Monday, December 04, 2006

I've Been Away too Long...

Some yes, some no, for me personally--but all of them say Eugene to me loud and clear. I have put stars by the ones that are directly absolutely totally right on.

(As seen on Not That Desperate)





You Know You're From Eugene When...


*You inadvertently own one or more pieces of tie-dye clothing

You have ever owned or traveled cross-country in a VW van

You used to play hacky-sack but had to give it up because you developed an allergy
to the bag material

*You understand the difference between cafe au lait and a latte

*You know how to pronounce "Allan Brothers" but you don't care

You had to quit coffee

You find yourself humming along with the Grateful Dead, whether you like them or not

You can't always remember who among your friends is lesbigay and who is straight

You know what lesbigay means and how to use it in a sentence

You have friends who really are bisexual

You own a hand drum or know a friend who owns one

Men with short hair look kind of odd to you, but you're not sure why

*You have potlucks down to a fine art

*You think channeling was responsible for getting the cross removed from Skinner's Butte
AND opening up Willamette Street

You understand how a reggae concert turned into a riot with the police

*You don't run if it rains suddenly and you have no umbrella

*You look up at the sky every morning and say "It'll burn off!"

*A day without sunshine is a month

You have taught workshops and all your friends came

You know the difference between 1st and 2d degree Reiki

You and/or most of your friends are 1st or 2d degree Reiki

You dig your weekly Rolfing sessions.

You tone (with your voice, not at Gold's Gym)

You know what LMT stands for

You are an LMT

You know how to whip out a good-looking flier in Pagemaker

*The people at Kinko's know you by name

You know what days they clear the bulletin boards at Fifth St. Market

*You know that Fifth Street is actually Fifth Avenue

*You have ever worn Birkenstocks, even without meaning to

*Some of your best friends wear Birkenstocks, on purpose

*You buy "distressed" produce

You get free produce from friends who work at any natural foods store

*You don't know anybody who works 9-5, Monday - Friday and/or wears a suit

*You call Eugene Weekly "What's Happening"

When a friend gets something she wants, you say "Way to manifest!"

You routinely use the female pronoun as generic in writing and speaking...

You think the Jerry Garcia mural on High St. is the coolest piece of art you ever saw.

You have ever attended a Grateful Dead concert at Autzen more than once.

You consider the Oregon Country Fair the highlight of the year.

You know the methods of growing marijuana without being caught.

You claim that the marijuana is "industrial hemp" if you are caught.

You understand the term "kind buds".

You actually buy Frog's joke books.

*You know why Frog isn't supposed to sell the books directly to you.

*You frequent at least five clothing resale shop for the clothes, not the bargains.

You miss Icky's Tea House.

You are offended by one or more of the above sentences

*You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Eugene.




1 comment:

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