CRZ is Christopher Robin Zimmerman

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1.8.13 11:27

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Listened to Duck Sauce - It's You - listen to this set at SoundCloud

1.8.13 11:03

Symantec (Roseville, MN)

1.8.13 10:51

U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN)

31.7.13 23:39

"How Much Reality Can You Take? (Jack Dangers Mix)" by Banco de Gaia is my jam

31.7.13 22:10

97 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY: It's a $20 filing fee to declare your candidacy - there was talk earlier this year that they would raise it to $500 to discourage "frivolous" candidacies, but the City Council didn't act fast enough or something. You can Google it - I would Google it but that's not what I wanted to talk about today.

I drove around the block a few times but eventually found a street space instead of springing for $8 "early bird" parking in a lot - and as a bonus, there was a quarter left on the meter! (Even after we all waited ten minutes for the woman going to court to figure out how to pay for HER space - I will note here that I was very helpful to her...but I forgot to ask her to vote for me as I hadn't filed yet)

I added $2.75 to max it out at two hours, expecting a super long line of candidates. I first entered City Hall through the wrong door (5th St S), wandered around that half of the building that didn't house the Elections Office, went back outside, and walked all the way around the outside to the OTHER City Hall entrance (6th St S) - fortunately, it had stopped raining.

The office opened at 8am; I had really planned to be there when they opened, but weather and driving and parking and waiting for the lady to understand how to feed the electronic meter and long walks and getting lost all conspired to get me there closer to 9. Surprisingly, by 9am there was only one person ahead of me in line for candidate filings - Councilwoman Hofstede. She and her husband were super nice to me even though I told her right up front that I didn't live in her ward and couldn't vote for her. I told her she would probably get re-elected, but the truth is I kinda hope her opponent wins as part of a protest of her stadium vote. But I digress. (No!)

Filed the candidacy AND the statement of all the stuff I own (which determines your conflicts of interest later - if I become mayor, there better not be any Symantec-related stuff come across the desk!), made sure to tweet my anouncement, and made it back to the car. There was an hour left on the meter, so I blew $1.50 there. (In retrospect, I wish I could have banked that hour and given it to Mark today! Coincidences!) And of course, that's ANOTHER good deed gone anonymous - whoever got that hour would have voted for me for sure!

My POINT (have you made it this far?) is that I have invested $22.75 into this campaign (air quotes optional) and that's really the extent to which I plan to spend any money in pursuit of this office. I will happily spend all the valuable time I have writing super long status updates for a few of you to read, but I don't want to waste another red cent on this. I'd like to think it speaks to the type of government I'd like to have and be a part of, wasting as little as possible - but it's just as much me being super cheap. I can admit this.

So...no donations, please. All I need is your free vote. And if you have 30,000 friends who could do the same, I think we'd be in business.

31.7.13 16:38

U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN)

31.7.13 15:00

SYMC closing quote: 26.68 ▲2.33 (Range: 25.60 - 26.89) New 52 week high!

31.7.13 14:59

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Listened to Pendulum - In Silico

31.7.13 13:38

Listened to Technimatic - Mixmag Mix of the Week - get it free from Mixmag

31.7.13 12:39

When banning e-cigs as part of a "tobacco-free policy," please also ban the equally tobacco-free carrot sticks and celery stalks

31.7.13 11:24

@ladygypsy You GOTTA stop calling it that. http://CRZ.net/?filter=drpepper

31.7.13 11:04

Coffee

31.7.13 09:42

YOGURT OF THE DAY: CHERRY (fruit on the bottom) #yogurtoftheday

31.7.13 09:03

Of course I filed my candidacy early! If I hadn't, I would have had to navigate a City Hall overrun by weddings #MPLSmayor

31.7.13 07:58

Symantec (Roseville, MN)

30.7.13 23:21

Can of Caffeine Free Diet Dr Pepper

30.7.13 20:09

Can anyone get me to Sweden? (via Giorgio Moroder: http://www.wayoutwest.se/en/nyheter/giorgio-moroder-way-out-west-daytime-sessions-daft-punk-edition )

30.7.13 19:54

Well, Facebook wants me to post as this page instead of as ME, which is reinforcing the nagging feeling that using social media to run a campaign is a terrible, terrible idea. HOWEVER, I don't want to spend any money...so here we are. On Facebook. Here's a quick intro:

Over the coming weeks, I don't know what to expect. I will probably be labelled a fringe candidate, which may not be inaccurate - or even worse, I may NOT be labelled, because I won't be mentioned at all! - but I have a feeling that as the weeks go on and we all learn more about these other folks who are running (some of whom HAVE been running for months), there will be no end of opportunities for me to delineate myself from the rest of the candidates. I can't say that that will make you want to VOTE for me, mind you...but you WILL know how I'm different.

Please feel free to ask me any dumb question you like and I'll do my best to provide a smart answer...or at least a smartass answer. Anticipating that the first question is: "Why are you DOING this?" the short answer is: why not? I'm qualified. (The "secret" is that practically EVERYONE 21 or over living in Minneapolis is "qualified," but there are folks out there who will try to make you believe it's more complex than that!) I'm sure I will elaborate on this in the days to come.

Finally, my wife is super awesome for giving me her OK and letting me try this and you all should let her know that if you see her. I'm also hoping she'll help me get a nice outdoorsy photo on this page Real Soon Now - right after it stops raining. (I would use an old one but it would be misrepresenting the haircut I got a month ago...besides, you can go to my own page if you want to see my long hair.) After I have a proper photo, I'll put out the request for Likes - but of course you can Like right now if you really want. It's a free Facebook.

Thanks for reading this far! ("CRZ for Mayor" status update)

30.7.13 18:29

@JulieNelsonKARE From the @msumankato website http://www.mnsu.edu/facilities/landmarks.html "...teaches students to turn a discipline upside down..." @PerkatPlay

30.7.13 15:03

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Listened to Nightosaur - Spaceaxers

30.7.13 15:00

SYMC closing quote: 24.35 ▲0.28 (Range: 24.11 - 24.54)

30.7.13 14:32

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Listened to Nightosaur - Demosaurus

30.7.13 13:41

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Listened to Nightosaur - Black Blood of the Earth

30.7.13 13:04

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Listened to jonwayne - Cassette 3: Marion Morrison Mixtape - get it free at Stones Throw Records

30.7.13 12:34

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Listened to Jeremiah Jae - Bad Jokes - get it free at datpiff.com

30.7.13 12:14

Coffee time!

30.7.13 10:33

YOGURT OF THE DAY: CHERRY POMEGRANATE #MPLSmayor

30.7.13 09:51

Symantec (Roseville, MN)

30.7.13 09:41

McDonald's (Minneapolis, MN)

30.7.13 09:21

Just filed for #MPLSmayor! http://twitpic.com/d5j53t

30.7.13 08:44

Minneapolis City Hall (Minneapolis, MN)

30.7.13 08:15

U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN)

30.7.13 08:00

Yes, I am really a candidate for mayor of Minneapolis! Click on the big logo to the left for E-Democracy's information on all *35* candidates in the race.

My own "campaign" page, hosted at fb.com/CRZforMayor, ALSO contains info on EVERY candidate. Please visit and Like my page!

(To ONLY see "CRZ 4 Mayor" CRZ.net entries, click on this icon:

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29.7.13 22:34

Strange they didn't ask Vincent to change his name lest people confuse him with Mr. @VinceMcMahon #TotalDivas

29.7.13 21:30