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

Tea & Company

This is where I'm interning this semester. Very yummy. :)

Jen & Kathryn's 21st birthday party at FINO. My opinion, an overly pretentious restaurant with food that does not serve up to the pretentiousness... haha. But the food is still good. Just not worth being pretentious about... does that make any sense?

Chorizo-stuffed mushrooms. SO amazing.

Crab, Avocado & Espelette Pepper Bruschetta. Also very good.

Calamari. duh. Is it possible to have really bad or really good calamari?

FINO Paella: Saffron rice with Shrimp, Littleneck Clams & Mussels, Calamari, Tomato, Lemon & Paprika. Too lemon-y. But still good.

Birthday girls!

More pictures up later when I get film developed...

Now... I have to go to Broken Social Scene! :)

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

Mao Mao.

sitting on my shelf.

hanging in my room.

creeping on my neck.

what have you to say about it?

The Velvet Underground - Rock and Roll

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

oooobama!!!!!!

"The world has changed, and we must change with it."

x,

frances