Would it be totally wrong of me to offer the idea of a Saturday brunch, say, 11ish?
It would not be wrong at all, and we have many options for said brunch. BBQ & blues, chi-chi fusion, bowling & organic food (which has the advantage of being close to Dreamworks and the tattoo parlor), etc. I'm skewing towards south Minneapolis/Uptown, because that's where I live, but we can go other places in North or Downtown if people prefer. Or even to (gasp! horror!) St. Paul.
insent, Dana. No problems. Have a great trip!
I was also thinking about maybe sneaking a quickie trip out to the Mall of America...
Southerly is better for us.
quickie trip out to the Mall of America
No. Such. Thing. It's a long, sweaty love-making with plenty of foreplay while you pick out the main course. The only thing in my mind that competes with MoA isn't even in the U.S., it's in Singapore.
Heh. Sail, I've actually managed it. Went in for their Nordstrom Rack, got my leather Ralph Lauren jeans, got the hell out. Not sure I can do it again, but I haven the oxblood leather trousers - now too big on me, damn it - as living proof.
It is indeed possible, provided you know which stores you want and where they are (my favorite thrift store, for instance, keeps moving). I don't know that it's possible with a group larger than 3, but I have perfected my kamikaze MOA visit style.
However, then I'm treating it like a mall, and not like the Event it was designed to be. The waterpark should be done next year. The mondo IKEA is right next to it. On the plus side, the light rail goes right there from downtown, so no parking necessary.
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If I have to work later that day, I won't be able to get drunk enough to get a tattoo.