roaming

I roamed last night in my combat boots and short levi shorts until my feet felt like they were going to just about fall off.
Took a car ride down to the stone arch bridge for fireworks. Ended up watching the fireworks from the back window of the car because we had to drive through neighborhoods for endless minutes looking for parking. We finally made it to the old broken down pilsbury mill by the river where we had planned to sit on the rooftop and watch the fireworks. We saw the last few minutes on foot, but they were one of the best firework shows ive seen in awhile.
I had never been to the pilsbury mill but have always wanted to. Struggled alittle getting up but thats the fun part. Adventuring through the old cracked floor, the dusty miscellaneous concrete items, the spray paint bottles surrounding you everywhere, and the few hundred PBR bottles covering the floor.
After a good hour with just a phone light for direction, 3 ladders and rooftops later, climbing through this old factory not knowing where were going, finally had found the doorway to the destination rooftop.  I may or may not have completely knocked myself out bumping my forehead through the door way, almost needing stitches and looking like an egg was in my head..
I had to troop it out and let the blood drip down my face.. It's okay though, i was surrounded by friends and climbed up the sign, sharing a bottle of whiskey out of a brown paper bag, and smoking a cigarette over looking one of the most beautiful cities. We sat up there for awhile downing the bottle, watching people spray paint the rusted building.
It was quite the scene.
Im not sure if its a coincidence or what, that the first week ive been home from California I've done and seen some of the best places that Minnesota has to offer. From the quarries cliff jumping in St paul, to floating down the harriet river, to adventuring in the mill downtown minneapolis for the Stone Arch Bridge fireworks, but it really has just about hit me in the head knocking me over with realization to how much this town has to offer.
Now im off to have lunch with some friends, and roam the streets of uptown to find me a job.
Crossing fingers, wish me luck ;)