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Any ideas for a day trip for the day after Thanksgiving??


My guy and I will be going to Chicago the following weekend so we don't want to do an over night, but a fun day trip on a day off would be nice.


Thanks!

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New Comic: The Minutia-men

Thanks to my dad, most of my uncles, grandpa Ansel, and all other vets. Happy Veterans Day!

Yesterday evening I finished unloading Cinderella back into the BAC and returned the truck. I'm not sure how much energy I want to invest in it over the next week and a half, but I'd really like to try and simplify the hold load in/ load out process. I know the ballet company just put in for a grant that should they receive it would supply us with some more road cases which would definitely be handy. Nessa and I also really want to build a new carriage before the Maplewood shows. I'm also thinking adding casters to the fireplace might be a good idea.

Speaking of Maplewood I need one or two more stagehands for that run. The performances are the 20th, 21st, and 22nd at the Maplewood Community Center. I'll find out tomorrow if I can load-in on the 19th (that is my hope). I can pay $150 per person for the run. Responsibilities will include load-in and load-out of sets, costumes, and props (actually pretty minimal as everything fills only about 3/4s of a 16' Budget truck), assisting with the hanging and focusing of lights, and working as running crew for performances (5 scene changes).

Amazon- Simpsons & Futurama DVD Sale

Get $7.50 - $12.00 off Simpsons and Futurama DVD sets at Amazon. (Buy two, get $15 off, buy three, get $25 off, up to ten at $120 off.)

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New Comic: At The Midnight Hour

...so, I've had bad experiences with all of the GI doctors I've seen locally for acid reflux-- no one seems to want to give me any information or help me with figuring out what i can and can't eat-- I'm having to get all my information from my brother in med school, and it's clearly not helping enough, as I'm in pain every day. And the last doctor I saw literally shuffled me in and out of the office in 5 minutes, despite me having a lot of questions. I'd like to see a GI doctor who will actually give me information, not just put me on a new medicine and hope for the best. Preferably, I'd also like to see someone before, oh, next month, as I'm experiencing daily pain and am concerned about its long-term effects. Does anyone know ANYONE who would fit the bill?

Thanks.

Poking at my work calender here today, I noticed Thanksgiving is in a bit more than 2 weeks.

Last few year, I've done an 'off the day' Thanksgiving dinner. If I did this again, who would be interested? I typically order a free range bird from the co-op, which means planning ahead.

I love cooking, and I like to have people over... If I did a potlucky sort of thing (read - you don't have to cook, a jar of nice olives counts!) who might be interested? If so, what would be better, Friday or Saturday?

It's hard to post to LJ these days, because I try to "keep it real" here. Talk about me. It's an exercise in narcissism that probably helps the esteems of others, but for me it's just gas on a flame. Me, talk more about me and the wonderful me things I do? Well, why don't I! So I avoid it in some misguided attempt to be a bit more modest. But if I don't update at all, then I'm not expressing to my future self or present others what I've been up to. Which disconnects me, and I find that to be worse than a little vanity.

I like family life, married life, parenthood, home ownership, blah blah. But I miss just picking up and going to the tea bar just cuz. It's sad that playing board games with friends require these huge overhead plans, because hey! I can't just ditch my family for four hours on short notice. Man, I even feel guilty for lamenting this, seeing as I wouldn't trade in my daughter or Farron to be an eternal 20-something. I just, hey. Miss my 20-somethings.

I have found a pocket of time that allows me to play video games a couple times a week. Those days where the chores are done, the sun is set, my daughter and maybe Farron are asleep, and I can game. Or on weekends in the afternoon when baby is napping and I've just had lunch. These times work. And now that I have Borderlands and a half-dozen friends to play it with, this has been a real gaming renaissance for me. So hey, you don't lose it all. It just prioritizes. Problem is, like last night, game time rolled around and I was too exhausted to play. I crashed at 9:30. Oh, how the mighty gamers have fallen. I woke up to texts of people asking if I was gonna hop on the game. That was slightly depressing.

