Leaving Minnesota

So my time in Minnesota has nearly come to an end. My friend's wedding was great, and the reception was lots of fun. It was a little weird to go to a wedding where literally the only person I knew was the bride, but I made a lot of new friends, especially on the groom's side, which is cool because he is from England, so now if I ever want to visit the UK again (which I certainly do) I have lots of places to stay!

I didn't actually get to sightsee much here. I thought I might try and see the Mall of America tomorrow, just to say I've been there, but to be honest, my idea of a nice little day trip does not really encompass trekking all around a three-story testament to blatant consumerism, with an amusement park thrown in for good measure. So I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow before I have to catch my evening flight. I guess I'll just have to surprise myself.

One thing I have to mention about Minnesota is the way people drive. Very different from California, where you can pretty much take for granted that, on any given freeway (but especially I-5 from LA to SF), people will be going anywhere from 5 to 100 miles per hour over the speed limit. So you can imagine my consternation when I found myself, at 70mph, breezing past every car on the Minneapolis highways as if they were parked on the side of the road. I swear some people were actually going under the speed limit--which in some places is 55mph. Can you believe it?! At first I thought everyone was just old. But I was wrong.

Hey, many thanks to MB and Kenny for putting me up (or putting up with me?) for the weekend. Maybe I'll see you in California one of these days, in which case I'll be happy to return the favor.