Posted by: Lily on: September 22, 2008
Angie (roomie) and I dog-sat all weekend. Well, actually, the pups were really Angie’s undertaking, but since I’m so nice (insert little girl innocent smile here), I helped out when I could. So, ok – these puggles were the CUTEST things in the world – see?
Lola
Yes, they may look sweet and innocent, but these [...]
Posted by: Lily on: September 15, 2008
Like any other major tragic event, I remember exactly where I was when the I-35W bridge collapsed in downtown Minneapolis, killing 13, injuring more, and cutting off a MAJOR major artery in Twin Cities traffic for just over a year.
I was still at work (it was just after 6:00 PM) and a friend of [...]
Posted by: Lily on: September 15, 2008
Oh, public transit, how I’ve missed you!
Yesterday’s Light Rail experience also served as my trial run to get back into taking public transportation downtown. I used to, when I lived right on an Express (read: fast) bus line that ran right through campus into downtown (read: safe-ish). When I moved from that place [...]
Posted by: Lily on: September 12, 2008
I am both in love with as well as creeped out by the degree to which Google has me completely targeted and figured out.
I love my Google Reader. I love having blogs, job postings, and newspaper headlines all seamlessly streaming into the same central intravenous tube of information, keeping me organized, updated, and addicted [...]
Posted by: Lily on: September 7, 2008
The Herkimer in Uptown (Lyn-Lake) is easily the bar that my friends and I frequent the most. They’re the sponsor of our softball team, so we pay homage to that every Tuesday evening after the games by coming in for one of their delicious microbrews and amazing food. The best picks? The [...]
Posted by: Lily on: September 3, 2008
Hanging out and waiting in line to see Jon Strewart, we represented the yin and yang of the Twin Cities’ two sides (in case you can’t see it, I’m wearing my “I Heart St. Paul” shirt).
Posted by: Lily on: November 6, 2007
“Saint Paul, Minnesota is noted for its neighborhoods; the city has been called “fifteen small towns with one mayor”, owing to the neighborhood-based life of much of the city.” (wikipedia artilcle here) Turns out my neighborhood is somewhere in between the Merriam Park ‘hood and the Lexington-Hamline ‘hood. I actually think I’m in [...]
