The demise of an American icon may be upon us. I heard in the news that Disney is planning to change the look of Mickey Mouse, make him more relevant, more accessible for today's children and youth. How can that even be right?

Obama must be behind it.

23

It was my birthday yesterday, and Josh and I did a lot of things that made me feel like we were living the high life. First, he gave me an ipod nano that he won from the Apple store and an itunes gift card to help fill it up :) It's so skinny, I'm afraid I might accidentally eat it.

Later, we stopped by the Minnesota History Center with the free ticket passes we got from the library. I wish we could've stayed there longer, though. The exhibits are very intriguing, especially The Minnesota's Greatest Generation section. They had the back end of an real plane in there! And a sweet old 50s car and a ton of old-fashioned t.v.s (which Josh liked the most, of course).

For dinner, we went to this fancy restaurant called Kozlaks. Fantastic tenderloin and cheesecake. And we didn't have to pay for that either, because we had a gift card. Woot!

And to top the evening off, we went to the Minnesota Opera to see Casanova's Homecoming (once again, with free tickets). The show was sung in English, which is not my preference for operas, but it was highly amusing and full of sexual innuendoes. But what can you expect if you're watching something about Casanova?

Needless to say, the 21st of November was a great way to start my 23rd year of existence.

Heidi

p.s. Please note that not only is this my 23rd birthday, but it's also my 23rd blog. I'm just that coordinated ;)

The Visitors

Wow. I think I'm really going to like this new show on ABC. A quick premise of the show, so you all understand: Aliens have arrived on earth in our modern time (during wars, economic strife, poverty, etc.) and claim, through the attractive and articulate leader, that they will give us world peace, and therefore, happiness. People practically worship these "saviors" and the "change" they will be bringing, no questions asked. And another one of the Visitors plans to gain our trust is to implement universal healthcare. Interesting. Oh, and did I mention that the aliens are really planning to annihilate us all?

Maybe we should listen.