Category Archives: Minneapolis

Happy anniversary, dear blog.

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

Today is my 2-year blogoversary! A lot of my writing energy has gone into “other venues” lately, but this blog is still dear to my heart. I feel like I am an entirely different woman than I was when I … Continue reading →

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Return to the scene of the … date.

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

I have to go look around on the sidewalk on the east side of Lyndale Avenue between 26th and 27th this afternoon after I get off work. I didn’t realize until after I left that spot last night that I’d … Continue reading →

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Moving on and moving out.

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

I have to contradict myself already. Remember when I got a new boyfriend? Well, I realized I wasn’t ready to be in a relationship and I just wasn’t excited enough about him. He’s a great guy, wonderful, really, but I … Continue reading →

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Maybe that’s why they don’t play in Minneapolis anymore.

Posted on July 28, 2010 by

Comes With A Smile: “Bad Days” seems to be about depression and how it affects us. Is this something that affects you (or has affected you) in your life? Will Sheff: Not any more than anyone else. My emotional state … Continue reading →

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A friend for three seasons.

Posted on February 6, 2010 by

I am a fair weather friend. In the truest, most literal, unhyphenated sense, I am a better friend when the weather is nice. In this foul winter weather, nothing can tempt me outside, even the promise of friendly company. My … Continue reading →

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Slouching toward balance.

Posted on January 18, 2010 by

If you’ll indulge me for a moment, I’d like to quote Death Cab for Cutie: “So this is the New Year and I don’t feel any different.” I love-love-loved that back in 2005-6 when I got the album, and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Dating, Desire, Life lessons, Love, Minneapolis, Money, Music, Questions, Striving | 1 Comment

The sweet sounds of fall 2009.

Posted on September 16, 2009 by

Some days, I wake up and nothing sounds good. Suddenly, none of the music I’d been listening to appeals to me. This usually happens to me once a season. But it feels like this lack of music has been a … Continue reading →

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On heat.

Posted on February 6, 2009 by

You guys know what I’m talking about when I say today was “unseasonably warm.” The high in Des Moines today was right around 50 degrees. In February. I sat on my front porch to talk on the phone—three times. I … Continue reading →

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Sign of the times.

Posted on January 22, 2009 by

Last week during lunch with Coco in Golden Valley, we saw the Statue of Liberty from the restaurant. It was a dude dressed up in teal with a crown, waving a sign for Liberty Tax Service. He was dancing enthusiastically, … Continue reading →

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A city love.

Posted on January 19, 2009 by

Last Friday, Michael took me to The Guthrie Theater for the opening night of the play A Delicate Balance. The play wasn’t terribly compelling. It was a “fractured family portrait,” but it wasn’t a family I could muster up any emotion … Continue reading →

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