Donuts, old friends, books

This weekend we had an unexpected but very welcome house guest! My friend, Matt (aka DJ Moldover ) happened to be in town for a short visit. We have been friends since the third grade which officially makes him my oldest friend! Congrats! (It also means he remembers when I used to wear giant pink glasses and elastic-banded cotton pants and yet doesn't hold that against me.)

Since he'd yet to have the full "Portland Experience" we of course had to introduce him to the favorites: Powell's Books and Voodoo Donuts. We worked up an appetite tromping around the wonderful literary labyrinth that is Powell's (dubbed by Matt as "the complete opposite of Walmart") and thus went a little overboard with our donut procurement:


Voodoo Donuts is famous for making bizarre and sometimes disgustingly-flavored donuts. Fun for the whole family! Above we have our selections: Orange Creamsicle donut, Blood-Filled donut, Portland Cream donut, McMinnville Cream donut, and of course the hard-to-resist Bacon Maple donut. Yes, that's real bacon!



Here's Matt, stabbing the heart of the poor Blood-Filled donut. Mmmm, blood-filled...



The aftermath. That little guy was delicious.

We polished off everything except for the bacon donut. That baby was a special road treat for Matt - I look forward to getting the full report on the deliciousness.