I moved to Portland, Oregon from Providence, Rhode Island recently. Following is the tale of the moving, in a journal format. That's the one in Oregon, not the one in Maine. There is a very nice little market not two blocks from here, along with countless little shops nearby on Broadway.
Public transportation is close and accessible.
There was a really wet snow last night and we lost power. It was really quite fun trying to cross the streets with all the traffic signals out. I picked up 6 different varieties of Root Beer and Cream Soda from down the street, all of them from Portland, Seattle and California. So far the Henry's and the Thomas Kemper are about tied for Root Beer. Both companies put in a lot of honey flavor and end up tasting very similar.