{"id":35,"date":"2008-09-16T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemussolini.com\/cm\/default.asp?n=772"},"modified":"2008-12-09T14:07:17","modified_gmt":"2008-12-09T20:07:17","slug":"ridin-with-the-boob-krewe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/cm\/?p=35","title":{"rendered":"ridin with the boob krewe!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MY PANTS ARE TOO BIG THEY KEEP FALLING DOWN. Oh, yes, I <em>could<\/em> wear a belt. Or I could come here and type about it.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230; man, there&#8217;s been a lot since the last time I was here. I always say that. I will continue to say that until the end of the internet, which, based on the current economy, should be here sometime within the next 4 months. Unless the government bails it out. And it will, because I will seriously riot in the streets if they take away my Facebook Scrabble (again).<\/p>\n<p>Anyway! This weekend:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>we had dinner at Grumpy&#8217;s, to which the fakemeats have finally, gloriously, returned (and our favorite girl-crush server was there).<\/li>\n<li>met Kris and Orsi at Oktoberfest under the bridge on Main Street (which sounds a lot seedier than it is).<\/li>\n<li>I intentionally bought <em>one<\/em> wooden nickel for <em>one<\/em> beer, as we had plans extending late into the night, but one of their friends kept passing us <em>more<\/em> wooden nickels. Approximately 40 of them.<\/li>\n<li>the polka band played the (University of Minnesota) rouser, and I nearly died of hockey-related excitement.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/queen_of_subtle\/2859253311\/\" target=\"x\">Matt learned to barrel-roll.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>we made a brief stop at the Industrial for snacks and to say goodbye to Kris and Orsi (I love them).<\/li>\n<li>journeyed northward to the Otter, where I promptly made BFF for <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">life<\/span> the next few hours with a girl named Felicia (I remembered this only because of the association with <em>Priscilla, Queen of the Desert<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>everyone else arrived: Missy, Doran, Pete and Klein et al, plus 400 other people, which clearly exceeded the fire code at the Otter.<\/li>\n<li>all 400 people touched my butt while they stood waiting at the bar. At the Otter, the things that are normally irritating are not.<\/li>\n<li>we stopped at Santana&#8217;s for the most pornographic cheese curds on earth.<\/li>\n<li>As I&#8217;d declared it my intention to go dancing last weekend, we sought out the Imperial Room for half-priced drinks and their DJ.<\/li>\n<li>Matt and I danced our asses off. Cindi, Jumi, and Willis sat at the table enjoying the developing trainwreck that started after midnight when all the slutty suburban chicks came in to dance.<\/li>\n<li>We went to Red White and Fucking Blue, which was supposed to have half-priced drinks after midnight, but they lied and the bartender was a massive bitch to boot.<\/li>\n<li>Regardless, there was more dancing, and a patio overlooking Hennepin Avenue to hang out on.<\/li>\n<li>Cindi went home with a salt shaker in her purse, like any other really good night.<\/li>\n<li>All day Sunday, we watched the sports, and I knitted.<\/li>\n<li>Life is good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monday was date night, so we went out for dinner, and then went to see <em>Burn After Reading<\/em>, which was really funny (though no <em>Big Lebowski<\/em>). I love the Coen Brothers for being OK with killing off a character like Brad Pitt&#8217;s only halfway through the film. (Oh, was that a spoiler? Sorry.) Last night, we went out with Dan and Kate, and got to sit outside on one of the last 80-degree days of the year. While we were there, they decided that they&#8217;d move in together on December 1, a month after us. We swore to help each other move. Holy god, we&#8217;re so gay. And yet, still awesome.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight we have to spend some quality time with Target and the laundry room, in preparation for the 3-Day. Tomorrow is Crew Day, which means that we all go meet at the opening ceremonies location at the fairgrounds and learn what exactly we have to do during the 3-Day. Wendy and I will get the keys to our van, and we&#8217;ll do all our decorating then. I probably didn&#8217;t tell you about our van, did I? Well, the theme is Mardi Gras, and we&#8217;re the BOOB KREWE. Oh yes. We&#8217;ll be wearing our teal crew shirts, purple capes, knee-high harlequin socks, all manner of beads, and crowns. OK, mine&#8217;s more of a tiara. We have 200 strings of beads to hand out, and I hear we&#8217;ll have cowbells, too. If this makes absolutely no sense to you, then you have probably not witnessed the 3-Day.<\/p>\n<p>Those of us you know are probably all on crew, which means we don&#8217;t get the opportunity to see our friends and family at cheering stations along the way. I guess that&#8217;s a fair trade, since we also don&#8217;t have to walk 60 miles. Having done that for three years, I&#8217;m glad to have this break. Regardless, it would still be excellent of you to show your support to all the walkers, because they&#8217;re doing something extraordinary. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the3day.org\/site\/PageServer?pagename=TC_Supporter\" target=\"x\">Here&#8217;s information about how to do that<\/a>, including the opening and closing ceremonies information, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the3day.org\/site\/DocServer\/3DAY_JourneyMapTC_fp.pdf?docID=1401\" target=\"x\">here&#8217;s the map of the route<\/a>. If you&#8217;d like to make a last-minute donation, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the3day.org\/site\/TR?px=1383321&amp;fr_id=1191&amp;pg=personal\" target=\"x\">here&#8217;s that link<\/a>, too. I thank you in advance.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, we&#8217;ll arrive at the fairgrounds at 4am, and prepare to spend the weekend dedicating ourselves to boobs. You can&#8217;t go wrong, really. And since I&#8217;ll probably get all teary-eyed if I start writing too much about it, I&#8217;ll stop now and save that for after the walk. Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n<p>Jenni<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY PANTS ARE TOO BIG THEY KEEP FALLING DOWN. Oh, yes, I could wear a belt. Or I could come here and type about it. So&#8230; man, there&#8217;s been a lot since the last time I was here. I always say that. 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