Blogbrownsocks in # portland • 3 hr. ago • 8 min readMark has Heat! - Day 94The past couple of days my hands have straight up been too cold to type by the time I get back to Mark the van. Yesterday being my day off, I was excited to go up for another hike to the snow and get some more summer snowboarding in. However, on Sunday night, after spending my evening trying to thaw my fingers with my breath and some expired…brownsocks in # actifit • 1 day ago • 5 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 14 2026The weather has finally ceased it’s little temper tantrum, and I say that with love. The past 10 days of rain(sometimes snow) and cold has finally given way back to some typical early fall weather here in Oregon. I have enjoyed it so much; nothing beats waking up to the drumming of water pellets on the van in the middle of the night.. but…brownsocks in # actifit • 4 days ago • 2 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 11 2026Aw RATS, I missed a day. I mean who cares, but I was hyped on my streak. Whatever; in all honesty i mainly just didn’t make an Actifit post because I felt like I had made a bajillion posts in the last 48 hours, and didn’t want to be flooding the feed lmao. Oh well. I already have blathered a little bit on here about that day anyways. Lot of…brownsocks in # actifit • 5 days ago • 2 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 9 2026Yesterday was a big one for me. Not physically, but mentally. And in a positive sense. I think I was starting to feel a little cooped up after the rainy week. I was so wet and cold every night that once I got home from work, in the heartless box, I would just give in to the day without actually doing much. I started to ask myself, “what am I…brownsocks in # skateboard • 5 days ago • 6 min readSkatepark Tour - Sandy, Oregon (USA)Over on Hive, I have posted a few skatepark tours here around Oregon and Washington. I haven’t been posting them here on Blurt; because while Hive has the SkateHive community, there doesn’t seem to be a similar demographic over here on Blurt.. yet. But, I figured maybe if I just start posting skate-related content; maybe it could actually…brownsocks in # travel • 6 days ago • 6 min readMore September Snow! - Days 87&88Dear lord, I love this place. I have a lot of moments of doubt, but days like today remind me of how I have ended up here for the meantime. Sure, it is lonely. Sure it is isolated. Sure, the most a grocery run in this town has to offer is a block of cheese and an avocado. But god damn, is it beautiful , and is it special . There’s not many…brownsocks in # actifit • 7 days ago • 2 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 8 2026Oh man, I can’t remember the last time I was glad that it is sunny and warm. I much prefer the dreary weather the Pacific Northwest is known for(kind of a myth let’s be honest guys); but damn, it’s fucking BEAUTIFUL out these last few days. Yesterday was kind of a surprise shift at work for me. I had planned on taking advantage of the rare…brownsocks in # vanlife • 8 days ago • 5 min readAnother (uneventful) Weekend in the Books! Days 84&85One of my favorite parts about working retail is the amount of grown ass adults who outright refuse to learn how to use their credit cards. It is beyond belief the attitudes people give off, because they simply have veto’d learning the most basic fundamentals necessary of being part of modern society. To clarify, I am not talking…brownsocks in # actifit • 9 days ago • 3 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 6 2026Are y’all getting sick of this god damn view yet? Well, I’m not! I find myself taking so many pictures of this mountain.. it feels a little silly but it’s hard not to when it’s all you see each and every day. I forget it’s even there at times, and then I round some corner and BAM! Volcano looming around every corner. Even when I’m all the…brownsocks in # actifit • 10 days ago • 3 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 5 2026Well, it snowed up on Mount Hood! In September! It is not entirely unusual, but it’s certainly not something that I am used to. A week ago, it was in the 80s(Fahrenheit) down in town; but my workplace is about 5000 feet above our tiny little town, so the weather is obviously drastically different. That being said, it certainly has been cold…brownsocks in # vanlife • 11 days ago • 6 min readFoot Town! - Days 82 & 83About a month ago, I walked past a camper and got the strongest whiff of dirty socks. At the time, I thought to myself damn.. is that entire trailer just used for laundry? I doubted that was the case, probably just some active person with particularly stinky feet; something that could, and has, been said about myself 😂 So no shade…brownsocks in # vanlife • 12 days ago • 5 min readFree Car Wash! - Day 81The. Drought. Is. Over. Other than a light sprinkle a few weeks ago, we haven’t seen rain here since June. Some might think hey, that sounds really nice ; but the dryness of the climate has been pretty detrimental; especially considering the wildfires popping up every few days. As I sit under the cover of the overhang belonging to the…brownsocks in # actifit • 13 days ago • 2 min readMy Actifit Report Card: September 2 2026As I slowly regain some composure here and remember how to navigate Blurt and Hive, I got back into my old habit of posting my Actifit report cards. As I am fairly active just in my day-to-day life, it seems like 🤷♂️ why not . Although I have only posted a few since creating my new accounts, I post them on Hive just because I am not used to…brownsocks in # vanlife • 13 days ago • 7 min readSnowboarding in September - Days 78-80Jeez Louise, I am SHOT. I thought I was getting back into shape, but I have humbled myself greatly. No, I didn’t even do that much, looking back on it; and the myriad of health issues I am going through, coupled with my less-than-ideal diet, probably aren’t helping; but, man I feel like I shouldn’t be this tired. If I’m being fair to myself…brownsocks in # vanlife • 15 days ago • 3 min readDays 76&77 - Nothing to report!Back on the loop . It seems the sheriff has calmed down with stickering vehicles up in town. From what I’ve heard, it usually only happens one to two times a year. Some out of town individual(s) take advantage of the little car-living community out here, make a mess, leave a mess; and everyone’s gotta clear out for a week or two. Totally…brownsocks in # vanlife • 17 days ago • 5 min readDay 75 - Milestone?? I guess?????Seventy-five days sober. Seventy-five days living on the road. Seventy-five days of just saying fuck it and seeing where life takes me. Seventy-five days of eating cheese and hummus by headlight and searching for adventure in the day. Seventy-five days of finding new hobbies and rekindling my love for old ones. Seventy-five days of turning…brownsocks in # vanlife • 19 days ago • 6 min readDay 74 - Friends!Damn, what a week. I have started to try to post a few times; but would inevitably be out of electricity, service, or time alone. And I am certainly not complaining. After Mark the Van got its brakes done(thank goodness ), I shook off the guilt I felt over not doing the work myself and headed into Portland. Far, far too early to pick…brownsocks in # vanlife • 28 days ago • 4 min readDay 64 - Mark and the album of BlurtSHAME! SHAME! SHAME! My inner self screams at me this morning. Despite my determination to do it myself, and presented with some minor obstacles, I caved and brought Mark into the mechanic. Mark is what I am now calling the van.. considering the decades old paint marking it the “Mark III”, several times.. it seemed fitting. This…brownsocks in # vanlife • 29 days ago • 6 min readDay 63 - Vacant Mind, Stinky FeetNothing says you’ve established yourself in a community quite like free coffee. When the van is parked up in the town, my morning routine typically involves climbing out of the van as soon as the want for the bathroom shifts from desire to need , and it would be difficult for me to walk past a pot of coffee in the morning without stopping…brownsocks in # horror • 30 days ago • 10 min readBook Review; We Used To Live Here by Marcus KliewerI wrote this this morning on Hive, and I wanted to share it here as well. I did not find a similar community here on Blurt(however I admit I did not search that hard, and am considering creating a similar community here on Blurt! Let me know if you think that’s something you’d be interested in! Or if one already exists, please let me know…
