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Friday turned out to be a snow day, which meant that the 38 photos I had ordered for Sunday's exhibition were trapped in the mailroom at St. Kate's. I didn't want to shell out big bucks to have them all reprinted, so I selected my 8 favorites and had them printed at Target. They turned out very nicely. I picked up my original order today. I think I'll be giving lots of people pictures as gifts this year.
Morgan and I made it out to Rosy Simas' dance performance on Thursday night. After leaving St. Kate's, I drove to the Mall of America to pick her up. Traffic moved slowly and steadily even with one of the lanes of 494 unusable because of snow buildup. We hung out at the mall for a while and called the box office when it opened to make sure the show was still happening. We decided to leave at 6 even though the show was at 8. The drive between the mall and NE Minneapolis went well, and we arrived at the theater around 6:30. The theater wasn't even open, so we walked over to the 331 Club and grabbed a quick bite. The service there was exceedingly friendly and the food was rather good. The dance show, "Have Gun Will Shoot" was an anti-war piece set to music by Nine Inch Nails. There were recurring militaristic images throughout the performance along with glimmers of hope. A couple sections in the dance ran a bit long, but that's fairly common in the dance world. Overall, I enjoyed the show. I dropped off Morgan at the light rail downtown (per her suggestion) and headed home. The ride was fine, and I was even able to navigate through my alley and into my garage.
I woke up early on Friday in case it wasn't a snow day. I called St. Kate's around 6:30 and heard the message. I immediately went back to bed and slept in until 2pm. After a leisurely lunch, I went outside and dug out. Shoveling usually takes me 15-20 minutes. Friday it took 90. I was glad that I shoveled behind my garage when I got home Thursday night. That saved some time. I spent Friday evening at home watching movies. I watched Undertaking Betty, which featured Christopher Walken (the reason I ordered the movie in the first place) and Factotum. The former needed more Walken. The movie was pretty funny though. One of my favorite Walken quotes from it is "The root word of 'funeral' is 'fun'!"
Basketball seasons are officially over! I now have my Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays back. I worked the final 6 games of the Maplewood league on Saturday. Two of the games were very exciting. One game ended with a last-second winning basket by one of the shortest kids on the team.
In the evening, I went to the MN Rollergirls match with my friend Kami. Lucas was supposed to go to, but when I went to pick him up, nobody was home. He must have forgotten, even though we had been planning this for about a month and I reminded him about it last Sunday. Sixteen year-olds are like that. Anyway, we found seats in the balcony which had a clear view of the track. It was fun to see all the skaters at once and watch their strategies. During halftime, we went out into the lobby. I couldn't walk 10' before running into people I knew! I saw lucifuge, tin_lizzy, Brian Sostek & Megan McClellan, Tom Cassidy, Paul Cantrell and Zoe, and while I was seated, a choreographer I didn't know but who knew me came up and asked if I had any pictures of the piece she choreographed for Block E last semester. (I did.) What's more, I knew a couple of the skaters! I had met them at the Chatterbox during karaoke. What's especially funny about running into so many of my friends was that many of them had never gone to the Rollergirls before either although lucifuge is a die-hard fan and tin_lizzy is a skater for the North Star Rollergirls.
Sunday was 3 Dances' 6th birthday party. This year it was a family-friendly show. I set up my pictures and settled in to watch the entertainment. My Pet Rat, a kids' jazz band, opened the show. Other performances included story time by Dr. Kimberly von Foofen, dances by students of Suzanne Wiltgen, dances by 3 Dances, and poetry by Haley Lasche. Most of 3 Dances pieces were very butt-centric, which makes sense since it was a family-friendly show and kids find butts funny (as do many adults.) It was strange to attend a 3 Dances party that had no drunken debauchery.
My Pet Rat
Brinsley telling Dr. von Foofen that the room is full of children and that she should reconsider reading her essay on postmodern neostructuralist dance images in 3 Dances' choreography
The first butt-centric 3 Dances piece
Haley the Poetess
Suzanne's students 1st piece. Did I mention how challenging the lighting was in this place? There were 2 big glass-block windows at the back of the stage.
Poetess Jean read her poetry while Haley and Brinsley danced to it
Dr. von Foofen gathers children around her for story time
Dr. von Foofen demonstrates how the moon rises
3 Dances' 2nd piece. It became more butt-centric as it developed.
The kids' 2nd dance
Weebles, a classic 3 Dances piece
These are some of the squirrel photos that I displayed in the lobby:
No surprises here - this is what I'm looking for:
Your Dating Style:
Committed Relationship
You are all about being in a committed long term relationship. You are all about the love and security that it brings.
'What is your dating style?' at QuizGalaxy.com
Hmmm, interesting. I don't agree with the PG-13 rating.
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Personality You are more logical than emotional, more concerned about others than concerned about self, more atheist than religious, more loner than dependent, more lazy than workaholic, more rebel than traditional, more artistic mind than engineering mind, more cynical than idealist, more leader than follower, and more extroverted than introverted.
As for specific personality traits, you are intellectual (87%), adventurous (80%), artistic (72%), romantic (71%).
Stereotypes Punk Rock73%Old Geezer67%Emo Kid56% Life Experience Sex31%Substances8%Travel38%
Politics
Your political views would best be described as Socialist, whom you agree with around 72% of the time. Socioeconomic
Your attitude toward life best associates you with Upper Class. You make more than 0% of those who have taken this test, and 12% more than the U.S. average.
If your life was a movie, it would be rated PG-13.
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I don't know what to do on my first Tuesday off since December! I'm sure I'll think of something.
