May 17, 2007 | Filed under: People I Like Even More Than My Job

Ahh, Texas. There’s no place like it in the world. And thank goodness for that — I’m not sure I could live somewhere with that much humidity and that huge of roaches on a regular basis! (No, there are no roach pictures. You’re welcome.)

The capitol.

Inside the capitol dome.

Fuzzily-lit downtown Austin.

A zillion bats flying at night. To see what happens when I apply my CSI skillz to this picture, click here. And never trust the dark again.

I miss it already. I miss vodka every night before bed. I miss waking up in the morning without an alarm clock. I miss burning off enough calories just by talking to make up for the constant supply of tempting, un-diet-friendly food. (What I do not miss? Animatronic LBJ. Dude is frightening!)

But mostly I miss someone I’ve known for half my life, who probably knows me better than I know myself, and, despite that, is friends with me anyway.

See how the grainy film effect makes us not look so ghostly pale? Love it!

1. chirky says:
   

   Employer blocking pics, so I can’t see them. But: the cockroaches? You already knew that everything in Texas is bigger!

   May 17th, 2007 at 11:53 am
2. Superfantastic says:
   

   I just personally killed the world’s most giant cockroach Tuesday night. I bet you’re not so sad now about having had to leave.

   Thanks for the not-so-pasty effect. Lord knows I need it.

   May 17th, 2007 at 2:51 pm