April 20, 2002

Got together with Carlos (visiting from NYC) and his fabled squeeze Rachel (who is really cool, and visiting from AZ), Greg, Dave, Chris, and a cast of thousands. Sushi at Kyoto, beer at Elephant Room, more beer at Gingerman, still more beer at Lovejoy’s (at which point I bowed out). Walking from Gingerman to Lovejoy’s is kind of weird, because you navigate an obstacle-course of musical entertainment–walk past one bar with one kind of band, next to another with another, and so on.

It’s spring, and the flora around Austin are all in a tizzy. This is good and bad.

Roses, wisteria, honeysuckle, et al are in bloom, and a walk through my neighborhood is a party for my nose.

But the allergy-spawning pollens are in the air too.