Chinese Garden

[batskeets]

Any PDX people want to go to the Chinese Garden this weekend? I hear there's free admission, and I've never been. I'm thinking Saturday afternoon, perhaps?

You can also assume that I will have my camera glued to my face for at least part of the outing, if that affects your decision at all. ;)

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_dilate_/]

I would like to go. Sunday both Adam and I could come, Saturday just me.

[skeets.livejournal.com]

Sunday might also be an option if Boy shoots the wedding we have booked. We haven't talked about it yet, though.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_dilate_/]

Either way. Let me know what you decide. I've always wanted to check it out and have never been. Adam probably wouldn't care either way.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_dilate_/]

Let me know when you pick a time so I can plan. Could my friend Michelle come?

[skeets.livejournal.com]

Sure, if she wants to :) MK is also coming and bringing Joey! Saturday after 2pm is the current plan!

[alaindan.livejournal.com]

There's a Chinese garden too? I've only ever been to the Japanese Gardens.

[skeets.livejournal.com]

Same here! I've known about the Chinese Garden since I moved up here, but haven't been yet. (it's smaller than the Japanese Garden)

[bellybalt.livejournal.com]

I've been, but I wouldn't mind going again.

[skeets.livejournal.com]

Thinking Saturday afternoon, sometime after 2pm, if that works? :D

[katlyn.livejournal.com]

I have both a tea tasting/outing and Shad's B-day party on Saturday. If you're seriously considering Sunday, I would join. Let me know? *hugs*

[skeets.livejournal.com]

It's looking more like Saturday :/ I kind of want to shoot the wedding, assuming I'm not still sick.

[katlyn.livejournal.com]

Well, I've visited it a few times before and would love to go again, but I'll probably have to catch it some other time. Overcommitment. :(

It's lots more fun with friends, so I hope you have a good time! *hugs*

[skeets.livejournal.com]

Yeh, I hear you on the overcommitment bit, sigh. Still, I hope you have fun on Saturday with all your goings-on! ::co-hugs::

[dawningday.livejournal.com]

If you ever want to go when it's not going to be a crazy busy free weekend, let me know. I have a membership and can bring in a guest with me. Be careful with the photography stuff - similar to the Japanese Garden, the Lan Su Garden retains copyright on an pictures taken in the garden.

[skeets.livejournal.com]

That would be rad! It might be nice to go again when it's warmer and less gloomy outside.

And yeah, I'd heard about the annoying copyright stuff, so that's a bummer. Still, I enjoyed shooting at the Japanese Garden years ago, even though I didn't use the shots for anything, so it's worth doing for that, at least. :)

[dawningday.livejournal.com]

It's amazing once everything starts blooming in the spring - I have quite a few pictures I've taken there over the past year. And yes - while the copyright thing is annoying, it is still a really fun place to take shots. Honestly, once I started taking more pictures there, I came to appreciate the copyright rule: the thought and effort that must go into providing such perfect models for photography certainly deserves some level of acknowledgment in any shots that are taken, you know?

[veiravx.livejournal.com]

I can't go on Saturday, sadly, but I'd like to get together sometime soon to go over stuff-stuff. I know you're busy and overscheduled, so maybe we can do a lunch thing sometime? :)

[skeets.livejournal.com]

Lunch would be awesome! But I'm actually pretty open next week, too, if that works better. :) I was thinking about hitting up Science Pub at the Bagdad on Monday, maybe... but I'm flexible!

[veiravx.livejournal.com]

OMG! I hadn't heard of that before, so I looked it up, and it sounds like the best thing ever!! I've been trying to find stuff like that to do in Portland. Now I'm angry that I already made plans to go do laundry at my sister's. :(

As for lunch, any day after Wednesday would work for me. :)

[skeets.livejournal.com]

Heh, well, you didn't miss much this time around; the lecture turned out to be boring. :/ I hear they're generally fun/interesting, though, so I might try again next time around.

For lunchness... Thursday? Anywhere downtown that you'd like to go?

[xplo-eristotle.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of going, cause I've never been either, but apparently the weather is going to be cold and rainy, which is not particularly good weather for checking out a garden.