long lock and load

today a lady entered the bus with 2 kids, a stroller (which seemed too small for either of her verbal children) and 6 shopping bags. she'd get one kid on, go back for a stroller and the other kid would be running off the bus. it seems to me, with two decent sized kids, they could have each taken one bag and filed on in 15 seconds since none of the bags looked heavy...

thankfully after 90 seconds of loading, she hung up her cell phone and road 4 blocks to her destination...

visit gb raffle

now accepting cash for the visit gb raffle:

each $25 ticket gives you a one in 60 chance of winning airfare to new zealand, plus accommodations on my floor. need not be present to win. this is officially sanctioned by the commonwealth and queen.

didja hear that wind?

como park, quite a storm

how to get rid of wood

think of baseball? nevermind...


can you throw wood out? should you dump it in a forest? it's been 2 days and my "free wood" sign has not paid off...

post seacrest

sea of sirens

day : holiday inn :: 5 min walk from my office



night



i have never seen another person on this pedestrian bridge with me. a u of mn rent a cop was at one end, screaming her head off with people mocking her. a cop was at another, orderly filing people off the bridge. the woman next to me prayed, while i took pictures of the carnage.



it's technically still a bridge... just closer to the water...



chopper



at the base of a condo complex i often pretend i live it. my north dakota car, used to flat expanses, could drive up that steep incline.



a side street, filled with emergency vehicles and free water. the strangest part of the night was seeing so many lights and sirens. just when you thought the side streets were full, another cop towing a boat would arrive followed by two more ambulances.

late night stroll

after being cranky, bored and lonely all night [personal choosing], i took a walk to lighten my mood. a scrawny asian man with an equally scrawny goatee and wife beater approached me. with arms exaggerating each word he asked "have you seen... ah.... a... female walking around?"

i said no since i had been preoccupied trying to remember how a dime ended up in my right pants pocket (stamp purchasing)... but as i walked away, i wondered if he's the kind of guy i should have pointed towards "a female walking around"... or if she was notably missing for a reason...

seriously, folks

now that they've raised the minimum wage, you have no excuse for not going out and getting a job instead of wasting your day away reading this blog.

sharing a moment

i was carting computers down a basement hallway, when a lady got in my way. we did the side to side dance, smiled brightly at our mutual politeness and shared a truly human moment.

only as she passed, did i finally realize (despite the tattered pink prom dress, distressed charcoal hair, goth-style make-up) that she was a homeless lady babbling to herself on the way to the restroom.

spinning out of control

generation bob has decided to adapt his natural agility and breakdancing body moves to sign spinning.

getting the ladies, check.
appearing hot at all time, check.
feeling the rhythm of shizzaz meeting corporate ads, check.