Ryan: It's difficult to think of anything undesirable that happened this week. We had such a great time--OH THAT'S RIGHT Arizona just passed SB 1070. Yikes AZ. We saw a protest and everything. I suppose we shouldn't be surprised at the kinds of things people in government are doing down here since it appears from everything we've seen that all state business is being handled by a elite group of nine-year-olds using Dell laptops donated by Phillip Morris to access only a select few internet sites sponsored by the FOX news network. I don't know what's going to happen but I kind of feel like I'm living in Red China, and I mean super red (the caption reads: Take the traitors, spies and the capitalist Liu Shaoqi and kick them out of the Party FOREVER!). If I don't publicly renounce my preference for cane sugar soda, sans-hormone meats, sustainable power, making corporations pay to mine gold on public land and a curriculum free of Texan-intervention that something untoward is going to start happening. Of course we know nothing of the fear and horror of the days under Mao's Red Guards but the amount of specific power and instruction given to the police force feels dangerous.
Emily: SB 1070 is lame times a thousand. Not to mention having to talk about it with everyone at work who thinks it's a great idea. They stop talking about it as soon as our Hispanic co-worker comes into the room, though. Classic. Aside from what an expensive mess this bill is going to turn out to be, this week was great! So this Hi Cod is short!
'Allo Cod
Ryan: This weekend we celebrated our one year anniversary in Tuscon of all places. Em once said she was glad we were so low-key and I have to agree. But don't worry, we're finding spectacular stuff amid the mundane. First the music was great. The Avett Brothers played a great show and made me feel like seriously wearing those cowboy boots Em's brother Jared gave me. Rogue Wave on Saturday night was great too, the crowd was a little lame and took a little time to warm up, unfortunately by that time the room was also quite warm and stuffy, but good times nonetheless. Now food. Oh my goodness. We went to a French restaurant called Le Rendezvous and I had the most delicious salmon I've ever had. I might blog about the flavors there is simply not enough time right now (it's late and school refuses to start any later than usual). All I will says is that when I tasted the red bell pepper bisque Em ordered I may have teared up a bit. Glorious.
Emily: Um, everything is my 'allo cod this week.Work was good, home was good, and this weekend was our Tucson getaway! Tucson is like St. Louis, only much, MUCH smaller. But they have a shopping district similar to The Loop, called 4th Avenue, and I bought two skirts from a very reasonably-priced thrift shop. It called itself a vintage store, but was carrying an Xhileration Raincoat from Target. Is 2008 vintage already? The food was great all weekend; we ate at the Blue Willow for brunch, then Le Rendez-vous for dinner. French food for the most delicious win EVER. I've never had such delicious, expensive food. I could eat that red bell pepper bisque every day for the rest of my life. I commented to Ryan that my favorite foods from every culture are soups: Vienna=Mulligatawny, Mexican Food=Tortilla Soup, French=Oh, that delicious bisque! The Avett Brother's show on Friday was absolutely amazing, as expected, and as always. They have never let me down. Ryan and I dealt with a bit of disorderly drunkenness from two girls in front of us, but it didn't even matter. Our hotel (Hotel Congress) was adorable, albeit very noisy. Not much sleeping, but a lot of kitschy greatness. Rogue Wave sounded amazing live, and the lead singer, Zach Rogue, was delightfully strange and confident. Ryan and I had a great time. I would do it again every weekend if I could! The drive home after the Rogue Wave show was difficult for me, I'm a sleepy passenger. Trying not to sleep is hard. But we made it home, slept comfortably in our beds, and are quite content to be home.
