San Antonio

San Antonio is an amazing city. It has a flavor, a texture, that resonates with my soul. I think my experiences and impressions of Texas might have been more positive if we'd come to San Antonio or Austin or Corpus Christi instead of Dallas.

I tend to find deep meaning in the mundane serendipities of daily life. For instance, I left my Cavalli sunglasses in a Texaco restroom somewhere outside of Waco. By the time I realized it, we'd gone too far down the road to turn back for them. I was certain they were gone, and I mentally blessed whoever found them, a gift from me to her--very expensive Italian shades. Enjoy.

But then we stopped at that Texaco on the way back the next day--and they were there! This had meaning for me. There is magick around me now.

When we stopped again for another potty break, all but one bathroom was out of order. There were three carloads of people ahead of me, and I resigned myself to standing in line doing the pee-pee dance in front of a dozen strangers. I really really needed to go. If a woman could gracefully go pee outside like a man without looking and feeling trashy, I'd have gone out behind the gas station and given my bladder sweet release. Instead, someone was kind enough to let me cut in line, and I was able to avoid an embarrassing accident.

I tried to sketch the riverwalk, but I wasn't pleased with the result. There was just so much detail, so much depth. I tried to let it talk to me, but people kept interrupting and talking to me as I drew, making it hard to concentrate on what the place was telling me. They were all so nice though; I showed everyone my sketches. A young couple sat across from me and I took their picture. They're in love, it's very sweet. I said, give me your email address and I'll send it to you.

Tomorrow I'm going home for a few days to see what kind of trouble my sisters can get me into. I stand firm in my conviction--no more tattoos! But who knows, maybe we'll all dye our hair black or shave our heads or something.

There is magick around me now, I can feel it, and I dreamed it last night. All is beautiful, and all manner of things will be beautiful. Just watch, you'll see.