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June 19, 2004
Luggage? Raincoat? Check
After another eight hours at Marketplace on Thursday, I had the day off on Friday (from MP, at any rate). So on Friday I went down to the Cities with my mom, to go shopping for some things I need for Australia. The luggage that my parents had previously bought for me turned out to be bigger than the baggage restrictions by Qantas Airlines, so I had to go looking for a couple bags that were slightly smaller. I wound up getting a nice 2-piece set of Champion luggage (one rolling upright, one rolling duffel), a pair of sunglasses, and three shirts at JCPenney in Rosedale. I absolutely love it how every single time I go in to JCPenney, the stuff I want happens to be 40-50% off! Seriously, every single time, it's great! That's why I buy practically all my clothes at JCPenney, nice stuff for not too much money. Anyways, then we headed over to the Galyan's in Woodbury, where I bought a nice yellow Columbia raincoat and a little stuff sack for it, so that it doesn't take up quite so much space in my luggage when I pack. Still a few more things to get, like a new pair of running shoes, maybe a pair of boots, a travel alarm clock, etc. But at least I'm getting more and more things checked off my list at long last! I can't believe there are only 14 days left until I leave for Melbourne, it's coming so fast.
Unfortunately we didn't have enough time to visit my Grandma Siesennop in the nursing home while we were in the Cities, because I had to be at work at the radio station at 6pm last night. It was a pretty busy night at the station, what with Rice Lake Aquafest going on and several people calling in to request songs, among other things. I didn't get outta there until after 12:30am, but it was still super-fun to work an on-air night shift again. They're more work than weekend morning shifts, but they're so much more fun to do! Speaking of weekend morning shifts, I have one tomorrow morning at 5am, blah. Good thing the Sunday morning Fox/Star shift is pretty much the easiest thing ever. I might even be able to take a nap while I'm on duty!
Today I worked 9-1 at Marketplace, and then this afternoon I helped my dad for about three hours, removing a bunch of brush from the trails around the pond and along the creek. It definitely needed to be done, and it certainly looks MUCH better now. I felt like I needed to help him out a bit, especially since I'm needing him to get the basement all cleared out in the next week and a half, so that I can have a bunch of people over July 2-3, right before I fly out.
I'm beginning the long process of overhauling my blog. I probably won't put up the new site until all the new things are finished, but what I'm in the middle of now is selecting groups of color photos to have on a rotation at the top of my page, replacing the four black & white ones that never change and have been up there since October. Man, that's sure a big project. And then I'm gonna pretty much reverse the color scheme by making the background white or light grey, and making the type black. I figure that would make it a little easier to read, and a bit less depressing too. :-) There are some other things I'm planning on changing, but let's let those be a bit of a surprise, shall we? Hopefully I'll manage to get done with all the changes sometime next week, as I definitely want them to be completed before I go. I won't have time to be fiddling with all that when I'm in Australia, that's for sure.
In sports news, former Gustavus wide receiver Ryan Hoag appears likely to sign with the Vikings! Hoag was "Mr Irrelevant," the very last draft pick in last year's NFL Draft, but with his lightning-quick speed (a sub-4-second 40-yard dash!) he's hoping to find a spot on the Vikings as a kick/punt returner or special teams demon, and eventually work his way up to receiver in a couple years. C'mon Coach Tice, give this kid a shot! I watched Hoag play football for two years at Gustavus, and he's simply an amazing athlete. He's the all-time leading receiver in Gustavus history. I just think it's amazing that a player from a small Division III school even has a shot at being in the pros.
Posted by Jared at June 19, 2004 11:18 PM