I was in Portland for most of this weekend. The main reason was to attend my cousin's wedding reception. But the Super Bonus™ of the weekend was that I got to have brunch with none other than Domi, med student extraodinaire. It was great to catch up with her, and I was glad to be able to provide her with some non-medical-related conversation.

Afterwards, my parents and I went on a drive along the Columbia River gorge and saw some nice waterfalls. My mom got impatient with all the nature, though, so we headed back to downtown for some shopping.

Since I was missing our Saturday training run, after we got back to the hotel, I went on an afternoon run along the Willamette River. It was nice, although it did smell like sewage in places. Mmm...sewage...

The wedding reception was in the evening, and it was quite nice. Got to hang out with the family, which is always a good time. It was quite entertaining to see my 90-year-old grandma busting it out on the dance floor, too.

I came back to California on Sunday morning. Didn't do too much during the day, although I did get my car washed, restoring it to its previous shiny shiny glory.

In the evening I was fortunate enough to attend a concert by Lila Downs. For those of you who have seen the movie Frida, you would have seen Lila Downs singing during the infamous tango scene. It was an amazing performance. It took place at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, which was a small, intimate performance space. Her songs were sung mostly in Spanish or Indian languages of Mexico, but she always took a moment to explain the meaning of each of her songs. She is an incredibly expressive, passionate singer and she also had an extremely talented band backing her up. I felt lucky to have been able to see her perform.

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