Alcohol and Adults in an Arcade = Absolutely Acceptable in Austin
Man, alliteration is too easy. Anyway, last Friday, the one before Black Friday, I went with a friend to this place called Pinballz. Basically, it's an arcade with a lot of pinball machines. Pinball machines for Sherlock Holmes, X-Files, Frankenstein, Batman, Playboy (yeah, weird, I know)...and some other non pinball games, too. Normally when I go to arcades with my friends from back home, they're filled with 10-year-olds. And some teenagers. And we're kinda creepy, being the 20-somethings that we are. But...in Austin...well, look at the title!
That's right. It's a BYOB arcade. And on that Friday night, it was filled with buzzed 20-somethings and 30-somethings playing a bunch of arcade games. We fit right in. So awesome. They got cupholders everywhere! I know where I'm hanging out Friday nights from now on...
Church Camping
The next day, I also went camping with some friends from church. That was a lot of fun. Camping is definitely different down here. For one, there's a burn ban, so that was the first camping experience I had without fire. Kind of weird, but I enjoyed not being all smokey the next day. Also, instead of just dense forests, there were less dense forests with a lot of open fields too. One of those fields was also a dried up lake. The drought has been pretty intense lately, apparently.
On Wednesday, my friend helped me make my desk at work a standing desk. We'll see how that works out.
Family Time in San Antonio
...And then my mom came in!
We headed right to San Antonio, where my mom's husband's son and daughter-in-law live. We spent from Wednesday to Saturday there. Here's a list of some things we did there:
- Watched a lot of TV
- Nothing
- Had Thanksgiving dinner with their family
- Nothing
- Had breakfast made for me by my mom
- Nothing
- Ate a delicious Mexican meal downtown
- Nothing
- Saw the Mexican markets downtown
On Saturday, we headed back to Austin. On the way, we hit Rudy's. I've not talked about this place before on this blog, but it is great. It's a barbecue place with all kinds of meats. Sausage, brisket, ribs, etc etc. And they have creamed corn, and..you know what? It's so amazing, I really can't describe it. So, if you ever come to Austin, go to Rudy's. And don't even think about complaining that you can't eat at a gas station.
Back in Austin
Also, our car stopped to get me some new kitchen supplies for my new apartment. Then, when we got to Austin, our car stopped at Hey Cupcake!, a trailer with, well, cupcakes. It's really neat; you can get them with a Whipper Snapper, which means they inject whipped cream into the middle of the cupcake! Tell me that's not cool, I dare you. They're freakin' good cupcakes, too.
When we met back at my apartment, the other car apparently went and got me a new flatscreen TV for my new apartment as a Christmas gift. You know, like you do. So, thanks mom and company :)
After my place, we went to...Master Pancake!
Ok, seriously, if you're reading this and you don't know what Master Pancake is, read my past posts about it or search it. Because Master Pancake is amazing.
This was to celebrate "Hanksgiving". It was awesome. I can't even really describe it...but do you know how many scenes in movies Tom Hanks pees in?! Everyone knows about Forrestt Gump, "I gotta pee", and then he does. If you've seen The Green Mile, you know half the movie is about Tom Hanks's character not being able to pee. In Castaway, remember when he pees into the ocean? No? Well, he does. Then there's this movie called Money Pit, and he pees in a forest in there too. No more, right? Wrong.
Remember when Rosie O'Donnell actually was getting famous for something other than just being famous? That thing called acting? Yeah, A League of Their Own. The flick about the women's baseball team. Well, a drunken Tom Hanks stumbles into the women's bathroom and pees for ....you know what?
This explains everything.
Anyway, it was great, hilarious, and I tell you again, if you come to Austin, we need to see one of those shows together. Trust me. :)
Anyway, we got back, my mom cleaned my entire kitchen (thanks again), and then left the next morning!
Sorry I was so lazy on this post. So much happens, it's hard to sum up. But yeah, that's my last few weeks. Now, it's going to be some time before I write back here. I gotta move soon, and then I'm going to Chicago for Christmas time. I'll write more once I get more settled into my new place in January...so, until next year! Have a Merry Christmas!!
