Things I (Re)discovered Today

I'm in Texas with Helen right now, visiting her family and generally hanging out. It's been a good trip so far, but I had an unusually great number of epiphanies today.

• I was given the chance to quantify my hatred of racism today, and I discovered that my hatred for it is well and truly deeper than I ever thought it could be.


• While eating at Love and War in Texas, I was reminded of just how absolutely wonderful food in Texas is. The antelope (antelope! weird!) fillet, venison sausage, and chili were fantastic, but I was also reminded of why I don't like quail too much: all those tiny little bones are very inconvenient.


• A storm system started pushing through the Dallas area today and will last for another few days. Over many hours of listening to the patter-patter of light rain this evening, I remembered how lovely a rainy day can be.


• I should get new batteries for my phone and my laptop because they're both lasting about half as long as they originally lasted.


• Cats, even those that are not my own, seem to like me quite a lot. Helen's mom has two cats, one who is generally stand-offish and another who pretty much just hates people, and they've both decided that I'm a really cool guy with whom they can hang out and purr and have a good time.