Brooke Geery

Cup and Saucer

3566 SE Hawthorne Blvd http://www.cupandsaucercafe.com/ Dates of visits: 7/19/09 and 7/25/09 Price for 2: $22 The Cup and Saucer cafe is actually a chain of three Portland restaurants, and more of a breakfast spot than lunch. That said, we've visited it on several occasions, usually for weekend brunch. But since we've got a whole lot of new restaurants to try, and I'd already taken pictures of this one, I figured it counts! If there's one thing you can expect from a breakfast spot on Hawthorne (or anywhere in Portland for that matter) it's that you're going to wait for a solid 30 minutes for a seat during the weekends. For…
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Dingo’s

4612 SE Hawthorne http://www.dingosonline.com/ Date visited: September 22,2009 Price for 2: $25.50 If there's one thing you'll learn about me from this blog, it's that I really like Mexican food. It's cheap, quick and most importantly, comes with chips and salsa. That said, I am not a big fan or trulty authentico Mexican food, dripping in grease and containing questionable meats. For this reason Dingo's has been on the go-to list for awhile. The real prize point of the menu at Dingo's is the sour cream lime stuff that you can get in or on tacos, burritos and enchiladas. Recently I discovered the lime chicken tacos are the closest thing…
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How to Suck at Snowboarding (But convince people you don’t)

Snowboarding is not an overly difficult activity, but some people just possess a natural ability to do it better than others. If you are one of those “others,” you’re screwed. As a wise man once said, “Snowboarding is not about having fun. It’s about being good.” Let’s face it, that’s true, and people who tell you otherwise clearly suck. When you are good at snowboarding, not only do you look super cool, but you get more ass, tons of free gear, and needn’t have pesky responsibilities because you are getting so rich thanks to your talent. But since we can’t all do double corks and win the extreme games, there…
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Fort Worth at Night

I end up in some random places. This weekend it's Fort Worth, Texas, a cool, albeit sort of cheesy and manufactured city. I'm here for a wakeskate event, but tonight my schedule was thrown off by the central time zone's TV schedule. My need to watch new episodes of all the Thursday shows left me seeking food after 9 (when apparently all kitchens in Texas close.) I finally found an open cajun joint, and on my way back to the hotel I snapped some pictures with my point and shoot. Traveling alone is strange. Especially in Texas. More pictures after the jump. (more…)
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Viewed and Reviewed: Neverland

Absinthe Films All reviews are bullshit. That’s been the theme of my night, but I am going to try my very hardest to include as little bullshit as possible in this review of Absinthe Film’s latest video, Neverland. When I started watching this video, I was sort of afraid they might have blown their load on the first part. Nicholas Mueller riding bottomless pow through the trees might not seem like it could fill a full part, but it did. And it was a part (allow me to date myself here) that rivaled the Mt. Baker section of the classic Volcom video the Garden. It just looked so fun. Add…
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DCP Says YES to Hump Day

Last winter when Burton announced it's 2010 Global Team Roster, a lot of names were conspicuously missing, among them David Carrier Porcheron. While many of the cuts came as a surprise, DCP's absence was especially shocking. It seemed like he'd be a lifer with the brand, his first and only sponsor. But the kind and gentle French Canadian didn't let it get him down and soon reemerged at SIA in a tiny booth behind Nidecker and a company called Yesnowboard. When life hands you lemons, start a snowboard brand, right? YoBeat: What is Yesnowboard about? Who's involved in the company? DCP: Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and myself are the…
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My Super Awesome Wasabi Coleslaw

Just in time for summer to be over, I've decided to blog my go-to BBQ recipe. I'm not sure at what point in my life the idea of shredded cabbage salad starting sounding good, but since then I love the stuff, and have basically perfected my own recipe, so here goes. This will make a party-sized portion so cut back as necessary. Ingredients One head of green cabbage (grated) 2 Carrots (grated) 1 small Red Onion (finely chopped) 1 Jalapeno (finely copped) 1 red pepper (finely chopped) Handful of fresh parsley (chopped) Dressing 1 Cup Mayonnaise 1/4 cup vinegar (enough to thin, but not overwhelm) 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 Tablespoon…
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All In a Day’s Work

Today I killed it. Here's a list of everything I did. 1.    Get to office 2.    Check email, respond to at least two of them 3.    Sending Firing Squad winner interview questions 4.    Double check that nothing is fucked up on Yobeat 5.    Important Twitter promotion 6.    Ichat Pat to tell him his video isn't working 7.    Outsmart vimeo and figure out how to download it 8.    Start converting the video 9.    Talk to Pat for awhile about video future plans 10.    Ichat with the same people i talk to every day 11.    Write a spot check for Alliance wakeskate, call Clint 3 times to double check things 12.    Find…
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Belated Post-Florida Post

I haven't been traveling as much lately, which honestly, is sort of nice. But last weekend I headed down to the city beautiful, Orlando, FL. Now usually the reaction to me traveling to Orlando is "why would you do that," but this time as Hurricane Bill loomed off the coast creating "the sickest waves ever bro," so at least some people thought it was a good idea to go to Florida. Me? I went no where near the coast. Instead I was there for Surf Expo, which includes no actual surfing. As you can imagine, a trade show in this economic climate was a somewhat depressing place. Few booths and…
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