I'm back! And I'm alive!

I'm back! And I'm alive!

So I met Jessie's parents last week, and it wasn't traumatic at all. Who knew?

Here's a list of firsts from the trip:

My first drive-in movie experience. It's like combining camping and movies. You load up on pillows, sleeping bags, flashlights, a boombox and some snacks, and you're ready to go. All that to see Dukes of Hazzard...man that movie's terrible. At least it was a double feature with Batman Begins.

My first time in the twin cities, Minneapolis-St. Paul. Both cities are gorgeous, but unique in their respective ways. I'm told that Minneapolis is the town you date while St. Paul is the town you marry.

My first time catching a garter.


Before...


...and after. Me, the garter and the soon-to-be-plastered groom. Well, let's just call a spade a spade. He was already hammered in this picture.

My first time visiting the mini-golf course/batting cages...(in a while). I really just listed this so I could slip in this gem of a photo:


Baseball makes me happy. Really happy. Too bad I'm terrrrible at it.

The first time I got to play on a work of art during a visit to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.


Art is fun and dangerous!

The first time since I was a kid that I sent myself hurtling down a steep hill in a Radio Flyer.


Safe? Safe?? Of course it's safe!

The first time I met Jessie's family. Here's a slew of pictures:


The Sieben crew and me. From left to right: Bob (Jessie's dad), Lauri (Jessie's mom), Christi (Jessie's sister), Mike (Jessie's brother), Jessie (Jessie's self), Julian (Jessie's nephew) and yours truly (Jessie's boyfriend).

The first time I...honestly these are just bonus pictures of me and Julian. Enjoy.


Awww...


Awwww...


Arrrrgh!!!!!

I could go into detail about the trip, but it'd be a long one. A little too long. Suffice it to say that I had a blast, and I'm almost sad to be back in the brown air and the noisy traffic. Ah well.

Watching:

Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels

Muay Thai (Feh.)

Yours, Mine and Ours

Dick Tracy

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday

Scary Movie

Rushmore

Grizzly man

Animal House

The Hudsucker Proxy

The American President

Roxanne

Reading:

V for Vendetta (Finished.)

Drawn & Quarterly Showcase: Book One (Finished.)

Fantastic Four 1234(Finished.)

Terra Obscura: Volume Two (Finished.)

Tex (If you're a fan of comics, Westerns or just great art and great story-telling, pick up a copy. Joe Kubert is one of my favorite artists, and he's most certainly in top form in this one [I also reference my own review of another Kubert book here].)

American Gods

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