Yep.

Yep.  Those are shingles.

Yep.  That is a second-story window.

Yep.  That is a duck on the top of my friend's apartment building.

Happy Cinco de Mayo.

Tidbits

Some more thoughts:

When you go to the store looking for something specific you can find everything except the one thing you're looking for. Sometimes this leads you to try a new product. Sometimes this leads you to walk up and down the same four aisles for twenty minutes.

Blue hair doesn't lose it's charm.

Every mafia family has a member named "Sal;" a statisic that is clearly proven in cop shows. Furthermore, the same guy who played a mafia leader on two seperate shows was also the voice for Hercules' trainer in the Disney movie. No wonder Phil always seemed so commanding. And Italian.

Ice cream trucks are freaky.

Whenever there is feedback in an auditorium most people look to the speakers; I look to the sound guy.

When you go to the library, be sure to pick up all of the books in a series at once. This will prevent you from making numerous trips to the library in a single week.

I have no confidence when operating miniblinds.

Chili's really has the best chips.

Observations

Not a lot has been going on. I spent three days filling out applications and I've been able to schedule a few interviews so I'm mostly just waiting. This means reading and getting caught up on TV shows and working on the next play mostly. Here are some observations I have made recently.

The nephews will play with anything. It's amazing what joy light switches and cat toys can provide. Also, the trebuchet is always a party favorite.

There's nothing better than turning on the radio and hearing the song that's stuck in your head.

I saw a boy today that had a monster truck toy on a leash.

I heard a man on the radio that had recently broken off an engagement because his fiancé wanted him to get a job and help support them financially. He was heartbroken because they already had everything planned -- a ceremony at Mr. Gatti's Pizza Buffet.

Parking lots designed by enviromentalists are difficult to navigate.

In a strange way, I have missed having cat hair on my computer. Cat hair in my mouth, however, not as endearing.

In Austin, there are not seperate radio stations for seperate genres of rock. As a result, the single station consistently plays terrible music. However, I am convinced that there is a sensor that enables them to play Pink Floyd only if I'm about to get out of the car. Tragic really.

There's not much purpose to having a "right lane ends" sign six yards after the merge.

Jason's Deli is an ideal place for five hour lunches. I would also like to report that I only had one bowl of ice cream during that time.

Maybe I've listened to a radio station too long when I can identify the songs by the first chord.

NCIS has progressively worse lighting, progressively worse sound, not much character development, and a strange new way to cap commercial breaks, yet it is the most successful and/or accessible series I like. The others have beyond brilliant designs and characters but are canceled, facing cancellation, or are impossible to find on DVD. Also, it is very difficult to find a good show these days that is not some kind of cop show.

This is my 100th post!

Well, I think that's enough for now. I'll probably have more substance (or pictures) soon. Catch ya later.