Today will go on record as the busiest day ever for Beaverton Trader Joe’s store #141 . I only took a few photos of the pre-snowstorm chaos around three in the afternoon shortly before I left for the day, mostly because had a feeling that I just wouldn’t be able fully to describe what it was like to anyone who wasn’t there. I’m sure it got even crazier after I left! Here are some brief captions:
1. The end of the line for register 8 (last one closest to the restrooms.) At one point it was even snaking back around to the front of the store in a figure 8. Also, almost completely sold out of milk by lunchtime.
2, 3, & 4. Completely gutted dry and wet produce aisles. I knew it was bad when a man standing in the back of the line near where the last photo was taken called out to me to ask if there were any more gold fingerling potatoes left on the other side of the store, and when I went to check for him I realized that we actually had no potatoes left at all.
5. All the lines ending at the back of the store that stretched all the way down the aisles to the front of the store. You had to inch alongside the empty dairy case and squeeze by all the shopping carts to get anywhere.
6. What the inside of the usually packed refrigerated back-stock looked like by 3PM.
Not pictured: Bread (because there was basically none left), a very nearly-empty frozen section, and an adorably precocious little girl who said to me, “Wow, Trader Joe is going to be so rich! But if it doesn’t snow, all these people will be sooo sad that they wasted all their money for nothing!” #snowpocalypse #snowmageddon #snowpocalypse2019 #snowmageddon2019 #pdxsnowpocalypse #pdxsnowpocalypse2019 #traderjoes #beaverton #gottagetthebreadandmilk #❄️🔥
Feels so good to have helped this little #kappatea find his forever home today! Now if that isn’t a perfect match then I don’t even know what one is! #🥒🐢#🍵 #kappa #theunseeliecourtier #etsy #yokai #japanesekappa #riverdemon #teacupcollection #chinacabinet #chinacollection #teahutch #polymerclaydoll #fairyartist #faerie #goblin #faerieart #ooakdoll #artdoll #polymerclay #miniatures #polymerclaymixedmedia
Our beers match our hair, as always. #cheers #blackandred #redheadbrunette #doublebarrel #happyhour #whiskeybar #pdxbars #pdxbeer #royaleporter #royalebrewing #halfcockedipa #5440brewing #spontaneousdateday #🍻
Just a naughty one-eyed black kitten trying to steal some #valentinecorn (don’t worry, I stopped her from eating such a disgusting abomination of a candy.) #👁 #🖤 #valentine #valentinescorn #happyvalentinesday #happyvalentines #circeplanchette #oneeyedcat #piratekitty #blackcatsofinstagram #catsarejerks #curiositykilledthecat #witchesfamiliar #gothvalentine #spookyvalentine #myspookyvalentine #spookyvalentinesday #🎃❤️ #💘 #💔
I finished this display on the day of the infamous snowstorm scare but forgot to post pictures. I think I was going for something between Pee-wee’s Playhouse and a 1950’s diner. You can’t really tell in the photo, but the background is super sparkly and covered with a thick coat of turquoise glitter spray paint. #traderjoes #traderjoessigns #traderjoessignart #handpaintedsigns #signart #signartist #handlettering #breakfast #breakfastfood #foodillustration #riseandshine #baconandeggs #balancedbreakfast #fooddudes #fooddoodz #cartoonfood #paintmarkers #poscapaintpens #🍳
It’s coming into dusk now so a lot of last night’s snow has already melted in the sun. Here are a few photos I took outside our house after the first burst of winter storm Maya. 1. The outside of our house just before 5 PM. When we woke up this morning our porch was completely buried up to the top step, but now you can see all the tracks left by Grendel and Medusa. 2. Poor little chilly flamingos. 3. Snow-capped witch hats. 4. Even the fairy door is still snowed-in. 5. Iced jack o’ lantern. 6. She’s mostly thawed off now, but Juniper June Bug has been safe in the stable. 7. Frozen daffodils and pussy willow on Miss Loon’s grave. 8. I love the flash of sunny yellow winking through all the crystallized snow! #winterstormmaya #snowstormpdx #portlandsnow #pdxsnow #snowpocalypse2019 #snowmageddon2019 #portlandoregon #southeastportland #millpark #pdxhomes #pdxcottage #snowycottage #wintercottage #fairycottage #snowplacelikehome #februarysnow #🏡 #❄️❤️
