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My 2009 Discretionary Spending: Bits and Pieces
Published on - January 12th, 2010 (by J.D. Roth)
Every January since I started Get Rich Slowly, I've done an annual round-up of my discretionary spending. That's not going to happen this year. The numbers are hopelessly muddled by events that created under-reporting in some categories and over-reporting in others. (Kris and I paid for our 2010 vacations in 2009, for example.)
Rather than sort things out, I want to talk about a couple of my spending habits instead. One is a worrisome trend, and one is a thing I'm doing right.
Food for thought
Long-time readers know that Kris and I love to dine out. It's one of those things we're willing to spend on. We cut corners in other areas of our lives so that we can afford to make this happen. Still, I've been concerned about my restaurant spending for the past couple of years. It seems a tad excessive.
How'd I do last year? Well, my grocery spending dropped, but my restaurant spending went up again — a lot. Here's a look at five years of data:
- In 2005, we spent $1423.39 to dine out 100 times, for an average cost of $14.23 per meal.
- In 2006, we spent $1869.58 to dine out 108 times, for an average cost of $17.31 per meal.
- In 2007, we spent $2051.93 to dine out 84 times, for an average cost of $24.43 per meal.
- In 2008, we spent $2628.08 to dine out 77 times, for an average cost of $34.14 per meal.
- In 2009, we spent $3443.61 to dine out 69 times, for an average cost of $49.91 per meal.
Holy cats! Will you look at those numbers? We're only dining out about
half two-thirds as often as we were in 2006, but we're spending nearly three times as much per meal. At the current rate of spending growth, we'll be spending $300 per meal in 2015! Since I can afford our current spending — I'm not living beyond my means — the real question is: Am I getting my money's worth? I'm not sure that I am.
If I'm honest, I have to admit that I don't like the idea that we're paying $50 per meal. I'd much rather return to our former habit: Dining out more often, but spending less each time. To that end, I've been brainstorming ways we can work to cut costs:
- We could do a better job of looking for discounts. We have an Entertainment book, and the local paper often features specials at local restaurants. We should take advantage of both of these. We used to do this, but have fallen out of the habit (primarily because we've become so used to eating at the same places again and again).
- We need to find more cheap places to eat. Half the fun of going out is just going out. Sure, we love the fancy restaurants, but we used to be happy with Dairy Queen. (This is lifestyle inflation in action!) The real problem is that the cheap places I know and love (Cha Cha Cha and Imperial Garden) aren't Kris' favorites. We need to find cheap places we both like.
- When we do eat in the same old haunts, we need to make an effort to reduce our spending. It's okay to have an appetizer, entree, dessert, and drink all in the same meal now and then, but we could save money by cutting one or two of these from the mix each time we dine out.
- Finally, we should invite friends to our home for dinner more often. As soon as the book is done (getting close!), I'm going to make a habit of inviting one family to dine with us every couple of weeks. We used to do this a lot, but have fallen out of the habit. It's fun and frugal to have folks over for dinner.
So, that's one part of my financial life that still needs work. Next, let's look at something I'm doing right.
A waning of want
Here's something that amazes me: We're twelve days into 2010 and I haven't spent anything yet on personal expenses. I haven't even felt the urge. I've bought gas for the Mini and groceries for home, and Kris and I went out to lunch last Friday, but I haven't spent a dime on gadgets or books or games or toys or magazines.
"Big deal," you might say. "That's how it should be." You're right. But for me, this is a big deal. All my life, I've had the uncontrollable urge to buy Stuff. It used to be that I couldn't go more than a day or two without buying something. Even while writing this blog, that's been the case. (I've just learned to channel my desires into smaller, cheaper things.) Now, as last, I seem to have licked it.
I still want things — no question! — but I've become very good at ignoring the wants and moving on. How?
- Sometimes, I just put down the thing I want, turn off my brain, and walk away. I force myself to stop thinking about it. (Usually by thinking about something else — like our upcoming trip to Europe, and how I need to save for that instead.)
- If I still want the thing when I get home, I put it on my Amazon wish-list. For whatever reason, that's often enough to satisfy the strange inner workings of my mind. I feel comforted knowing I've let myself put it on a list where I won't forget it.
- I'm very good about using the 30-day rule to control my impulse spending. My Amazon wish-list plays a role in that, but so does my mountain of index cards. (My life wouldn't be complete without index cards.) I have a handful of cards on my desk filled with notes about the things I want. It's amazing how many times I sort through this stack and end up throwing cards away because I no longer want the item I've written down.
These techniques help me deal with desire. They don't quell it completely — nor would I want them to — but they do keep it in check. That last rule is probably the most effective. By delaying purchases 30 days, I don't feel like I'm denying myself. I can still buy what I want if I want it 30 days later, but I'm not just giving in to impulse spending. (When 30 days rolls around and I do still want something, it actually feels pretty good to be able to buy it.)
My current spending moratorium isn't permanent, and I know that. In fact, the new Dick Tracy anthology comes out tomorrow, so if nothing else, I'll be shelling over $25 for that.
Remember: there's nothing inherently wrong with spending money on things that bring you joy. Problems arise when you finance these purchases with debt. If you're meeting your other financial goals and have money left over, it's good to indulge your interests and passions. Just make sure you're getting value for the dollars you spend.
Here are the past installments in this series:
- My 2008 discretionary spending: Progress and challenges
- My 2007 discretionary spending: Highs and lows
- My 2006 discretionary spending: The good, the bad, and the ugly
How did you do on your spending goals last year? Are there areas where you wish you spent less? If so, what strategies do you use to keep yourself in check?
You may want to check out http://www.restaurant.com for deals.
I spend way more than this, unfortunately. Food is one of my splurges. However, reading this post prompted me to do a review of spending-by-category for 2009 (mint.com), and I'm mildly horrified. I don't have non-mortgage debt, and have a healthy emergency fund, but seeing some of my spending habits over the course of the year has given me pause.
I don't plan to make drastic cuts, but there are plenty of places I can reduce. I've been wanting to put more into savings and clearly the money is there, if I just cut out a few things per month.
Once again a GRS post has prompted me to do some work on my finances! I love this blog.
Very interesting post!
Last year I spent about $1200 total on eating out. It's by far the biggest item in my "personal entertainment" budget (which includes $128 on books, $80 on music, $120 on DVDs). This budget category doesn't include vacations, so I always feel like the eating out expense is too big. On the other hand, I never go to bars and only rarely see a movie in the theater. I do spend on jazz clubs and the occasional play, however.
Similar to you, while I worry about the expense of eating out, I also hate to give up something I love doing and that I feel is overall a very positive part of my life (I can easily afford it, it just seems like a lot of money that perhaps I should be saving instead).
I especially like eating out because it's social—I'm a divorced mom, and eating out means spending rare quality social time with adults. And you don't have to plan ahead like you do if you try to get tickets to a play or concert!
