Friday, June 27, 2003

Fun in Austin!

Right now, I'm typing on a friend's computer as she works on a presentation about Gabriel Garcia Marquez. She's presenting it later in class at UT - and yes, I'm in the Live Music Capital of the World right now. I arrived yesterday with Mary Louise. We had a lovely drive; we saw rain, several traffic jams, lots of construction, and irate truck drivers. But I suppose that's par for the course in any road trip, huh? MLB and I made it fun. We talked the whole time about every subject under the sun. Then, we arrived at Anne's house, took the grand tour, and I left to see Matt and Kim!

I really had a good time. Kim showed me around her apartment complex. We saw the pool, the road, the dastardly hill, and a man walking his dog. We also heard a strange mewing noise. She thought it was a little kid; I'm pretty sure it's a kitten. Dinner was excellent. Matt made little individual pizzas with mozzerella, basil, and tomato, and Kim made a fruit salad with raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and bananas. But the best part of the meal was Kim's gift to me... Orangina!! She remembered that I was a huge fan of this orange soda beverage and bought me a four-pack at Central Market. Despite her tough, no-nonsense outward exterior, she's really just a softy. Oh, yeah, and the kittens were rambunctious. They ran around, chased paper, tried to steal money out of my purse, and then attempted to climb Kim's prized abacus lamp. Twice. Overall, I greatly enjoyed myself.

Today we went to Players, a stereotypical greasy burger joint... needless to say, it was greasy. But yummy nevertheless. I'm not sure what we're up to tonight - MLB left with her father to go to Gonzales, but Anna is supposed to join us for the night. I'm planning on loafing around the University of Texas campus for a bit by myself while Anne's in her creative writing class. I think I'll take a few pictures, just to send to my mom. Maybe it'll remind her of the good old days when she was at the University of Texas.

I'm sure I'll update soon - and don't worry, I have lots of pictures as well!