Austin

One of my favorite things to do in austin is shop. First, we hit the outlets. It was incredibly hot today, around 105. At one point, i saw 113 degrees. We walked around the Round Rock outlets first and i ended up buying these fabulous wide legged pants and an argyle sweater. The bad thing about buying pants is that they usually never fit perfectly unless i get them altered. Sometimes all i need is a good hem, but other times the pants require an overall fix. Amazingly, i walked away without any shoes. I'm so proud of myself. Next, we hit the Drag in Austin. The best thing is killing two birds with one stone: exercise and shop. There are great vintage shops on the strip. I almost bought these amazing red boots. I decided against buying them because they were two sizes too big. I did, however, end up at Wish. I bought this lovely black shirt and a bright yellow...thing. I'm thoroughly amazed with it. The only problem is that i don't know when i can wear it or even how to wear it. I think i can come up with something. I was taken over by the beautiful color and breeziness of the whole dress/shirt thing. I asked my friends if i should buy it and they say what they always say, "you can make it work, no matter what you're wearing." Gosh darn it and a bucket of rice.

I met two random people in austin. Austin's slogan - keep austin weird - rings true...it IS the place where the weird come out to play. The first lady asked me my heritage and proceeded to talk about Miss Saigon. It was interesting because i told her the lead was played by a filipina on broadway. She then told me she was there when the viet and flip community rioted about what "heritage" the lead should be. Of course she asked me for my opinion as well, "which side are you on?" was how she phrased it. The next guy i met was CRAZY and smelly. He kept following us around and totally creeped me out. I would talk about the details of our conversation, but i'm too tired to talk about old, smelly guy.

I tried to sleep early on sunday, but the lovebird's nest i stayed at was busy as hell. They kept having rowdy sex all through the night. The worst part, i think, is that the walls are paper thin.

--MOAN, GROAN, HEAVE--
-SHHHH-
--MUSIC--
--MUSIC, MOAN, SHH, MUSIC, GROAN--

And so on and so on. I don't know how i ever got sleep.

The interview was nice. I took a gosh darned pop quiz about stuff i should know but don't. I ended up getting lost trying to get out of the place. So basically, i kind of feel defeated. I always get that feeling after anything i haven't/can't fully prepare for. My mom called me and asked my how it went.

MA- How do you feel about it?
ME- I don't know, i stupid.
MA- It's ok, did you pray over it?
ME- Of course.
MA- Well, did you drink your vitamins? You know, they probably saw how tiny and sickly looking you were and decided against hiring you. Who would want a girl who can't do any work because she's sick all the time. That's why you need vitamins. Drink your vitamins and you'll get it next time.
ME- Thanks for cheering me up.

It was so darned hot today. It was a bloody 105. I went straight to a gas station after the interview to fill up my empty tank before i headed home. Since it was so hot, i ended up covertly changing into a slip dress while i was filling up my gas. I opened up both my doors to shield myself and did a quick change. I think noone saw. LOL