I also take my 2 kids out to eat several times a year (to places like Olive Garden & Rainforest Cafe) and besides being fun, I consider this an educational experience because I use it as a way to help them learn how to behave appropriately in public (This training has helped them in many social situations. They are now 11 years old (I have twins) and I can take them anywhere and feel confident they'll behave).
I suppose I should note like others have here–when I eat out, I always bring home at least another meal for myself in a "doggie bag". The portions are always huge. So maybe that helps justify the expense?
Regarding the tangent, if you're craving some good pizza and beer at a cheap price try Sparky's Pizza on SE 8th & Morrison. My GF and I can get two slices each, a pint of beer, and a glass of wine for about $16. They also show Blazer games on 4 flat screen TVs. I'm glad you like Cha Cha Cha, the Big Mama is great! Ole Ole is good too, it's on NE 20th & Burnside and you can get a massive burrito for $5, bring cash.
If you are going to France this year, you may want to consider the price of most restaurant meals in your eating out decision. Restaurants are quite expensive on the other side of the pond, unless you know where to go. I would think about starting a special fund for Restaurants in France. you'll be glad you did. Keep an eye onthe exchange rate, too. What seems to be one price there, can turn into a "WHATTTT????!!!!" when you get home and see the bill.
As others have indicated, if you are trying to lose weight (isn't that another of your goals this year?) eating out less is a good way to do it. I would guarantee restaurant meals are loaded with calories even if they don't seem like it. I inspect restaurants for a living, and between seeing how things are made and the poor food handling practices I sometimes see, you'll be wanting to eat at home a lot more often!
I find Portland to be a very cheap city compared to other places I've lived. To make it cheaper sign up for Groupon which gives you one killer deal everyday. I've gotten 50% off at Siam Society, Branch whiskey bar, and Delta Cafe. Also check out the Merc Perks page on the Portland Mercury site. Similar deal with 1/2 price gift certificates.
Good job J.D.! On books I know that Trent from the Simple Dollar mentioned paperbackswap and I know it has definitely saved me hundreds on books and I only have to pay postage!
JD where you paying $14.23 for the both of you in 2005; or did both of you go out 50 times?
If you were only paying 14.23 for 2 I think you earned the right in 2009 to pay 49.91 for 2.
Stop with the buyers remorse. Wife and I will grab a Costco Dog and coke $3.00 for dinner but it doesnt really compare to the Pier 101 (Lincoln City) prime rib and seafood ($50+).
Most people are commenting on food budgets and/or great places to eat. But I want to comment on the power of something else J.D. said — the power of simply putting something you want on a list (instead of just purchasing it.)
This is something very important I learned from the classic work of Getting Things Done by David Allen. As we humans try to juggle all the items in our life, get organized and get things accomplished, it can be very stressful. Even when we aren't actively in the midst of thinking about it, part of our brain is constantly dealing with all the unresolved items on our mind.
One of the most important things is to get this subconscious junk out of your brain, where it is haunting you and taking up your energy. Put the items you think you MIGHT want somewhere secure: on a paper list, on Amazon's wishlist, anywhere that you know it is secure, you can look at it anytime you want. Then it is LITERALLY off your mind, and you can focus on something else.
Putting your desires/wishes in a safe place might help you stop thinking about it and feeling the pull of whatever it is. This is really a secret weapon against over-spending: stop fighting with yourself and just write it down somewhere. Later, when you are relaxed, you can make a well-informed decision about it.
There are too many great places to eat in Portland that making it cheap limits you. What we do is get a low cost appetizer and share an entree. Actually making it a portion fit for a healthy diet.
Sometimes we'll split a beer. But the cost of that has reached a point where I'd rather pass on it completely.
Also making it a bi-weekly outing instead of a weekly one should keep the costs down.
Check online for new recipes and make something at home that you love to eat while you're out.
Thai food can be pretty easy.
Something to keep in mind: Often when you're going out for a big meal and getting apps and desserts, you're taking home leftovers and getting one or two more meals. You don't get that at Dairy Queen.
There are so many inexpensive places to eat in Portland, I don't even know where to begin. I'm sure you're familiar with Yelp to find reviews.
I find Thai food to be my go-to inexpensive dining out. Most items are around $10 and when you order family style, 2 entrees can feed 2 people with leftovers.
Also, Happy hours are a great way to save money if you can get to them in time-not easy when everyone doesn't work nearby, but some places serve happy hour until 7, which is great. Later Happy hours include The Night Light on Clinton and all the BJs brewpub locations.
I agree with Jane #68 about eating out more often (I'd prefer more often with less outlay each time as it gives me indigestion to pay too much to eat out and intense feelings of guilt when I think about people who are hungry)–and Tyler #82 about your curbing the spending habit.
La Buca
Best cheap place in Portland and right around the corner from the laurelhurst theater if you are looking for a date night.
Our two favorite restaurants are BYOB and next door to liquor stores. We get more for the money by finding hole-in-the-wall individually-owned places. They tend to look run-down but serve amazing food, and the lack of atmosphere also keeps the screaming brats away.
I'm not sure I see a problem. Like someone else mentioned – did you adjust for inflation? I also see the pattern of eating out less often at higher quality places – maybe enjoying a cocktail or glass of wine along the way. Its more of an experience than just shoveling food in your face. In my opinion – that's the way it should be. You make enough money – you should do this if you find it enjoyable and it's not sinking you. There will always be a cheaper way to live but what does that get you? Technically you can eat off the $1 value meals at all the fast food places, but YUCK!!
When I was a kid, my parents took us out once a week. I still try to hold to that guideline. it helps when I have something ready to go. I'll usually take something out of the freezer the night before and have some sort of plan for it for the next day. Keeps me on track most of the time.
I'm another who thinks quality over price when it comes to food. My criteria is that if I'm going to pay for someone else to make my food, they'll have to do a better job than I can, and as we are both pretty good cooks that means that places like Dairy Queen just don't cut it.
Another issue is that where we live maybe we don't have the discounts on food that Americans have. Our entertainment books give a maximum of 25% off 'quality' (ie not fast food) restaurants. Here you'd struggle to get two baked potatoes for lunch for $15, and that's without drinks .I think $50 for dining out for two is good value; ours would be more like $100 for a good restaurant and $200+ for a great one. (In London, dining out for forty pounds – about $90 at the time – was good value!)
But for all we love going out to nice restaurants we do it less than once a month, which is good for the budget but unfortunate because there are so many great restaurants that we haven't tried yet!
Do you guys drink a lot? I'm a foodie and a $50 average is pretty high, but my wife and I usually limit ourselves to one or two drinks (and often we have soda or water).
I would recommend concentrating on ethnic restaurants. My wife and I can stuff ourselves at the local Vietnamese or Mexican places for $20-25 with tax and tip. Indian or Thai places are usually pretty reasonable, and Chinese food shouldn't ever be THAT much.
