Trying to look decent on a rainy day.

Taken by Mike Simpson. what a balla.

I don't think I'll ever cut my hair short though. Not for a long time!

x,

Franny

Austin Kite Festival

Just wanted to get some of these on here before I have something else to post about, haha... which is going to be my Restaurant Week experience #1 tomorrow at Louie's 106. Stay tuned.



Might I add, I tried Kebabilicious for the first time at this amazing event. And it was AMAZING. Awesome. I intend to get it more often when I'm downtown... woohoo.

Also, an exciting headliner for Forty Acres Fest has been confirmed. I will tell you when I'm allowed to. EEK!

Animal Collective - Bluish

x,

Frances

Black Condoms, Viet Sandwiches and NEW Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

My roommate has a great internship. She comes home with surprises like these! LOL!



Black Joe Lewis has a new marketing scheme. Teehehee...

"Just... Want.. to get it open!!!" - Charlie dirty-wanna-be-black-cat Lin.

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So I drove this baby up to Bee Caves when I was at work the other day to get an estimate. Yeah, no rear-view mirror. Plush seats. I looked pretty smooth, might I add. Not to mention someone's mix cd was left in there that included the likes of Britney Spears, Ghostland Observatory, and Cupid's "The Cupid Shuffle"... yup.

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So I've been promising you vietnamese sandwiches for a long time. We finally went to LuLu B's on South Lamar across from Bird's Barbershop! We'd been missing it because they had a family death and also they are open at annoyingly inconvenient hours, but whatever! It was yummy. I got the Lemongrass Pork sandwich garnished with daikon, carrot, cucumber, cilantro, and chili. It was pretty filling for just $4.50 and with some Sriracha sauce, it was muy sabroso. Definitely check it out if you're in the South Lamar area. There's another vietnamese sandwich place up on North Lamar at Chinatown... that I want to try as well. Yum Yum!

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Finally,
new Yeah Yeah Yeah's has leaked.
Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Heads Will Roll

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Pictures from this weekend will be up later. Tootles.

x,

Franny

Plastic Bag Bras and Snuggie Pub Crawls

At my internship, I've been looking up "green tips"... ways to live sustainably, I suppose. Anyway I have come across some rather environmentally creative ways to be green!! Giggle.

For example: how to make a plastic bag bra!


I found this on the BBC's website after some good google sifting. It was actually written in 2000. So wow, imagine how many plastic bag bras there are now. I would totally write out the instructions for you but for some reason ... it seemed complicated to me ha ha. So here, if you're curious... this is the link and there are pictures like the great one above as well. YAY! haha.

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I also found this in regards to recycling mattresses:

How long should a mattress life span? Well, here is their suggestion:

A mattress should last about ten years. That's the same lifespan as a pet rabbit. You can buy a rabbit and a mattress at the same time and when the rabbit dies, you'll know that it is time for a new mattress.

The rabbit can be turned into a rich stew. But what do you do with your old mattress? Many landfills are charging high fees for allowing someone to drop off their mattress or they are denying entrance all together. Those landfill people are sure getting snooty.

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SNUGGIE PUB CRAWL omg
so, I got my roommie a Snuggie for her birthday. They sell them at H-E-B for $15! Omg, so amazing. I especially loved the creepy mannequin just standing there wearing a Snuggie. Like it's a normal thing to do to just go out in public in a Snuggie and not look like a Jedi in blue fleece... or something. Anyway.

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I leave you with cute pictures from last night... Lykke Li was amazing. Party was ok.



x,

Frances

FOTOS! AQUI!

yay!





Dance-a-thon, Birthdays, Charlie, the usual fisheyes

More pictures on my flickr.

Andrew Bird and more food next up.

YUH!

x,

franny

Move. Get out of here.

This entry is in sequences.

So,



Yeah.

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Fish tacos, Wahoo's on 6th.
I like mini corn tortillas. Cabbage instead of lettuce was an interesting choice. The rice was refreshing and different. Preettty good.


Dessert selection, Mandola's at The Triangle.
I tried the gelato on the first row in the middle. It was coffee-flavored with something. Damn good.

