Hey! My name’s Tyler. I’m a freelance copywriter and photographer in Portland, Oregon, where I live with my wife and a photo of a dog that we intend to own someday. I have a portfolio and collection of links at tylerriewer.com if you’re interested. And you can email me at tylerriewer [at] gmail if you wanna say hi. _uacct = "UA-3105733-1"; urchinTracker(); Twitter Update: function relative_time(time_value) { var values = time_value.split(" "); time_value = values[1] + " " + values[2] + ", " + values[5] + " " + values[3]; var parsed_date = Date.parse(time_value); var relative_to = (arguments.length > 1) ? arguments[1] : new Date(); var delta = parseInt((relative_to.getTime() - parsed_date) / 1000); delta = delta + (relative_to.getTimezoneOffset() * 60); if (delta < 60) { return 'less than a minute ago'; } else if(delta < 120) { return 'about a minute ago'; } else if(delta < (45*60)) { return (parseInt(delta / 60)).toString() + ' minutes ago'; } else if(delta < (90*60)) { return 'about an hour ago'; } else if(delta < (24*60*60)) { return 'about ' + (parseInt(delta / 3600)).toString() + ' hours ago'; } else if(delta < (48*60*60)) { return '1 day ago'; } else { return (parseInt(delta / 86400)).toString() + ' days ago'; } } function twitterCallback(obj) { var id = obj[0].user.id; document.getElementById('my_twitter_status').innerHTML = obj[0].text; document.getElementById('my_twitter_status_time').innerHTML = relative_time(obj[0].created_at); } Tumblr (3.0; @tylerriewer)http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/<a href="http://peeoutside.org/pee/faq">PeeOutside.org</a>: <p>What a glorious discovery.</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/234209912http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/234209912Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:52:56 -0800<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krsfkcDLMR1qa9sj4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I started a secret photo project a few weeks ago and I think I’m sure enough that I’m going to keep doing it that I can share it with people now. It’s a 52-week long series of phone photos (called “phontos”) that I’ve committed to in order to push myself to look harder at the things around me.</p> <p>It’s kind of turning into a visual diary, and I think that’s cool too.<br/><br/>Anyway, this was the first one that I posted. You can see the others here: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.phontos.tumblr.com">phontos.tumblr.com</a></p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/231384298http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/231384298Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:33:57 -0800<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kse991hxlV1qz77qao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Matthew Rainwaters is at the top of my current favorite photographers list. He’s super talented. This comes from a set of photos that he took on a recent trip to Yosemite and the Sierras. There are more on <a target="_blank" href="http://mattrainwaters.com/blog/">his blog</a> if you’re interested.</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/229114160http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/229114160Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:39:00 -0700<p>We just moved into our new apartment last week — which is why I haven’t been on the Internet lately. We’re still unpacking and trying to figure out how everything fits in our little one bedroom spot, and there’s not a single open wireless signal nearby. Between that and work, I’ve fallen behind on two weeks of blogs, memes, and my favorite tv shows.<br/><br/>I miss you, Internet, but I’ll be back soon. Don’t do anything too fun while I’m gone.</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/228982367http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/228982367Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:45:35 -0700<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kse0dlR7dH1qz77qao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a target="_blank" href="http://rubyriewer.tumblr.com">Ashley</a> and I went to a <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Ramsey">Dave Ramsey</a> conference last weekend, compliments of my daddio. It was seriously five hours long. And it was seriously fantastic. We came home and instantly did this to our credit cards.<br/><br/>Now there’s a debt snowball plan on the fridge and we’re both working several jobs and I’m researching growth mutual funds and we’re selling tons of stuff.<br/><br/>I love it.</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/228968531http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/228968531Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:27:21 -0700<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks0e47UsO41qz5orho1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks0e47UsO41qz5orho2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks0e47UsO41qz5orho3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks0e47UsO41qz5orho4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks0e47UsO41qz5orho7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks0e47UsO41qz5orho8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Here are a few photos from last night’s Portland Tumblr meetup (via <a href="http://dgridley.com/post/221662592/a-few-shots-from-the-pdx-tumblr-meetup-sorry-i" target="_blank">dgridley</a>)! I’m so excited about this. We met some really cool people that we didn’t know and got to put faces to the names that we already knew. It was a blast.<br/><br/>Thanks for coming, Internet friends. Hope to see you all in real life again sometime.</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/221886155http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/221886155Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:50:00 -0700<p>WHEN: TONIGHT @ 7:00<br/>WHERE: Yur’s Lounge (717 NW 16th Ave)</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/221075931http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/221075931Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:30:00 -0700<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrzs8Of3w1qz77qao3_500.jpg"/><br/> Ferocious<br/><br/> <img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrzs8Of3w1qz77qao4_500.jpg"/><br/> Curt's mom walking by with the salad<br/><br/> <img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrzs8Of3w1qz77qao5_500.jpg"/><br/> Hindu goddess?<br/><br/> <img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrzs8Of3w1qz77qao6_500.jpg"/><br/> The totem pole<br/><br/> <img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrzs8Of3w1qz77qao7_500.jpg"/><br/> U-shaped dog (it's a yoga thing)<br/><br/> <img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrzs8Of3w1qz77qao8_500.jpg"/><br/> Awkward kisses for the groom<br/><br/> <img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrzs8Of3w1qz77qao9_500.jpg"/><br/> Godzilla is coming!!