austin, 8.18.23

touched down in austin bright and early this morning. they gave us a free upgrade to a 4runner for our rental. i always wanted to drive one, but never got the chance to because i drive a sequoia. i like it, so far. it’s smooth and the middle console storage is spacious. austin is mad hot, but it’s dry heat, which i would argue is better than the humidity we experience in the south. we checked-in to the airbnb. it’s like a high-rise condo, but with individual rentals. there’s no on-premises parking with the exception of valet, which is 40+/night! though expensive, there was no other viable option. driving looking for dinner, we came across in n out burger. i never liked in n out, but i was surprised to find one here out of all places. the burger and fries were cheeks (as i remembered them from my times in southern california), but the sweet tea was incredible. they had self-serve lemon slices like vapiano’s used to have so you know i took advantage. i’m writing this from 20 floors up looking out the window at cars driving by on the freeway on a warm, warm friday evening in austin, texas.

i’m about to fall asleep, but i don’t miss anything about boston at all with the exception of bagel and the people, but really those don’t have anything to do with boston itself…

relocation, maybe?

-ratha, 10:46pm, 8.18.23