The Epic Journey...The Abridged Version
I was in Minneapolis this past weekend for a family reunion on Saturday. Whackly and I had decided to make plans to get together on Sunday...a nice relaxed time with no schedule, floating on a breeze kind of like a feather. After some drama which included car problems...we were finally able to get together around noon on Sunday. Here's a blow by blow account of the day...
12:05 PM: Whackly picks me up at the airport after I had dropped off my rental car from the weekend.
12:07 PM: Decision to go to the Mall of America to find some lunch, before Whackly's stomach ingests itself.
12:30 PM: Arrive at Hooters in the Mall. Order Buffalo Shrimp, Wings, and Cheese Sticks. Finger Licking Good.
1:45 PM: Shopping, shopping, shopping...or as much as two guys can handle (about 25 min) ... cell phone accessories and some clothes were gathered.
2:10 PM: Orange Julius...haven't seen one of those in years...do I want to ingest raw eggs? Naw, I think that's a pass.
2:15 PM: Decision time...Underwater World or the Science Museum of Minnesota? Might as well see some of the city...Science Museum it is. Have directions to the museum? Hell no...let's just GO!
2:20 - 3:45 PM: Getting Lost is FUN!!!!!
During the quest for the museum we (B), (D) asked for directions twice. (C) Bought a map...walked all around downtown St. Paul, and turned a 20 minute trip into something considerably longer.
We stopped at a BP station at (B) and asked for directions. The two guys running the station were attendants ala Clerks. No map purchase was made cause they didn't have one. I swear Dueling Banjos could be heard in the background.
At gas station (C) we were finally able to find a map of St. Paul. The directions from the clerk here were semi correct, but the map was not.
We walked around downtown using our incorrect map as a guide. While walking we saw Mickey's Diner...which was featured in the Prairie Home Companion Movie that just came out.
Admitting defeat...we finally go into the Children's Museum (D) and ask for directions one last time. Once we figured out that we had to backtrack about 1/2 mile the way we came...we headed back to the car and took off for the museum.
4:00 PM: We made it to the museum! Woo Hoo! The first thing we see is the Omnimax theater presentation on an up close look at the human body. Sitting reclined in a movie seat watching a huge curved ceiling was hypnotic almost to a fault. Best moment of the film, a sperm swimming toward an egg all to the tunes of Barry White. Ah yea...baby!
5:00 PM: Off to see the Human Jerky exhibit. Plasticine-ized humans. That one looks teriyaki style.
This one was obviously blue screened ala Brandon Routh in the new Superman Movie, cause he is missing his bits and pieces, which in the real exhibits were there in all their glory. This exhibit was touted as educational...I'm not sure about that as much as it was suppose to be artistic, the way they posed the jerky treats...the one thing we learned...testicles ARE funny, especially when plasticined!
6:10 PM: Leave the museum to head back for food. Return trip to the airport area, 20 minutes. (That's more like it)
6:30 PM: Drive around to find a restaurant. Finally decide on going back to the Mall. Because we were floating around like a feather all day, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company seemed to be a fitting end to the day.
7:00 PM: Order the Cajun Shrimp Appetizer and Crab Stuffed Shrimp for entrees.
The Cajun Shrimp was GREAT. The Crab Stuffed Shrimp was pretty good too. A pretty good meal...Oh, and I think I'll never think of Sweet Caroline in the same way again!
8:15 PM: The day has sadly come to an end. Whackly drops me right back off at the airport for my return journey to Chicago. What a great day...to bad it was done too soon!
12:05 PM: Whackly picks me up at the airport after I had dropped off my rental car from the weekend.
12:07 PM: Decision to go to the Mall of America to find some lunch, before Whackly's stomach ingests itself.
12:30 PM: Arrive at Hooters in the Mall. Order Buffalo Shrimp, Wings, and Cheese Sticks. Finger Licking Good.
1:45 PM: Shopping, shopping, shopping...or as much as two guys can handle (about 25 min) ... cell phone accessories and some clothes were gathered.
2:10 PM: Orange Julius...haven't seen one of those in years...do I want to ingest raw eggs? Naw, I think that's a pass.
2:15 PM: Decision time...Underwater World or the Science Museum of Minnesota? Might as well see some of the city...Science Museum it is. Have directions to the museum? Hell no...let's just GO!
2:20 - 3:45 PM: Getting Lost is FUN!!!!!
During the quest for the museum we (B), (D) asked for directions twice. (C) Bought a map...walked all around downtown St. Paul, and turned a 20 minute trip into something considerably longer.
We stopped at a BP station at (B) and asked for directions. The two guys running the station were attendants ala Clerks. No map purchase was made cause they didn't have one. I swear Dueling Banjos could be heard in the background.
At gas station (C) we were finally able to find a map of St. Paul. The directions from the clerk here were semi correct, but the map was not.
We walked around downtown using our incorrect map as a guide. While walking we saw Mickey's Diner...which was featured in the Prairie Home Companion Movie that just came out.
Admitting defeat...we finally go into the Children's Museum (D) and ask for directions one last time. Once we figured out that we had to backtrack about 1/2 mile the way we came...we headed back to the car and took off for the museum.
4:00 PM: We made it to the museum! Woo Hoo! The first thing we see is the Omnimax theater presentation on an up close look at the human body. Sitting reclined in a movie seat watching a huge curved ceiling was hypnotic almost to a fault. Best moment of the film, a sperm swimming toward an egg all to the tunes of Barry White. Ah yea...baby!
5:00 PM: Off to see the Human Jerky exhibit. Plasticine-ized humans. That one looks teriyaki style.
This one was obviously blue screened ala Brandon Routh in the new Superman Movie, cause he is missing his bits and pieces, which in the real exhibits were there in all their glory. This exhibit was touted as educational...I'm not sure about that as much as it was suppose to be artistic, the way they posed the jerky treats...the one thing we learned...testicles ARE funny, especially when plasticined!
6:10 PM: Leave the museum to head back for food. Return trip to the airport area, 20 minutes. (That's more like it)
6:30 PM: Drive around to find a restaurant. Finally decide on going back to the Mall. Because we were floating around like a feather all day, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company seemed to be a fitting end to the day.
7:00 PM: Order the Cajun Shrimp Appetizer and Crab Stuffed Shrimp for entrees.
The Cajun Shrimp was GREAT. The Crab Stuffed Shrimp was pretty good too. A pretty good meal...Oh, and I think I'll never think of Sweet Caroline in the same way again!
8:15 PM: The day has sadly come to an end. Whackly drops me right back off at the airport for my return journey to Chicago. What a great day...to bad it was done too soon!
posted by EZMezzo at 10:31 AM
3 Comments:
Nice Pictures. A little creepy, but good story. Thanks for the read.
they photoshopped out Routh penis in Superman Returns?
Yes they did. Apparently his codpiece was a little too "large" for some critics...so they had to greenscreen some of it out.
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