THIS is kombucha mold

haven't seen anything even close to this. needless to say, first brew attempt was a bust. i may or may not have more to say about the company's service and customer care...

btw

bands i saw at sxsw, if i can remember them all...

high on fire (one song)
carsick cars
tigercity
delorean (quite good)
surfer blood
best coast
neon indian (not good live!)
magic benders
lemonade
2 japanese bands from japan nite i wasn't in love with
les savy fav
savoir adore
nicole atkins
dawes (meh)
she and him (meh)
toro y moi
no age

overall not bad, considering the stupendous lines to anything and everything. i didn't take as much advantage of free booze and food as perhaps i should have. the only acts i'd really been hanging to see but didn't were small black and washed out, but i'm sure they'll be in ny soon.

tex mex/austin

the food was a total letdown! i was obsessed with trying an avocado margarita from curra's, it sounded strange but awesome. i like avocados, i like margaritas. what was delivered was a more opaque margarita that tasted like a normal lime one. so disappointed! nb was obsessed with trying migas. i had two renditions, one probably less authentic (more a breakfast taco with cheese on it) which tasted better, and one scrambled with the tortillas in. totally forgettable. speaking of, breakfast tacos. what is so special about scrambled eggs in a taco-sized tortilla?? nothing! really unimpressed...

what i did like was which wich, which doesn't have any branches in ny - boo! damn tasty sandwiches. ok, i am feverish and need to get back to bed. i am impatiently waiting for my mother to bring me some kombucha!!

1st thoughts on background "acting"

the regulars, the people who do this as a career - full or part-time - are total weirdos. they're into it, as you would have to be, but TOO into it. constantly inventing characters and scenarios in their heads. i had to pick up fake "talking" in a hurry. then there's another category, the ones who want to be famous/stars. doing this is probably the place to start, unless one has amazing luck. i fall into the last category, the ones who are unemployed and looking to get some income. the sad thing is, i am working slightly fewer hours extraing, INCLUDING commute (which i'm not paid for) than i was doing production design for that show that shall not be mentioned, not including commute time. AND i am making more per day. doing production design, i was seriously busting my ass and there was plenty of manual labor. today was spent mostly sitting and doing some reading. marginal walking and standing. that, my friends, is sad.