Recent Happenings

A few blog-worthy things have happened since the last post, just thought I'd share them.

My wife and I celebrated our one-year anniversary, this was quite a big day for us! We went out to eat at the 112 Eatery in downtown Minneapolis. The food and atmosphere was wonderful. I really enjoyed my meal, she thought her spaghetti was OK. We also drank some fabulous wine a 2006 Montes Malbec, my first time trying the Malbec varietal, very rich and smooth. Following the dinner we drove to our favorite dessert spot, Sebastian Joe's in Uptown, delicious, creamy, homemade ice cream. You can't beat the selection and the taste anywhere else in Minneapolis. All in all it was a romantic and successful anniversary.


Last Saturday my wife and I went to the Star Wars exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota with some friends of ours. It was an amazing experience, the exhibit contained many of the original models, costumes and set pieces from the movies! I was in geek heaven, the first trilogy really was a life-changing set of movies for me. I had an unhealthy obsession with it through my middle school years and have always carried a strong love for the universe that existed "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away". I've posted some photos I took at the exhibit in a Picasa web album if you want to take a look at all the neat stuff they had there.


Finally, I'll just touch on a video game I've been playing recently for the Wii, Boom Blox. This is a physics-based puzzle game where the main objective is to topple large structures through strategically placed throws of baseballs, bowling balls, bombs, etc. It also contains elements of Jenga. The concept of this game was actually Stephen Speilberg's genius. It makes some good use of the motion controls built into the Wii's remote and has some great party mode levels. So get out there and rent/buy the game if you are a Wii owner, it'll certainly entertain all ages.