Sushi and Harajuku girls in Portland, Oregon

February 20, 2011

Sushi and Harajuku girls in Portland, Oregon

I just got back from Portland, Oregon. If you've never been there, this will give you an idea of what it's like. It's a song from the hilarious new TV show Portlandia:

I spent the day with my college friend Naomi, who used to be a sushi chef and is now temporarily retired. As we walked into a bookstore a guy asked us to sign a petition to ban plastic bags, and then Naomi got in trouble with the bookstore owner because she had a Kindle. That night we went to a local Japanese-ish restaurant with really good burgers called Yakuza and then dropped by at a bar full of people who looked like they were straight out of the 90s.

My friend Jason Wishnow sent me this clip--also from Portlandia--featuring two shrinking Harajuku Girls obsessed with coffee and a dog named Hichiro. It's amazing, watch!

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