| 18.7.15 22:32 |  | 20 hours since power went out: After it got really dark in the house and I could no longer read, I decided to come to my office and steal some power and Internet. Xcel's site estimates restoration of power at my site at "7/19/2015 11:59 PM" which I'm not sure I believe. (Why, I'd start to suspect they don't like paying folks to restore power on the weekends if it weren't for what they were telling the news! http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/07/18/xcel-energy-outages-drop-to-96k-no-estimate-on-full-power/) On my way home, I'm gonna pick up 60 pounds of ice and restock the fridge/freezers since I'm now looking at a possible additional 24 hours. Hmmm, I wish I'd brought the leftovers to work to microwave. I'd stop at White Castle on the way home but I'm not sure that giving myself acid reflux is the best way to accentuate this situation. What else is open this late? Is Popeyes open this late? Am I actually hungry? Maybe I'll be hungry in an hour. Let's revisit this discussion then. |
| 18.7.15 22:14 | 
 |   Here for some power - Symantec (Roseville, MN) |
| 18.7.15 22:08 | 
 | Listened to Colonel Abrams - Trapped |
| 18.7.15 21:28 | | Changed my profile photo |
| 18.7.15 18:35 | | 16.5 hours without power - I plugged the phone into the car, recycled all my aluminum cans (only $7 this time), went to Pho 79 because I wasn't sweating enough apparently, got home with the phone back to 50%!,(MISSING) tried to nap in an 83° bedroom, went out back and pulled everything with a thorn in it, including all the yardberries, now I have a million little scratches on my arms. Amazingly, the ice in the freezer is still ice! Phone is back to 29%!s(MISSING)o I'll probably turn it off and - what's left to do? Guess I'll take a bath and - get this - read a book. |
| 18.7.15 14:41 |
 |  U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 18.7.15 14:39 |
| Listened to Pinkiny Canandy - Jenny Brown |
| 18.7.15 14:01 | |  Power outage = dining out - Phở 79 (Saint Paul, MN) |
| 18.7.15 13:56 |
| Listened to Irmin Schmidt & Bruno Spoerri - Toy Planet |
| 18.7.15 13:44 |
|   Metro metals (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 18.7.15 13:32 |
| Listened to Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters |
| 18.7.15 13:28 |
| Listened to LTJ Bukem - Music |
| 18.7.15 13:19 | | Oh! That would explain it. (Alley behind house) (photo) |
| 18.7.15 10:32 | | Ugh, still no power since 2am. At least my backup battery can power this phone but I'm afraid to even open the refrigerator if we're still several hours away from power being restored... guess it was finally my turn to experience an extended outage! |
| 18.7.15 02:14 | | Uh oh (screengrab from phone) |
| 18.7.15 02:00 | | Oh shit, the transformer just blew. (I wonder if I still have mobile service! Clearly the Wi-Fi is down) |
| 18.7.15 01:47 |  | I'll be right over. |
| 18.7.15 01:45 | | Well, maybe one more beer. |
| 18.7.15 01:32 | | Oh my God, you guys. The rain, the lightning, the WIND - there are tree branches all over my neighborhood. I had no idea what was going on during this concert! I'm very glad I didn't walk. |
| 18.7.15 01:28 |
| Listened to Mr. Fingers - Amnesia (Unknown mix) |
| 18.7.15 00:05 |  | Happy 5th Anniversary @Nightosaur (http://nightosaur.bandcamp.com) @ Turf Club |
| 17.7.15 23:02 | | It is Catbath (http://catbath.bandcamp.com) @ Turf Club |
| 17.7.15 22:09 | | It is Swimsuit Area (http://swimsuitarea.bandcamp.com) @ Turf Club |
| 17.7.15 21:04 | | It is The Ultrasounds (@ultrasoundsband / http://theultrasoundsmusic.bandcamp.com) @ Turf Club |
| 17.7.15 20:33 | |  This is the place! - Catbath, Nightosaur, The Ultrasounds and Swimsuit Area - Turf Club (Saint Paul, MN) |
| 17.7.15 20:25 |
| Listened to Dead or Alive - Sex Drive |
| 17.7.15 20:19 |
| Listened to System 7 - Bon Humeur |
| 17.7.15 18:47 |
| Listened to Röyksopp - In Space |
| 17.7.15 18:44 |
| Listened to Dj Xed - Vocoder Fiend |
| 17.7.15 18:28 | | RT : Tonight at the Turf Club: Doors 8:00pm, 9:00pm, Swimsuit Area 10:00pm, Catbath 11:00pm, 12:00pm |
| 17.7.15 17:46 | | I wish that were true! |
| 17.7.15 17:14 |
 | Hmmm, I really should eventually change my fantasy NASCAR roster. (I think.) |
| 17.7.15 17:08 | | Crazy plans to walk to Turf Club (2.7 miles) and back are probably not happening. It is forecast to be 87 (and feel like 89) while I'm getting there, and to rain all over me (while STILL feeling 75) when I'd get back. That's just too much and too many kinds of dampness! |
| 17.7.15 16:05 |
 | http://pic.twitter.com/NdsEnwck7b |
| 17.7.15 15:00 | 
| SYMC closing quote: 23.47 ▲0.06 (Range: 23.17 - 23.49) |
| 17.7.15 14:32 | 
| TGIC |
| 17.7.15 14:05 |
 | [+] [–] Listened to Nightosaur - Set Fire To The Mountain |
| 17.7.15 13:22 |
| [+] [–] Listened to Nightosaur - Spaceaxers |
| 17.7.15 12:31 |
| [+] [–] Listened to Nightosaur - Black Blood of the Earth |
| 17.7.15 11:57 |
| [+] [–] Listened to Nightosaur - Demosaurus |
| 17.7.15 11:18 | | RT : But I don't tweet that, nobody's gonna - and THAT would be criminal |
| 17.7.15 11:08 |
 | YOGURT OF THE DAY: PLUM BLENDED (GREEK) |
| 17.7.15 10:56 |
|  Symantec (Roseville, MN) |
| 17.7.15 10:48 |
| Listened to Quiet Riot - Cum on Feel the Noize |
| 17.7.15 10:44 |
| U.S. Post Office (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 17.7.15 10:42 |
| Listened to System 7 - Sinbad (Bandit Edit) |
| 17.7.15 00:03 | | Hmmmm...did you Buy It Now? |
| 16.7.15 22:11 |
| Listened to Eric Leeds - Overnight, Every Night |
| 16.7.15 22:07 |
| Listened to Dillinja - Hard Noize |
| 16.7.15 21:11 | | Photo - I felt compelled to take a "Statler & Waldorf" shot for Phil |
