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| 24.12.13 07:58 |  | "Crockett's Theme" by FPU is my jam (photo) |
| 24.12.13 07:49 | | Random observations and/or opportunities for you to bask in my wisdom: What else am I gonna do when it's 04:30 and 10 below? It wasn't snowing, after all! So I went to Toys "R" Us in Maple Grove (or Maplewood? It's the one practically next to MYTH - yeah, Maplewood), once again inexplicably open 24 hours through ... like 9PM Christmas Eve, I think. If you're wondering why on earth I'd possibly do this, you may need to get to know me better. NOTHING says "badass" like rolling up on the Toys "R" Us parking lot just as your iPod shuffles up Crockett's Theme from Miami Vice. Foursquare told me I hadn't done this in three years, which seems long, but I can't argue with it. I won't say I was the ONLY customer there, but I sure seemed to startle every worker I encountered. I feel like the gimmick has run its course, but maybe there were more people there at 3 than there were at 5. I can definitely confirm I was just about the only vehicle between the house and the store that wasn't hitched to a trailer or had a plow blade affixed to its front. Surprisingly, the store felt pretty picked over. I'm not sure if that means that more shopping had happened prior to the procastinators, or that they weren't getting stocked as well as they had in the past. Here is where it would have been good to have somebody with me so they could have heard me say "Hey, there's also one of these in Blaine--" and stop me in my tracks. But there wasn't, so I put faith in my phone's GPS and let it guide me to Blaine. In the dead of night, the sight of the Shoreview transmission towers up close as you're heading down US 10 is as stunningly awe-inspiring as the best Christmas lights display - and those things are there year round! I did end up spending more in Blaine than I did in Maplewood, so I'm glad I went. Since it was well after 6 by the time I was done, I could go to the closest Rainbow (practically next door in Blaine) instead of the 24 hour one at The Quarry. For the second week in a row, and the second Rainbow in a row, I bought the last two cubes of Pepsi Max in the place. It's like they only ever restock two at a time or something. At 7, even on Christmas Eve, there's way more traffic than there is at 5. I am ashamed to admit that it didn't register soon enough with me that the vehicle off to the side in the shoulder was not in reverse and had in fact spun and had their headlights pointed into oncoming traffic. As I hit my brakes, I felt the same black ice they had probably spun on - fortunately, I'm just better enough at driving to take my foot OFF the brakes before I did the same thing THEY'D done. So I failed to move over one lane as I passed them - but the guy to my left was super happy I didn't merge into him. *I* was super happy they didn't try to turn around before I sailed on by. I probably should take a photo later but this nutmeg - which only seems to be used when I pour egg nog and brandy - carries a Safeway label, which means it was bought in the Bay Area, which may make it over a decade old. Still tastes good, though. We don't have a lot of call for nutmeg around here, and I always take care not to ingest it in super psychotropic amounts. That is all for now - but I'll be happy to take any questions from the floor at this time. |
| 24.12.13 07:11 | | Listened to Deee-Lite - Who Was That? |
| 24.12.13 07:06 | | Listened to Luke Slater - I Can Complete You |
| 24.12.13 07:01 | | Listened to The Egg - Port Meadow |
| 24.12.13 06:56 | | Listened to Thompson Twins - You Take Me Up |