Today will go on record as the busiest day ever for Beaverton Trader Joe’s store #141 . I only took a few photos of the pre-snowstorm chaos around three in the afternoon shortly before I left for the day, mostly because had a feeling that I just wouldn’t be able fully to describe what it was like to anyone who wasn’t there. I’m sure it got even crazier after I left! Here are some brief captions: 1. The end of the line for register 8 (last one closest to the restrooms.) At one point it was even snaking back around to the front of the store in a figure 8. Also, almost completely sold out of milk by lunchtime. 2, 3, & 4. Completely gutted dry and wet produce aisles. I knew it was bad when a man standing in the back of the line near where the last photo was taken called out to me to ask if there were any more gold fingerling potatoes left on the other side of the store, and when I went to check for him I realized that we actually had no potatoes left at all. 5. All the lines ending at the back of the store that stretched all the way down the aisles to the front of the store. You had to inch alongside the empty dairy case and squeeze by all the shopping carts to get anywhere. 6. What the inside of the usually packed refrigerated back-stock looked like by 3PM. Not pictured: Bread (because there was basically none left), a very nearly-empty frozen section, and an adorably precocious little girl who said to me, “Wow, Trader Joe is going to be so rich! But if it doesn’t snow, all these people will be sooo sad that they wasted all their money for nothing!” #snowpocalypse #snowmageddon #snowpocalypse2019 #snowmageddon2019 #pdxsnowpocalypse #pdxsnowpocalypse2019 #traderjoes #beaverton #gottagetthebreadandmilk #❄️🔥
Snow White was from the Pacific Northwest. #🍎 #pacificrose #pacificroseapple #uwajimaya #pacificnorthwest #pnw #pnwapples #thatsabigapple #notpoison #icanbarelyholditwithonehand #happilyeverafter
Sometimes she is less comforting. #👁 #🖤 #circeplanchette #gotyourconk #gotyournose #nosebiter #rude #oneeyedcat #piratekitty #blackcatsofinstagram #lovebites #bratcat #rottencreature #nastywoman #catsarejerks
This month has been pretty rough on me so far, but I’m always so thankful that I get to come home to this. 🐷🌪 🐗 @grendel_yourfriendel @medusaporcine #grendelandmedusa #grendelyourfriendel #medusaporcine #wildpigs #meanies #wildbeasts #thehumpergames #doggerdumbs #dogpile #rescuedogsofinstagram #muttsofinstagram #tripawd #truelove #bestfriendels #mansbestfriend #dogsaregood
Another neat one from the other night; self-portrait by the light of a passing ambulance. #pinkelephantcabaret #burlesquepdx #mcmenaminsmissiontheater #monochromatic #pink #turnontheredlight #selfportrait #selfie #glitter #glam #datenight #herbalcigarette #brownbearsmokes @brownbearherbs
A couple more close-ups of the board I painted the other day, with my original evil mermaid board from 2011 that I was basing it on below for reference. #signartist #signart #chalkboardart #chalkboardartist #signpainter #traderjoessignart #traderjoessigns #darkwaves #evilmermaid #clownfish #paintmarkers #handlettering #handpaintedsigns #traditionalillustration #poscapaintpens
Generally I’m more interested to see how my artwork changes over the years than my face. Sometimes I even reference my own past artwork as a fun throwback challenge. I did the top board just the other day, based off of the evil mermaid board I did below in 2011. It’s amazing how the quality of phone cameras has evolved over the past eight years too! #signartist #signart #chalkboardart #chalkboardartist #signpainter #traderjoessignart #darkwaves #evilmermaid #paintmarkers #handlettering #handpaintedsigns #poscapaintpens
I told y’all I don’t look all that different, I just have better hair now. #2009vs2019 #ivelookedthesamemywholelife #sameshitdifferentdecade
This crazy one-eyed creature that was clearly conjured from the depths and sent to earth just so I wouldn’t be so sad anymore. 👁🖤 #circeplanchette #blackcat #luckyblackcat #blackcatsofinstagram #fallenangel #witchesfamiliar #oneeyedcat #piratekitty #winkingdevil #winkfromtheuniverse #housepanther #naptimebuddy #emotionalsupportdemon
First bathroom selfie of 2019. This is not my real hair, but I’m pretty sure my muppet fur coat is real. #cheers #happy2019 #bathroomselfie #pimpin #livinmybestlife #dirtymartini #cocktails #furcoat #redneckmartini #velvetpainting #trashychic #glam #fridaynight #datenight #pinkelephantcabaret #💄 #💁🏼♀️ #🥂
Wonderful...it looks like her skills have advanced. 🙄🐱👹#circeplanchette #brastealer #bewaretheclaw #catburglar #pantyraid #littledevil #blackcat #devilcat #witchesfamiliar #blackcatsofinstagram #blackcatsofinsta #housepanther #miniaturehellpanther #troublemaker #cathijinks #itakethis #catsarejerks #icanteventakeashower
Forgot to post this from Saturday night, but @martykingofficial took me on amazing date to @clydesprimeribpdx ! 🥩🖤🍷 #primerib #datenight #steaknight #rarelove #primitivelove #steakandwine #redwine #clydesprimerib #farewell2018 #cheersto2019 #🥂
Literally every time I go to the bathroom. #circeplanchette #bewaretheclaw #blackcat #blackcatsofinstagram #luckyblackcat #witchesfamiliar #littledevil #troublemaker #spookykitty #housepanther #miniaturehellpanther #🖤