1.0Waz Wuhttps://www.wazwu.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NOpRY5VsUG"><a href="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2020/05/05/an-update-from-portland/">An Update from Portland</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2020/05/05/an-update-from-portland/embed/#?secret=NOpRY5VsUG" width="600" height="338" title="“An Update from Portland” — Waz Wu" data-secret="NOpRY5VsUG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.wazwu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/portland-spring-flowers.jpg10001250May 5, 2020. Day 50 of quarantine. Hello friends. It feels very strange to be writing my first post of 2020 while we are all in quarantine. I can’t believe it’s been months since I popped on here to say hi. I can’t believe it’s already May. I entered the new decade ready to make 2020 my year. Before coronavirus, 2020 was going better than I could have imagined. I was happy and optimistic…  it was the first time I’ve felt like myself in a while. And I was so busy, I could barely find time for blogging. I was working on a number of creative projects that I was excited about, including opportunities that came to me out of the blue. Veganizer was thriving, and I was on track to line up a full year of events and partnerships. I was contributing vegan maps to Eater PDX, which was pretty special for me as not that long ago, I looked to Eater NYC for restaurant tips, and I always wondered “how does one get to write for Eater?” I’ve always enjoyed exploring Portland’s food and beverage scene, but it has brought me a remarkable amount of joy over the […]