Also, fine dining is great and everything, but there's something wonderful about simple, local specialties like a $1.50 authentic Mexican taco, a perfectly crafted Philly cheese steak or Italian beef sandwich, or a steaming bowl of Vietnamese pho.
Ah, Portland food, how I miss it! I still get back a couple of times per year but don't eat so much in your target area.
I spent $2268 going out last year – this category includes just a beer, or an ice cream cone, so the numbers are a bit hard to crunch. I estimate I go out about twice per week, and I live in the Bay Area.
I second the Portland recommendations for:
No Fish Go Fish
The Italian Place (corner of SE 32nd & Hawthorne) – it's delicious but tiny so it's best if you're already going to be in the area.
And highly recommend:
* Toro Bravo, especially if you can go with friends, since it's tapas/small plates. Wow was it amazing.
* Pied Cow (coffe/tea/afternoon snack, especially if it's a nice day and you want to sit outside in their lovely garden area)
* my favorite sandwich in all of Portland is Grand Central Baking's mediterranean tosti
* if you're willing to go to E Burnside for lunch one day during the week, there is a MOST amazing little Greek lunchplace somewhere between 12th & 16th or so. It's on the south side of the street, has a blue awning, and was still there when I was in town this summer. I used to work near there and got lunch there occasionally. The gyro is so freaking good.
Those are all quite affordable spots!
$3,443.61 is a lot of money. Compound that up for 15 years at 6% and your staring at over $74,000.
If I'm going out to eat, I want it to be worth it. What's the point of paying someone $8 to make me something I can probably make for myself, better?
I think your data just show that your tastes have been refined.
I prefer quality over quantity.
Try searching in Yelp.com for restaurants. THey have almost 2000 restaurants reviewed in Portland and you can filter by neighborhood and cost levels.
Inflation didn't cause much of the increased spending. Prices for eating out have only gone up about 3.5% a year since 2005. So that $14.23 spent in 2005 would cost about $17 today.
If your budget is representative of the average, you would be spending 5.4% of your income eating out. So if you're indeed spending that, you'd be spending 3443/0.054=$63759 annually overall. That's about 10 times my annual budget or 5 times ours if the $3443 is counting both of you. I spend $50/year tops each year eating out for about 3 times total.
Dear Early Retirement Extreme (Jan 12th, 2010 at 3:59 pm),
While I'm sure most readers of Get Rich Slowly appreciate a good measure of frugality and agree that spending much less than you earn is essential for building wealth, spending the absolute least amount of money on everything is not necessarily the best path for everyone.
If three $17- meals out per year works for you, that's great, but it's not the only way to go while still being responsible.
Oh, lol. You spend an equivalent of almost 30% of my annual income on dining out. Except for _very_ rare occasions I only dine out when visiting the in-laws in Central/Eastern Europe, where food is still very cheap (but great).
The good thing about being a low-income student is that you learn to make your own food for a low price. I hope this habit will continue long after graduation.
Edit: I should add that using the Amazon wish list is a great tip. I have a LOT of books on my list, and just adding them makes me feel that I almost own them. Once in a while I go through the list to see if there is a good (used or new) offer and to remove a few books that I don't really want anyway.
Y'all quit taunting me with Dairy Queen! I love it and there's not one anywhere near me!!!
Managing wish lists: I would be lost without my Amazon list. As another commenter noted, once you write it down you don't have to keep it in your brain. And knowing you can get it *whenever* takes down the temptation to get it *now*.
Every time I go down to Portland (I am near Seattle) I hit two places – Powells and Old Wives'Tales. It is a fabulous restraunt that is not very expensive and has a great menu. One of the things it is know for is its soup bar (the creamy russian mushroom is amazing – like mushroom stroganoff) that also has several types of bread and crackers. They do a chocolate mousse that is wonderful. The menu is somewhat modular in that you can order may of the meals as vegitarian or choose to add chicken, salmon etc. to the plate. I took my Mom and she loved it so much that before we left town I took her again for breakfast.
Oh – a quick add on – Old Wives' tales is at 1300 E Burnside St. 503-505-6079
I think food carts are one of the best ways to try a huge and (hopfully) fantastic variety of foods for relatively minimal expense. I like the low risk factor for new culinary experiences. Sometimes the atmosphere leaves a little to be desired. Delicious food doesn't always taste as good when eating it in front of homeless people.
Here's a decent site to assist – Portland only:
The other tip I would second is the "every other week" dining out. Our spending didn't go down, but the quality of the dining experience sky-rocketed. We were willing to travel further and make a bigger event out of the meal – appetizers and cocktails.
Once a month is not frequent enough for a meal out for us, otherwise I can only imagine the meal a month's restraunt budget would buy. Joel Palmer House, DOC, EaT, Paley's Place – all great, but all too expensive except for very special occaisons.
Also, amen to Screen Door. If you're lucky enough to brunch there early, the fried chicken and waffles is enough food for an entire day. Maybe two. Brunch there has been slammed lately and I'm too hungry to wait an hour in the drizzle. You might also try the Delta Cafe over on Woodstock. It's got a little more…character.
FYI, No Fish Go Fish is lunch only, but it's terrific. There's also the Waffle Window– they're not just for breakfast anymore. And the happy hour at 3 Doors Down is fantastic.
Just for comparison – we spent $2460 for 88 meals, family of 4 in 2009. My records were a little shady in 2008, so I do not have much to compare.
Wow, my food bill is much lower, but then I'm single and living podunk Tx where the cost of living is less.
I spent an average of $124/mo in '08, and an average of $175/mo last year. My goal is to get down between the two this year. But as much as I love to cook it's so boring for one, so I'm working on eating heathlier/organic food as much as possible, that I cook myself.
Instead of being a 'wanter' I'm the opposite, I have trouble spending. Both positives and negitives to that though. Good luck to everyone this year!
We'll see how it goes.
For a cloth-tablecloths happy hour that's a good deal and feels a bit fancy, I like the Springwater Grill, near Bybee and Milwaukie Ave. in Sellwood. After nine p.m., last I checked.
Sometimes I take a modest "eating-out" amount of money and go to Fu Bonn, the giant Asian supermarket, to spend it on frozen steamed buns, dumplings, and other convenience foods. That way with my ten or twenty dollars I've bought a stash of pick-me-up snacks and small meals, usually a mix of favorites and foods I've never tried. It stretches out the fun for a few weeks. I often use something from Fu Bonn as a "give me the energy to cook dinner" snack. Then I can face cooking beans or veggies or whatever, and get the benefits of staying home.
Now that is definitely beaking it down.
I wonder if you avail yourselves of all the discounts restuarants are offering these days. They've been so hard hit by the slowed economy that almost all of them are discounting now
No longer live in Oregon, but still have my favorites: Hoda's middle eastern on 34th and Belmont, Riyadh's Lebanese on 13th and Hawthorne, Wong's King Seafood on 80th and Division (that one only!) for awesome dim sum and Thanh Thao on Hawthorne at 40th (although I really like the Thai place right across from PSU), Il Piatto on 23rd & Ankeny (kind of spendy). Haven't had good Mexican food since I left Colorado except when visiting New Mexico, of course.
