locally…

Tom and I decided to check out one of Lindsey’s favorite little hangouts, Cafe Artiste. We drank coffee (each cup is individually brewed) and ate. Tom got chicken and spinach quesadillas (thumbs up), and I got a flavorful chopped steak smothered in grilled bell peppers and onions. I had to bring half of it home, because it was preceded by a delicious salad of mixed greens, including baby spinach (I love uncooked spinach).

Other good points: Low-key, spacious yet cozy, has wireless, has bookshelves if you want to grab something to read. I can totally see myself working there on my laptop.

They didn’t break me

About a hundred of us in a gigantic room watched our little tape about our rights and privileges as jurors, then got sworn in, then waited. And waited. Finally a deputy came in and said, “Y’all want me to turn these TVs on to Fox News?” And of course, since I’m in TEXAS, no one shrieked, “NO FOX NEWS! ANYTHING BUT FOX NEWS!” So he turned it on. For nearly two hours, I had to watch Fox News. Plus it was cold. Then he returned, turned off Fox News, and told us we could all leave because they didn’t need any jurors today.

I think what I told Tim is accurate: I was just part of a scientific experiment in which they wanted to see if they could smoke out the liberals by subjecting them to Fox News.

HA! Better luck next time!

What?

Did I say I never wanted to eat again? That phase has passed. Now I want to eat everything in sight. But I know better, so I won’t.

Meanwhile, I discovered tonight that baby food is kind of tasty.

Speaking of babies, Lisa’s Ryan turned one on the 12th, and I was so wrapped up in going to New Orleans that I forgot to send him a card. Oddly, it looks like he may have partied just fine in spite of my thoughtlessness.


Happy belated, Ryan!

sad

I knew we would see damage from Katrina, and we did. What I wasn’t prepared for was the damage we’d see from Rita.

I’m so tired that I can’t do a decent LJ entry. Last night, I wrote a lengthy one from our hotel, only to find out when I tried to update LJ, that the wireless service I paid for wasn’t until midnight on Sunday, but midnight on Saturday.

Bye, post, lost somewhere in cyber space.

More later. With photos.