Also went to the Loxsly, Oh No Oh My! show at Emo's on Thursday.
The most memorable thing was Loxsly's visuals. They were pretty awesome.
I commend whoever did them... I think it might have been a band member?
My favorite were the walking tweezers... or whatever.

Fashion Freakout! at Mohawk last night, as well.
We've started selling tie-dye tights and I hate them.
Well. Laced with Romance seems to think they were cool.
I still don't think they are.
There were a couple nip slips and butt cheeks hanging out, but overall I enjoyed the show.
I loved New Bohemia's elephant necklace. ohh my goddd, how do I get that?!

Sigh.

I'm done.

x,

Frances

ALPACA!

I've been making my coffeeshop rounds since the weather's been nice.

Hibiscus Lemonade, Quack's on 43rd.

Mmm... so beautifully unhealthy, i love it.

Goodbye Little Man, hello Alpaca.

I rode my bike to Epoch yesterday for my first real bike ride. I nearly passed out ... someone's completely out of shape. I have a lot of work to do before SXSW. There might have been some other contributing factors, but overall ... yeah, a lot of work to do. I'm just so scared to ride around a lot of traffic. I need to find a safe way to practice ha... man, my legs were so wobbly.

Anyway, the Broken Social Scene concert at Bass on Saturday was amazing. Even though I only knew a couple songs, I was very impressed. One of the members' side project, The Happiness Project ... which is an exploration of the tones and rhythm in how we talk ... was kind of like the coolest thing ever. Imagine a saxophone imitating the way you talk... perfectly.

Sigh.

And then I finally watched The Breakfast Club last night... shut up. I'm telling you I have a lot to catch up on. Anyway, for those of you who didn't know... Emilio Estevez is Charlie Sheen's brother and Martin Sheen's son. He just didn't sell out to a white-people name. Although, I think Sheen is a pretty cool last name. And Emilio is a pretty sweet first one. Emilio Sheen. Ha... no. I learned all this in Spanish 508K... yup.

By the way,

THE MOPAC SANDWICH AT WHOLE FOODS = OMG!?!?!!?!

who's with me.

x,

Frances

Sandwiches, Sangria, and Sexy Shirts.

Not only am I really good at whistling, I'm also good at alliterating.

Enjoying a nice frozen sangria at El Chilito. They cover the patio in the wintertime and have heat lamps and blankets! So nice. :) And they have a pickle-flavored paleta de fruta. Yeah...

Also, had a little fun con mi camera with Jose and Kris... for an upcoming project that's sure to fill your empty bellies. :)

I'll leave it up to your imagination. :)

Ok, now take a look at this:



Left: American Apparel Unisex Viscose Sexuali-Tee
Right: T by Alexander Wang Black Classic T

Well, I mean if someone bought me Alex's T, I would gladly take it. I mean, I might have to save up for the dress in this collection. But, I must say AA's Sexuali line is probably my favorite and I wear all of my Sexuali pieces probably at least once a week, if not more. Truth!

BTW, good deals all around this weekend:
1. Amazing vintage sale going on here. The Year of Living Thriftily. Already scored myself 2 necklaces, as I am a necklace whore.
2. Sidewalk sale at Blue Velvet (next to Epoch on North Loop). A great place to score belts and accessories, yay!
3. Fetish is closing. 75% off clothes. 50% off jewelry. w-o-w.

x,

Frances

FOOOOOOOOODDDDDD

My day started off with waking up at 11:30, getting ready, and then going to lunch with my roommate Lindsay at Food Heads. This was my second trip there. This time I tried the Grilled Chicken and Eggplant. Ommmg. "Served on toasted baguette with spinach, tomato, goat cheese & blackberry balsamic vinaigrette." *dies* It was amazing. The blackberry balsamic vinaigrette was so good. I've had a similar previous amazing sandwich experience with a sweet sauce on chicken... at Breadwinners in Dallas... their Raspberry Chipotle Chicken sandwich, omg. But anyway, this one definitely hit the spot. And I don't even like eggplant. He he.

