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santa seems to have gotten with the times, he left me a pint of jack and a pack of smokes in my stocking this morning, can't beat that

ended up going to brothers girlfriends moms house for dinner, it was cool, i've decided that i can deal with holidays if they're not my family, actually it was fun. hung out with brothers girlfriends nephew for...
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well i managed to put off at least one gift until this afternoon, missed a big chunk of the vikings / green bay game for my trek but caught the traditional vikings choke at the end

ended up opening presents with my brother and his girlfriend tonight after a fine dinner of tamales. tomorrow dinner at brothers girlfriends moms house

actually, check that, i was...
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goddamn double entries

i just realized today that i can't put off christmas shopping until the last minute as is tradition for me cause this year i have to get most of the stuff shipped off to minneapolis

it just feels surreal with it being december and being able to walk around during the day in a t-shirt, don't get me wrong, i'm not complaining, i loathe the...
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my older brothers b-day today, went over to his girlfriends house for dinner and wine, it's funny, i've only known her for like three months and she's already become a good friend, that bastard better not fuck anything up with her cause she's a sweetheart

didn't realize till i got home that this was the first birthday i've spent with him in something like 13...
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finally got a new external hard drive today so i could consolidate all my music in one place and clear off a mess of stuff onto my old external. i'm not there yet, but i'm close to getting my computer happy and organized

got my wireless card finally so i could pull the 100ft cable i had running through the house

now i need some...
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got out of the house last night to meet up with the SGAZ crew for drinks, had fun, met some good people, good times

as i'm getting used to the city my rides are starting to feel less long, it's still further to get to many places than i am used to in minneapolis, but i'm realizing that a lot of it is just that...
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got back home last night, seven hours without a cigarette sucks, damn minneapolis and denver airports

felt like crap when i got home and have for most of the day today,a couple of friends i hung out with this weekend were sick, awesome

ordered my camera a few minutes ago, i'm excited, i should have ordered it last night so i could have it tomorrow...
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oh it's weird to be back home, sleeping in my old bedroom, which is my dads computer room now but looks much the same as it did way back when, the room i first got laid in

it's so cold here, i know it's really not bad but when you get in a mind frame where you don't plan on seeing weather like this for...
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heading back to minneapolis in the morning for my grandmas funeral on friday. i wasn't expecting to be going back so soon, though i said that when i went home for a wedding a month ago and am glad i did go, as that was the last time i saw her

it stll really hasn't hit me, as it's getting closer it's becomming more real...
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my god what a weekend, an amazing time in tucson and nogales capped by news of a death in the family upon getting back home, talk about ups and downs

friday we rode from phoenix to tucson, back highways, wide full open, over a hundred miles, beautiful scenery. friday night at hotel congress, really cool, straight out of the 40's, see stormy's "missing you" set...
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i don't even want to think about the election, let alone comment on it, this is going to be an ugly four years. my friend in ohio tells me she had a horrible voting experience but doesn't even want to talk about it, i'm sooooo curious it's killing me

spent the day in the garage getting the scooter set for the tucson rally this weekend,...
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