| 15.8.15 00:39 | 
 | So I KNEW that there were almost 400 RSVP'd to the Bad Bad Hats/The Awful Truth show, according to their Facebook Event page. I also knew that it was over 3.7 miles on foot, according to Google Maps. Finally, I knew that it was almost 80º and almost 70%!h(MISSING)umidity, according to The Weather Channel. Even knowing ALL this, I decided, what the hell, it's an 11PM show, let's walk to Icehouse. How bad could it be?
As I waited in an incredibly long line, trying not to be really obvious about how badly I was sweating, it almost came as a relief when, single digits of people from reaching to the threshold, a voice announced "WE ARE AT CAPACITY: IF YOU DID NOT BUY A TICKET, WE ARE SOLD OUT." I could have left the house 10 minutes earlier, or I could have walked faster, or I could have taken the car and probably found a parking spot that would have still required a good amount of exercise, and I could have been inside, but I didn't do any of that. I took a different path home instead.
That's actually not the point of this story, although it does get us closer to it - mostly I wanted to make sure I got out that I walked over 7½ miles - or is it more impressive to say 12 kilometres? - but beyond that, the fact that I was seriously questioning my sanity about three miles into my walk TO Icehouse ended up swiftly erased as the universe, as it often does, dropped a huge sign that I was doing the right thing with the placement of a $20 bill on th sidewalk of Franklin Ave between Clinton and 3rd with no other human beings within a block of me as I collected it.
So, the point! NOW I have this $20. What was the intent of this good fortune?
• Should I have taken it as a sign that I should have paid for a cab home instead of walking back? (This was the mostly likely message, but I have ignored it.)
• Should I have offered one of the people who paid $8 + inconvenience fee the twenty bucks to take their place inside? (I barely wanted to pay ten bucks of my own money at the door for this show. By the way, let me tell you all about inconvenience fees and what a scam they are--I'm digressing)
• Should I buy all the Domino's I can eat, and balance out the caloric deficit I'm currently running from all this exercise? (I'm not hungry, so I guess not.)
• Should I remind myself I have already incurred a $15 late fee paying my car insurance so perhaps this is just a balancing out of thst? (I don't feel like reminding myself I was three days late on a payment I should have made weeks ago, so let's forget it and move on)
I don't know, but it DID give me this story to tell you about why I ended up at home at midnight on a Friday night instead of subjecting you to two more barely legible Instagrams.
Everything DOES happen for a reason; it just takes me a while to figure it out sometimes. Balance! |
| 14.8.15 23:02 |  | From Icehouse, a different way home - "3.88 miles" |
| 14.8.15 22:52 | 
 | [+] [–] Hmm, wonder if I'll get in - Icehouse (Minneapolis, MN)| 14.8.15 23:00 |
| (I did not) |
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| 14.8.15 21:52 | | To Icehouse - one of my less smarter ideas - "3.74 miles" |
| 14.8.15 21:24 |  | Can of Diet Dr Pepper |
| 14.8.15 20:58 |
 | As I marveled at the car ahead of me turning onto University Ave from Eustis St and rechecked a third time to make sure I was really seeing what I thought I saw, I pondered just how good a story it must have taken for the owner to convince the Minnesota DVS that not only was it wholly appropriate to have a vanity license plate reading "BDSM," but that THEY deserved to put it on THEIR car. (Immediately after, I regretted not taking a photo to accompany these remarks, knowing I had to come here and make them) |
| 14.8.15 20:50 | 
 | Listened to UK Mixmasters - Bare Necessities Megamix |
| 14.8.15 20:44 |
 | Listened to Hot Since 82 - Essential Mix 2015-07-31 |
| 14.8.15 20:27 |  | I’m caught up on Tumblr
so I’m putting this text here so next time I get lost I remember where I left off |
| 14.8.15 18:19 |
 | [+] [–] Listened to Bad Bad Hats - Psychic Reader on Spotify |
