I have a messenger bag. It's pretty simple and nondescript. Just your run of the mill, canvas messenger bag. There's a guy at work who thinks it's the greatest thing ever. Several months back, he told me in the elevator that he liked my bag and asked where I got it. Whenever he sees me with the bag now, he comments on how much he likes it and how he's looked everywhere and can't find anything like it. He asks what kind of bag it is and I tell him it's a messenger bag and that I'm pretty sure they are everywhere. He says they're not and that he's looked everywhere and can't find one. I'm pretty sure I didn't snatch up the last messenger bag in existence, right? I wonder how much he'd be willing to pay for my messenger bag...
Kiley did post recently about her thoughts on the prospect of living in Utah again. (As I'm typing this I'm having some extreme deja vu. Maybe I've already talked about this?) Anyway, I've had some of the same thoughts over the past year. It's almost been 8 years since I've lived away from Utah, and for most of that time I have never wanted to move back. I think I've gotten to the point however, where I could actually enjoy living there if I ever ended up there again. I think I've grown into myself a bit and maybe Utah is growing up a bit and I think we could have a pretty decent relationship. I'm not making an announcement about moving back, just saying I wouldn't hate it if I did. Below is a list of some of the things I'd enjoy/explore if I lived there (not to mention some incredibly cool friends who seem to be congregating there as of late).
The Copper Onion
Mazza
Eva
Communal
Trevor Southey's Reconciliation Exhibit
Jung Society of Utah
The King's English
Ruth's Diner
Sundance Film Festival
Pioneer Theatre Company
The Cathedral of the Madeleine
Red Iguana
I realize about half of my list consists of restaurants. I blame this on Christina. She has turned me into a food snob.
I also know a couple of ladies who swear by happy hour at Sonic. What else? You who live or have lived in the SLC, what do you do there to feed your soul/tummy?
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Mazza, Eva, Robin's Nest, Cucina Toscana, Communal, Bombay House, Red Iguana, Market Street Broiler (early bird special rocks), Sundance Film Festival, national parks, Pioneer Theater, Desert Star, Caputo's, free skiing, cheap night skiing, Fifth Water Hot Springs, river floating, snowshoeing Mill Creek...
ReplyDelete...weekend trips to Lava Hot Springs or Vegas or Moab, within-a-day drives for more hard-core road trippers to Denver, L.A., maybe San Fran, lots of visitors for those of us from LDS circles, Diego's, Happy Sumo half-off specials, lots of summer community events and outdoor movies, etc, more gay former (or current) mormons than anywhere else in the world (though most are admittedly completely F-ed up), Creamies, great dance productions at UofU, beautiful classical concerts at BYU, camping within 45 minutes, low cost of living...
ReplyDelete...temple square during Christmas, MoTab Christmas concert, tabernacle organ recitals every week, just enough small venue concerts to keep me from grumbling about the music scene, snowy but sunny winters, beautiful autumn colors in the canyons...yes, I'm reminding myself...
ReplyDeleteWalks and drives through the Avenues, City Creek canyon, Memory Grove, Plan-B Theater, Salt Lake Acting Company, Capitol Theater, Broadway across America, Kingsbury Hall, unlimited plays at Pioneer for $100 season, Farmer's Market at Pioneer Park, the Salt Lake cemetery, One World Cafe, Cathedral of the Madeleine, Through the Lens documentary film series hosted by Doug Fabrizio, RadioWest live on your radio, Rico's Market, Sunstone symposium, Sunstone lectures and firesides, Meditation for Mormon classes by John Kesler at the Espiscopal Conference Center, the Salt Lake library, Este Pizzeria, Freida's Bistro, The Salt Lake Film Center @ the Broadway Theater, Music and the Spoken Word every Sunday morning, the Beerhive Pub, the soon to open City Creek Mall, Takashi, My Dough Girl cookies, Dolcetti Gelato, 9th and 9th and 15th and 15th neighborhoods, new Whole Foods at Trolley Square, Sugarhouse, and I'll second your entire list, especially The Copper Onion
ReplyDeleteJon... I think he is hitting on you!
ReplyDeletePoint of caution: if you ever visit San Francisco and actually call it "San Fran" within earshot of any Bay Area resident (or virtually any Californian, for that matter) you will (1) be instantly marked as an out-of-town rube, (2) laughed at behind your back, and (3) lose all credibility. "San Fran" grates on a Californian's ears like scratching a chalkboard. Outside the Bay Area, it's "San Francisco.". Within the Bay Area, it's simply "the City."
