Keep it badazz Austin!

Another fair trip to Austin this weekend was fabulous!

Unknown to me, 1st Austin Reggae Festival was going on at the Butler park downtown. Lots of reggae fans, some come and partake in the "relaxation" (giggles).  Catching a pretty good band, Ashes from Babylon hailing from New Orleans, LA have a great blend of reggae, jazz, blues and hip-hop. Truly unique from with the brass arrangement (taking me back to my Band nerd days) and the bass player looking like King Leonidas from 300 (cutie!)  Then I heard Dub-step reggae NICE playing in the back too.  Of course I had my crazy pink and orange stripey socks feeling the festive mood plus this is Austin, nobody doesn't give a flying rat's ass how you look!! LIVE IN THE MOMENT!!

Falling in love with Kerbey Lane Cafe last year, went for the gusto trying out the Vegan Breakfast platter.

YUM YUM YUM is all I gotta say!  First for the meat eaters and skeptics, you can create a pancake without eggs, milk and butter. Secondly this dish will blow your mind and being a meat eater myself, I do not spaz out, crinkle my nose or say yuck to something that I've never tried.

Two gorgeous pancakes with bits of fruit inside powder sugar glaze, soysauge, home fries and tofu scrabble with green onion & tomato kept me full, energetic and satisfied. AND..it's gluten free.

Chopping it up on the dance floor on East. 6th (hit the food trucks too!) found this gem.

www.kyotenaustin.com

James, the host and server welcome with warmest awesomeness and laid back attitude that makes you feel like you're at home. The decor is simple and inviting with a Japanese garden backyard with a outdoor fire pit for those chilly Austin nights. Baku, the dog the star of the place is chillin like a villain, in his own little world and friendly to pet. James suggested this badazz dish:

Almost did a back flip but wearing a dress.

Masu-zushi is wassup! Salmon, citrus, herbs, red onion with a hint of mayo all served with wasbi and a too cute fish shaped soy packet.  De-lish! Eaten at so many sushi places but this one is my favorite. The first of it kind in Austin and the whole country. Who would have thunk it? And the owners are super nice and friendly another bonus to keep me coming back on weekend trips.

Alas, Austin rocks as usual, lots to do and explore. Yes, in the near future my plans are to move there. :)

When I LOL at online dating photos.

Dating can be fun and exciting. Divorced for 3 years now, online and offline looks pretty grim.

I'm not complaining about the service, dating rituals of this era (sorta) but the fact men in my area are looking  more freakish-y Morlock sub-creatures from The Time Machine (also a great book.) That's why dating your first cousin or sister isn't good. Or sister-cousin?  Mom-sister? (shrugs)

Hey! Can I buy you a drink?

As I visit my online dating profile in a small general amount of browsing, what the hell is up with non-smiles, laundry in the background, Black n Mild, dark mafia glasses, weird chest hair and half of your face pictures?

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLL---SHIIIEETTT!!!

When I cruise through the "quality" all I can do is laugh, snort and giggle til my eyes bug out, throat hurting and bowled over in pain. Pain of looking at your photos.

Short rant: Since social media dominated our world, technology is great basically awesome but noticing narcissism is on the rise...let me say, ITS HERE!  The "ME" look is out of line and very trashy. End of rant.

Do many ladies a favor, start asking a buddy to take a decent picture of you and smile :)


Reasons why I laugh:

Tell it on the mountain crazy lady, umm Ms. White.

• Nobody doesn't want to see two week old laundry in the background.
• A reflection in the mirror casting what's in your house ex. old chairs, stack of video games, your bong etc...
• For some of you with pictures of your precious daughters and sons meowing how beautiful they are.. I have children too and true for divorced and widowed; children come with the package but lying about how gorgeous they are obviously you're in DENIAL(blame your DNA  or ex). There's a reason why not introducing your children early in relationships.
• Picture of an ex or gaggle of women around you as the main profile photo (Your basically an automatic pass) we're not jealous but you look very pimpish and not over your ex. Tyrion Lannister the imp of man pulls this off flawless and still get a main squeeze.
• LONG ASSED descriptions when you could have summed it up in one paragraph.  You wrote a fuckin novel, for pete sake. Notice this with Alpha males, love you but geez sensory overload!
• When your subliminal descriptions shouts ASS I WANT ASS NOTHING BUT JUST SEX HIT AND QUIT IT!  I have no problem with this and nothing wrong with being direct you just want the coochie and that's it. To use pretty words sweet talking for ass, its terribly funny. 
• The typical "I'm serious but deep thinking pose" photo. EPIC FAIL, sooo 1992.
• Let's wear a funny hat with Viking horns, ragged out clothing but I'm not materialistic & have a great sense of humor. YAWN!!!!  Old Navy do have wonderful sales if you're price conscience.
• "I work out but in the photo finished three cheeseburgers, cheap beer and heavy breathing like Biggie" IM:  (wink) You're good looking and strong says no woman ever. Stop lying to yourself. You're overweight. Working out means going to your car, turn the key, put pressure on the gas to your favorite burger joint.  Go find that piece of onion stuck in the crack of your underwear...if you can.

