weapons of massdistraction

Let’s back it up a bit. I neglected to mention…Thursday night I spent an evening with Neil Gaiman, at the Riverview Theater. It was lovely. He read some short fictions and wonders from Fragile Things. And after the reading MirrorMask was shown. I actually hadn’t seen it yet, and I’m glad I waited. Seeing it on the big screen at the Riverview, especially during this event, was really the way to go.

Friday the little man went back to swimming lessons for the first time in over a month. He was distracted by the new equipment in the pool, but still, it went better than I’d expected (as the lessons involve being told what to do by a grown-up). Later we ate dinner at Evergreen, even though my partially dried hair made me look like a wild woman. Me hungry. Food good.

In other non-news news, my organizational skills are clearly lacking. Clearly. The other night I decided to rip some old CDs that hadn’t yet made it into my iTunes library. While on my little scavenger hunt I found many I hadn’t been looking for. Like a bunch of Nick Cave and Morphine and Cocteau Twins CDs. And Arab Strap’s The Red Thread. And some Dillinger Four and Pixies and Broken Spindles and Hot Water Music and Ink & Dagger and more. But not the two discs I’d set out for in the first place - by The Murder City Devils and Sigur Ros, respectively. So very annoying.

Speaking of music, Andrew Bird has been recording in town and is taking a little break on October 19th…to be featured in the Making Music series at The Whole. It’ll be part interview/part performance, and all good. Oh, and it’s free too.

Bonus: This year’s crop of Spooky Sock Monkeys is already sold out! I’m partial to Snock and Noctu.
Plus: We missed Museum Day this year, but I’m glad Shokufeh made it out. In a similar vein, our local library systems have been promoting the Museum Adventure Pass. Use your library card to check out a pass good for up to four people at a whole slew of museums. I plan to finally take the little man to the Mill City Museum.
And: I’m skipping the Minnesota Comic Book Association’s FallCon this weekend, as there’s already been much too much going on and I shouldn’t spend any more money. But I wonder what’s in those “Gigantic Grab Bags” - oh well.