If It Was Wearing Pink Mesh We Might
Have Found It

But it wasn't. *sighs* Oh well, at least I got to go to Best Buy and buy the Cowboy Bebop movie. ^_^ This entry is going to be about my weekend in the cities. Shall I start from the beginning? Of course I am! You would be all lost and confused if I didn't!

On Thurs. afternoon Meggles and I started to drive south toward the Twin Cities. You would not believe the fog that we had to travel through! It was insane! However, there would have been some great photographic opportunities, but I was lazy. Meg offered to stop at one point, but I said, "No thank you." We sang, talked, laughed, and made unrecognizeable noises to pass the time. It was fun! Once we made it into Blaine we went to a fish restaurant called Joey's. I was surprised how fast we received our order. The food was nummy and then we went and had some ice cream. I think it is called the Stone Cold Creamery, or something and they make you whatever ice cream you want. Meg had ice cream with Reeces peanut butter cups (I think) and I had banana ice cream with grahm cracker stuff and chocolate chips. Mmm, banana! After dessert we went to her house where her parents greeted us warmly. ^_^ We watched TV for a bit and then we went to sleep.

Friday morning we went to meet the other TAGA members at Oops Animation. We saw them and we were all early. We decided to go to a Caribu Coffee that was near by. Well, it ended up being a support center with a Caribu Coffee sign on it. *laughs* It was for people addicted to Caribu Coffee! I'm kidding! We then went back to Oops and we explored the building that they were in and finally we decided to go inside Oops. Chad, a former BSU graduate, was waiting for us and offered us candy and water. SUGAR!!!! I didn't have any candy, but I happily took a water. We toured the place and then talked to the president of Oops. He was very interesting and I realize more than ever that I'm going to end up over on the west, or east coast. It was very informative and the stuff they did was cool.

Then it was lunch time and we left Oops. The next place we were going to go was the Academy, which is a college that specializes in 3D animation. Meg and I went and had lunch at Einstein's (a bagel place) and then went to look for the Academy. I personally think that it was invisible and they hid it on the ethereal plane. *nods* I told Tipsi to go check it out, but she knew it was a school and she wouldn't planeshift. *shakes head* Anyway, we looked and looked. We even asked, "If we are good, will you stop hiding?" Apparently we weren't good, or the school is a bastard school that loves to torment innocent college girls. *gives off holy aura* Well, we decided it was a lost cause after looking for almost an hour. We then went to Best Buy where I saw the Cowboy Bebop movie for $15! I couldn't pass that up! *snuddles DVD*

After Best Buy we went to the *starts echo effect* Mall of America. *ends echo* At five o'clock there was going to be a demonstration of Final Cut Express at the Apple Store and we were going to meet the TAGA members there again. We got to the mall early so we went shopping! I didn't know it, but Wizards of the Coast is closing there! *looks surprised* They were selling everything for 40-60% off. I am a bad girl and I bought the Forgotten Realms book. *rubs hands together* Who wants to go to Faerun? *snickers* I also found a bouncey ball that looks like the world. Meg pointed it out to me because she bought some super balls herself. *eyes widen* Meg and I found a store called Love Sac. *falls over laughing* Horrible name for a store that sells bean bag-esque type things. I always wonder if the creators of these names know what they are doing. I bet they do because it got my attention. ^_^ We went to the Apple Store and met with the group. Meg went to do some more shopping because editing programs don't interest her. The demonstration ended and then Meg told me about this store that she saw. It had goth clothes for plus size women. Yay! Before we went I had to go to the bathroom, so we went in the Apple Store. *blinks* Right on the floor near the G5's. *smirks* Nah, we used the restrooms. The bathroom was for one person and when it came time to wash my hands I freaked out. Ahh! Where's the soap! I fiddled with the handle on the sink, but it only worked the water. I spun around hoping to see a little dispenser, but there was none. I walked out of the bathroom with a look of disgust. "There's no soap," I stated. Needless to say, Meg found it on the wall in a flat metal panel with dark buttons to push up. O_o That bathroom was too modern for me and I didn't think it was Kush friendly. *nods* Ok, where was I? Oh yeah, that Torrid store! Yeah, so we went there and I bought two Hello Kitty shirts and a neon pink mesh shirt. Torrid also has a neat web site. They have a size chart so you know what size to get. However, I tried something on at the store and it was too tight and it was my size. *pouts* It was cute too! Instead of buttons it had buckles. BUCKLES! I told Mom about it and she even seemed bummed that it didn't fit. Yeah, we had fun there. After we went to TGI Fridays. I had never been there before, but now I can say that I have. The food was good. I had a peppercorn hamburger.

On Saturday we had lunch at Red Lobster with Meg's mom and then we went to take pictures of mini coopers. Meg has to do an ad for a car and that is why we went to take pics. We sat in one and it was really comfy and spacious. I was surprised. We then went to International World Market (I think that's what it's called) and they had duckies! I bought two because I am a ducky freak. *nods* I am so sad. I think duckies will take over my life eventually. You know how there are cat ladies? Well, I'm going to be the crazy old duck lady that lives down the street. *giggles* Yay duckies! For the rest of Saturday I worked on homework. Meg went to watch a movie with her parents downstairs and I worked on 3D Max.

Sunday came and we went out for breakfast at a place called Hankerings. I had eggs and ham. The food was good and it was a good way to start the day. After packing and saying good bye we left for Bemidji. We stopped at the Olive Garden in St. Cloud for lunch and continued on back. I got to see a train!!!! I love trains and I don't know why. I guess I associate them with adventure. I know it is dangerous because I had a great uncle die that way, but it just sounds so interesting. We talked, laughed, and made funny noises to pass the time. Then we got back to Bemidji. I did some unpacking, called Mom and Dad, and called Luke-san. Tom stopped by to tell me all about the convention that was happening in the cities. I mentioned before why I didn't go. Apparently they were expecting 400 people and 1200 showed up. This is good because that means more conventions here. Maybe a convention, or two will trickle up northward. *hopes* Tom knew that I wanted to go, so he bought me three pins. They are as follows: Zelgadis, Hotohori, and Seshoumaru. *huggles them* Thank you Tom! It sounded like everyone had a good weekend!

Now it is Tues. and I have a cold. *sighs* Everyone is getting sick and I guess it makes sense because it is getting warmer out. Damn little viruses! Just because it is nice outside doesn't give you the right to attack me! Declaring war on the World Leader. Can you imagine?!? Other than my cold everything is going well. Yay!