• I throw peace sign pose but over the age of 35 really over 30 and work a professional job.  My daughter's generation throw peace signs ALL THE TIME on photos. Unless you found Doc and Marty Mc Fly in the 60's sped back in the Delorean to 2014 then I give you credit.  

• Good looking all American boy next door taking a photo on his bed. Yeah I can see women falling for that shit,  looks very inviting no lie but do you wonder if he didn't wash those sheets from the chick he banged last night? Did you eat a sandwich heavy with mayonnaise in the middle of the bed?  French kissed the pillow? Still find that sexy?
• One picture says "Hey I'm cool and look fly" then the next "I'm serious holla at me ladies or kill you."  The same face, pose, angle but a change in style/object/facial expression. TWO different people  inside ONE person.

He's so cute

ARRGHH WTF??? Is that the same guy?

• I use Photoshop graphics like half naked women, thunder bolts coming out of my hands, dead cow skulls background and a lone wolf howling at the BIG ASS MOON . Again, we like your geekiness and know you're an avid reader of Heavy Metal but you can't channel Lord Raiden's power, half naked women aren't around you unless you live at home with mom and conjuring up demons and angels from a parallel dimension is not your strong suit. 

FINISH HIM!!!!

• Finally, be yourself. Women love confident men.  You don't have to do all kinds of crazy stuff on your photos, write outlandish crap, keep reiteration how much you LOVE THIS AND THAT and bore us to tears. Women have preferences too, yes we do judge (GASP) but your character is mainly what we like. Some like money, some like extreme model good looks, some materialistic, some just whatever.

But when your photo is the corniest, craziest and zaniest ways you can think to impress AND have us view your profile, she is laughing at you.

We still love ya though! <3

Have fun dating!

Please NO SELFIES and BATHROOM PIC.

Brick is tha MAN!

*Disclaimer: Personal perspective with the local men in my area, not the 49 consecutive states in US and Europe or what country you reside. Because that shit is HIL-ARIO-US!!

Didya Miss Me?

The meaning March Madness do NOT PLAY!

Mid-term exams
WORK...WORK ..gosh do I have to go in this evening to WORK?
Laundry, kids, homework, English papers, bills, bills, car messing up.
Talk about not giving a sista a break...Or did I?

Kicking off my birthday and Spring Break, visited the beautiful, romantic and nice city of:

That's right, KountrySoulGirl spent four wonderful days in the City.  Omigosh, how do I start?

The wonderful hostel Adelaide is perfect for ALL walking trips to Union Square, Chinatown, Nob Hill and so on..  Now I thought my country ass was prepared for this walking (since I walk fast) hell naw! Those fuckin hills!! Glad my ass is in good shape and petite cuz to be honest wouldn't made it if I ate consistently the Southern delicacy of FRIED EVERYTHING!  I was so impressed with the clean city but all places have a darkside...

TENDERFUCKINLOIN DISTRICT or should I say District 9!! LMAO!!

Okay, not particularly but I did see alot of scary prawns bums.

Lil brave thing that I am walked through the district and guess what? Not too bad during the day but another story at night. But the best thing about it is a small neighborhood called Little Saigon and the friggin wonderful thing about visiting this particular district?

This place:

PHO LIFE!

BAM!

Big time Pho fan for a year and Pho in Texas is great but this shit right here cuz, YO like A-MAZIN', MAD BANG hahaha you get the picture.  Meat so tender, started crying at the table, eyes got so big looking at the hot, steaming bowl couldn't finish it. So use to seeing people using forks back home because nobody didn't take the time to use chopsticks and/or intimated. And yes we have the typical pretentious asshats who are showing off their "chopstick skills." But here? Blown away! Made me look sub-par and everyone elegant and second nature. ffuuucckkkk as I muttered under my breath.  Hope to Baby Jesus one day a pretentious asshat from Texas get clown'd and schooled here because NOBODY doesn't play when giant bowl of Pho at TT.  I bet they get all stupid asking for "where's the bean sprouts?"  Baby, this DISH RIGHT HERE doesn't need sprouts...that's how good it is.

