Austin's Great Night

I spent the last weekend in Austin for Donnie’s Bday.  This trip was different than the last few times I’ve been back.  In the past few years I’ve only gone back for various functions; mainly weddings.  It was always a rush to get in town and be at a certain place at a certain time throughout the whole weekend.  This weekend was set up as more play it by ear until Saturday night’s deal.  The weekend was great.  I was able to see a lot of different people that I haven’t seen in a long time.  I ate at Hula Hut, Wahoo’s, Texadelphia, Rudy’s and Dominic’s so the food was epic.  I also met someone that basically renewed my hope in some things. 

I’ve always held the belief you love someone for their faults.  I’m definitely attracted to people for their faults and not for the perceived perfection of them.  This past weekend I met someone unlike anyone that I’ve ever met before.  This girl was so much fun and had some a random thought pattern.  I felt like someone in a Zach Braff movie.  She cracked me up all night long, did the most hilarious things, broke into singing at one point, and told me a hilarious story regarding a tattoo that was supposed to be her mom’s birth year but she had the roman numerals wrong so it had 1903.  I’ve met a lot of girls in my time but this one blew my doors off.  I can’t explain it, but everything about her was comforting in a train wreck sort of way.  I really felt happy laughing and talking with her.  She was at least as random as I am and nothing about her screamed safe.  Aloof, impulsive, full of energy, and ridiculously beautiful.  I really only thought girls like that existed in movies made by guys who are awkwardly building their female leads’ image total recall style.  Since this wasn’t an indie film the night ended with a hug, humorous comment, and driving my friends home instead of staying up talking till the sun comes up.  I’m not expecting  this to turn into some romantic thing and I’d be surprised if I even saw her again.  But this chance meeting did give me some sort of hope that there are girls out there who aren’t cookie cutter and who wouldn’t make me hid and change who I am.  

Leaving Austin I felt bitter sweet.  I had a little too much with my friends that it made question why I’ve continued to live in Dallas.  The nights and people in Austin are just different and the amount of fun I had was a regular night in Austin but would have been top 5 in Dallas.  Something about the people in Austin are just better.  The women are incredibly beautiful, the douche level is significantly less than Dallas, and the people you meet are genuinely nice.