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August 3, 2006
Do Mess With Texas
After a trip not without incident, we're back. On the whole, it was a blast. One can't have a four-day trip with three people in the cab of a moving van without a little crabbiness, but we made it to San Diego without killing each other or anyone else.
Because the internets here aren't working so well today, I'll just give some highlights:
Here is the sock enjoying Nathan enjoying lunch at Cafe des Amis. We went off the beaten track in Louisiana to get there, but the drive was worth it. We all had delicious food, but Nathan's duck gumbo nearly made me pass out from food-induced ecstasy.
When a place is so humid that your eyeballs sweat, it's no wonder that there are drive-through daiquiri places everywhere. I am NOT making this up. Seriously, god bless Louisiana.
Dude. Lone Star Beer sucks. So does Texas. But again, at least they don't seem to care if you're drinking in your moving vehicle. This beer was NOT the breakfast of champions.
After a hundred miles of billboards, how could we resist seeing "The Thing"? We couldn't. Nathan was driving. I could tell you what "The Thing" turned out to be, but then I'd have to kill you.
Near sunset on the last day, we stopped to water the horses in Arizona. I was enchanted by the courtyard full of religious statues. I just couldn't figure out why Jesus had a raspberry on his head. If anyone can explain this, I'd be most obliged.
Comments
That's a raspberry? I was thinking it was disturbing in its redness since it seems kind of phallic-like.(I accidentally typed "lick") Then I thought it was the Unicorn Jesus, but his horn wasn't done growing. Raspberry never came to mind.
I hate that you were so close but so far, but glad you made it back in one piece!
Posted by: grace at August 3, 2006 8:23 PM
Drive through daquiris. Wow.
Posted by: bob at August 3, 2006 9:49 PM
I have totally stopped and seen the thing. I felt sorry for her.
Posted by: Chloe Sparkle at August 5, 2006 4:26 PM
I have no insight as to what the large red bulbuous thing is on top of Jesus' head. But I find it slightly disturbing.
Posted by: Madalyn at August 7, 2006 10:05 AM
i found your blog through the spc site.
so funny...i was just in memphis and texas and arizona! (in that order)
i just got back to baltimore yesterday.
aaaaaand i saw the sign for "the thing", too! only...we didn't stop. we had been driving all night from houston...otherwise, we would've.
good finding you. love your blog.
Posted by: kathleen at August 13, 2006 12:30 PM
I found your blog on a webring. I just wanted to let you know that in Texas you have to drink Shiner Bock, not Lone Star. We Texans know Lonestar sucks, trust me.
Sorry your drive through Texas sucked.
Posted by: Liz at August 23, 2006 4:23 PM