Went crazy in Chinatown and Japantown. Daiso I LOVE YOU, seriously I LOVE THE HELL OUT OF YOU! The only place where I will spend  ALL my money. Two carts full of stuff for the kids, the house, my friend and myself. Of course I got something for dad and grandma, shoot can't forget them.  Tragic news, lost my umbrella after class :( and guess? from Daiso.

After shopping for a bikini BAM! CHINATOWN!

YESS!!! Sushi on a Boat.

Feel the history of Chinatown, badassss!!

Almost pissed on myself walking around the block and seeing Target on THREE damn floors and Ross too!

This city is very beautiful and couldn't get enough time to explore but hit the main spots. Finally got to Haight-Ashbury (my home) lost for four hours but took in more sites and much walking.





Grand finale: seeing this scary movie shit happening right in front of my eyes.

 THE DANG FOG

RUNNN!!!!

Living here in a small town of East Texas, we see fog in the early morning clears around 7 am, this mofo comes whenever it feels like it. At 1:38 p.m. fog wanna creep like a pimp with a smooth limp over the bridge onto Alcatraz. Temperature drops like a pimp slap with love...okay that's a very poor visual description but do get the idea that a jacket is a must when visiting. I think from seeing pimps during my trip Huggy Bear'd into the post.

And visited--actually stuck my head through the door, the oldest gay bar in San Francisco something that everyone should do. Friendly guys having drinks, so adorable and they said Hi to me (giggles)  Despite my fun, seen the finest of the finest famous bums in SF.  So when ya visiting there in the future, please do not and urge you DO NOT give them money. Seen the same two in four days off Geary St. with nice 3.00 cups jingling, one had a expensive sandwich and changed clothes.  Not be harsh and do empathize but I've seen people during my stay hitting the streets before 7 am, hustling, cleaning their block and the OTHER blocks around them preparing haul off to recycle centers.  Personally, sold candles and collected cans, metal and other stuff and on the country roads on Saturday mornings watching out for snakes and feral hogs. Took them to the recycling center and out of a job for almost a year!  Just saying when you need money to survive, you'll do anything (legal legit hustle) during job hunting process. And ended up with a full-time and part-time job in 2012.  There's no excuses...

Welp, my creativity flowed a bit, somehow the job I'm at is sucking my soul dry not to worry, think happy thoughts and do the job.  This trip was well worth it, couldn't be happier and amazed at this little city bursting with diversity and culture. Lawd Jesus and the men! Good looking, nice and come up to you friendly and chat. Nooo silly not gay men, straight men!!  Let me say it again, STRAIGHT MEN live in San Francisco.  Dispelling the long time stereotype that only gay men parade around and live only in SF. I will tell you this: Gay men & women in large numbers live in MY area (GASP!!!)  Oh the irony......

See you soon my new found place, don't worry KountrySoulGirl will be back :)

GAME OF THRONES SEASON 4 April 6th. 

My reaction to "Red Wedding" don't wanna talk about.
RIP Robb Stark with your sexy beautiful self.

A cosmic change (small) in this college town.

Last Saturday was okay..OMIGOSH!! You gotta be shittin' me!!!!  Meander out for a couple of hours to the wine bar, place was packed.  A good band was playing also doing a live recording. So sitting there enjoying my glass of merlot and good music. Off to a dance hall which I didn't make it out the car because I heard some crappy band playing a old 70's song, turn the page.

Before I went back home, hitting another popular spot with tacos and nightly drink specials. I tried the

That's really cough syrup.

Trashcan punch.  A punch alright, punch of blahhh bitter face of puke. My mouth died from the second sip though $2.00 I couldn't take the pain.  Reminded of how your mother chased you around and MAKE you take the nasty cough syrup. With that horrible experience of a shameful concoction leaving the whole drink on the table, proceed to leave until a guy asked me what was I doing.  This is where the cosmic change happened.  He asked me to hang out with his group of friends!! WHAT??? LOL..

Interesting that anywhere I go in travels especially to metro cities its the norm but around here?? You gotta be shitting me!!!! Almost had a acute coronary attack.  While slowly suffering with the garbage drink, he was checking me out hanging out with his friends.  So decided to head off to a local sport/dive bar or hole in the wall as I call it ( raggedy chairs, wobbly pool tables, odd lighting) to hang out.  Slightly awkward because he asked me where do I think he's from. Ummm here? No he said guess again, Ummm Mexico?? Yeah!! he exclaimed.

