Midnight bike Ride

After a long day of drinking high life and eating turkey dogs, Al and I took a late night bike ride on Saturday.

It was pretty much rad.  We finished a few beers, and got on our bikes around 11 or so.  We took minnehaha down to the roundabout, and hooked a right.  We road minnehaha parkway until it meets up with the grand rounds by Lake Nokomis.

We took that trail towards lake Harriet and stopped on a little bridge to have a beer.

The trails were empty, which made it a super fun ride.  We stopped briefly at lake Harriet, and continued on through uptown and back on the greenway.

All in all, we had a pretty good time.  It took us just over an hour, including our beer and piss stops. 

I really love night riding and I don't get to do it much.  So when the chance comes up, I try to take advantage.  If ever you want to night ride, or ride at all, hit me up. 

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 CHICKEN DINNER!


A and I took a look at a few apartments yesterday.  One of them was pretty cool, near powderhorn, but not in the best spot.  Then we drove by a place we we suppose to look at tomorrow.  It is a tiny cabin house with one bedroom in Corcoran, but we couldn't get a hold of the landlord to actually check it out.  Both of these places had fenced in yards, which is something that A and I really would love. Finally we headed to Bancroft to look at a side by side right across from a big park.  It is a one bedroom, very nice and "grown up" feeling.  And the yard is RAD.  but no fence.  
After the search, we went home and I made us a killer dinner.
We had panko crusted chicken, roasted asparagus, and baked red potatoes.  So so good.

So I thought I'd share the recipe (which is only *kind of a recipe*)
We had 2 lemon pepper marinated chicken breasts, so I cut them into smaller "tender" sized piece.  Meanwhile, I threw the red potatoes into the oven (you know-after poking a few holes in them with a fork)  at 350.

I washed and broke off the yuck end of the asparagus, and put them in a little bread tin with some olive oil, salt and garlic pepper. 

I had a bowl of wheat flour with a dash of s and p, a bowl of beaten egg and a bit of milk, and lastly a bowl of Italian panko (you can use plain and season yourself, this is just what we had around). I did the breading process (flour, egg, panko) and put each piece onto a cookie sheet with non-stick spray on it. 

After about 20 minutes of the potato having some alone time in the oven, I added the asparagus and chicken .  15 minutes later, WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!



It was pretty delicious. 

And on a side note, the landlord from the house on the park really liked us and pretty much did all the cool stuff a landlord can do (lower rent, be flexible with move in time, give us extra storage room in the basement) to get us to pick his place.....and we did.  hoooray!

The list (#4)

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Hey All! The sun is trying to break through the clouds right now, which makes me smile. It was cloudy/rainy/thunder storming all morning.  I happen to love rain and storms, but not everyone is on board with that. This is the opposite of what we are talking about today. 

Today, let's take a look at #4 on the music list: a song that makes you feel SAD. 

You will probably hear me say "this is a hard one" on all of the questions, but that is because of the beauty that is music.  SO MUCH MUSIC evokes different emotions and sometimes it is hard to disconnect a song with an emotion.

While I was thinking of what song to post as my song that makes me feel sad, I thought about what it is to be sad.  Sure, a lot of songs bring me to tears, or get me emotional, but not all of those make me feel down right SAD.  So I reached deep down into my soul and thought about a song that really just breaks me up inside. 

My pick may seem silly to you, and I'm guessing when you hear the song I picked, you probably won't get super sad.  Maybe that is why this is such a cool project-what makes me feel sad may not make you feel sad, and vice versa.  This cheese ball 80's tune just breaks me up.  I can remember hearing this song live with my mom and crying!  And part of the reason why this song makes me feel so so sad, is because I picture just how much it affects my mom.  Not to get into my past too much, but my parents split up when I was in middle school. It wasn't my mom choice, and was hard for her. I'm not sure if I actually experienced my mom getting sad over this song, or if I made the connection on my own, but on the real, this shit makes me feel SAD!

So here it is, #4-a song that makes me sad: The heart of the Matter by Don Henley.

 seriously folks, I can't even listen to it.  it makes me choke up and get all teary-eyed.
And you?  what is a song that makes you feel sad?

The list (#3)

Hey all.  Here we are at question number 3 on the list of songs.  Today's song choice for the list is a Song that makes you happy. 

Well, there are TONS of songs out there that make me happy.  But the first one that came to my head is September by Earth, Wind and Fire.

A few weekends ago A and myself and the two birds went out on a Saturday night to do some good old fashion Karaoke.  We had a few (or a lot) of cocktails, met some new peeps and all in all had an amazing night.  Half way through the night this song came on and I was filled with Joy.  I love it.

