You know how I am! Don't even speak to me in the morning 'til I get my first cup o' joe. When they said this was good to the last drop, they weren't making it up. 
Fixing my lunch, I opened a fresh loaf of light bread, and I'm wondering if "light" means it lets light through, or if it just weighs less because it's hollow! I could wear this thing from a chain around my neck! There are many creative ways you could wear it, depending on your anatomy.
Serenity will be out Friday and I am pretty psyched. I haven’t even seen all the episodes yet, but am very hooked trying to geek up and get ready. Here are a couple of sites that will guide you through the world of Firefly/Serenity:
Now that there was a town, it needed a name. People chose Las Cruces but where the name comes from is the subject of some disagreement. The most popular theory is that sometime during the 1700s, a bishop, a priest, a Mexican army colonel, four trappers and four choirboys were attacked near the Rio Grande and only one choirboy survived. He put up crosses at the site and the area became known as El Pueblo del Jardin de Las Cruces, or City of the Garden of the Crosses.
Another theory holds that crosses in the area marked the sites of various Apache attacks. This is similar to yet another theory that holds that in 1830, Las Cruces was the site of an attack on 40 or more travelers from Taos during which none of the travelers survived.
The most peaceful theory is that the name is simply the Spanish translation for crossing or crossroads.
Instead of ACL we went down to the Pecan Street Festival, the freebee they have on 6th Street. had lunch at a great new Korean restaurant, Koriente, which has lots of veggie (vegan even) selections, healthy and low fat options. Some people pics from Pecan Street. On the left is a street musician named "19th Street Red", and on the right is a living statue. He scared the total crap out of a girl passing by when she saw him move. She screamed!
At Pecan Street we saw Dave Sebree, who is one of the best guitarists in Texas. He is president of the Austin School of Music and plays very few gigs, so it was a real treat to see him. I had seen him play acoustic a couple of times before at a private party, very informal, and he is awesome. He's very melodic, a little jazzy here and there, kind of in the same mode as Eric Johnson, Van Wilks and maybe Steve Morse. Beautiful stuff. You can listen to a song of his by going to this page, and under ALL FACULTY select David Sebree. (It's a flashy site so I can't give a direct link, and the navbar is a little tricky but worth it. Lots of other nice samples from other musicians there too). His final song was a rockin' cover of Led Zeppelin's Moby Dick.
On Thursday I finally got off my butt and went to an outdoor event, stifling the whiny gremlin on my right shoulder telling me it's too hot or I've got too much work to do. (OK, he's telling the truth, but it's still whining)
Who the hell are you? Only one cat is allowed in here right now... and you're lookin' at him Buster!| You Are 60% Boyish and 40% Girlish | |
You are pretty evenly split down the middle - a total eunuch. Okay, kidding about the eunuch part. But you do get along with both sexes. You reject traditional gender roles. However, you don't actively fight them. You're just you. You don't try to be what people expect you to be. |
A long walk off a short plank to the scurvy dogs who vandalized the statue of Maria atop the Taco Xpress. Shiver me timbers!
A load of lovely pictures of storms right out of a sea-captain's nightmare have been sent around the net... many many times by all manner of persons! Even the scholars what arght to know better has passed these along as bein' that wench Katrina.
Look at our pretty Texan yard! My husband is a really good gardener and braves the elements everyday to keep it looking like this. We favor native plants and like the "wild" look. I'm not sure there's any such thing as a weed, especially if it gets a flower on it at some point. We've been known to dig up grass and plant "weeds", heh heh. By "braving the elements" I don't just mean the heat. As I was taking these pictures, mosquitoes were eating me alive. I am talking SWARM. No one has been able to figure out where they are coming from. We keep all the water-bearing vessels dumped out or changed daily. We put in a screened porch last year, best investment EVER! Those little light specks you see on the agave are fresh raindrops.
I was so proud to hear Eliza Gilkyson on NPR this afternoon! They were featuring her song Requiem which is on her latest CD Paradise Hotel. It's a song that she wrote after the Asian tsunami, but it's very appropriate for right now with the grief that people are feeling. It's an absolutely beautiful song, and I have to say that this CD is fantastic! One of my new favorites. You can hear the song on their site at this link, and while you're there, have a listen to Hiway 9, a powerful political song. She is a treasure.
We've been seeing quite a few of those biiiiiiiig roaches in the house. You know those 2 to 3 inch long guys that fly? This picture is about actual size, not sure if it's the exact species but the size is right. When I was living on the Gulf coast of Florida we saw MANY more of them, really... Texans shouldn't even complain... but here I go. heh heh. They seem to be coming in looking for water. hmmmm... that must be why they're called "water bugs" (also "palmetto bugs"). The data on them says that the rain will drive them indoors even more, so we might as well brace ourselves for company. There was one underneath the clear plastic cutting board late the other night, the board has little legs that lift it up where water can pool under it. Uuuuugh!! The other thing they like to do is walk upside down on the ceiling, which are too high to allow upside-down bug catching, and they could just drop down on you in your sleep from there. We don't kill them (except for using Chem-free pest control periodically, they have the least toxic methods and I mainly want to rid the house and yard of scorpions, fire ants and termites. The other bugs, unfortunately are collaterol damage). When we find one of these guys, we catch it and toss it outside.
What: Neighbors in Need benefit concert. All proceeds from the concert will go to the Red Cross Katrina Relief effort. (title bar has link)More benefit concerts scheduled than I can keep up with! This is the biggie. I'll bet they make a DVD of it like they did of Willie's tsunami relief show (where we make an appearance during What would Willie do?. I usually cry when I listen to Patty Griffin, but this time I think Lucinda will be the one to do me in. Eric is included, so I'm thrilled about that too. I can't imagine the Neville Brothers not being there either, since they are new Austinites.
Who: Willie Nelson, Ray Price, Jimmie Vaughan, Lucinda Williams, Eric Johnson, Patti Griffin, The Flatlanders, Bob Schneider and more
Where: Frank Erwin Center
Date: Wednesday, September 21
Do I smell catnip??? 
Wheeeee!!!! My head's upside down!! 
I think I freaked myself out there... 
Whoa!! Everything got blurry! 
Hey, what's up? Did I miss something?
Barbara Bush must have been in a cruel and insensitive mood when she made these statements on NPR after touring the Houston Astrodome which is filled with disaster victims:
On a more cheerful note, we had a nice music week, with 2 fantastic Greencards shows at the Saxon on Friday and another in Kerrville on Sunday. We had a great time at all of them. Had the opportunity to introduce Eric to a couple of the Cards so that was a little highlight after the Saxon, and Robert Earl Keen graced the stage as a surprise guest in Kerrville for a couple of songs. A little bird had told me that he'd be there so I wasn't surprised, heh heh. This was the Wine and Music Festival, a bit smaller than the more well-known Folk Festival. Very nice and mellow vibe.
Every time there's a big disaster that requires charity donations, there are always a large number of choices. During the tsunami relief cycle, it became evident that some charities were more efficient, or perhaps reliable than others, and then there are always some that are outright fraudulent. I personally stick to the secular ones who don't have an ulterior motive of evangelizing or otherwise conducting some kind of religious crusade... as though converting or assimilating the needy people is part of "helping" them.
