Aaron Landry
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Minnesota RollerGirls and Station 4
Out with Brian, Matt, Andy, Linsay and her friends Jen and Amy.
A bit more rough than the last two bouts in my opinion. Girls were constantly hitting the floor or the people sitting around the rink, Rat Bastard now has a couple fractured ribs and a couple fights broke out.
Got a PBR Koozie (Free with PBR, I just had to get one), a PBR hat (which I am promptly giving to Bill), and two foam hands (given to us by the people in front of us that had to leave early). We are real fans now!
Our free posh limo bus took us back to Station 4 where we caught the end of Morello.
Good times!
Party at Josh’s
Josh got a new job, got his first paycheck on Friday, then decided to throw a party at his place in the Marcy Holmes neighborhood of Minneapolis. Some crazy rum, some crazy vodka, a bunch of homebrew and other stuff. Good times.
Fresh Snow
My afternoon shoveling project is growing. I hate it when I open my car door and with the magic of air pressure, snow flies onto the seat.
The Happy Gnome, Saint Paul, MN
Mark Van Wie from The Muddy Pig bought the space that used to be Chang O’Hara’s and made The Happy Gnome. I was with Andy, Linsay, Amy, Brian and Tim.
Right away we were surprised with how much smoke there was after making the assumption it would be smoke-free. For our group, it was problem enough where we requested to be put on the list for the non-smoking area and got seated a few minutes later.
The beer and wine list is extensive and well picked. I tried the Arcadia London Porter, which I’ve not had of before. Out of the 25 or so beers on tap, I don’t think I’ve ever tried a good handful of them. We got the artisan cheese plate and tried to be turophiles for a bit. A lot of the staff from the Muddy Pig was working there - enough where we asked who could possibly be keeping the Muddy Pig open. Mark Van Wie was also present talking with guests and drinking.
While the lighting was even more dim than Chang O’Hara’s and there was no music, a guy in the restroom joked about “how weird” it was and how it was like “going back” to Chang O’Hara’s all over again. It’s true, and it’s hard to start calling this place “The Gnome” now. Even though the couches are gone and the menu is taken up quite a few notches, it feels like the Chang’s crowd is back. We just get better food and far better drinks now.
Update: Linsay posted her notes and some photos as well.
Meeting with Ben’s Mother
Out in Saint Louis Park, MN visiting with Ben’s mother who is in town from Houston. Long story short, I am helping her move things from her mother’s place.
Go East Holiday Party
A couple shots of the Go East holiday party getting started. I left before I became “That Guy” at the holiday party.
UPS Store, Woodbury, MN
Not unlike other bad UPS Store experiences, I have issues every single time I go to the UPS Store in Woodbury, MN. Luckily, nothing too bad this time except for Don who was reluctant to give me a tracking number for my shipment. I assume that when you ship via UPS, part of the price is my ability to track the package.
Anyway, when I ask for it he asks for my email address. I told him I am not giving it to him. Why? Because the last time I was given the same promise I never got an email with my tracking number. So I made him “process” the package for me. Why isn’t this done in the same swoop as him ringing me up? Don wasn’t very pleased about me making him do extra work.
The kicker, he couldn’t give me a printed copy of the tracking number. A few months ago this was no problem but now I had to manually copy the tracking number myself. Why the change? I took a hiptop photo of it. Don acted as if I was being extra demanding.
Dear UPS Store: Please streamline your system so when someone ships a package they get a tracking number.