And then, I went to Flip Happy Crepes with Karinne... I hadn't been there before. Since I was so stuffed I just got the Nutella with Banana which is my favorite kind of crepe anyway. I had a meal crepe in France while I was there for the summer, but I didnt like it as much as the sweet ones. It might have been because I got "chorizo"... I remember... and the French version of chorizo is sliced hot dogs. Anyway. Haha.

Then we went to Emerald's which is having a sale. 50% off all shoes, fyi. Walked out empty handed, but that was just because I'm really learning self-control.

Then, we went up to this vintage shop on Burnet that I don't recall the name of... and I scored myself a vintage Polaroid camera for $10 in perfect shape! It has exposure and focus settings. Very excited to bust it out in the near future.

Wee!

I also watched Shawshank Redemption and Empire Records in the past week-ish. Two movies I have finally crossed off my too-embarassed-to-admit-i-haven't-seen list... but then I just told you. Loved Empire Records. Definitely on my favorites now. Next is Trainspotting.

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By the way, the season premiere of Lost was amazing, duh. Ana Lucia, what?! And where is that old lady from!! I know I've seen her!



P.S. I'm inked.

x,

Frances

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LOST PREMIERES TONIGHT, oh shit!
granted, I have to work til 9. but thank god for DVR!
if you still haven't caught on to probably the best television show to have ever seeped out of the twisted brain of J.J. Abrams, then now is the time to jump on the bandwagon.

I'm so excited to know what happens I might just pee my pants.
2 hours of gloriousness. Apparently someone who was presumed dead comes back this season.
CHARLIE? JIN? CLAIRE?
I hope it's Jin.

sigh.



fotos para ti.

I'm going to go ride my bike to work now. wee!

x,

Frances

"There and Back Again" - A Tale by Franny Baggins

This is the last time I will be "coming back" for a long time, I think. Once again, I have returned from a weekend's stay in my homeland of DFW. And now I am here sitting on my yellow duvet. This is the real mark of the beginning of 2009, I think. School starts in 2 days and I don't know when I'll be back in Dallas. Although, I left my glasses there and my best friend. :(

I'm ready to feel uncomfortable again. I had this huge long talk with my mom. I think there are those who always want to feel comfortable. And I think there are those who seek to be uncomfortable, hence to make and find more comfort. I think I'm definitely the latter. I don't think I get along well with people who are always comfortable. Life is just too boring that way, in my opinion. But I don't even think I really take the time to judge them until the comfortables starts judging the uncomfortables... what am I getting at! I'm ready to feel uncomfortable again. And if you're not in for the ride, I'll have to move on, I think.

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I went to Mozart's last week with Jen, Matt, and Kathryn. The weather was amazing and the sunset made for a very pretty picture. :) Did you know their iced tea is bottomless? Yerba Mate, mmm. We then caught Seven Pounds afterwards starring Will Smith. It hit me as a Crash-esque movie... but regarding organs. Haha?

Then, Karinne's 20th birthday commenced. We went to The Melting Pot, which was amazing. The Disarronno fondue, omg. Yes! And then karaoke, of course. More pictures can be found on my flickr.


And also, my dear friend Tari's 21st!! Which her birthday cake picture and Karinne's birthday picture somehow got double exposed on the same frame... weird and awesome. We went to Zenna in Richardson... and they did some crazy Chinese dragon dance with bongos when the clock struck midnight. Hahaha. And then a yummy dinner at Gloria's and of course, karaoke in the k-town. What else?!

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This upcoming week is going to be awesome. Inauguration. They're giving away free make-up at department stores on Tuesday too! TV is back... with 24 and LOSTogmogaogomgomgomgg. 21st birthdays galore... I'm getting really poor! Blah!!

Le sigh. Anyone want to go to Flip Happy with me sometime?

x,

Frances

Chuck

It's hard to get enough of him, I know. He's a fat and furry. Ladies, he's single. I should really start trying to take more pictures of people instead of my cat.


And I had to include this picture of my two cute Asian parents... haha. Ok, I might have staged this JUST a little bit, but not really even...


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Anyway, today I woke up to some Dunkin Donuts, drove to Austin, went straight to work, came home and watched CSI. I am exhausted. I hope your day was more interesting than mine!

x,

Frances