycling bins on the street seen through a window screen

Justin@justinskolnick· Jul 5

Perfect paragraph

She withdrew into her room, slid the glass door shut, pulled the drapes. He stayed outside, contemplating the airspace between him and the ground. He was almost pissed off enough to do the deed on himself, almost.... He finished off the beer in his hand and with what he imagined as cold scientific interest dropped the empty can, observing it all the way down, particularly the convergence of its path with that of a pedestrian far below, a surfer carrying a board over his head. Seconds after the beer can hit the board, Zoyd heard the faint clank of impact, as the can meanwhile bounced away into a nearby pool and sank, leaving no proof of its visit but the ding on the board, whose perfect geometry the surfer was now examining closely, with suspicions extending well beyond Earth's orbit.

Justin@justinskolnick· Jul 4

Bus sketches

Justin@justinskolnick· Jul 3

The same image but with the legendary photo of Mayor Deals hauling a black trashbag down an offramp of the interstate

Justin@justinskolnick· Jul 2

The local birds upchuck when they’re mad at me

Corvid regurgitation on a powder blue railing overlooking a street

Justin@justinskolnick· Jul 2

Greenish, good crunch

I am holding a falafel ball in such a way as to display its greenish character

Justin@justinskolnick· Jul 2

One

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 28

Tried this once, saw into their souls. The conversation is all Justin from now on

A linkedin notification is telling me "Decenter yourself during networking chats. See what to highlight instead."

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 26

Slice of vegan pizza on a paper plate on a picnic table

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 26

lol

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 26

Wanted to be sure you saw this

This is a vegan dog with dijon mustard and dill relish in its pre-eaten form as purchased from a street vendor

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 23

Like whether you deserve to exist as a person

Screenshot from Bloomberg News. Headline:

“Oracle Cut 21,000 Jobs in 12 Months, Says Al Replaced Some Roles”

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 23

Screenshot of an email:

re: Deciding the future of the Moda Center

me 1:06 PM

to mayor.wilson

Respectfully, sir, the letter reads as though you've got a hard-on for a wealthy out-of-towner and an urge to stamp out anyone who doesn't want to let him boss us all around.

The closed negotiation process is a clear sign of contempt, this "transformational civic project" is not a subway or a park or even residential air conditioning, and your giddiness to toss these millions into the deep deep hole this one guy's pointing at is ridiculous - literally worth ridiculing.

I recommend that you and Dundon take this monorail act to Springfield. Portland's tired of it.

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 23

Guy breezes into town possessing more gold than he could eat, demanding that we spend our own funds — more money than we have — to make himself feel posh and pretty, and the mayor says “by golly, that’s a man!” content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORP...

The Blazers are our primary tenant. They're also responsible for much of the economic activity in the Moda Center. Their new owners have a negotiating style much like my own -fair, firm, friendly, and committed to the best outcome for those they serve. We have a strong negotiating position and plenty of leverage, and so do they. Ultimately, I believe that the City of Portland and the team ownership want many of the same things.

I want the best deal for Portland, a deal that centers the thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in annual economic activity generated by the team. Good process means sitting down, figuring out the math, and keeping the public informed and empowered every step of the way, not duking it out in the media or on Instagram.

It's easy to be against transformational civic projects. There are risks, though a renovated arena holds far fewer risks than constructing a new one. Calling foul and throwing around accusations can boost re-election campaigns but we can't wave away the very real risk of declining tax revenue, broken promises to neighborhoods, and lost jobs. Big projects like this also attract opportunists, such as the Brooklyn-based techbro using our city's dilemma to pitch his 'civic engagement' dot-com startup. (He reached out to me and offered to personally deliver 10 city council votes if I used the “term sheet” he developed.)

Criticism is easy. Long-term vision is hard, and so are good negotiations. I believe the future of the Moda Center must be decided on the numbers and built on a foundation of our values. What do we

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 23

Not confident they do

A bright orange diamond road sign says

MOTORCYCLES
USE EXTREME
CAUTION

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 18

This is instagram now

White and yellow flowers in a vase casts a shadow on a café table. A red chair off to the side adds a nice touch of color

A newspaper is folded like origami on a street curb with a yellow plastic crossing plate beside it. The paper says “GET BUSY” and appears to include a feature on Portland City Council members, oh look there’s Sameer Kanal

A view of the Willamette River, I-5, and the east waterfront from the Steel Bridge. We’re looking through the fence, it’s making Os

A dish of dairy-free soft serve on a black mesh patio table top. It’s a swirl of dark chocolate sea salt and peanut butter butterscotch

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 17

More paste than chunk, a bitter tang faintly reminiscent of liverwurst. Not bad

Holding the empty wrapper for a Happy Hoagie Veggie Chick sandwich

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 16

Hold your ground @councilordunphy.bsky.social. No kings etc

Screenshot of a NYT news story from August 31, 2011:

Obama Moves Jobs Speech After Skirmish With Boehner

By Helene Cooper and Jackie Calmes
Aug. 31, 2011

WASHINGTON - Any hopes that a kinder, gentler bipartisan Washington would surface once Congress returns after Labor Day were summarily dashed on Wednesday when President Obama and Speaker John
A. Boehner clashed over, of all things, the date and time of the president's much-awaited speech to the nation about his proposal to increase jobs and fix the economy.

In a surreal volley of letters, each released to the news media as soon as it was sent, Mr. Boehner rejected a request from the

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 15

No! Sleep! Til midnight!

Screenshot of the apple weather app showing hourly temps above 68° until 12am

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 13

The Enlightenment myth of Progress has always pointed towards some tbd great convergence and summation

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 13

Allergy trees

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 13

Sat in a stream and sketched rocks

Holding a pad of watercolor paper open to a sketch of rocks using green and blue watercolor pencils

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 11

August 7: www.portland.gov/council/docu... August 15: www.wweek.com/news/city/20...

I posted a comment on the post linked above:

Regarding "all the information," two significant and related data points routinely neglected in news coverage and community discussions of the deal concern the City's acquisition of the property on August 7, 2024 (item 191858), followed by then-Mayor Wheeler's dire and well-publicized warnings, barely one week later, about another excruciating budget year ahead. The Moda Center wasn't "ours" (the City's) until two years ago, and "we" (Wheeler's City Council) didn't buy it unaware of bleak revenue projections. Part of what
"we" (local movers and shakers) need to be discussing when discussing the Dundon-era arena is the extent to which "we" (taxpayers) were set up for this fight, and for failure, by the Wheeler administration and its
conservative
allies. https://www.portland.gov/council/doc
uments/ordinance/passed/191858

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 5

Bluesky “Add muted words and tags” tray. Muting “Platner” forever, text and tags

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 5

Halfway through what’s shaping up to be his most conventional plot. Hoping the account of the Illinois palookas’ raid on the cheese factories of Wisconsin is down payment on a zanier second half

The library hardcover edition of Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket that I happen to be reading

Justin@justinskolnick· Jun 5

Yeah they know