2008 Year In Review
Trips, milestones, things to do
- Short vacation to Chicago in June - Sara and I celebrated 4 years of dating
- Played ultimate frisbee with a group of medical students a few times on Sundays
- Saw "Rent" at Ordway in St. Paul, watched live taping of Daily Show covering Republican National Convention (simulcast)
- Grand Old Day (St. Paul), Irish Fair (Harriet Island St. Paul), family reunion June (Rochester)
Movies, Music, Games, Books
- Lots of documentaries (variety!) on Netflix Watch Instantly: Planet B-Boy, Frontline: Sick Around the World, Revolution OS
- Movies: Iron Man, Batman: The Dark Knight, Once, Primer -
- Music: Hotel Cafe Tour, Rage Against the Machine (Republican National Convention) at Target Center Minneapolis, Sara's brother's band "Sue City" at 400 Bar and The Rock (Maplewood)
- (Xbox 360) Lego Star Wars and American Idol (w/ Sara), Call of Duty 4, Grand Theft Auto 4, Portal, Gears of War 2
- Programming books! (mostly Ruby/Rails), Design of Everyday Things (Norman), Snow Crash (Stephenson)
Food and Drink
- Restaurants (Minneapolis and St. Paul): Cafe Ena, 112 Eatery, Salsa a la Salsa, Holy Land, Neighborhood Cafe, Longfellow Grill, D'Amico, Cosi (Eden Prairie)
- Kitty Cat Klub, Sweeney's Saloon
- Midtown and Mill City Farmers Markets
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