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• 612 trivia: The same dude owns Sneaky Pete’s, Dreamgirls, Deja Vu, and now the Gay 90s. He’s totally my hero. #
• Has anyone seen Matt’s car? #
• Know what the perfect halftime break is from darts? Dancing the Cupid Shuffle. #
• Beginagain’s in Saint Louis Park? You have just been Rickrolled. You’re welcome. #
• ALSO. Jenni and I stole 2 shots that were just sitting on the bar unattended. We win. #
• I had to clean the snow off Matt’s car with my coat sleeve. IN THE MIDDLE OF APRIL. #
• Just had a 10 minute discussion with my dad about Tyra Banks. #
• @rmcdonou Please take Joe Mauer with you! And if I had to guess, probably Morneau, too. Just sayin’. #
• @best_day_ever I did the same thing! Except replace baking with reorganizing things and calling my grandma! #
• @best_day_ever it was probably the shots we stole. we totally drank semen. and that’s how we got knocked up. hello, everyone! #
• I always thinking fighting with my dog is a good idea. And then he makes me bleed and/or bruises me and I realize not so much a good idea. #

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I guess the Timberwolves must have gotten a by in the first round of the NBA playoffs (I know this isn’t the case, but c’mon - a girl can dream), so I’m just biding my time reading about other playoff games.

Tracy McGrady’s being blamed for basically not giving it his all for a full four quarters of basketball. Never mind that basketball is a team sport and that even Michael Jordan couldn’t do it all by himself, but apparently T-Mac’s supposed to. Instead of arguing with the media or getting all defensive about the situation, he’s siding with them, in quite possibly my favorite basketball player quote of the year:

“It’s my fault,” McGrady said. “It’s my fault we missed free throws. It’s my fault we lost both games. Blame me. It’s my fault we fouled to tie the game up. That’s my fault. It’s my fault they get easy layups. It’s my fault we’re not executing well on the offensive end. It’s my fault a couple people in the stands ordered Heinekens and they got Budweiser. It’s my fault. I’m sorry.”

And you know how Yao Ming’s injured? Totally McGrady’s fault:

“That’s another one of my faults: that Rafer got hurt and Yao got hurt,” McGrady said. “It’s my fault. I’m sorry.”

T-Mac, who I really didn’t care so much about, is now one of my favorite non-Timberwolves player. I just really want Houston to get past the Jazz in the first round, even if Kyle Sexpot Korver plays for Utah.

Now that I’ve told my grandma about this, I can tell the internet:

Things have taken a bit of a dramatic turn on the employment front since we talked just a few days ago. The CEO interview I mentioned the other day apparently kicked pretty good ass, because they offered me a job today. After comparing the two offers side-by-side, the new and improved offer seemed to be a much better fit:

• 4 miles from my apartment
• office location in downtown Minneapolis with free parking
• an ample amount of vacation/holiday time
• better benefits
• a career that I really want to get into

I weighed pros and cons for a while, but the fact that this is a field that’s pretty much a perfect fit for me and these folks are letting me in the door without one damn bit of experience in this particular industry is what sealed the deal.

Income-wise is gonna suck for a while. For the first time, I’m taking a job because it’s where I want to be and not strictly on the salary. Due to my gross lack of experience, they’re able to get by with starting me on the lowest end of the salary scale. Can’t say I blame ‘em, but there may be some adjusting around these necks of the woods.

New start date: April 30. (I’m still working two days at the other job, because when unemployment runs out, you probably much do what you can to make a few bucks, my friends!)

• @swirlspice I was wondering the same thing, although it’s kinda bizarre at a quarter after 7. #
• Every time I catch Riley staring at me, I can’t help but think he’s plotting my murder. It’s kind of happening a lot lately. #
• Got a call to interview at a place I interviewed at in Oct. I really wanted to work there, but they said no. Nice timing this time around. #
• @suzi109 that should make for some fantastic twittering! #
• @rickmcmillin I’m ready for your trip to Minneapolis next week, too!! #
• I was wearing shorts at the beginning of this week. Now I have to put on a stocking cap to take Riley out. What’s up, spring? #

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I can’t remember if it’s been on billboards or the sides of trucks or if it was just an actual TV commercial, but you know Todd Davis and his social security number of 457-55-5462? It’s that whole LifeLock Identity thing, and since he’s the CEO, he’s so confident about people not stealing his identity since he subscribes to LifeLock that he’s giving out his SSN to the whole wide world.

I get the concept of the whole life lock thing and can definitely see how it’d be beneficial to most people. It actually does come cool things like get rid of all those stupid pre-approved credit card things you get in the mail. My brother uses the actual cards that they send as Bondo scrapers when he’s working on his bitchin’ Camaro, but I think this might be a little more effective.

I just got three PRE-APPROVED envelopes in my mailbox today. I only check my mail about once a week, but three’s a lot, especially for someone that has ONE credit card and that’s it. Where, in my credit report, does it say that I’m a wise decision as a credit card customer? Right around the JC Penney card I had ten years ago? I’m a cash or nothing kinda kid nowadays, fellas!