If you love Sushi, nothing beats Saburo's on Bybee. Yes it's $$ but the portions are so huge that you can each split an order of rolls, a few bites of sushi, and even a salad (try their salmon skin salad, it is to DIE for) and be plenty full for way under $40 total.
Woodstock area, Pizza Roma – a big slice, salad and drink will set you back less than $8 a person and it's such good pizza.
Papaya Thai near Bybee, on 17th. A light supper of spring rolls (theirs are fabulous) and spicy soup won't set you back much at all.
Another well kept secret in da hood – go to the mexican pastry shop on the corner of Johnson Creek Blvd & 32nd ave (Tacoma up to Johnson Creek to the blinking red light – it's there next to the convenience store). It's nothing special to look at, but their food is moi bueno. They have expanded their mexican bakery, which btw is fantastic, to other foods including take out tamales and flans, etc. This place is packed with hispanic customers (imo, the best barometer for a mexican taqueria or bakery), and we have been die hard customers for years.
Ever slipped into Kay's place for a chicken fried steak? Pretty killer! (just have your defibrillator handy later).
HA! I figured I should post to make you feel a little better. I just compiled my quicken report for 2009, we dined out (breakfast, lunch and dinner) a total of 499 times with a total expense of $9,402.
Sounds like we should focus on scaling back a bit I think in 2010.
The Waffle Window at 36th and Hawthorne
Great place for a late breakfast on a Saturday.
Man… all these restaurants are making me wish I lived in Portland.
Thanks for another 3rd stage of personal finance article regarding food. Being fans of the Food Network and living in Las Vegas we tend to spend too much money eating out. We can "afford" it but I always say to myself, "How many meals could we have had if we applied that money to groceries?" It's usually a minimum of 3 delicious meals prepared at home to the 1 at the restaurant. With that kind of ratio I always feel like we are wasting our money eating out. I wish we could find better balance when it comes to enjoying life without feeling guilty.
I spent 1400 on restaurants last year (this includes buying friends a meal). As some other readers, my opinion is also that the restaurant food has to be better than what I can cook myself, or something don't cook myself. So I don't go to a restaurant to eat a spaghetti bolognaise. My suggestion would thus also be: Dine out less often, but spend more when you do. I generallyy spend $50 a person and more, but don't eat out often
There are lots of cheap, good places in North Portland (not SE, but it's where I live so I'm more familiar). King Burrito has great cheap Mexican (and a surprisingly great burger). Monsoon Thai is great too. Also previously mentioned Montage is great.
Local weekly The Portland Mercury has a new thing they do call Merc Perks where they have weekly specials with various local restaurants where you get gift certificates for half price.
I'm not sure which types of restaurants are your favorites, but I love yelp's map search feature.
In our area, have you tried Frog Thai? It's near the Value Village on McLoughlin. It's quiet and good for a date.
Also we love Elk Rock – everything there is homemade. It's a bar experience not a dining experience, but the food is great and reasonably priced. It doesn't look like much from outside, but we are glad we stopped in and it's become one of our regular breakfast places along with Hale's & Bob's Red Mill.
Old Wives Tales on Burnside is delicious. Last time we went I ordered appetizer, espresso, dinner, & dessert so we spent $40 including tip, which is a lot for us.
Flying Pie on McLoughlin is great too. I have been told by several people that Hot Rod has great pizza, but I am gluten intolerant so I can't testify to that.
We love the local businesses!
We were so disappointed when Cabaret II went in, naively hoping it would be a new restaurant.
"Groupon" is another suggestion in addition to the entertainment book and restaurant.com. I got a half off deal for El Palenque which is on 17th.
Finally, having people over for dinner doesn't always save us money over going out, because we want to serve fancier food to guests – it depends if we are planning to drink or not. Drinks really add up when you go out. But a rotating potluck is fun and frugal – one of the local food bloggers has monthly themed potlucks where they choose a foreign cuisine and everyone gets to try to find a dish to bring.
Wow! I never realized I was in such a minority. I don't love to dine out, since I generally can make better food at home, and I'm not fond of noise and crowds. The few times we do go to a restaurant, it's because of a special occasion, and it will be a four or five star restaurant–quiet, excellent service, and food I can only dream about being able to make. This only happens maybe 6 times a year, but if I think about it, it probably adds up to $1200 – $1500 per year out of our budget.
If you just want deelish food and don't mind taking it home (or eating it outside, provided it isn't raining a bunch), try the carts on hawthorne! dude. burrito cart is where it is at!
Otherwise, are you opposed to going to bars occasionally? Try getting there for happy hour. Usually there are some good eats at decent prices (plus people -theoretically – aren't all wasted and annoying yet)…check out FARM (now has HH wine/food specials), Maiden in the Mist, Night Light, C-Bar, Gladstone Pub, Bar of the Gods, Tennesse Reds even has BBQ HH food…etc. The only thing is that sometimes they make you buy a drink to get the cheap eats.
More on the cheap…
• Por Que No
• Cha cha cha
• Ole Ole
• East Side Deli (DEELISH and HUGE sammies towards 50th/Hawthorne, by Angelos)
• Justa Pasta (best pasta in all of portland, nice atmosphere, worth the drive to NW Overton & 19th, and CHEAP!)
There are more, but most of SE stuff is covered above!
Woot! PDX REPRESENT!!!
I agree that the restaurant.com coupons are great. We have found them to be a much better option than the Entertainment book. As previously mentioned, don't buy them full price, look for the coupons (often 80% off) and get $25 off a meal for $2. In SE Portland, I would recommend the following places that use restaurant.com coupons:
Mezza Middle Eastern Cuisine (Woodstock and 55th)
Dingo's (Hawthorne and 46th)
Blue Pig (Division and 50th)
La Calaca Comelona (Belmont and 23rd)
You might also try Hawthorne Fish House (Hawthorne and 43rd) as they have fantastic lunch specials. And for those indulgent nights, fried cheese curds!
There are lots more on restaurant.com if you are willing to drive a bit. We just went to Lorenzo's in Mississippi and had a fantastic meal for $38 (including tip, drinks and the coupon!).
Best of luck J.D.!
My husband and I enjoy eating out too – mainly because we enjoy cooking and recreating the recipes at home. We recently spent a weekend in Atlanta and we found all the restaurants we ate at via tripadvisor (I am featuring some of our favorites on my blog tonight!)
I highly recommend checking tripadvisor for your local city to find the hole-in-the-wall but good places! Price ranges are posted on tripadvisor too.
Ok, more Portland area suggestions:
for Lebanese, I really recommend Habibi's downtown around morrison and 10th.
Henry's Tavern on 12th has fantastic happy hour food deals M-Thurs.
Pad Thai Kitchen around Belmont and 23rd is the hands-down best Thai food in Portland.
