Meaux’s blog

Noah's ark came to my house one day

2009-09-09T14:40:21Z

Thank you God for this fine day And bless all the children all over the world Thank you for the plants and the animals Oh bring me sweet dreams tonight And help me be good tomorrow Noah's ark came to my house one day With all of his animals and...

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The shallows and the unseen reefs

2009-09-02T19:42:36Z

One summer in college I had this particularly bad boyfriend who introduced me to some of my favorite music (Robert Earl Keen, for one) but who also listened to stuff I couldn't stand. We had a particularly messy breakup, after which I thought to ...

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Nothing but booze and Elvis,*

2009-09-02T03:18:31Z

and somebody else's favorite song... *Technically, it's "nothing but blues and Elvis" but I prefer my misheard version. Things I have done this Tuesday evening: 1. Yoga till 6:30 2. Picked up my bike from the shop (new bottom bracket and brakes!...

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Two-step around the question

2009-09-01T20:31:53Z

A few years ago I was in love or something like it with a guy whose favorite band was Low. That was one good thing I got from him: Low. This song: 2-Step. I have this song on a CD somewhere at home, not sure where. Somehow I ran across a referenc...

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Stop 1 on Taco Tour: Maria's Taco Express

2009-09-01T15:14:34Z

So my old friend and I have begun our taco tour. We went to Maria's Taco Express, which is No.4 on the List of Taco Places To Eat At. I've been there many times, but my friend has not (she's a northsider and rarely comes south). It was an easy st...

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5 miler, with ducks

2009-08-24T14:04:34Z

According to the training plan I put together using the Runners World software, I had to do 5 miles this weekend. Sadly, I was not able to get my sleepy self out onto the trail until 8:15 on Saturday morning--a classic mistake and one I paid for ...

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Vocational training, part 2

2009-08-22T20:23:09Z

I'm finishing The Professional, which I started watching for perhaps the fifth time on Tuesday evening. This half of the movie has lots more of Gary Oldman's character, Stan, which is an absolute treat. I understand Gary Oldman is quite the alcoh...

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Planning for the Breakfast Taco Tour

2009-08-21T15:17:35Z

How much do I love breakfast tacos? So much I named one of my IMP mix CDs after them (complete with photo of the original Las Manitas* as the cover image). So I was quite excited when AustinFit magazine listed Austin's Top 25 Tacos in their Octob...

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Vocational training

2009-08-19T02:39:54Z

IMDB mentions that for The Professional (aka Leon), All of the interiors of Léon's apartment were shot in Paris; all of the shots of the outside corridor were shot six weeks earlier in New York. I would not have guessed that from watching the m...

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A good soup

2009-08-17T21:48:19Z

I ran across a reference today to Betty Blue, a French movie I saw several years ago. I remember having no patience for the main character, a man who goes to ever greater extremes to accomodate his insane girlfriend. I think the idea is that she ...

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