Not to mention that every time A and I hear it in the car, we turn it up way loud and car dance.  No matter what the mood was, we stop drop and dance when we hear this tune. 

So on that note, please enjoy September by Earth Wind and Fire.  And enjoy the beautiful weather on this fine Friday!

YARD SALE!

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 Happy Friday!  We made it.  And oh how lovely it is to see the sunshine, and feel warmth on your skin.  I'm pretty happy that Spring is here...FINALLY!

When I think of Spring, many things come to mind.  Blue skies, flowers in bloom, flying kites, picnics, BBQ's and of course, rummage sales. 

As A and I get closer to me becoming a full-time student, we have been gearing up for a downsize.  We need to find a smaller, more affordable apartment, which leads to getting rid of stuff.  And what's the BEST was to get rid of stuff?  Having a Half-Ass Garage Sale!

This Saturday, A and I plan on having our own little yard sale.  We have knick-knacks, furniture, framed wall hangings, vintage stuff, jewelry, random bike parts, TONS of clothes and so much more!

The part that I'm most excited for is the good tunes, case of beer and homemade black bean burgers and beer brats that we will be chilling/grilling with.  We are going to start our little sale around noon (after the rain?! that may be coming in the morning) and stay out there as long as it takes to sell stuff, and feed our friends. 

If you have nothing to do this Saturday and you want to come visit/buy our shit/drink a high life, swing by.  If you don't know where we live, it is about a block away from The Rail Station Bar/Grill on 37th and Minnehaha.  If you need more details, just ask!  I hope I see you all tomorrow!

GO ENJOY THE WEATHER!!!!!

The list



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Heyo pals! here is the second questions to the list of songs.   Today we are talking about our all time LEAST favorite song.  And again, I have a list to choose from.  Sadly, there is TONS of shit music out there.  And to make this task easier, I decided to ignore bad songs that *most* people think are bad (ie: summer girls,  anything by the black eyed peas, the graduation song, or that damn Friday song, )  Of course there are tons of songs that NO ONE wants to hear again, EVER. (the macarena,with arms wide open, etc. ) 

So instead of filling this thing full of songs that you all think are terrible, too (or at least I hope you find my examples piss poor songs) I'm going to note a song  I can not stand to listen to. 

So here it is, my ultimate number one LEAST favorite song (yes, you guessed it, Sara...)
Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton.  God damn do I HATE this song.  As long as I can remember I have hated this song.  And then I learned the history behind it (Eric Clapton, while an amazing musician, was a real douche back in the 60's/70's, in my opinion.  wife stealer, alcoholic producer, and generally speaking, a big jerk) and it made me dislike the song even more (if you aren't aware of what I am talking about here, just ask.  I don't feel like explaining in 2 sentences what makes Clapton's history ridiculous.) 

Now, I struggled here.  While I hate the shit out of this song, I'm not sure if Ishould I post it so you all can hear it.  i went back and forth and felt it only fair to allow you to listen, even if I never want to hear this again. EVER.

I know you expected me to say Brown-Eyed girl as well, but if I'm just picking one song, there is no room for that here.  Besides, I'm by NO MEANS saying I enjoy brown-eyed girl, but if it comes on, I no longer feel the need to plug my ears with disgust.  I guess that's part of maturing ;)

And you?  LEAST favorite song?

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Hey team.  So I saw this cool month long list idea and was inspired to try it myself.  Unfortunately, I got it from a source that I'm not thrilled about, but I like the idea.  So here goes my 30 day music list, starting with day 1, Favorite song.

Day 1: Favorite song
This was really hard for me.  My all time absolute favorite song.  I have A LOT of songs I truly love.  A LOT! I went back and forth about several songs, but I kept coming back to the same 2 songs.  And while I know it is suppose to be favorite *song*, I've got 2 here that are great for totally different reasons


Steely Dan

  My first pick is the song Reeling in the Years by Steely Dan.  Not only does this song instantly bring back to being young, it puts a smile on my face.  And really, it is a great song, no?  I know, it isn't some deep cut, or obscure whatever, but maybe that's why I love it so much? I dunno. 

My second pick is another classic.  And it holds a very special spot in my heart for many reasons.  Again, this song reminds me of my youth and growing up and road trips and best friends and a lot of other really good things.  My other ultimate favorite song is America by Simon & Garfunkel. 

(a very close 3rd place goes to Lisztomania by Phoenix.  I know this is a newer song, but hot damn, it gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it!)

What is your ultimate favorite song?