So much to do...

...so little time

The upcoming weekend presents a dilemma. In fact, it's the trifecta of impossible decisions. Normally, I have a hard time filling up a weekend with things to do. This weekend, I have too much going on. I'm having a difficult time deciding between three of my favorite things: music, lacrosse and drinking.

Option 1 - Music
I have a ticket to go see Kate Nash at First Avenue Saturday night. Without a doubt, it would be a good time.

Option 2 - Lacrosse
The Minnesota Swarm are in the playoffs! They have a home playoff game Saturday at 7pm. Since I've been a season ticket owner, they've never had a home playoff game. It seems wrong not to be there.

Option 3 - Drinking
Ok, so it's not just drinking. One of my best friends from college is graduating for the second time. It's not like Claussen's infamous 3 walk throughs...Ace is actually getting her Masters. I was going to go to Brookings a few weeks ago to celebrate but I ended up getting sick and therefore had to cancel. I promised I'd reschedule and this seems like the perfect weekend. Graduation weekend in Brookings is crazy fun.

As you can see, I have 3 really good options. I also have a haircut on the books for Saturday morning but at least I can reschedule if I decide to go out of town.

This is an impossible decision for me. If I can't decide whether or not to go to Coldstone without outside help...how am I ever going to decide on this one??

I'm moving

It's official. May 15th is the day.

I got a "surprise" paycheck today. I knew the money was coming...I just didn't expect it until Tuesday. It makes a rainy day a little happier.

Have a great weekend everyone!

I'd rather leave than suffer this

I'll never be your monkey wrench.

Thank you to the Foo Fighters for the title of this post.

Things here in the townhouse have been not so good since I moved in. As such, I'm moving. I'm waiting to hear back on my credit check. I don't think I have much to worry about. So as of May 15th, I'll be living at the green arrow.

"photo" courtesy of google maps

I can't wait.

a few pics from opening day

free crap +
expensive beer +
Torii going 0 for 4 +

nearly 50,000 fans =

one heck of a fun game!!

Happy baseball season to you all!

For the past 2 weeks...

...this is what I've been up to:


Two from Fridley Eco firm convicted

Two top officials at Eco Finishing Co. were convicted in federal court of violating the Clean Water Act.

Last update: March 28, 2008 - 12:08 AM

Two top officials at Eco Finishing Co. in Fridley were convicted in federal court Thursday of violating the Clean Water Act.

After a nine-day trial, the jury deliberated a day and a half before convicting 41-year-old Keith Rosenblum, the company's chief executive officer and president, of one count of felony conspiracy to defraud the United States, two counts of felony violations of the Clean Water Act and 10 counts of negligent violations of the federal act.

The jury also convicted 39-year-old Martin Meister, the company's plant manager, of eight counts of negligent violations of the Clean Water Act.

Last month, the company agreed to pay a $125,000 fine to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Eco Finishing was charged with violating its discharge limits for three metals, including on one occasion releasing about 33 times more cyanide than allowed; did not submit regular required reports of its discharges, and tampered with monitoring equipment to falsify readings.

According to court documents, the company typically discharges about 60,163 gallons of industrial wastewater a day.

U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim will sentence Rosenblum and Meister at a future date.

In May 2006, the company's former lab chemist, Ted Gibbons of White Bear Lake, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for violating the Clean Water Act, which included tampering with the monitoring equipment. He testified about the company's practices during Rosenblum's and Meister's trial.

MARY LYNN SMITH

News article found at http://www.startribune.com/local/north/17068876.html

Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.

-George Carlin

Question: What kind of car do you drive (VW, Mazda, Honda, etc.) and which side of the car is the fuel door on?

The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail;

if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.

-H.L. Mencken

I got selected for jury duty. Juror selections start tomorrow. I go to the federal courthouse downtown at 8 am. I'm actually excited in a nerdy way. I'm getting paid from work, plus I get $40 a day and 48.5 cents a mile. As rough as my 9.5 hour days at work have been this week, I'm hoping to be selected and hear a trial for a few days. It'll be a good break.

The whole point of this post is to point out that if I lived 60 or more miles away, the hotel at the top of the list of reccomendations was:

Best Western - Normandy Inn

I'm sorry if you don't understand why that's funny.

We can go back!!!