The Berlin Inn near Powell and Milwaukie is reasonable and delicious, especially if you split the fondue.
Sheridan's grocery store near MLK and Stark has a fantastic deli that changes daily, they put a menu up online every day.
Casa de Tamales (Asparagus Farm) in downtown Milwaukie can be delicious and relatively inexpensive.
Other places in SE Portland that I love for relatively cheap: Daily Cafe, The Side Door, Kyoko Teriaki.


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WASHINGTON It happens too often: A doctor isn't sure what's causing someone's feverish illness but prescribes antibiotics just in case, drugs that don't work if a virus is the real culprit.
Now Duke University researchers are developing a blood test to more easily tell when a respiratory illness is due to a virus and not a bacterial infection, hoping to cut the dangerous overuse of antibiotics and speed the right diagnosis.
It works by taking a fingerprint of your immune system – how its genes are revving up to fight the bug. That's very different from how infections are diagnosed today. And if the experimental test pans out, it also promises to help doctors track brand-new threats, like the next flu pandemic or that mysterious MERS virus that has erupted in the Middle East.
That viral "signature could be quite powerful, and may be a game-changer," said Dr. Geoffrey Ginsburg, Duke's genomic medicine chief. He leads the team that on Wednesday reported that a study involving 102 people provided early evidence that the test can work.
Today, when symptoms alone aren't enough for diagnosis, a doctor's suspicion guides what tests are performed – tests that work by hunting for evidence of a specific pathogen. Fever and cough? If it's flu season, you might be tested for the flu virus. An awful sore throat? Chances are you'll get checked for strep bacteria. A negative test can leave the doctor wondering what germ to check for next, or whether to make a best guess.
Moreover, rapid in-the-office tests aren't always accurate and can miss infections. So patients may have blood or other samples sent to labs to try to grow any lurking bacteria and tell if it's to blame, additional testing that can take days.
"This is something we struggle with every day," said Dr. Octavio Ramilo, infectious disease chief at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, who wasn't involved in the new study. Particularly with children, a respiratory virus and a bacterial infection "in the beginning look completely alike," he added.
Hence researchers at a number of universities are trying to harness a fairly recent discovery: As your immune system detects an invading bug, different genes are activated to fend off a viral infection than to fight a bacterial or fungal one. Those subtle molecular changes appear to be occurring even before you feel any symptoms. And they form distinct patterns of RNA and proteins, what's called a genomic fingerprint.
The Duke team discovered 30 genes that are switched on in different ways during a viral attack. The test essentially is a freeze-frame to show "what those genes are doing at the moment in time that it's captured," explained Duke lead researcher Dr. Aimee Zaas, an infectious disease specialist.
Small studies spotted that viral signature in people who volunteered to be infected with different influenza strains for science.
For a more real-world simulation, the researchers then analyzed blood samples stored from feverish people who had come to the emergency room – and who were eventually diagnosed, the old-fashioned way, with either some type of virus or a bacterial infection.
The genomic test proved 89 percent accurate in sorting out who had a virus, and did even better at ruling out those who didn't, Zaas reported Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
It took 12 hours to get results. The researchers hope to speed that up so that it might work as quickly as some in-office tests.
Still, "it's a promising tool," said Ramilo, an Ohio State University professor who is doing similar research. He called the Duke study an important step toward creating a commercial test, and predicts one might reach the market within five years.
Why would a doctor want to know merely that a virus is present and not which virus? That's enough information to rule out antibiotics, Zaas said. Unnecessary antibiotic use is one factor in the growing problem of drug-resistant germs, which the government blames for more than 23,000 deaths a year.
But the virus-or-not question is just the beginning, Ramilo said. His research suggests genomic fingerprints also can distinguish a flu strain from other common viruses. And the Duke team is analyzing a huge study of students living in dormitories, to see if the genomic test detected who was incubating the flu before their first sniffle – and thus might be useful in stemming outbreaks.
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Decomposers play an important role in the circle of life—without them, waste would just pile up! These activities help students study decomposers, with particular relevance to recycling and sustainability.
Decomposers are made up of the FBI (fungi, bacteria and invertebrates—worms and insects). They are all living things that get energy by eating dead animals and plants and breaking down wastes of other animals. Compostable or biodegradable waste is waste that can be broken down and recycled by these decomposers. In our homes, we can recycle food waste into usable nutrients using worms as decomposers. Decomposers are also used in industrial applications such as oil spill cleanup.
- List and identify examples of decomposers and describe their role within a simple food web.
- Describe in simple terms the carbon and nitrogen cycles.
- Differentiate between compostable waste and non-biodegradable waste.
- Outline the effect of oil spills on birds and describe a simple bioremediation strategy.
- Create their own compost bin/worm farm.
Energy enters the food chain from the sun. Producers (e.g. plants) create complex organic substances (essentially food) using energy from sunlight and other materials. Consumers (e.g. animals) get their energy by eating the producers or other consumers. Scavengers and decomposers get their energy by eating dead plants or animals.
Rotting food (or food that's gone 'bad') doesn't look or smell great but contains a wealth of nutrients, including carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous. Living organisms require these to create cells and tissues and provide energy for life processes. When a plant or animal dies, those nutrients would remain forever locked in the dead tissues if it weren't for decomposers. The decomposers complete the system, returning essential molecules to the plant producers. There are many kinds of decomposers. Each helps recycle food.
Decomposers (fungi, bacteria, invertebrates such as worms & insects) have the ability to break down dead organisms into smaller particles and create new compounds.
The nutrients that decomposers release into the environment become part of the soil, making it fertile and good for growth. These nutrients become a part of new plants that grow from the fertile soil.
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What's Your Summer Adventure?
Written on July 20, 2011 at 4:16 pm , by Christie Griffin
In the current issue of FITNESS (July/August, with Jillian Michaels on the cover!), our Editor in Chief writes about the rewards of having an adventure and going out of your comfort zone. When she was writing her note, Betty asked some of the other staffers about their summer adventures. And at the time, I had no idea exactly how far out of my safe space I was going to go…
For me, the thought of learning to surf was on the same level as me becoming an astronaut. I just assumed it would never happen because I'm like a cat when it comes to water; I get very frazzled when submerged in the stuff. But as I was getting ready to go on vacation, I felt more and more inspired to try something totally new. The truth is that I had often fantasized about riding the waves and pretending to be a chilled-out beach babe, instead of a high-strung New Yorker. So I scheduled a lesson with Baja Outback in San Jose del Cabo, and before I knew it, I was wearing a rash guard and looking out at the ocean.
My instructors had taught me the basics (in the sand, of course!) and one pro, Jorge, was going to stick by my side the whole time. I told him I was nervous, but I left out just how nervous…and decided to go with the flow, literally. "You have to challenge yourself, see what you can do! It's the only way to live," one of the Baja Outback people had said. So that's what I did.