VIVA MEXICO!!

I'm very excited that you're born in Mexico and raised here in Deep East Texas and that wasn't on my mind at the time of meeting you. Totally understand the conversation opener, but you could have used something a bit better than that. *insert sarcasm*

After playing Crystal Castles's Empathy, watching a beer bottle go SPLAT on the floor and a nice round of pool by his friends it was time to jet back home. He breaks out with a pen and writes his name in my palm and told me to find him on Facebook.

 I do not find people on Facebook on the first meet much less get excited about the wonders of social media.  Who adds people on their FB when hanging out for an hour? Not me, to be frank not my style either. What happened to here's my number? Oh I forgot its called being lazy.  And I'm not desperately seeking ghost friends to fill to a collection on FB #'s either.

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Despite the cosmic change, I still had a nice time meeting new people. It's still a sucky town tho.

And I need to find a microwave to warm up my sandwich gosh I'm starving!!

!!!!2014!!!!! Haven't forgot about ya'll!

I know, I know way too long!!! The month is almost over!!

Okay quick run down:

• Had fun on New Years Eve
• Class resumed
• Working out
• Plans on quiting smoking
• Having a bit more fun (FINALLY MEETING KICK ASS COOL PEOPLE)
• Found a goiter on my neck...:(
• This town is still weird

One of the bullets you've read said "Found a goiter on my neck."  Went to the dr. the other day and a must needed ultrasound on the goiter to see if cancerous or not.  I have hyperthyroidism. Don't worry its not contagious but hereditary. But my health is very import on the list which knocked a bunch of things down the line. I am worried but not too much because I remain positive.  

I've noticed something "odd" once of month but dismissed it as hormonal or tonsils aggravated. The children and I went hiking last weekend, my son pointed out something is wrong with my throat, looked and geez its huge!  Great! So basically I had this on my mind last week. Went into a slight sad moment but perked back up. I can't feel sorry for myself, its life and shit happens to the best of people.

Which in this case, holding a poot in through class sitting next to a cute guy. And my Tic-Tacs disappeared before and *magically* reappearing. 

Until people, make sure you get your checkup, follow through because your health is IMPORTANT!! Eat a balanced diet, exercise, enjoy whatever fun you can and make sure you're A+ coming into class when sitting next to a cute guy. 

I just made that..

Peace & Blessings!!

I found a new home: The Liberty Bell Bar

Found my place:  http://libertybellbar.com


My second time was last night with a friend (ex-classmate) with dinner. Love the atmosphere. Not big on
jazz but they played 80's & 90's music.

The first visit, I was surprised at the quality of the place and drinks. Didn't feel "old" or out of my element.  Had a nice chat with a guy at the bar also bought me a drink.. Hehehe he went on about one of the ladies who work with me in the Paint Dept. in how cute she is... She always get hit on, bless her heart! And its old weird creepy dudes too.
Then I hit the "Shack" for some dancing which is a big assed disappointment. Why? The DJ sucked and hearing "Big Booty B*tches" (sped off like Speedy Gonzalez ) my cue to go home.  What is up with this hip-hop music culture? And the dancing? Like to have puked at the gyrating men and women looking like cracked out flopping fish out of water.

They are having 80's night next month crossing my fingers of an off day. :)


I shall leave you with David Bowie. My son memorized all of David's lines and songs in the Labyrinth, too cute!!! 

Hitting up on this small venue tomorrow night.

Things been kinda rough lately but getting a bit better.

Not doing very well in English so I'm hitting it hard as ever to pull my grade up and very extremely late on my project.

I hate stress and depression. Been coping with depression since a teenager.

Last month, hit me like a ton of bricks, not good. So I took the steps to seek help and very proud of myself.
One thing about seeking professional mental health either a therapist or counselors, that it works.  I do not DISS mental health professionals, I PROMOTE.  Why have things bottled up inside? You're only destroying yourself in the process.  Yes, I do believe in a higher power but didn't the higher power put those wonderful professionals on Earth to help you out?

Who wants to continue "crazy" for the rest of their lives? Push people away who love them because they are too scared to get next you much less have a general conversation without an awkward confrontation or getting knocked in the head for nothing? Staying sad, anger and bitter for the rest of your life raining misery?

Maybe you love it but I don't.  Give me singing birds, unicorns, candy canes and flowers any day!!

Anyhoo I'm going to a live band and bar downtown tomorrow night.  This should be fun, hopefully good music, company and lots of dancing. I love to dance!!



Well I have to run....
Take care as I do too!

Peace & Blessings.