BSE: Weeks 10 & 11

Best summer ever: weeks 10 & 11: summer vacation has finally started.

Week #10 was the last week of summer school, aka, finals! I spent the beginning of the week studying, mostly at the Walter library. After my last final I went to work, and worked 10 hour days for the next 4 days.

I also decided to get health conscious, and just say no to Caribou pastries. That’s also the week I almost ran Jill off the road, and celebrated the end of my first year in Minnesota.

The health kick got more serious during week #11 because I saw Food Inc. and it scared the crap out of me. There was also some …um… cleaning, aka, dog hair removal.

The most exciting thing about this past week is that I got a tripod, and was able to take night pictures. I also did some biking.

Actually, “some biking” is an understatement – today I biked to work, and work is about 20 miles away. The view from the Mendota bridge was worth it:

Both St. Paul and Minneapolis are visible from the bridge.

The picture of the boarded up building is the abandoned military base that is on a bluff overlooking the river. I got lost there on the way to work. And no, that’s not as creepy as it sounds – it was about 8am and people were golfing right next to the abandoned base.

Besides my 40-mile bike ride, the other exciting thing that happened today was that my Wills & Trust grade came in. Gibs and I are on our way to the clubhouse to celebrate. Vöt!