Storms in Central Texas

We had a pretty nasty batch of storms rail through our fair city and the surrounding areas last night. I was reading an article about the damages and such, and this quote struck me as both funny and terrifyingly stupid:

"[I] never thought it would turn over these RVs,” Burnet RV owner Karl Piehl, said. “I've always said when you see a storm or something you always seen mobile home parks destroyed, not RV parks. Storms are not supposed to hit RV parks, but this one obviously did."

From this article.

Oh uh... hey guys!

Jess and I have been pretty busy lately with our jobs and both comics, so there hasn't been much to report other than, "Uh... we've been drawing a lot." A couple weeks ago, we went to see "Up" which was extremely cool - I was skeptical because I'm not a fan of the "endearing child sidekick" schtick, but I didn't hate this one. ^.^

Quote of the day: "My geography's not too good - where's Kentucky?"

Enriching Your Mind

Regarding a bar in Austin called The Tiniest Bar in Texas:

With its extended patio (haphazardly tented in winter, so it feels like a claustrophobic carnival) and covered porch, I doubt that the Tiniest Bar is actually the tiniest bar after all, but I don't really mind. Places misrepresent themselves all the time—Whole Foods often serves things which are cut into pieces, there's a Central Market pretty far south, the Library isn't actually a library, and Casino el Camino has nothing to do with gambling or ugly cars. So if the Tiniest Bar in Texas wants to call itself the Land That Never Was or the Set of the "Tonight Show" or Canada, I don't really care. I'll happily go there and wile away the evening with a couple of Fireman's #4s or a cheap bloody Mary anyway.

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Regarding Escamoles, one of Uphaa.com's Bizarre/Disgusting Foods:

Escamoles are the eggs of the giant black Liometopum ant, which makes its home in the root systems of maguey and agave plants. Collecting the eggs is a uniquely unpleasant job, since the ants are highly venomous and have some kind of blood grudge against human orifices. The eggs have the consistency of cottage cheese. The most popular way to eat them is in a taco with guacamole, while being insane.

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Food + Dancing

We put in a big sandwich order today, and I accidentally wrote "No lettuce, no tomato" instead of "no mayo." Fortunately, I corrected it in time - I would have been very unhappy. As a follow up:

Me: I'm the dumbest person ever.
D: Yeah, that's what I've been telling people.

In other news, it's the one-year anniversary for Kick Butt Blues! We're celebrating with a semi-formal dance tonight. I have a pretty dress and everything! Now, if I can just shake this being-tired business...

This is Crazy, People

So today, I almost got chased out of the grocery store.

I'm sure all of you have heard about the swine flu thing - people are going insane about it. Dude. It's a strain of the flu. It is NOT that big of a deal. To declare Texas a disaster area because we've had one person die is really silly. In any case, because of all the sensationalist news, people are in a freaking panic around town.

I went to the grocery store to pick up a salad for lunch, and I coughed a little bit. Not like a sick cough - like a clear-the-throat-because-I-have-allergies cough. And this woman whirls around and says, in a horrible shrieky voice, "I can't believe you'd come in a public place being sick like that. Don't you know you're endangering people? Get out of here!"

She was just a shopper, not a manager or anything, so of course I didn't listen to her. I just raised my eyebrows and kept going. She was shouting at my back with stuff like, "Don't you go touching anything!"

It was both hilarious and pathetic.

A Little Video Treat for You

Shoot it! SHOOT IT!"

Miss You Fever + Quotes!

Want to hear a great Texas blues song? It's "Miss You Fever" by Delbert McClinton - it'll play on imeem.com.
Listen!
Mmm, such a great song.

Also, two great work quotes today:

S: I think the internet comes in through the plumbing. I'm serious. Someone flushes, and everyone goes offline.
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S: Have you guys seen the videos yet?
M: Nope. We're like... we're the mushroom group - always in the dark.
S: Well, I guess that explains the moss.