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome.
As long as you promise to hypothetically cultivate your food snobbery when you hypothetically move to Utah I will not express my true feelings about this post...until I see you later tonight.
ReplyDeleteA. Thats funny that your coworker cant find a messenger bag. They are everywhere. I seriously am baffled as to why this is so hard for him. What about Amazon.com? haha.
ReplyDeleteB. I wont support you moving. Im too selfish because I want you to stay here in Oregon and hang with me! Though it seems like we dont get to do that as often as we should... haha. Nah, I will support you if you are thinking thats what you want to do. I have to say, Oregon has much better happy hours because we have more microbreweries per capita of any state. We have much better culinary options here rather than in Utah. Dont get sucked in! haha.
the library, Spiral Jetty, Sunstone, Memory Grove and City Creek Canyon, my apartment.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Utah doesn't come close to competing with the food options in Portland, but it's nice to know that I have some options when I'm there. Don't worry, I plan to stay in Portland for the foreseeable future. :)
ReplyDeleteHolly, I would love to see your apartment. Maybe we can make that happen sometime when I'm in SLC.
The mountains, the desert, the valleys, the sagebrush, the tumbleweeds, the mere fact that you can look out your window and see further than 20 yards. That about sums it up, along with what everyone else said.
ReplyDeletewait, anon said Doug Fabrizio. There really isn't any other reason than him.
ReplyDeleteWe don't get out much at my end of the valley. I really want to try the Copper Onion, but we don't venture out of the burbs much. Our 2 favorite places to eat are both Mexican places one a few blocks from our house, they have the best salsa ever and the other is in Park City, Baja Cantina. We love Park City and I'd live there if money wasn't a concern. I'm with ya on the Sundance thing, though I'm not really a movie person, I just want to go sit on main street and celebrity watch.
ReplyDeleteYou realize we live like 5 minutes from a Sonic here, right? Presumably the happy hour is the same...
ReplyDeleteI think you should compile all other suggestions here into a handy pamphlet for Utah's department of tourism. I know that I'm suddenly feeling like I wasted my BYU years!
do. you like brujes?
ReplyDeleteI hear the 'tah has great messenger bags...
ReplyDeleteThe mountains, snow and skiing!
ReplyDeleteI know doug fabrizio.
ReplyDeleteDoug Fabrizio lives in UT.
I live in UT (admittedly not SLC, sad)
I could introduce you at some point if you moved here.
I'm just pointing that out.
Also, this post made me miss my SLC life...but you know, Provo has a few things to offer too...like, um, uh, uh. Well, I would come up with some sort of list if you ever thought you might need one.
I can't get this to let me do it as NB, but that's who I am.
Interesting blog. God bless, Lloyd
ReplyDeleteI've gotta represent for the visual arts: The Salt Lake Art Center and the UMFA for a good contemporary art fix.
ReplyDeleteMy house. Sam Weller's bookstore. Thai Siam. Sugarhouse. Omar's Living Cuisine. Coffee Garden.
ReplyDeleteI live right downtown … 300 South and 300 West. I wouldn’t live anywhere else in the world.
ReplyDeleteMy neighbors know and love me, the vendors I rely upon know and love me, I live among some of the best eateries in the country, and in a City that walks the walk and talks the talk on many issues that are important to me.
My only complaint?
The air.
Of course, I gave up my car 4 years ago … so hopefully I’m less of a contributor to that than I used to be.
@Emily … we’ve mentioned Communal — which is an AMAZING restaurant on University Avenue at about 200 North.
ReplyDeleteThere’s also the Art City Trolley Grill (in Springville) and Rooster Co dumpling and noodle house on University Ave at about 150 North … and Bombay House at 500 North … Provo is also home to some of the most amazing people I’ve ever met. Even though I mostly insist that they visit me in Salt Lake City.
:)
@Paul — Brüges is in my building! So tasty! Have you tried Ekamai Curry, next door? Or Carlucci’s Bakery next door, the other way? Or Tin Angel, across the Park? Or Sette Bello and Capo one block east?
ReplyDelete:)
Holly, I would love to see your apartment. Maybe we can make that happen sometime when I'm in SLC.
ReplyDeleteJust give me a few days' heads up so I can make sure it's presentable.... But I would love to play hostess to you!