Keep Portland Weird (WHY?)

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a craigslist junkie--for buying and selling stuff only, of course. Which might be surprising, because we all grew up buying "new" things (granted, there were far fewer markets for buying used things back then).

I've found great deals (none of which was stolen goods, I believe) for good used stuff--my Dell Axim, my DSL wireless router, and my N64 system and sundry games. And I'm guessing this is where I will find a Toyota pickup to buy, should that day ever arise.

But anyway, we have never sold anything via craigslist before until yesterday. Meg wanted to sell some of the extra controllers and games we've accumulated from buying used stuff in packaged deals, and she found a want ad for exactly what we had. So she made arrangements for me to meet the person at the 7-11 across the street from my office. Everything in the email correspondances id'd the person as a women. And when I walked into the parking lot, I saw my buyer at a distance, and I thought it was just an ugly woman. But no. It reminded me of Harry Shearer (the Folksmen) in a scene at the end of A Might Wind; this may be the only dumb scene in the movie, and I think I know why now. It's gross. It's a freak of nature. And it's so Portland--true to the popular bumper sticker.

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