The first place we stopped was Jillian's pick: the Whole Foods Market, which was amazing. A huge grocery store with organic and whole foods that had all kinds of restaurants hidden all over the store. It was neat, and as much as I like the idea of whole foods, I don't think I will ever be able to fork out that much money for a loaf of bread or a jar of peanut butter.
Stop number two was half of mine: A book store. I didn't buy anything, but I do have a few plays I need to look up on amazon.com to see if I can find them cheap.
Stop three was Bruce's pick: the Texas state capital. It was really neat, Jillian crossed a rope she wasn't supposed to and sat in a congressman's seat, got some cool pictures. Not really my thing, but I tried not to be a downer on Bruce's pick. It was cool. Also, Texas had a woman governor in the 1920's, which I think is awesome. Go Texas! Below is a picture of us in the house of representatives. It tells a story of how we would be if we were at a meeting of representatives. A picture says a thousand words, right? :)
Stop four was the vintage shopping district, which was a combined choice of Jillian, Katie, and mine. We parked the van and went exploring. It was so neat. I found a really cool elephant broach in a costume shop and an awesome news boy cap in a bright, geometric shapes pattern. Love it. I love second hand shops, such treasure troves.
I think the highlight of my day happened an open air market. I stopped at a booth that had some really neat jewelry and the guy told me it was his student's work, that he was very proud of it. He then asked me what my art is, and I said theatre, mainly directing and stage managing. He got really excited, asked me what cult classic I've directed lately. None, I told him, I'm only in college. Then he started listing off his favorites, Rocky Horror and Life of Bryan making his top picks. He invited me to look at his table, keeping the conversation going, talking about theatre. He made a comment about my hat, said it was very "Partridge Family," then started singing the theme song. Then he went into the Brady Bunch, and when he asked me how old I was, he laughed and apologized for taking me on a journey before my time. He was so nice, a hippie who made really cool jewelry and loves to travel. Then, for no reason, he gave me a gift. When I tried to refuse, he insisted, saying he was a gypsy at heart, and it's what he does. He gave me what he called a goddess, told me to hang it anywhere I needed a goddess in my life. I don't think I need a goddess, I have an Almighty God, but it is very special to me nonetheless. He said all he hoped is that I remember him. I can't remember his name, but I will always remember him. I think it would be wonderful to be a gypsy.
It was such a neat day, ending on Indian food and coffee. Austin is such a cool city, very chic and bohemian, artsy. I loved it. I could see myself living there. Live music capital of Texas, but a pretty small theatre scene. A neat place to start a theatre and see where it went, help bring that art to the city.
I am so happy with how our day went, it was beautiful.
Until next time, take a journey, meet a gypsy if you can.
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