…in the enchanted library

This artwork is so great

Turning lead into gold in the Alchemist’s Alcove

Rose Street Patisserie

We wound our way through the Wizards Warren

That one had some challenge to it

Reconnect with nature

Welcome, September 2019

…plus the new north end event building.

Inside the top 250

You’re greeted by marvelous monsters as you enter the Alarming Attic

Ultra Hard, Two Dots

So long, X Games

Two Dots (and their artists) rock

We heard a creak in the cursed corridor

Take the Open Road

Everyone seems to hate LAX, but I kinda like it (mostly)

Still under 15K hours later

Hide yourself until dawn…

I remember the old NSP bills (green envelopes too, I think)

Don’t think we’ve peaked

Still have to finish the remix level

It’s that time of the year again

Hold your horses

Scary-ass IGT slot monkeys @ Grand Portage

Two Dots has the best art and design

Best iOS game ever

Add in Star Wars and it was a great time to be a nerdy kid

First time back here since it re-opened

Not my favorite section

But still surprisingly low for how late I was starting on the west coast

Not as good as 112th, but I’m happy

FINALLY

Especially May the Fourth

Those levels were interesting

Back at the end again

One of the best themed Disney rides ever

Best iOS game ever?

Keep your feet dry

That bunch took a while

More levels to come…

That was a tough one

Thanks for sticker #1, SK

Thanks, BK (and PK)

Plenty of levels to get three stars on, though

This app has it’s moments

If you know, you know. If you want to know, hit me up at dk@7minutemiles.com.

Best iOS game ever, no?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googie_architecture

They just don’t come off

Getting my office current again

End of the road again

They have the meats

Union Station, Chicago

One of the best capitol buildings in the country, IMO

Hiawatha bike trail

Radisson Duluth seems a bit frozen in time

Was this really a brand (and did Red Dwarf steal it)?

Stupid time sucks…

I think some of that neon needs to be covered up

Would love to go back to Disneyland Paris

…to have this as my office throne

Landmark Center (but just on one side)

Art is all around

Pretty sure this is the same carpeting from when I was in junior high down the street

Glad that sign is back

When I heard that Mia was doing a Guillermo del Toro exhibition, I immediately thought of Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy and was super excited to go see it. Once I got there, I realized 1) there are a bunch of del Toro movies I’ve never seen and 2) everyone in Minneapolis seems to love the guy – it was absolutely packed.

At Home with Monsters is divided into multiple themed rooms that had a mix of movie props and artwork primarily pulled from his personal collection at Bleak House (his home in Los Angeles). It was easy for me to feel a connection to the director: vintage Disney artwork from Mary Blair (and many others), a comic book wall, Ray Harryhausen props, Marlon Brando bronze bust, Edward Gorey prints and a recreation of his personal “rain room” with an Edgar Allen Poe wax figure. How could I not love all that?

Open now through May 28, get your $20 tickets online here (while they last).

P.S. – Forgot to mention one other thing from the exhibit that really resonated with me: one of the signs said that del Toro was taught from an early age to keep a journal – notes, sketches, keepsakes, souvenirs. This site serves the same function for me – now 7,649 posts and growing…

World of Wheels 2017, Minneapolis 

United Crushers, behind the Gopher Stadium

The NorthernLights.mn choo-choo wrap