I went to Cosmic Cafe, a vegetarian restaurant on Oak Lawn just north of downtown Dallas, for dinner tonight. The food was a delicious mix of indian and southwestern vegetarian cuisine and was definitely on the spicy side. I had the veggie quesadillas which were delicious and delightfully spicy. The only down side to the meal was that the service was slow and a little spotty, but that could have been because I was sitting outside, away from the flow of traffic.
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My Headphones Are In
Saint Arnold Fancy Lawnmower Beer
One of my favorite Texas breweries, Saint Arnold Brewery, has a wonderful Kölsch style beer that they call Fancy Lawnmower Beer. I picked a six pack of this up this past weekend and have been enjoying it quite a bit. It’s a smooth, deliciously hopped ale fermented at lager temperatures, kind of the opposite of a steam beer. It’s absolutely delicious.
Team America: World Police
If you’re a fan of South Park you’ll love this movie. Get the unrated, uncensored version to see a few extra scenes of simulated pupped sex that the MPAA deemed too much for us, even though they didn’t complain about a single scene of puppet violence.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone definitely keep their titles as some of this generation’s best satirists.
Wiring Up The Sportster
In preparation for the road trip I’ve been planning on bringin my GPS and my XM radio with me. In order to do this I needed to be able to convert the SAE plug on the battery tender pigtail into two lighter sockets. Thanks to the nice folks over at Powerlet Products I was able to get the cables I needed. The bike’s now wired for power and the GPS is in the tank bag. I’m still waiting on the headphones for the XM, but other than that everything’s ready.
Blue Sun Shirts
I’ve been a big fan of Firefly since it aired on Fox. The DVD Boxed Set is great, with episodes that were never broadcast, and we’ve got a movie, titled Serenity coming out on September 30.
In that vein, I found a site on the net that’s selling the Blue Sun shirts that Jayne wears in the show. Sweet! Mine’s on the way.
More On The Hydrapak
I went over to REI on my lunch break in the hopes of picking up a right angle valve/connector for the bite valve on this Hydrapak. It turns out that Camelpack’s stuff won’t fit. They use different tubing diameters. Grrr. So I fell back to plan B and ordered straight from Hydrapak’s website.
Taking a Break From School
Last night was the final day of DBM/405 and I’m glad it’s over. It was a fun class and I learned a lot about UML and database designs in general, but I’m burned out and need a break. My next class doesn’t start until after I get back from my motorcycle trip, so hopefully that’ll be enough of a break to get me back into the swing of things.
Hydrapak Test
I gave the Hydrapak a try today on the ride home. It’s been getting way too hot here and I don’t like being dehydrated by the time I get home.
Pros:
- Large capacity (2.75 liters)
- Insulated. The water in the bag was cold all the way home.
Cons:
- The bite valve is too long to comfortably fit under the chin of the helmet. I need a right angle valve.
All in all a good product. It just needs a little tweaking.
Giving Me The Crepes
A big thanks go out to Alex for giving me a lesson on how to make crepes and he even left me a crepe pan and some batter to try again with. At least as soon as I get my hands on a good spatula.