dark chocolate speckeloos cups exist. Dude.
Godiva has speculoos truffles. Or they may have been a seasonal thing, but they were definitely a thing.
So, here is a thing that may be entertaining: we went out to dinner in my neighborhood with some friends tonight. There was a damn 90-minute wait at the fancy taco place (as opposed to the taco place with the narwhal paintings). So while we waited for a table to open up, Tim decided to walk 3 doors down and get his nipples pierced.* Like you do.
One of our friends said, "This is the most quintessential Northside experience I can think of: we have to wait for tacos, so you get something pierced."
*(He's actually been thinking about it for about a year, so it wasn't a total ADD impulse thing. I mean, I think that doing it *tonight* was impulsive, but the whole idea of it wasn't. He was planning to do it and had just never pulled the trigger.)
So that was my night. Tacos and half a pitcher of margaritas and, you know, watching my husband get things pierced. Barbells, not rings. He's thrilled.
Steph, that is flat out fucking fantastic. I love it.
My darling eldest is currently applying to graduate school, for her master's in social work. And she is recommending comics to me and scolding me when I don't live up to her expectations about justice. (But with love.)
One of our friends said, "This is the most quintessential Northside experience I can think of: we have to wait for tacos, so you get something pierced."
This makes me miss the PNW. I mean, so does breathing some days but this especially does.
My understanding is that Northside is very PNW. Also very Austin. So many hipsters cheek by jowl with hippies, all sharing their locally sourced, free-range, ethically raised, farm-to-table, gluten-/soy-/dairy-/grain-/sugar-free [whatever], which probably came from the bike co-op.
And she is recommending comics to me and scolding me when I don't live up to her expectations about justice. (But with love.)
She'll straighten you out in no time with the comics and the social justice.
(Vividly remember seeing the two of you together and being struck by how very close and intimate your relationship was. The kind of thing any mother would hope for with their daughter.)
You can see her reviewing comics here:
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edit: also, blush, and thank you.
You can see her reviewing comics here:
Ha! I was wondering who the incredibly striking woman in the tuxedo was. D'oh - that's your daughter.
