Saturday’s Alright

Well, what a day I’ve had! I left the house just before ten this morning and arrived back at 8.00pm. I did whatever I wanted to (after returning some trousers, which was more of a chore), and the entire day had a real holiday feel to it. That keeping-oneself-busy-while-traveling-alone thing. Except I get to sleep in my own bed.

– I started the fun with lunch/brunch at Maria’s Cafe. I had the huevos pericos, although I can also recommend their Saturday special (minus the meat, of course). You can’t go wrong with plantain.
– After eating, I walked about a mile to Big Brain Comics. For some reason, I’d never gone there before, but I’ve now got my Christmas wishlist completed, I think. I had to cross the street on the way back in order to walk in the shade, because the sun was so warm. I don’t expect many more days like that this year.
– Upon returning to my car, I drove first to The Wedge co-op for provisions and then to Robotlove for silly things. Yes, I used to have a website called Robotlove — I think it’s fate that such an awesome store shares the name. After Robotlove, I headed to Powderhorn Park (see the photo above):

– By this point, I’d had to make such taxing decisions as: Which Jeffrey Brown book should I buy? Organic vegan gummi bears or organic jelly beans? One ridiculous Japanese-style toy or two? So I had to have a little lie down on my blanket in the grass. I read comics and zines and watched people canoe in the little lake. And I saw somebody taken away in an ambulance! (It wasn’t related to the canoing.) In the first photo, taken from my hillside perch (Powderhorn is basically a big bowl, with the lake in the middle), you can see the Midtown Global Market in the distance and some of the downtown buildings even further off. Nice view.
– After the park, I drove to a coffee shop for caffeine and wifi. I made sure the internet hadn’t got up to anything dangerous while I was having fun and looked up movies on imdb. I ate a cookie I’d brought with me. Then I walked across the street and checked out a garden center, where I wanted everything but bought nothing.
– The coffee shop had been chosen for its proximity to the Riverview Theater, so I strolled over there and paid two whole dollars to see Die Fälscher (The Counterfeiters). I can’t believe I’ve become the sort of person who will see a subtitled movie just because I assume it’ll be better than the English-language offerings, but it seems I have. And it was. I would say, ‘Two thumbs up, fine family fun,’ except it’s about prisoners in a concentrations camp. But I enjoyed it.
– To round out the day, I went to The Evergreen, where I had vegetarian wonton soup and fried rice with tofu.
Now I don’t know what to do tomorrow. I suppose there’s always St Paul. . . if only I hadn’t spent all my money today! I guess I’ll just have to eat leftover fried rice and gummi bears and remember the good times.