Category Personal Thoughts

Life to date – Jan 2026

Just a little update…. Laid off from my last job. Stress about everything going on these days. Moved into a new apartment in North Portland. Drove and explored some of my favorite places in my van. Did a lot of…

Coming out the other side…

From my autistic side, and unraveling my brain in order to try to figure out myself and improve how I interact with people, I feel that there is a lot that has not “clicked” for me until recently that many…

Finding my places

Decided to start exploring Forest Park which is a gigantic park about 2 miles away. This was a walking trail so I wasn’t able to get too far before my body noped out. I’m going to try a biking trail…

Mariachi

Pushed myself to get out and see an art show () and Mariachi band () at PCS on Thursday (for my ASD I took 1/4 of a valium and had my earbuds in set to low passthrough volume). I feel…

Portland

I’ve been here a week and I’m in love with Portland. It has it’s share of nuisances, but I truly feel at home here. It’s been the first time I can walk around and no one gives me a second…

The next chapter

On Sunday 10/20, I say goodbye to Colorado. I have lived here my entire life, 46 years. To be honest, outside of a couple awesome people, I’m not going to miss it. I’m really looking forward to starting my new…

And the winner is…

Moving into an apartment in Portland, Oregon at the end of the month. In a very queer part of town (considering the entire town is queer), in the Pearl District near the Willamette river. Given everything, I just need a…

Van Life Imminent

Working with a realtor and will put the house on the market in a couple weeks. Getting my things moved into storage and any final tweaks on the van before I move into full time van life for a bit…