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The Computer Fiasco

September 20, 2011

My relationship with the Computer Store deteriorated over the summer.

I bought one of their top laptops toward the end of April as a graduation present for myself. The laptop promptly broke and I’ve been back repeatedly for repairs. Things got ridiculous during the latest bout of repairs. I had to go back to the store constantly over the past 7 days. First, Windows wouldn’t start. Windows loaded and then gave me a black screen that flickered on and off. The techs in the front of the Computer Store didn’t know what the heck was going on, so they held my laptop for repairs.

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Lake Calhouning

September 19, 2011

I’m cramming some Lake Calhoun time in before it starts freezing. Dog-hair-in-car be dammed.

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Best Week Ever 1: Start of Fall

September 18, 2011

While some of my friends spent Saturday evening in the law library, I was at the MCAD gala drinking wine and watching the governor bid $11,000 for a painting of a girl swimming. Post-law school life is kinda awesome.

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The Buddha desk

September 17, 2011

My desk is a little hippy-dippy.

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The first frost warning

September 16, 2011

So we had our first frost warning of the year. Harley’s unamused.

Gertrude has a more positive attitude about the situation.

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The tenants

September 15, 2011

The caretaker job ends in two weeks.

Good riddance.

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The rest of Grand Marais

September 14, 2011

Pictures!

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Best Summer Ever Weeks 15 & 16: Summer’s End

September 13, 2011

With no school year to mark the time for me anymore, I guess summer ends with the Minnesota State Fair. There’s probably a meteorological date or something, but lamb on a stick is a better way to mark the seasons.

I’m ending summer with a new view of the skyline, but I’m still in Minneapolis.

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Eagle Mountain

September 12, 2011

Tader and I went to Eagle Mountain, the highest point in Minnesota. Let me tell you, this thing is in the middle of nowhere.

After the series of dirt roads we got to climb through thick woods on a path filled with roots, boulders and wasps! Harley stuck his nose right in the wasp nest. Both dogs were stung and we could hear the screams from the hikers behind us.

…but the view was pretty.

Tader was all about the view…but I think the dogs and I preferred the lake at the foot of Eagle Mountain.

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Split Rock Lighthouse

September 11, 2011

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The Grand Marais Cabin

September 10, 2011

The cabin was gorgeous and reminded me of our summer rentals in Zandvoort.

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Rachael vs. Wendy

September 9, 2011

I work from home three days a week, which means I get to overhear the bus stop conversations of the middle schoolers.

Today two of them got into it. We’ll call them Wendy and Rachael.

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The Minnesota State Fair

September 8, 2011

The last time I visited the Minnesota State Fair it was right before the start of a school year. This year’s fair visit was missing the subtext of school and employment related angst so I could concentrate on overeating everything on a stick.

I stayed away from classic fair fare such as cheese curds because greasy food makes me deathly ill. I did have lamb on a stick and bratwurst though. Pictures after the jump.

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The car sleeper

September 7, 2011

Harley loves sleeping in the car.

Half of the time he uses the Rottweiler as a pillow.

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The road to Grand Marais

September 6, 2011

This was my first real trek through rural Minnesota since Bemidji. The biggest difference, besides the lack of snow, is that there was a ton of traffic on the way north. Apparently we weren’t the only pair of city folks glamping during the weekend.

At least there were plenty of farms to stare at during the heaviest traffic.

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You’re getting sleepy

September 5, 2011

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Silver Creek Cliff

September 4, 2011

We made an unplanned visit to Silver Creek Cliff during our trek to Grand Marais because someone had a business call.

The dogs and I explored as Tader sat on a boulder with his iPhone and iPad.

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Hot Tea Minneapolis

September 3, 2011

I wrote about my distain of most spray painted “name-tag” graffiti and my love of Uptown sticker art, but here’s a new idea:

Yarn bombing. The word(s?) HOTTEA are written all over Minneapolis in string. There are posts about HOTTEA  at Mplsart and Colossal. Unurth also has posts about HOTTEA here and here.

Yarn bombing is probably still illegal although it causes no damage to public property besides the occasional moldy piece of old string. I think we should get a fence around our new apartment just so I can write something fun in string.

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Escapades

September 2, 2011

Gertrude is upset that Harley has all of the blog attention….she buts in more now.

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Harley’s done

September 1, 2011

I think someone is over summer.

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