![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Weekend.
A quite nice one, actually.
Saturday, I ran my 10 miles and then stretched and stretched and lifted weights and stretched some more. Picked Zach up at the Market, and we ended up staying there and drinking until it was time to go home and change and go to the opening of MacBlank. The drinking was fun, but ultimately a bad idea, as I got the mother of all headaches from not eating enough. Le whoops.
MacBlank opened well, and people seemed to really enjoy it. Go Team Funny. There were some genuinely nice moments that came out, which was a pleasant surprise. It's always fun to see how the actors respond to an audience. After the show, Z & I went across the street for some food with a couple that we never get to spend time with. I do quite enjoy hanging out with them, but our schedules do not permit most of the time.
Sunday was Z's first Sunday off in ages, so we celebrated by ferociously sleeping in. Ahhh, luxury. When we finally got moving, we went over to the Como Zoo & Conservatory. I love city zoos (free!), but I worry about some of the larger animals. The enclosures are just a little too small for some of them, and while they've made a valiant effort to make the habitats look like habitats, there's only so much they can do on their budget. It's a valuable resource, though, and they are expanding and improving, so it will be good. They do have some animals the Minnesota Zoo does not have, such as giraffes. Every time we walked by the giraffes, I started doing the Eddie Izzard giraffe walk, and Zach would rant about evil giraffes. "I shall eat all the leaves on this tree, so the other giraffes wil go hungry. Mu ha. Mu ha. MuHAHAHA!" Yes, we are big dorks on occasion. I would be the bigger dork, but at least I can't quote the entire first 10 season of The Simpsons from memory.
We saw all the animals we could, including the sea lion show, and then wandered over to the Conservatory. The Conservatory does not have the funding problems that the Zoo has, and it shows. The place is gorgeous. I love spending time in the Arboretum, but the Japanese Garden my favorite. It's part of a joint project between St. Paul and Nagasaki, which led Zach and me to wonder what is representing Minnesota over there. A mall? A stadium? Food on a stick? Gangsters?
Once we had gotten our fill of the great outdoors, we wandered over to the mall to find shoes for Z, and then home for dinner. He then went off to rehearsal, and I went to see Ari Hoptman in the Fringe. Funny funny man, Ari is. I don't think this was his best work, but it was still a lot of fun. I had every intention of going to another show after Ari let out, but I ran into some friends on my way there and got sucked in to sitting at the Market and drinking (pattern, much?). We ended up staying there until it was time for karaoke, and then joining the karaoke table. Karaoke was fun, as it almost always is during Fringe. Lots of people are already in the area, so they stop on by and schmooze. A friend of mine who had had a difficult time accepting some of my recent choices finally came around again, which made me happy. I adore him in a very big sister-like fashion, and it made me sad to have a rift between us. So that was worked out, and we saw many people, and there was singing, and It Was Good.
I'm paying for the late night this morning, but it was worth it. I just can't do this often.
Saturday, I ran my 10 miles and then stretched and stretched and lifted weights and stretched some more. Picked Zach up at the Market, and we ended up staying there and drinking until it was time to go home and change and go to the opening of MacBlank. The drinking was fun, but ultimately a bad idea, as I got the mother of all headaches from not eating enough. Le whoops.
MacBlank opened well, and people seemed to really enjoy it. Go Team Funny. There were some genuinely nice moments that came out, which was a pleasant surprise. It's always fun to see how the actors respond to an audience. After the show, Z & I went across the street for some food with a couple that we never get to spend time with. I do quite enjoy hanging out with them, but our schedules do not permit most of the time.
Sunday was Z's first Sunday off in ages, so we celebrated by ferociously sleeping in. Ahhh, luxury. When we finally got moving, we went over to the Como Zoo & Conservatory. I love city zoos (free!), but I worry about some of the larger animals. The enclosures are just a little too small for some of them, and while they've made a valiant effort to make the habitats look like habitats, there's only so much they can do on their budget. It's a valuable resource, though, and they are expanding and improving, so it will be good. They do have some animals the Minnesota Zoo does not have, such as giraffes. Every time we walked by the giraffes, I started doing the Eddie Izzard giraffe walk, and Zach would rant about evil giraffes. "I shall eat all the leaves on this tree, so the other giraffes wil go hungry. Mu ha. Mu ha. MuHAHAHA!" Yes, we are big dorks on occasion. I would be the bigger dork, but at least I can't quote the entire first 10 season of The Simpsons from memory.
We saw all the animals we could, including the sea lion show, and then wandered over to the Conservatory. The Conservatory does not have the funding problems that the Zoo has, and it shows. The place is gorgeous. I love spending time in the Arboretum, but the Japanese Garden my favorite. It's part of a joint project between St. Paul and Nagasaki, which led Zach and me to wonder what is representing Minnesota over there. A mall? A stadium? Food on a stick? Gangsters?
Once we had gotten our fill of the great outdoors, we wandered over to the mall to find shoes for Z, and then home for dinner. He then went off to rehearsal, and I went to see Ari Hoptman in the Fringe. Funny funny man, Ari is. I don't think this was his best work, but it was still a lot of fun. I had every intention of going to another show after Ari let out, but I ran into some friends on my way there and got sucked in to sitting at the Market and drinking (pattern, much?). We ended up staying there until it was time for karaoke, and then joining the karaoke table. Karaoke was fun, as it almost always is during Fringe. Lots of people are already in the area, so they stop on by and schmooze. A friend of mine who had had a difficult time accepting some of my recent choices finally came around again, which made me happy. I adore him in a very big sister-like fashion, and it made me sad to have a rift between us. So that was worked out, and we saw many people, and there was singing, and It Was Good.
I'm paying for the late night this morning, but it was worth it. I just can't do this often.