A Life Lived in Fear is A Life Half Lived

I remember when Easter weekend was a very quiet time spent at home, but it seems that Austin had other ideas for Saturday. And they worked out quite nice for me.

I love Saturdays because they start with boxing, so anything past that is very fun. This past Saturday was the Austin Women’s Clothing Swap, which I’ve been waiting for since last year’s event. It is incredibly well organized and is a HUGE swap.

The event was moved to a larger location this year and was chaotic! However, I’m getting good at swaps so I finished up with only one thing that didn’t fit and isn’t worth the effort for altering it, so off to Goodwill it goes. But I got a couple pairs of jeans which made the entire effort worth it. Very excited. The ones I turned into cut-off shorts are Z Cavaricci, which I was never cool enough to have as a kid.

I stopped by Cherrywood Coffeehouse to see my friend’s band, Best Best Best Friends, later in the afternoon. I’m glad my house is far away from there because I would live at that coffeehouse. They were hosting a crawfish boil, which is one of my favorite noms in the world. Best Best Best Friends is a great Dixieland band (that’s how I describe them, anyway) and a fantastic show.

When I walked into the Coffeehouse I saw a sign on the door for a Doctor Who premiere showing – what the what? I hadn’t heard anything about it and I wasn’t looking forward to watching it alone. Providence! I had my evening set. (Hey, you know I had to work the Who in here somewhere, it’s been a common theme lately.)

After the guys played, I went inside to watch the premiere. The room was as quiet as a church with about 15 people watching. We take our Who very seriously. I will have to watch it again since I kept getting up for the yummy food and beer. I was surprised everyone stayed quiet because I was gasping half the episode.

I did miss one thing I wanted to do but there just wasn’t enough time in the day. It sounds like a not-very-exciting day (bet you thought I’d mention The Highball or Drafthouse), but it was all the things I love to do.