the blazers are en fuego

Two days this week that made me so happy to live in this city. Tuesday night was Ignite Portland (or en fuego as Adam kept referring to it). If you're not familiar with this it was described as ADD Toastmasters because it consists of a set of presentations in which presenters are only given 5 minutes to fly though a set of timed slides. If you missed it you can go to their site to catch videos, but they really don't do justice. my top three:

• Why Deutschland Loves David Hasselhoff - Mario Schulzke
  
• Where Does Imagination Go? - Chet Fiedler
  
• and How to be an Undercover Hooker - Jessica Bruder (this one
  was awesome because it was simultaneously absurd funny yet built from actual authentic Police education materials.
  

Wednesday the Blazers beat the Bulls. Rip City is rolling again because we're back to the trifecta of Blazers not sucking, the Blazers not going to jail, and the Blazers being an awesome and exciting team to watch. Being a Blazer fan I've seen some seriously rough times, and they just make this renaissance all that much better!