MNSpeak, a local (I want to use an adjective, but I can’t figure out which one is most appropriate) blog, linked to a story on our local CBS affiliate, WCCO, with this headline: Cops: Eagan Couple Uses Craigslist For ID Theft. I know, it’s so scandalous! They probably lived in my old apartment building. Because I had some free time, I decided to do a little looking into it these folks to see if they were, in fact, my neighbors!

The short version of the story? A guy (Eric Thorsen’s MySpace) and a girl (Amy Bergquist’s MySpace) were placing ads on Craigslist, in what I’m guessing was the Casual Encounter section, (probably don’t click on that if you’re at work) looking to meet up with people to do the nasty. One of the two would cause a distraction while the other one would steal credit card info, IDs, etc. Six stunts like this later, and they finally got caught.

Except for the whole getting caught thing, these guys had a pretty good gig going! When Eric lists his salary on the ‘Space as $250,000 and Higher, he was probably serious. Through my mad Google skills and Amy’s awesome username of delectibledreamz , I found a lot more information (including pictures I did NOT want to see) on a lovely little site called Adult FriendFinder.

They do speak Chinese, though, in case that’s a turn-on. And if you ask them what Hollywood star they fantasize about, they can’t answer, simply because “arrogance tends to detract from the fantasy”.

Too much CSI: Miami for me. It’s time to go back to work indeed.

I love Chicago, and since I’m forced by my status as a Twins fan to hate the White Sox, the Cubs are my default Chicago-related team. And honestly, even if it weren’t for the Sox being giant douches, I’d still love the Cubs. I’ve been to Wrigley Field three times, twice for games and once just to walk around the neighborhood. It’s definitely a place I want to continue going back to time and time again.

Last summer, Willis, Matt, Jenni, and I went to Chicago and Milwaukee for a baseball-themed weekend. It wasn’t until today that I realized I never even wrote about it. In any case, we went to a day game at Wrigley and it was probably one of the best days of the summer.

Once we took the train (or maybe it was the bus?) into the neighborhood, we had to go Cubs-gear shopping. We didn’t want to look like complete tourists in our very top row seats, so it was imperative we secure some official Chicago Cubs garb. As soon as we were appropriately attired to be Cubs Fans for the Day™, we found a bar where we proceeded to have drinks even though it was before noon. It was the right thing to do! And it’s also where we found out how wonderful of a drink Sparks is. Sigh.

I think Sunday, when the Cubs play at home, I’m going to sit on my couch, drink the lone Sparks I have left in my ‘fridge, and go shopping at CubWorld.com, since they seem to have a ton of Wrigley Field branded things that I absolutely need. It’ll be almost like I’m in Chicago. Except not at all.

Since I’m usually asleep at 3:30 in the morning, I never really notice that from my living room, you can hear the traffic on the freeway that’s several blocks away. And while I know it’s spring and all that jazz, I didn’t realize that birds were awake this time of morning, having what seems to be a very animated conversation. What the hell can possibly be that important right now?

This is the last night/morning I get to go to bed whenever the hell I want during the week and then wake up whenever I damn well feel like it after a good night’s/morning’s sleep. That’s kind of exciting now that I think about it. I might actually have to fire up the ol’ alarm clock for the first time since October.

I’m sure I’ll be very nervous and agitated some Sunday night, but for now, I’m really excited to go to bed at normal people hours and wake up when the majority of the world is waking up, too. It’ll be kind of fun to find out what things are like in my neighborhood during standard Time to Go to Work hours!

• I just spent 2 hours at the dog park. And I’m pretty sure Riley might not wake up until tomorrow. #
• Someone outside on the street is hiccuping very loudly outside my window. I kind of want to scare her. #
• Just got a job offer from the CEO interview yesterday. Salary’s lower than I would have liked, so I gots to do some thinkin’. #
• I just accepted another job offer. I’m even more excited about this one! #

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If you were the lucky winner of one of my very fine Christmas cards, featuring three adorable pictures of fat Riley and yours truly, then you have to admit they were pretty decent quality, no? I ordered them from Vista Printing, mainly because they were the cheapest I could find. I was more than happy with the way turned out and will probably find something I love for them for next year’s holiday card buying season.

You know what they also have? Customizable car magnets. I hate those freakin’ Save Everything in the World magnets so bad that sometimes I want to take them off and put them on another car. Not that I have ever in my life done that or thought about actually doing it, but MAN WOULD IT BE FUNNY.

They also have some oddly adorable save the date magnets, which means I’ll be sending them to every last single one of you just as soon as I announce my wedding date. And my engagement. And the fact that I’m even seeing anyone.

I kind of want to customize one of those puppies to have birthdays of all my important people on it. I have them on my Google calendar, but sometimes they sneak on me and I forget to buy a card. When I was unpacking boxes at my new apartment, I found two cards that I’d bought, signed, and sealed back in October 2006. So, I mailed the stupid things. So what if they were birthday cards! Nothing says surprise like a birthday card 18 months after the fact!