art is the new religion

Stay Frosty

Steve (my scooter mentor): Have you named your scooter yet?

Me: No.  All I know is that she's a she.

Steve:  How are things going?

Me:  Great!  There's been an evolution over the past few weeks.  I'm finally feeling more comfortable with speed, it's actually taking me less time to get to work now.  I'm really zipping around!

Steve: It's great that you're feeling comfortable, but now that you're feeling more confident it can almost be more dangerous because you're paying less attention.  You gotta stay frosty.

Me: Stay frosty?  I've never heard that before.  It's good advice!

Steve: Maybe you should name your scooter Frosty.

Me: Ooh, I like it!

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Bonus:  Listen to this NPR interview with Barry Gwin from the SF Scooter Centre, where I bought Frosty, about the rising popularity of scooters.  In my experience, the 100 mpg selling point is a myth; I've been getting around 75 miles per gallon.  It is pretty amazing filling up at the gas station for less than five bucks, and riding around for a few weeks before I need to top off the tank again.

mmmmichelada

I should be telling you about the music I saw during SXSW, but I'm slightly more excited to tell you about the Tex-Mex and Austin culture I foisted upon my friends during their week here:

• Number of people I introduced to queso:  3
• Number of trips to El Chilito for delicious breakfast tacos: 5
• Number of breakfast tacos purchased from El Chilito for the kickball game:  200
• Number of cowboy boots I encouraged the purchase of at Allens Boots on Congress: 2 (that's 1 pair)
• Number of people I introduced to the michelada at Red House Lounge: 2

Most of these things you can only experience in Texas, but the michelada* is a cocktail you can make yourself at home.  Learn how to make a michelada.

If I could do anything right now, I'd head to Red House to enjoy a michelada before the sun goes down.

* To give credit where credit is due, I had my first michelada in San Francisco at my favorite bar The Homestead with Jeff when he was on tour with Twilight Singers.  But it's more fun to drink one when it's hot and sunny outside.