a research journal for
DMP Summer 2008

Adventures

Whereas the rest of this site is devoted to work, here is the "play" section.

the fourth of july

Fireworks, as per.

weissman

Almost too obviously designed by Frank Gehry.
Minneapolis is so flat, everyone rides bikes and the city is super bike-friendly. Clearly.
The museum and the U of M footbridge across the Mississippi.

mall of america

You know, that.
The Mall has an Underwater World with an evidently famous shark encounter.
Camp Snoopy is now Nick Universe. I don't know what to think. Not that I knew Camp Snoopy...but more importantly, where's the slime?
Legoland dinosaurs. Rawr.

sculpture garden

This cherry-spoon thing is kind of famous. I am less famous.
The garden part of sculpture garden.
Artist designed mini-golf. Intriguing to say the least.
Highway bridge!

dinkytown

Abutting the university is an area known as Dinkytown. I hear tell it is hip.
Evidently, Bob Dylan lived on the second story of that building.
This building says it all. Also, Annie's is where I won a bet for a ticket to Wall-e by finishing a milkshake by myself within an hour.