But my weekend was awesome. Folks crashed my house for the Numenannum fire, the party rolled on for like, 5 hours with the cast ever changing. Babies came, making inside the house seem a bit like a nursery, but that's just how we roll these days. Gut and Chook brought a tasty, candy-like drink they discovered in Japan they call a 'Red Snapper'. I also finally drank the cider I'd been hoarding.

Prior to the fire, I had gotten the yard raked and mowed, and it's the last of the yardwork I'm going to do this year, kinda. I still need to bag some leaves and hopefully drop some grass seed down before the snow comes.

The awesome part of this weekend is a bit of a side story. I'll try to keep it brief. Farron was going to have a family friend fix her truck on Sunday, but he never called us back. He was going to charge us around $120, give or take how long it took. But since Farron had ordered the part, I said screw it, I'll do it myself. So I picked up the new heater core, drained the antifreeze from the truck, installed the part and had it running by 2 in the afternoon for the cost of the part and some antifreeze (a $36 total). This seemed to make Farron especially happy, since she had been fretting yet another couple hundred dollar expense. Moral of the story is, don't own a rust bucket unless you're willing to fix it yourself, or it will bleed you dry. I expect we'll replace the truck within the next year, but at least it's running for winter (knock on wood).

Thursday will be Blank It's 150th strip. Still haven't missed a beat. The story is getting back to roots, which is the best way to recharge the tale, reminding the readers how far it's come.

I'm not even gonna cut this post. Let me dominate your friend's page for awhile. NARCISSISM... LOOK A BABY

Two tickets to the Bodeans on December 19th at the Guthire Theatre.

8pm, Aisle 1, Row P, Seats 101 and 102

$39 each

This is a sold out show! Snap these up as a pair! :) Cash only, can meet anywhere in Minneapolis, or along the way to Elk River. Thanks!

Opened some junk mail today from "National Record Service, Inc."

They offer to send us a certified copy of our deed for the low, low price of $59.50. Additional copies are a mere $20.

Fortunately, "[d]ue to the large number of transactions, this will be [my] only notice of the service."

I shudder to think how many people pay these leeches $60 for something they can get from their county recorder for about $10. What a racket. I haven't mentioned any of the half-dozen or more offers for overpriced "mortgage insurance."

Bottom-feeders.

[UPDATE: They managed to spell both of our names wrong!! WTF?]

The Wiccan Church of Minnesota is holding its annual Psychic Faire November 14th, 2009.

It will be at the Sacred Paths Center at 777 Raymond Ave. in St. Paul from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

There will be:

Live music
Violinist Robin "Catgut" McDowell 1:00 - 2:00
Dunn County Clerics 4:00 - 6:00

Presentations
Hastings Paranormal Team 11:00 - 12:00
Dr. Murphy Pizza, Anthropologist 2:00 - 3:00

And of course readers and vendors.
Tarot
Runes
Astrologers
Kirlian Photography
Psychic Readings

At 7:00 P.M. there will be an elders' recognition Ritual and a community potluck to follow.

Anyone know of a place that still sells Polaroid 600 film in the cities?
I've heard they still sell it at the Wal-Mart in Hudson, WI... but hoping to find something a bit closer than that.
Thanks y'all.

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New Comic: A Truly Fascinating Phenomenon

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New Comic: A Truly Fascinating Phenomenon

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New Comic: The Price Of Loyalty

Because it's worth a try.

I saw a doctor at the Fairview gastroenterology clinic at University of MN and really liked her. I'm pretty sure, given Google searches and her last name, that her name was Dr. Aasma P. Shaukat, MD. However, I've found out that she left the practice there, and I had a very unpleasant experience with the doctor I saw there instead. Does anyone know whether she's still in practice in MN, and if so, where?

What excessively cheap, fun things are happening in town this Sunday (the 8th)?

Hello everyone!


I am shooting senior photos for a family member this weekend. I am racking my brain trying to think of places to take them. Do any of you have suggestions on places to take them? Preferably cheap places please!


Thank you!