And would you believe it? I actually managed to get up on my surf board!
Sure it took a little bit of courage, but it also helped that the folks at Baja Outback were so supportive and talented…oh, and that the water was nice and warm! If you've never been surfing before and are thinking about it, take it from me: You can totally do it! A few tips I learned:
1. If you think you're bending your knees enough, go lower. As a beginner, you're never as low as you think you are, and my (unpublished) pictures prove it!
2. Keep your cool. You're going to fall and you might swallow a gallon of water in the process. It's okay.
3. Don't think twice about who's watching you from the shore. "It's not about your ego," Instructor Denise had said. "It's just about you doing your best."
4. Consider wearing board shorts or boy-short bikini bottoms. You are not starring in "Blue Crush" and a string bikini will not hold up when you crash into the water.
5. Don't try to stay on your board until you get to shore; that's where there are usually the most rocks. Go ahead and fall off about 15-20 feet out!
Any other surfing tips out there? What's your summer adventure?
More from FITNESS: The Best 2011 Surf Gear
Categories: Fitness, The Fit Stop, Workouts | Tags: fitness tips, sports, Summer, surfing
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Face of Fitness Cover Contest Update
Written on July 19, 2011 at 2:43 pm , by Christie Griffin
As some of you may remember, we had a very exciting online competition going on just before summer hit: The Face of Fitness cover contest! After you selected the Readers' Choice Winner, Lauren, the judges went on to select four more inspiring finalists. Since then, the finalists have flown to NYC, had a photoshoot, and we're now in the process of choosing our cover girl! So exciting!
And while we can't reveal all the finalists, we can tell you all about their trip to NYC! How it went down:
- As soon as they checked into their swanky hotel, each finalist had a car waiting for her to whisk her off to the FITNESS office for a fitting. A fitting is when the fashion editors see how the apparel they've selected actually fits on the model…and if anything needs to be adjusted or tailored.
- The Photoshoot Day was a loooong day: Our FOF finalists had to rise and shine by 7 a.m., and didn't finish until early evening. Since each finalist had her own shoot, it was like five photoshoots in one.
- The next day, the finalists joined some of the FITNESS editors for a tasty-but-healthy lunch. After they explored New York for a few more hours, the women were then treated to a private, rooftop yoga session by Emilie Smith at The Sports Club/LA, a luxurious fitness center on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. "After yesterday, this is exactly what we needed!" one of the finalists commented.
What then? Well, we don't officially know. But we're pretty sure the five new friends took a big bite out of the New York nightlife…and undoubtedly turned a few heads while they were at it!
Next up: The Grand Prize Winner and Face of Fitness cover girl will be revealed on our November/December issue, which hits stands in October. Be sure to check for more info online, too: We'll reveal some behind-the-scenes photos, finalists' profiles, and feature other submissions we loved.
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Meet the Readers' Choice Finalist for the Face of Fitness Cover Contest!
Written on May 23, 2011 at 5:37 pm , by Christie Griffin
Ever dream of being on the cover of a magazine? Oh wait…who hasn't?!
And yet we were still completely blown away by the 3,500-ish submissions we received for our first-ever Face of Fitness cover contest! The overwhelmed feeling wasn't just because of the number of entries though; it was because of how inspiring, motivating, and amazing many of your stories were. The editors at FITNESS already know how awesome our readers are, but we couldn't have been prouder to see who reads our magazine and visits our website. You guys rock!
But now for an update: We've officially declared a Readers' Choice* Finalist!
(* = For 10 weeks, we posted the latest submissions here on FitnessMagazine.com and whoever got enough votes from other users was declared the weekly winner…and scored some cash, too. These 10 survivors then battled it out for a chance to be named one of the finalists who will fly to NYC next month for a photoshoot, along with four other finalists selected by the judges.)
So, everyone, meet Lauren Lopez. At 28, Lauren is a mother of two daughters under the age of three and she has been married for almost six years. Rudy, her husband, is in the Navy, and when Lauren isn't playing with her girls, exercising, or volunteering, she is in the classroom working on obtaining her MBA. Here's a little more of what Lauren wrote about having a healthy, fulfilling lifestyle:
"Fitness has always been an important ingredient in my life. I want to take care of myself so I can live a long, healthy, and happy life, but I also want to set a good example for my kids. They see me exercising and want to join in, which is awesome! But sometimes, exercise is my way of spoiling myself and focusing just on me, which I believe is very important to living a balanced life."
After we called Lauren to officially tell her she was one of the five finalists and might wind up on our cover, she said, "What an extraordinary opportunity! I can't put into words how happy everyone is and we're all over the moon!"
Congrats, Lauren!
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10 Fun Truths About Colbie Caillat
Written on April 25, 2011 at 12:08 pm , by Christie Griffin
Our live Facebook chat was a huge hit last week—more than 120 questions were posted for Colbie, and she was able to answer about 40 of them in the hour that we stole from her busy schedule. (Did you see that she was at the White House this morning?! And on Friday, she'll be in Times Square to sing "I Do" during the TLC Royal Wedding celebration!)
We found out so many fun things about Colbie that we wanted to post them here, in case you missed 'em.
1. She's an American Idol fan.
2. She thinks cell phone cameras are kinda annoying.
3. Her role model growing up was Sheryl Crow.
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Are Our Models Too Thin?
Written on March 31, 2011 at 5:58 pm , by Christie Griffin
Magazines have gotten a bad rap–for a pretty long time–for publishing photos of beautiful models instead of "real" women. The message that media sends about body images has always been a hot topic, and we're not about to open up that can-o-worms. But some new research recently blew us away: It turns out that reading a magazine like FITNESS–with hot bodies and all–isn't so bad for your self-esteem.
Dr. Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, an Associate Professor at Ohio State University, did something different than the other researchers out there…she focused on what types of articles were surrounding the pictures of the beautiful models. Her and her co-author Joshua Romero's ground-breaking findings: People who identify themselves as dissatisfied with their bodies were much more comfortable looking at images of ideal body shapes when the photos were surrounded by articles or content suggesting that they too can be as attractive as the models. But if the articles or content don't inspire them, then they tended to avoid the photos. Take a look below to see how this is illustrated. Fun fact: These are actual images that were shown in Dr. Knoblock-Westerwick's study!
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A Killer Playlist by Kerry Rhodes
Written on March 29, 2011 at 11:57 am , by Christie Griffin
Categories: Motivation, The Fit Stop, Workouts | Tags: arizona cardinals, celeb playlist, kerry rhodes, playlists, workout playlist
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Endometriosis Awareness: Those Crazy Cramps Aren't Normal
Written on March 24, 2011 at 2:57 pm , by Christie Griffin
"Don't accept it as natural," actress Susan Sarandon firmly told a crowd of Endometriosis Foundation of America supporters last week, referring to intense pain from severe cramps. "It is not okay."
