Flying High...On Life...

So, I just arrived home from a bittersweet visit with the ex, and let's just say I'm in a foul mood due to him telling me his new girlfriend is moving in on Thursday. Suffice it to say, it's going to be difficult to play nice with reviewing blogs. But, I've got a belly full of PBR and a full pack of smokes, so I'll give it the ol' College Try. Ahem.

Coincidentally, I was assigned a fellow Minneapolis blogger to review, namely MN Fly Girl at My Random Thoughts. Now, contrary to popular belief, not all Minnesotans blog about hotdish and snow storms. Some of us blog about sex, some of us blog about music, and some of us blog about delivering pizza. MN Fly Girl blogs about her life as a single mom, career gal, and a military girlfriend.

As far as the template, I have few complaints. She switched to Blogger Beta, which I think she secretly regrets, as most people made the switch when the comments debacle was not yet figured out. She also has a disclaimer, which may or may not help her with the ANG (that's Air National Guard for you civies). I usually would advise against such an exercise in futility, but, hey, when it comes to the military, it can't hurt. My dad is in the ANG, so I definitely sympathize with the bullshit politics. I normally don't like a lot of shit in the sidebar, but it's kind of cool being able to check the west bound traffic heading from St. Paul into downtown Minny on I-35E. Plus, the westbound skyline of the IDS tower and the Wells Fargo building is beautiful at night, so I can't hate on it too much.

As to the content, it's typical personal stuff, nothing too wild, some of it funny and thought provoking, some of it boring (as we all tend to be...yes, even me). She does tend to post a lot about her boyfriend, which would normally get on my nerves (as I am, in no way romantic, and bitterly single), but he's currently in Iraq, so I'll give her a pass on that since my dad is set to go as well in about 2 weeks. So much love and sympathy on that part. She also gets my love on this post, as I never, ever wear my seat belt and am royally pissed about T-Paw passing the cigarette tax. Preach it sister! Damn the man!

My only suggestion is to post a little less about the boyfriend, as it gets a little old after a while. We all know that it sucks dick to be away from a loved one, but talking about it all the time is like twisting the fish hook stuck in your hand and evokes a little less sympathy from me every time you talk about it. More about you, life as a female in the military, and those funny kids of yours, please!

I give it for not completely boring me to tears and having a nice and neat template (i.e. I didn't need to gouge my eyes out)

And I also give it a for representin' Minneapolis so well.