<br/><br/> <img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrzs8Of3w1qz77qao10_500.jpg"/><br/> (she's jumping)<br/><br/> <img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrzs8Of3w1qz77qao11_500.jpg"/><br/> 1. Graceful 2. Grace-ish 3. Graceless<br/><br/> <img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrzs8Of3w1qz77qao12_500.jpg"/><br/> Helllllo ladies<br/><br/> <p>Curtis and Karen just posted photo booth shots from their wedding weekend. We set up two large flashes and a digital camera with remote so people could come and go and take silly photos all night long. People became more brave as the night went on - as you can imagine. Here are a couple of my favs.</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/217365843http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/217365843Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:07:00 -0700<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krkek3XYIs1qz77qao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Three men <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rubyriewer.tumblr.com">my wife</a> has vowed to run away with - should the opportunity present itself.</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/213872968http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/213872968Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:45:00 -0700<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Hold-Your-Breath-for-Long-Periods-of-Time">How to hold your breath for long periods of time</a>: <p>Just because…</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/213045588http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/213045588Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:51:06 -0700<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kriga6hva31qz77qao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Someday I’ll run a bed and breakfast and you can come enjoy this meal with a bloody mary. Until then it’s mine.</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/212920183http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/212920183Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:27:42 -0700<a href="http://www.good.is/post/polaroid-lives/">Polaroid lives on!</a>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/212226065http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/212226065Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:52:33 -0700<p>the storm is the easy part<br/>that’s the part we survive<br/>lock ourselves in a basement<br/>keep our families alive<br/><br/>it’s when the smoke clears<br/>that the pain starts to come<br/>the mourning the sadness<br/>when everything’s numb<br/><br/>that we wander and wonder<br/>and we want to give in<br/>because everything’s ruined<br/>worse than it’s ever been<br/><br/>but soon the clouds part<br/>and the sun comes to shine<br/>familiar voices return<br/>and we know we’ll be fine</p> <p>we’re alive that’s what matters<br/>half a house or none at all<br/>we have plenty of hammers<br/>no storm makes us small<br/><br/>we swing hard and we smile<br/>we laugh and we play<br/>more storms might be coming<br/>but we’re choosing to stay</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/212110540http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/212110540Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:36:07 -0700<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krfdptkWgA1qz77qao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I just came across this ‘<a target="_blank" href="http://www.unstage.com/2009/10/40-stunning-photos-by-metin-demiralay/">40 Stunning Photos by Metin Demiralay</a>’ post. Holy smokes.</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/211448789http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/211448789Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:39:28 -0700<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krf6e7mg7Q1qz77qao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>PORTLAND TUMBLR MEETUP!<br/>Friday, October 23rd @ 7:00pm<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=yurs+portland&fb=1&gl=us&hq=yurs&hnear=portland&cid=0,0,13505899435059358935&ei=fJbTSvqDBI7uswPaosXwCw&ved=0CAoQnwIwAA&ll=45.528885,-122.687695&spn=0.007982,0.020149&z=16&iwloc=A">Yur’s Lounge</a></p> <p>Cheap drinks, free popcorn, and awkwardly blossoming friendships?! See you there.</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/211338962http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/211338962Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:01:19 -0700<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kreq44rvMB1qz77qao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Holy smokes… this Photoshop iphone app is fantastic. And it’s free.</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/211086032http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/211086032Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:09:40 -0700<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ITT6bYYGVfM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ITT6bYYGVfM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>T Pain’s Obama Auto-Tune. Soooo good. (Thanks, Kurbis)</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/210368691http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/210368691Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:30:59 -0700<p>If you wanna play house, you’ve got to wear her blouse; kool-aid.<br/>If you don’t wanna frown, frown way upside down; kool-aid.<br/>Don’t ask why, don’t ask why, don’t ask why; kool-aid.<br/><br/>If you got a bad bruise, you can’t find your shoes; kool-aid.<br/>When nap time is done and you wanna run; kool-aid.<br/>Don’t ask why, don’t ask why, don’t ask why; kool-aid.<br/><br/>If your toy is gone and you wanna play on; kool-aid.<br/>When you forget your snack, you won’t need to look back; kool-aid.<br/>Don’t ask why, don’t ask why, don’t ask why; kool-aid.</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/207878725http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/207878725Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:33:16 -0700<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr7aacpzWH1qz77qao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Check out the buttons I got at last night’s food-themed <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wordstockfestival.com/">Wordstock</a> kickoff party. So great. (By the way, I took this photo in the fridge — seemed appropriate)</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/207582259http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/207582259Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:44:00 -0700<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr6bozxB521qz77qao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’ve recently started taking daily walks. Walkabouts, I call them. It makes me feel like I’m 60. I like that. Anyway, I found this really well-shaped tree today and thought it was pretty cool. See? I’m 60!</p>http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/207187576http://tylerriewer.tumblr.com/post/207187576Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:17:00 -0700