We popped into TNT Tacos and Tequila drag brunch a few weeks ago. This has definitely become one of our go-to shows and we even brought friends this time!
The cast for this show was:
This show also featured a massive birthday party of one of the Kidd Kraddick Morning Show, a nationally-syndicated morning show based in Dallas.
There are leaves on the ground, but the temperature still hits the low 70s almost every day.
Although it is not quite tropical Christmas experience that I had in Miami, it is still way more pleasant than Minnesota. At least I can still trot around in shorts!
Life has been very full lately with work, sprawling dog walks, dates, holiday parties, and marathons of The Good Wife.
My cup runneth over again.
Elaborate Christmas decorations in Highland Park, Dallas.
Gunter’s leather doggy jacket.
Things have been busy! I’m working some seriously long hours but I’m also getting outside more now that winter is almost over.
Here are some shots from the last few weeks:
The roads in Uptown were a hot mess during the last snow storm. I actually got both parked-in and plowed-in on this street near the Spyhouse Coffee Shop:
Mud season is right around the corner which means dog walks are going to be a mess, …but at least I can run outside again.
The Stone Arch Bridge is already ice free:
In addition to working longer hours, I’m also getting a ton of new interesting projects. For example, this week I am working on my first RFP response, which is highly exciting and challenging. It’s shaping up to be a great spring!
My Florida friends don’t understand it, but Minneapolis is really pretty during winter.
I was going to grow my hair out and get dreadlock extensions from the Hair Police, but the boyfriend was unamused so I got a haircut at Floyd’s 99 Barbershop in Uptown.
I parked at 4:15 p.m. and I was told that there was a 45 minute wait. I went back to feed my meter, waited, and got my haircut. I went back to my car afterward and the entire street was deserted. No car. I had a quick WTF moment and then saw the sign: “NO PARKING 4-6 PM.”
Towed. This was a very expensive haircut.
I walked the 3-4 miles to the impound lot with images of Parking Wars in my head. I was also worried about the towing fee, which is $300-400 cash in Miami. Turns out that the fee is only just over $100 in Minneapolis, so I was thrilled.
We signed the lease to our new place today. So of course the dogs and I spent most of our time at Lake of the Isles.
I’m moving away from Uptown this week. It may sound silly, but what I will miss the most about this neighbor is the stickers.
Sticker graffiti is fascinating. I think I enjoy the sticker art so much because it is higher quality than sprayed graffiti and the stickers are also hidden throughout the neighborhood, so I may be the only person on the street who notices them. It’s like finding a prize.
More sticker art monsters keep appearing in the neighborhood. This is my favroite. His name is Goober.
The apartment hunt began in earnest today with our first showing. The apartment was in Uptown and a very short girl in very high heels was our host. The building was about as old as mine (1920’s) and I was unamused by the pricing. The landlord wanted about $1,800 just for the dogs with $600 in deposits and almost $100 in pet rent.
This weekend’s apartment hunt turned ugly today when dozens of building managers and real estate agents called us back. The theme? The Rottweiler is a deal breaker.
I’m all about the sticker graffiti in the neighborhood. I think it is more clever and interesting than the majority of spray painted graffiti around these parts.
And of course sticker art has its own wikipedia entry. This stuff is so official, folks.
I spent too much time looking at architectural details when I walk around town. This was a bigger problem in Europe. I could barely walk down a block when I visited Haarlem in the Netherlands.
I love summer in Uptown Minneapolis. This is the Uptown theater, where they played Labyrinth.
