Welcome to Chaos !!

I still volunteer with PetPack in Portland although not as often as I would like to since I moved to Astoria. I really like volunteering downtown Portland.  People that never been there think that is is some insane place.....based on whatever footage they have seen on the news or some other outlet. I like Portland.

And a picture of my baby. She is amazing. All dogs are amazing. All animals are amazing. I love all animals. I wish I could help every animal in need. I think about that a lot. And it makes me sad that I probably will never be able to do what I would like to do, what I dream of wanting to do for animals. Thank You to everybody out there that cares about animals. 

 

 

I discovered that you can get an "Astoria Frog" at Sleeper Coffee. And it is YUMMY! I had it several times now. It is really a London Fog but I guess Astoria Frog sounds more fun.

And then you can sit and sip on that beverage while looking at this view.....

 

I attended two protests. The one at the Portland ICE facility on Thursday. ICE stands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. When I was there it was peaceful and I did not see police at all. I was there for about 90 minutes or so. The crowd had gathered in front of the ICE building and then there was a walk to a nearby park. After reading the news I learned that Portland police declared the protest a riot earlier today and there were clashes between protesters and the police.

And this afternoon I attended the No Kings protest in Astoria.

And this cutie attended a protest in Beaverton, I got this picture sent to me.

The First Amendment to the US Constitution protects fundamental freedoms. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Assembly and Freedom to Petition are guaranteed. Those are the freedoms I feel relate to protests, demonstrations and voicing your opinions even if such opinions do not support the people in power whether it is through speaking or writing.

I have a feeling it will be a crazy summer. And I said that at the beginning of the week.....

I don't know what to say. I am tired. Like tired of the state of the world. I am glad that I attended the protests. It gives you some hope. For a little bit. And then you get faced with reality again.

Well I finally saw The Goonies movie. And what better way to see it than in the town it was filmed, Astoria Oregon during the Goonies 40th celebration that was happening here in town this past weekend.
I saw it last Sunday at the Columbian Theater.

I totally understand why people love The Goonies and why they get so sentimental about it. It does have everything that is exciting for a child. I really liked it. I will definitely watch it again if I get the chance sometime.

Week 21 which was May 19 through May 25......did I work? Let me think, yes but I have no recollection of anything that happened. Besides that I was there. I need to write things down in order to remember unless something out of the ordinary happens. Because it's the same thing over and over and over again. Repetitive purgatory.
The next week, week 22 I called out on Tuesday. And this is what I had on Friday.

A girl sitting on the stage when I was up told me I looked like a fairy. Yes.....I like that. Then she told me that her brother and her had been in to the club a while back and he asked me for my phone number. I did not remember that. Friday there were a lot of young immature rude boys in there. We were all annoyed with them. As soon as my name was scratched off the board I escaped the purgatory and went home. And I guess the remaining girls got into it with some guys after I left and it even turned violent. Like really now. And this is what I wore Saturday.

Astoria is full of people from all over - The Goonies is celebrating its 40 year anniversary. The Goonies house is here in Astoria and much of the movie was filmed here and other parts of the Oregon coast. There are all kinds of Goonies events going on and there is going to be an 80s prom, a treasure hunt, costume contest and screenings of the movie at the Columbian Theatre. And much more.
What does The Goonies represent to the thousands of fans that come to Astoria Oregon (where I currently happen to live) yearly? I read this in this week's issue of Coast Weekend, a weekly free magazine, "The Goonies captures, better than any film, book or play, the potential of childhood in 1980s' America. It is filled with everything a kid dreamed of; a legendary pirate's map, the freedom to explore on bikes, getting to kiss a high school cheerleader, a life-and-death adventure, a wild waterslide, and stacks of glittering gold.
And, "it is an extraordinary story of innocence and adventure and hope. There is a big message of hope - "save the neighborhood"! It is the perfect movie and it is going to be around forever." 
The 80s and then the 90s.....were those two decades the best there were? I mean look at us now. The future looks bleak. Hope is basically all we have. I haven't even seen The Goonies, but I might on Sunday while it is playing at the local movie theatre here.
AND Corey Feldman is in town. I really think he needs to make it in to the club and say hello. The club, Annie's is currently the best time you can have in Astoria in my opinion. Corey......if you read this, I want to be one of your angels. I want to play the synthesizer clad in a bitchin' 80s style outfit.