| 24.12.13 06:52 | | Listened to Karen Young - Hot Shot |
| 24.12.13 06:37 | | Rainbow Foods (Blaine, MN) |
| 24.12.13 06:07 | | PART 2 - Toys "R" Us (Blaine, MN) |
| 24.12.13 06:01 | | Listened to The Doobie Brothers - Snake Man |
| 24.12.13 06:00 | | Listened to London Elektricity - Attack Ships On Fire (Instrumental) |
| 24.12.13 05:56 | | Listened to Propaganda - Dr Mabuse (12") |
| 24.12.13 05:49 | | Listened to Dead or Alive - International Thing |
| 24.12.13 05:45 | | Listened to FPU - Crockett's Theme (Original) |
| 24.12.13 04:52 | | OH YEAH BABY (at @ToysRUs) http://4sq.com/19aUxZA |
| 24.12.13 04:52 | | OH YEAH BABY - Toys "R" Us (Maplewood, MN) |
| 24.12.13 04:50 | | Listened to The Orb - Into the 4th Dimension (John Peel Session 02.10.90) |
| 24.12.13 04:38 | | Listened to The Doobie Brothers - Cotton Mouth |
| 24.12.13 04:35 | | Listened to James Brown - Little Green Apples |
| 24.12.13 04:32 | | Listened to South - Broken Head (Jagz Kooner Remix) |
| 24.12.13 04:26 | | Listened to Taylor Hicks - Seven Mile Breakdown |
| 23.12.13 22:36 | | Gawrsh! #niners |
| 23.12.13 21:29 |  | WWE: killing kayfabe one exposed real name via Twitter handle at a time #RAW |
| 23.12.13 21:14 | | Rotations on Cesaro's Swing: 23 - camera cuts by crack WWE technical director: 37 #RAW |
| 23.12.13 21:06 | | Cena's Hogan is better than Punk's Hogan...but not by much #RAW |
| 23.12.13 20:57 | | OH NO CHRISTMAS MAY BE CANCELLED I MEAN REALLY #RAW |
| 23.12.13 20:47 | | "You don't get that strong just by going to the gym" - @MichaelCole, making a shoot comment that was't meant to be a shoot comment #RAW |
| 23.12.13 20:39 | | WWE Prestigious Intercontinental Champion Fandango does sound like something they'd do #RAW |
| 23.12.13 20:25 | | Where's Slater? Is he getting his chest done? #RAW |
| 23.12.13 20:20 | | Who, Bradshaw makes SPEAKERS, too? #RAW |
| 23.12.13 19:51 | | "Hi, I'm Bray Wyatt, and I'd like to talk to you today about the Olde Brooklyn Lantern." #RAW |
| 23.12.13 19:26 | | Sin Cara speaks English! ¡Un milagro de Navidad! #RAW |
| 23.12.13 19:18 | | So was JoJo released or what? #RAW |
| 23.12.13 19:14 |  | Someone posted a comment on my "CL Fong" Vine! But it was: "cm punk idiot" :( |
| 23.12.13 19:13 | | The voice of @StephMcMahon #RAW |
| 23.12.13 19:06 | | Oh dear - so much music and fake crowd noise and Steph doing Bushwhacker-like YAAAAAAY noises #RAW |
| 23.12.13 19:03 | | Hey this show isn't really live, is it? #RAW |
| 23.12.13 19:02 | | Yeah, I'm live tweeting #RAW - Choose one of: 1. Merry Christmas 2. Unfollow me now |
| 23.12.13 19:01 | | Amongst other things to complain about, they just rhymed "Master" with "Schyster" #RAW |
| 23.12.13 18:56 | | Dear @WWE: don't you have social media experts to advise you on the length of your hashtags? #RAW #RAWChristmas #Ninewastedcharacters |
| 23.12.13 16:10 |  | My wife made coffee! |
| 23.12.13 15:00 |   | SYMC closing quote: 22.89 ▲0.38 (Range: 22.46 - 22.93) |
| 23.12.13 01:06 |  | Maybe you'll be less gloomy when Chase and Ronny are back on the bench #twolves |
| 22.12.13 23:07 | | You.....you. (106-106, 0:00.0 4th) |
| 22.12.13 23:07 | | Hey #twolves, you know I have undying love for you but PLEASE don't blow this game (106-104 #clippers, 0:13.2 4th, Wolves ball) |
| 22.12.13 22:32 | | #TWOLVES DOUBLE DOUBLE ALERT! NIKOLA PEKOVIC: 13 (25 & 10, 9:52 4th) #WolvesAreHere |
| 22.12.13 22:14 | | #TWOLVES DOUBLE DOUBLE ALERT! KEVIN LOVE: 25 (25 & 10, 3:45 3rd) #WolvesAreHere @kevinlove |
| 22.12.13 22:11 | | #rickydollar #twolves |
| 22.12.13 21:43 | | Listened to Boards of Canada - Hey Saturday Sun |
| 22.12.13 21:38 | | Listened to Big Dee Irwin feat. Little Eva - Swinging On A Star |