| 14.8.15 18:03 |
| [+] [–] Listened to Bad Bad Hats - It Hurts on Spotify |
| 14.8.15 17:17 |  | I'm gonna miss you, TIMJ. "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity is my new (last?) jam |
| 14.8.15 16:34 |  | Stephen Amell puts his teeth where his tongue is |
| 14.8.15 15:37 | 
 | Your own website (http://www.adultswim.com/videos/fishcenter/) says 83 as of Thursday, so re-add Round 1 coins to that and bngo |
| 14.8.15 15:21 |
| I never thought I'd say this, but I'm kinda suffering from withdrawl |
| 14.8.15 15:05 |
 | ARE people doing that? Really? |
| 14.8.15 15:00 | 
 | SYMC closing quote: 21.60 ▲0.36 (Range: 21.06 - 21.68) |
| 14.8.15 14:50 |
| TGIC |
| 14.8.15 13:11 | | FRIDAY HOUSE: L'TRIC's LESSONS 1 & 2 |
| 14.8.15 12:35 |
 | Listened to Powertools Mixshow - Episode 8-8-15 Ft: L'Tric & Swedish Egil on SoundCloud |
| 14.8.15 12:26 |
|   Symantec (Roseville, MN) |
| 14.8.15 11:39 | | RT : On this day 15 years ago, 's 'Born To Do It' album changed the face of UK music http://bit.ly/1JgL9e1 http://pic.twitter.com/zr0VpsSGAs |
| 14.8.15 11:35 |
 | YOGURT OF THE DAY: HARVEST PEACH |
| 14.8.15 11:16 | |  "Vanessa Timothy" was long gone by the time I woke up (mobile grab) |
| 14.8.15 00:54 | | While rediscovering NWA, I learned that five years ago, the Phoenix New Times tracked down EVERYBODY on the first NWA "album" and put out a 13 part "where are they now" series. (Link to "N.W.A. AND THE POSSE: Where are the 12 guys from N.W.A'S first album cover now?") |
| 14.8.15 00:22 | | Straight Outta Compton |
| 13.8.15 23:08 |
| I just dethroned as the Mayor of Cub Foods on !
https://www.swarmapp.com/c/6rMcTIqz2Nc http://pic.twitter.com/x1MeNAuFuz |
| 13.8.15 23:07 |
|  Cub Foods (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 13.8.15 19:39 | |  Straight Outta Compton - Carmike Wynnsong 15 (Mounds View, MN) |
| 13.8.15 19:06 |
 | Sure, I'd vote for . Don't know if I'd give him money, though. |
| 13.8.15 15:23 | |  I'm starting a new Facebook Album - "Fake people who friend me on Facebook" - first up is "Irene Bob" (screengrab) |
| 13.8.15 15:00 |
| SYMC closing quote: 21.24 ▼0.40 (Range: 21.21 - 21.62) New 52 week low! |
| 13.8.15 13:15 |
| Coffee |
| 13.8.15 13:13 |
 | RT : There will now be Timberwolves jerseys available for sale that have "Prince" on the back. That in itself makes everything worth it. |
| 13.8.15 12:58 |
| Whoa! Welcome Tayshaun Prince (who may not currently be on Twitter) to ! About time Minnesota had a Prince, am I right? |
| 13.8.15 12:56 |
| RT : Timberwolves have agreed to terms on a one-year deal paying the veteran's minimum with veteran forward Tayshaun Prince, a source told Yahoo. |
| 13.8.15 12:55 | | Well, YOU probably could. |
| 13.8.15 12:16 |
| It's DELICIOUS! ...but maybe you're right; most yogurt is delicious |
| 13.8.15 11:45 | | Is anybody seeing "Straight Outta Compton" tonight? (Not a joke question!) |
| 13.8.15 11:33 |
| YOGURT OF THE DAY: APPLE PIE (hmm, Yoplait changed their "apple" flavour again; previously "fritter," previously "turnover") |
| 13.8.15 11:31 | | I enjoy Fulton and plan to buy at least one 6-pack (or 4-pack or however many pack they come in) |
| 13.8.15 11:30 |
 | I noticed that too - I guess GPS is "really, really coarse" when you're inside and surrounded by downtown skycrapers |
| 13.8.15 10:58 |
| Symantec (Roseville, MN) |
| 13.8.15 10:46 |
|  U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 12.8.15 22:40 | |  Uninvited Flying Object (photo) |
| 12.8.15 22:34 |
| Holy buckets - hope all my friends were watching cat videos and/or performing karaoke far, far away from First Ave! (KARE 11 post shared) |
| 12.8.15 22:01 | | The Dakota back to the parking spot - "0.82 miles" (even more ha) |
| 12.8.15 21:53 | | You're all right. |
| 12.8.15 21:23 |
| LIVE on : A taste of LP Music https://www.periscope.tv/w/aJv3NzM0MzkwMzJ8NjAwMzUzMzFcOf7V6UBXKv_3firdXBRbJiNMzV6iXZC_fjXtJKiKig== |
| 12.8.15 19:20 |  | It is LP Music featuring Ricky Peterson @ Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant |
