I got back from Minneapolis today. I appreciate Jewish traditions--the ceders were great. It was nice to see Eva's family again, and I hung out with Lila, whom I haven't seen in years, and that was also nice.
On Monday, Eva, Max, and I drove around Minneapolis looking at architecture. We went to the Basilica of St. Mary, City Hall, the downtown area, the Weisman, and the Guthrie. I'm noticing a trend in my architecture tastes--classical and Gothic buildings excite me with their surfaces, materials, and ornamentation, yet bore me with their use of space. On the other hand, modern buildings that I like tend to excite me with their use of space and the experience of the user from within the building but make me cringe with their materials and overall appearance from the outside. The Basilica and the Guthrie fit that pattern exactly.
Once I got back I voted, worked out, cleaned a bit, and went out with my dad, Mike, and his girlfriend to Tiffin. That place is incredible; I wish I had discovered it earlier. Afterward we stopped at Azure and caught the dramatic finish to the Flyer's Game 7 win over Washington.
Tomorrow after breakfast I am going to make a plan for the rest of the day as well as the rest of the week. My tasks will probably be administrative tomorrow.