The Homesickness Is Back

Man, I had avoided being homesick for like almost a month. First my boyfriend came to visit. Then the next two weekends, I went to see my mom in Houston (long story) and then last week, I was catching up so hard that I didn't have time to be homesick, but yeah. It has hit hard as of late.

First, it starts with food. Yes, I know it sounds silly, but I sooo miss the food. I miss In and Out, The Original Red Onion, Pear Street Bistro, Coriander, Firebowl Cafe, Hunan Villa, King Wah... geez I miss every place. And what makes it bad is that there is nothing comprable here.

Second, then the missing the weather comes on. Although it isn't so bad right now because it is techincally "cold" right now in Austin, but still. I miss wearing jackets and sweaters. I miss the nice cool breeze. I miss driving on 80 and seeing the Bay/Pacific Ocean. Yes, there's Town Lake, but that's a lake. There's a totally different feel to it. Can't explain it.

Third, then I start missing particular things about San Francisco. I don't be missing the city where I actually live, or Berkeley, or Oakland, but I miss San Francisco. I think because when I am bored at home, I just jump on the BART and go to San Francisco and the bordem is gone. I just go to that Westfield Mall, or the Macy's or Niketown, or take the F "cable car" to the piers, bike the Golden Gate Bridge (yes, those among things that I regularly do when I get bored at home). When my boyfriend came, we rented bikes and a kayak and did some cool things, but it was just not that same. I even miss...Walnut Creek... why Walnut Creek? I have NO idea. I don't even live there.

And finally (not necessarily because they are least important), I start missing my parents. So I hear that people need human contact to feel normal. I equate this to mean that people need to be touched and stuff. Being that I only let my parents and boyfriend huh me, this is kinda a problem huh. It's just wierd cuz my parents are like my best buddies, and even though I talk to my parents every day (except two weeks ago when my mom went on a cruise, which was torture) it's not the same because all I really want right now is a hug.... awwwwwww.

And what makes it even worse, Thanksgiving decided that it darn near needed to be in Decemeber this year, so I can't even go home for Thanksgiving. Sooooo upsetable about that one. But it doesnt make sense for me to go home for 3 days and pay gross amounts of money, to have to come back to Austin and then go BACK home in 14 days. Unfortunatly I am not quiiite balling like that.

But it's OK, I just needed to vent. Vent over, on to Crim. Pro.

Man...If Only I Had Money

Real talk, I'd be at some music show every weekend. Well, I guess that would have to mean that I would be out of Texas huh? That is another reason I cannot stay here. Nobody cool in my preferred music genre ever comes here. I mean, Keiko Matsui came her last week, but her tickets were $60! I was sitting like 5 feet away from her and only paid $25 at Yoshi's. But my main point in this is, yeah I can see myself as one of those fixtures at the cities smooth jazz events. I just see it.

Jazz Cruises too. They be having some hardcore line ups. This one, has The Rippingtons, Jeff Kashiwa AND Paul Taylor. Freaking classic. The Capitol Jazz Cruise had Marcus Johnson, Ledisi, and Eric Darius among others. Crazy yo!

The Rippingtons

Is it just me or does a lot of The Rippington's music remind me of a circa 1993-94 Sega car driving video game? "California Cruisin" perhaps? Now I KNOW someone remembers that game with the red car in all the arcades. That ish was great man! But yeah, The Rippington's music sounds like it belongs in one of those car driving games, which is probably why it makes such great driving music.

My Weekends

So apparently I need to go to Sugar Land more often. I drove down there for the past two weekends (my cousin lives down there and my mom went on a cruise that left out of Houston) and it has been the most normal time that I've had since I've been in Austin (besides when my boyfriend comes to visit).

I mean I really had fun and everything felt normal. I went last weekend because as I said, my mom was in Houston because she was going on a cruise and staying with my cousin the day before she left. I haven't seen my mom since August and I missed her so I said I'd drive 2.5 hours to see her. Yeah, best thing I could have done at this point in the game.

I had been super anxious and not at all wanting to be in Austin for about a week. My boyfriend had just visited and left and I felt all kinds of alone in TX. I got to see my favorite cousin-aunts (who were going on the cruise with my mom) and I got to see my cousins. I have a 5 and 3 year old cousins who I used to didnt like very much but they are some cool little kids. If Sugar Land was only an hour, I might go every weekends. Kids can sometimes make everything allll better.

And the drive is freaking awesome. 183 to 71 to 10 to 99... all scenic and stuff. Love it.

Kinky Curly Redux

Yeah, still not happy. I used a clarifying shampoo AND bought that knot today stuff. Still didnt work. My hair drew up smaller than I have ever seen it before. I can't figure out if I'm not using enough or im using too much. And its in like the smallest curls EVER. There are no elongated curls. Its in like millions of teeny tiny curls. And too be honest, it isn't just awful, but it was NOT was I was looking for so I am rightfully disappointed.

I don't know if thats because my hair isn't really kinky in the first place. Well it kind of is, but its more on the curly side, it just gets really dry really easy. So I am thinking maybe I used TOO much product?

So I did it yesterday at about 10am...was outside for most of the day so when I went to sleep it was pretty much dry. So why I wake up and it was moist again? Should I have not slept with a bonnet?

AND my hair has this gross residue on it. I don't know what the bleep is going on, but I don't like it. Now, if I can't get any instruction on how to use it... Imma need a product refund. My hair is just wierd man. It doesnt take to anything.

Back to twisting it up for me!