RANDOM FACEBOOK STATUS OF THE DAY

SCREAM 4

Well, I can't wait.

CALHOUN (NOT-SO) SQUARE

Uptown's Calhoun Square is cool again. Thank you, LA Fitness, Cafeteria, and incoming CB2 (that's Crate & Barrel 2) - also, a European Wax Center.

Construction on the highly anticipated 2 story-high CB2 has already begun. The storefront will face Hennepin and 31st Street.

PHOBIAS

Chronophobia: Fear of time.

SLEEPING BEAUTY

My roommate brought home a new pet today. He sure is sleepy. He's been sleeping since he got here.

CLOSING DOORS

I once had a relationship that lasted somewhere around the five year mark. And through those years we met the highest highs and some pretty deep lows. We broke up. We got back together. We were the couple who cried wolf - or in this case, 'happily ever after'. Our relationship shared certain plot lines of fictional TV shows on HBO - no, not True Blood. And while we did a lot of things the wrong way - we did just enough the right way to keep it going. I'll never forget the day we met. I would one day realize that it was my first love. After our last break up there was talk of keeping the proverbial door open for one another. Almost two years later, I received a phone call to let me know that the ex was engaged. And so I pretended to be happy - happy for the ex.

But, somewhere between the shock of it all, the "this-came-out-of-nowhere" feeling, I saw that proverbial door I had wedged open somewhere in my head - well, I saw it (abruptly) slam shut. All of the doubt and 'what-if's' came flooding back. Here, I was doing just fine. Living my life, being relatively happy. And then the ex calls and shits all over everything. So, I have to stop and think - why am I letting this get to me? The ex has been in this relationship for almost two years. I knew this was a possibility. I was fine without the ex - I planned on continuing being fine without the ex.

So then why does it feel like there's a piece of me that just went missing? A few months ago, I was at the movies and I saw this poster for some stupid period/romance flick. The tagline: First love burns brightest.

First love may burn brightest. I don't know yet. For now, first love just burns.

ANOTHER VIDEO

This one's for you.

And YouTube video, quit being so wide and fit in my blog perimeters.

GREAT DAY

WALKER SHOP SALE

The Walker Art Center's sweet little gift shop is having a big sale this weekend. Discounts go as nice as 90% off. Go there and buy a spatula shaped as the Spoon (without the cherry).

NEON TREES

I hate Justin Bieber, but this is pretty neat.

JOHNSON VS. SAMBERG

TODD MARGARET

If you were an Arrested Development fan, you must watch The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. This show is funnier than those dead baby jokes you're uncle used to tell.

There's a special sneak peek (the first episode) airing on Hulu until September 30, so hurry.

IVEY RECAP

A very, very good night.

BEST SHOW EVER

GOOD OLLY, MS. MOLLY

If I were a pop star, this is who I'd be.

PHOBIAS

Autophobia: Fear of being alone or of oneself.

HUNGRY

GOING THE DISTANCE

Do long distance relationships work?

A buddy of mine is seeing someone who lives 6 states away and they seem blissfully happy. But for me, 'blissfully happy' tends to dissipate within the time they've already maintained and kept afloat. So, does distance and proximity play a part in either their blissful ignorance or authentic and genuine blissful happiness? I suppose trust is a huge factor here. Trust and security/insecurity - these things live together.

Should we be discriminating against the geographically-inclined? On one hand, what's there to lose - other than some hurt if/when it ends (for one of the two, or even both parties) and a lot of frequent flyer miles. On the other, between point A and point B, there's a lot of time being alone - as though one were single.

People say "ah, Mitch, there's plenty of fish in the sea" - so, what the hell is that supposed to mean. This is no more comforting than: there's a needle in that barn of hay - good luck. They must be pro-long distance relationships, that, or they don't realize how small this city is.

For now, I'll hope to be reincarnated as a fish, living in a really big sea.   

REMEMBER, REMEMBER: THE 20TH OF SEPTEMBER

Guaranteed to be a good night.

SUITS YOU

If you're looking for a nice and inexpensive suit for an upcoming event, say, the Ivey's - but don't want H&M, head over to Elsworth, downtown Minneapolis.

Suits start at $150 and don't get much higher.

www.elsworthmens.com
Highland Bank Court | 811 LaSalle Avenue | Suite 205A | Minneapolis | 55402

DAMICO/CHAMBERS

Went to the opening of the Damico Kitchen/Chambers - seems like a bit of a delay since they changed names earlier this Summer - and the food was crazy.

I ate 38 of these.

INTRODUCING GARRY GAGA

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time	Tuesday, October 12
Preview - Lady Gaga's Brother: Garry Gaga
www.comedycentral.com
Nick Swardson's Pretend Time Big Lake Ugly Americans New Episodes

CHEERS DARLIN'

QUOTED

"If we don't stand up for what we believe in and if we don't fight for our rights, pretty soon we're going to have as much rights as the meat on our own bones. And, I am not a piece of meat."
-Lady Gaga on her wardrobe made of meat at the VMA's

MARIO & LUIGI TURN 25

Super Mario Bros. turn 25 today. I'm 27 and still can't grow facial hair. Must be all those mushrooms they eat.

HEY, TAYLOR SWIFT:

Kanye did not kill your family.

IT'S IN THE BAG

?

Is it weird when two of one's ex's get together? Totally hypothetical.

THE WAY IT IS

 

Lord Only Knows | Beck

"I'm picking up the pieces, and I'm putting them up for sale."

UNSETTLING

Worst nightmare. This and being stuck in an elevator with my roommate.

CLEVER BILLBOARDS

HALLOWEEN

What will you be for Halloween?

IVEY IN METRO

The Ivey's, a theater award show I produce, are quickly approaching - Metro magazine was a peach and listed it as #8 on their "26 Best Cultural Adventures" list. How do I get tickets, you ask? Go to Ivey Awards.com. Monday, September 20th | 7:30pm | State Theatre