A lot of us have come to accept certain things about being a woman. (These high heels hurt! Why are my breasts itchy? I have a serious chocolate craving.) But when it comes to endometriosis, a disease that affects 1 in 10 women, accepting discomfort is what needs to not happen. The organization mentioned above, founded by Dr. Tamer Seckin and the stunning "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshi, is trying to change that. Its goal is to educate young women about endo and help those who have it.
At the foundation's 3rd Annual Blossom Ball, I had the chance to listen to how both Padma and Susan suffered from endometriosis, a debilitating and incurable disease that can be managed and treated if caught early. But because its symptoms are the kinds of signs that most women would rather keep a secret—painful sex, gas-y period cycles, insane menstrual cramps that leave you in bed for days—endo goes an average of 10 years without being diagnosed. TEN. YEARS. OF. PAIN. To top it all off, it can also result in infertility.
Now that I've got your attention, let's get clinical with what else I learned during Endometriosis Awareness Month. In short, endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue in your uterus lining wanders outside your uterus…and then grows and can spread and cause problems throughout your body. There is no actual cause or reason for why a woman gets endo. Although, she's seven times more likely to have it if her mother did. Something else important to know: It's not uncommon for endo to occur when you're a teenager. So if you've ever thought to yourself, "My period is really awful, but it's been this way my whole life," then you should talk to your doctor, stat.
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The Latest Face of Fitness Winners!
Written on March 18, 2011 at 2:46 pm , by Christie Griffin
Our Face of Fitness Cover Contest is nearly half-way through, and we wanted to share with you the weekly winners of Week #3 and Week #4. Congrats to everyone so far!
Week #3 Winner: Lydia Ambrose
A few years ago, Lydia had dropped down to just 92 pounds and was very ill. The culprit? Lupus. "It was difficult for me to walk or stand, and for almost 2 years my husband would basically carry me from bed to couch," Lydia wrote. But then one day, she won a free gym membership. So she started walking on the treadmill, slowly…and eventually got to the point where one of the personal trainers gave her some encouragement about working for the gym. She applied, and has been one of the gym rats for the past two years…and is even thinking about entering fitness competitions now!
FITNESS says: Amazing! Way to bounce back!
What Lydia says about winning Week 3: "I'm so excited to be part of the winner's circle and to get to the next phase!"
Week #4 Winner: Amanda Smith
Amanda's background is one that a lot of twenty-something women can relate to: She wrote about how she didn't really know how to eat properly and spent years judging her body's flaws. But the change came for her when a college friend–and now boyfriend–taught her how to love herself and her body! And because they have such a fit lifestyle, Amanda's never been in better shape. "Our relationship does not revolve around calorie-laden meals, but on getting active," she wrote. "We hit the gym together when we can and try to include some physical activity in our dates…I have my moments of weaknesses still, but I know I'm finally on the right track."
FITNESS says: Awesome! But even though the bf inspired her, we bet she'll be her own inspiration for years to come!
What Amanda says about winning Week 4: "Wow! So exciting! Thank you, FITNESS!"
Congrats, Lydia and Amanda!
So, who will win Week 5? Don't forget to vote for your favorite before Monday!
And most importantly, make sure to submit your photo and story to our Face of Fitness Cover Contest! Five finalists will be flown to NYC for photo shoots, with one Grand Prize Winner scoring the cover of an upcoming FITNESS issue—and a 5-night vacation for two to an amazing Hawaiian resort!
PLUS: Some Face of Fitness entrants were even recently featured on Better TV! Check it out here!
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Your New Workout Buddy: FITNESS on Your iPad!
Written on March 14, 2011 at 4:33 pm , by Christie Griffin
It's a big day tomorrow!
What's up: FITNESS Magazine's very first monthly digital edition will hit the Apple iTunes store! And after toiling tirelessly to figure out how to make the magazine pop with a tap, all of the editors here couldn't be more excited.
The coolest thing (IMHO) about the monthly digital editions is when our FITNESS workouts come to life. Not only are the designs simple and pretty, but following along to exercise instructions has never been easier or more convenient! Think about it: DVD workouts are great, gym classes are fab, iPhone apps are cool, and tearing out pages of the magazine is helpful…but being able to prop up your iPad and follow along to a routine, anytime, anywhere? Yes, please!
Just a few more of our digital issue highlights: Read more
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The Best Part of Your Day: Jay-Z-Ercise Video!
Written on March 8, 2011 at 12:11 pm , by Christie Griffin
Yesss! Our Tuesday lunchtime just got a jolt of shut-the-front-door-this-is-awesome. Watch this:
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Nike Co+Lab Running Man Collection Now Available on Nikestore
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Platinum-selling country star Rodney Atkins was set to perform for the thousands of SEC football fans for the Second Annual SEC BeachFest in Gulf Shores, Ala. at a concert Saturday night when heavy rain rolled in off the Gulf. Refusing to let the weather put a damper on the festivities, Atkins made the quick decision to scale down the show and move it nearby and indoors at The Hangout. Performing on an improvised stage made out of restaurant tables, Atkins and his band rocked out with the fans who had braved the harsh conditions.
"We weren't going to let the rain end the party early if we could help it," shares Atkins. "My band and I were there and ready to play; folks came out and were ready for a show, so I'm glad we were able to give them one."
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The Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine encompasses over 20 Divisions with over 450 full-time faculty members. Divisions are located in two main locations, East Baltimore (Broadway) and Bayview.
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Back in February I attempted to do Philippe Halsman's body skull, but didn't pull it off too well. You can check it out over here just for reference. I said I would eventually do it again, and well… I still haven't done it. I did however spend the weekend crafting my own skull.


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The Predators management has put Brian McGrattan on waivers today. He was recently sent to Milwaukee on a conditionning assignment, which meant he got to avoid waivers. However after two week (the maximum length of a conditioning assignment) the Predators are willing to leave him in Milwaukee for the foreseeable future. This summer the loss of Jordin Tootoo might have given McGrattan hope for some playing time on the top team, but the acquisition of Richard Clune quickly rained on that parade. Clune has played McGrattan's role of fourth line enforcer quite well, leaving the Predators with little choice on McGrattan. Even as injuries worsened for the team, Trotz dressed Halischuck and even seven defenseman in lieu of McGratten. McGrattan is 31 and has played 30 games with the Preds since being picked up on waivers from Anaheim in October 2011. In that time he has no goals and 2 assists.
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Gold Medalist, X Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; Soloist
American pianist Jon Nakamatsu continues to draw unanimous praise as a true aristocrat of the keyboard, whose playing combines elegance, clarity, and electrifying power. A native of California, Mr. Nakamatsu came to international attention in 1997 when he was named Gold Medalist of the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the only American to have achieved this distinction since 1981. Nakamatsu, who at the time was a high school German language teacher without formal conservatory training, seized the Van Cliburn jurors and audiences with the polish, musicality, and interpretive depth of his playing.