Morgan and I made it out to Rosy Simas' dance performance on Thursday night. After leaving St. Kate's, I drove to the Mall of America to pick her up. Traffic moved slowly and steadily even with one of the lanes of 494 unusable because of snow buildup. We hung out at the mall for a while and called the box office when it opened to make sure the show was still happening. We decided to leave at 6 even though the show was at 8. The drive between the mall and NE Minneapolis went well, and we arrived at the theater around 6:30. The theater wasn't even open, so we walked over to the 331 Club and grabbed a quick bite. The service there was exceedingly friendly and the food was rather good. The dance show, "Have Gun Will Shoot" was an anti-war piece set to music by Nine Inch Nails. There were recurring militaristic images throughout the performance along with glimmers of hope. A couple sections in the dance ran a bit long, but that's fairly common in the dance world. Overall, I enjoyed the show. I dropped off Morgan at the light rail downtown (per her suggestion) and headed home. The ride was fine, and I was even able to navigate through my alley and into my garage.
I woke up early on Friday in case it wasn't a snow day. I called St. Kate's around 6:30 and heard the message. I immediately went back to bed and slept in until 2pm. After a leisurely lunch, I went outside and dug out. Shoveling usually takes me 15-20 minutes. Friday it took 90. I was glad that I shoveled behind my garage when I got home Thursday night. That saved some time. I spent Friday evening at home watching movies. I watched Undertaking Betty, which featured Christopher Walken (the reason I ordered the movie in the first place) and Factotum. The former needed more Walken. The movie was pretty funny though. One of my favorite Walken quotes from it is "The root word of 'funeral' is 'fun'!"
Basketball seasons are officially over! I now have my Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays back. I worked the final 6 games of the Maplewood league on Saturday. Two of the games were very exciting. One game ended with a last-second winning basket by one of the shortest kids on the team.
In the evening, I went to the MN Rollergirls match with my friend Kami. Lucas was supposed to go to, but when I went to pick him up, nobody was home. He must have forgotten, even though we had been planning this for about a month and I reminded him about it last Sunday. Sixteen year-olds are like that. Anyway, we found seats in the balcony which had a clear view of the track. It was fun to see all the skaters at once and watch their strategies. During halftime, we went out into the lobby. I couldn't walk 10' before running into people I knew! I saw lucifuge, tin_lizzy, Brian Sostek & Megan McClellan, Tom Cassidy, Paul Cantrell and Zoe, and while I was seated, a choreographer I didn't know but who knew me came up and asked if I had any pictures of the piece she choreographed for Block E last semester. (I did.) What's more, I knew a couple of the skaters! I had met them at the Chatterbox during karaoke. What's especially funny about running into so many of my friends was that many of them had never gone to the Rollergirls before either although lucifuge is a die-hard fan and tin_lizzy is a skater for the North Star Rollergirls.
Sunday was 3 Dances' 6th birthday party. This year it was a family-friendly show. I set up my pictures and settled in to watch the entertainment. My Pet Rat, a kids' jazz band, opened the show. Other performances included story time by Dr. Kimberly von Foofen, dances by students of Suzanne Wiltgen, dances by 3 Dances, and poetry by Haley Lasche. Most of 3 Dances pieces were very butt-centric, which makes sense since it was a family-friendly show and kids find butts funny (as do many adults.) It was strange to attend a 3 Dances party that had no drunken debauchery.
My Pet Rat
Brinsley telling Dr. von Foofen that the room is full of children and that she should reconsider reading her essay on postmodern neostructuralist dance images in 3 Dances' choreography
The first butt-centric 3 Dances piece
Haley the Poetess
Suzanne's students 1st piece. Did I mention how challenging the lighting was in this place? There were 2 big glass-block windows at the back of the stage.
Poetess Jean read her poetry while Haley and Brinsley danced to it
Dr. von Foofen gathers children around her for story time
Dr. von Foofen demonstrates how the moon rises
3 Dances' 2nd piece. It became more butt-centric as it developed.
The kids' 2nd dance
Weebles, a classic 3 Dances piece
These are some of the squirrel photos that I displayed in the lobby:
No surprises here - this is what I'm looking for:
Your Dating Style:
Committed Relationship
You are all about being in a committed long term relationship. You are all about the love and security that it brings.
'What is your dating style?' at QuizGalaxy.com
Hmmm, interesting. I don't agree with the PG-13 rating.
The Everything Test
There are many different types of tests on the internet today. Personality tests, purity tests, stereotype tests, political tests. But now, there is one test to rule them all.
Traditionally, online tests would ask certain questions about your musical tastes or clothing for a stereotype, your experiences for a purity test, or deep questions for a personality test.We're turning that upside down - all the questions affect all the results, and we've got some innovative results too! Enjoy :-)
Personality You are more logical than emotional, more concerned about others than concerned about self, more atheist than religious, more loner than dependent, more lazy than workaholic, more rebel than traditional, more artistic mind than engineering mind, more cynical than idealist, more leader than follower, and more extroverted than introverted.
As for specific personality traits, you are intellectual (87%), adventurous (80%), artistic (72%), romantic (71%).
Stereotypes Punk Rock73%Old Geezer67%Emo Kid56% Life Experience Sex31%Substances8%Travel38%
Politics
Your political views would best be described as Socialist, whom you agree with around 72% of the time. Socioeconomic
Your attitude toward life best associates you with Upper Class. You make more than 0% of those who have taken this test, and 12% more than the U.S. average.
If your life was a movie, it would be rated PG-13.
By the way, your hottness rank is 67%, hotter than 92% of other test takers.
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I don't know what to do on my first Tuesday off since December! I'm sure I'll think of something.