Since his dramatic Van Cliburn triumph, Mr. Nakamatsu's brilliant but unassuming musicianship and his eclectic repertoire have made him a clear favorite throughout the world both on the concert circuit and in the recording studio. Mr. Nakamatsu has performed widely in North America, Europe and the Far East, collaborating with such conductors as James Conlon, Marek Janowski, Raymond Leppard, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Osmo Vänskä and Hans Vonk. He also performed at a White House concert hosted by President and Mrs. Clinton.
Jon Nakamatsu's extensive recital tours throughout the United States and Europe have featured appearances in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and in cities such as Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Paris, London and Milan. He has also worked with various chamber ensembles—among them the Brentano, Tokyo, Kuss, Miami, Jupiter and Ying String Quartets—and has toured repeatedly with the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet. Together with clarinetist Jon Manasse, Mr. Nakamatsu tours continually as a member of the Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo. The Duo also serves as Artistic Directors of the esteemed Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival in Massachusetts.
Mr. Nakamatsu records exclusively for harmonia mundi USA, which released his tenth CD in 2010. His recent all-Gershwin recording with the Rochester Philharmonic featuring "Rhapsody in Blue" and the Concerto in F rose to number three on Billboard's classical music charts and received extraordinary critical praise. Other acclaimed releases include an all-Liszt disc featuring the "Dante Sonata"; a recording of Brahms' Piano Sonata in F minor; and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Mr. Nakamatsu's 2008 recording of Brahms' Clarinet Sonatas with Jon Manasse was chosen by the New York Times as one of its top releases for the year. In the fall of 2011, Mr. Nakamatsu will record Brahms' monumental Piano Quintet with the Tokyo String Quartet.
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I was the other day defending the right of business owners to manage their own business as they see fit without intrusion from third parties (namely, the State), when this person threw at me the phrase "Let them eat cake." Supposedly, when somebody told Marie Antoinette that the peasants had no bread, her response was "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche." Being la brioche way more expensive than bread, this would have proved how disconnected from reality the queen was.
However, the phrase "Let them eat cake" was invented years before by Rousseau, to illustrate how oblivious an imaginary princess was to the problems of their subjects. Many years later, it was falsely attributed to Marie Antoinette, whom, paradoxically, was a philanthropist, very involved in charities to help the poor. But that is the beauty of rhetoric: it does not need to be true, or even get close to reality. So-called "progressives" are very good at it, and they use it every time they have no logical argument (which is practically always).


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Proffesor Orc said...
Another major change in recent Blood Elf history was a shift of focus from magic, mana based roles to more natural non-magical roles.
Before Blood Elves could not be warriors. Some say this was an oversight but it can be explained by the lore. When the blood elves were first introduced they were still new with magic addiction and were struggling with it. Melee fighters would become paladins instead of warriors because they still needed something to sustain them.
But as time went on blood elf fighters learned how to cope without magic and learn how to fight as a non-magical warrior.
Also look at the resource change to hunters. Before they used mana but now they are mana free, instead using intense focus.
What I'm trying to get at is that blood elves have begun to place more emphasis on non-magical classes in their society due to their struggles with the sunwell. This opens up opportunities for all blood elf roleplayers. If your a magic using blood elf, how do you feel about all these new 'unsophisticated' classes and how do you feel about a non-mage as your leader?
Vice-Versa, if you're on of the newly risen blood elf warriors how do you fit into blood elf society? Do you feel like an outcast or are you glad that you are not reliant on magic?
Great article as always
renehillege said...
I hadn't quite thought of it that way, yet. Thanks for the insight =).
That's a good angle on why there were no warriors too. I personally always thought that the ranks of the Sunguard (the npc guards around) were the warriors, and their ranks were decimated when the Scourge came through, and all new recruits went to fueling their numbers. But now that they've had a chance to stabilize, and things aren't in such chaotic state that they used to be in, they can train warriors and afford to send them afield again.
Blood elf warriors were actually going to be playable in Burning Crusade (and were in the original demo version) up until they decided to go cross-faction with shaman and paladins. Blizzard felt that in order to give blood elves access to paladins they needed to remove one of the other classes, feeling that they already had too many available. The decision came down to dropping either warrior, rogue, or hunter -- and considering that they were elves, the answer should be obvious.
Lorewise, every race has always had warriors, along with a wide variety of other classes not available to players.
All blood elves are also affected by the Sunwell and its magical energies, regardless of class. Even blood elf warriors have to use Arcane Torrent to unleash the latent magical energies that build up in their bodies in order to prevent addiction.
I was thinking about this earlier - what if belfs hadn't had rogues in BC? It'd mean that *all* their classes used mana (since hunters at the time were a mana class), thus cementing them as a magical race. Too much to change now, of course (if it even should be), but I would have enjoyed the thematic coherence.
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I am writing to let you know that I've been delighted by your posts here on WoW Insider.
If you are ever in need of a guild to call home, or just a guild to roleplay with, please let me know. I am an officer of [Scions of the Horde] on Argent Dawn-US. Between raiding and RP, we like to chat about WoW's lore as well as any other games we enjoy, and generally being silly.
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Shooting victim recovering and suspect in custody
A 20-year-old man is expected to fully recover after being shot while riding in a car on the city's South Side, and his alleged shooter is in police custody.
According to police, the ShotSpotter program used to indicate gunfire in the city picked up a gunshot in the area of Judson near Market just before police received a call about a man shot in the back in the same area. The shot hit the 20-year-old victim in the back.
The victim was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center where he was treated for a graze wound to the back.
Police took a 21-year-old man into custody for the shooting, which appears to have been over an argument with the alleged shooter's girlfriend, but formal charges have not been filed.
For more on this story see Thursday's Vindicator and Vindy.com.
Don't worry these fine citizens will out in time for the mail for their paycheck! Their in Thugstown, safe haven for cockroaches and career criminals. But we have nice flowers downtown. Geeeeezzzzzz Talk about a city(and i use that word lightly) with their head up their as#$%. WOW is all i can say anymore


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Laboy said Arias has been on the witness stand long enough.
"Let Jodi's voice just end," he said. "Jurors may not be happy if they don't have the last word."
Alexander suffered nearly 30 knife wounds, had been shot in the head and had his throat slit before Arias dragged his body into his shower, where it was found by friends about five days later.
Arias has acknowledged that she then dumped the gun in the desert, got rid of her bloody clothes, and left the victim a voicemail on his mobile phone within hours of killing him in an attempt to avoid suspicion. She says she was too scared and ashamed to tell the truth.
She initially told authorities she had nothing to do with the killing then blamed it on masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, she settled on self-defense.
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I've decided to post a picture of His Royal Fryness everyday until I run out of pictures. Judging from my Photobucket account, that should happen late summer 2018. Feel free to post your pics as well. You may also post humorous captions if the mood moves you.
From 1996, here's Mr. Fry on "Shooting Stars".
I think of myself as someone who is filled with love, whose only purpose in life was to achieve love. - Stephen Fry