August 11, 2005

Well, I Love That Glowing Water. Houston, You're My Home.

In Houston for the next few days, testing my newfound ability to breathe ammonia and drink hydrocarbon effluvia, like some sort of modern, asthma-stricken, tumor-riddled superhero. Actually, the air is quite nice right now.

Let's have the best damned open comment section in the world. Not like every other time where it was shittified beyond recognition! You can do it (and if it helps, imagine Rob Schneider saying that line in a bad Cajun accent)!




Posted by Norbizness at August 11, 2005 12:02 PM
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You would pick the weekend I've got family in from out of town. How long are you here?

Posted by: Pete at August 11, 2005 01:55 PM

Darling, you can't drink anything you find here; it's best to bring your own bottled water or something. Though, the Texmex is great; it almost balances out the pollution.

Posted by: Hebe at August 11, 2005 02:41 PM

What I loved most about business trips to Houston was how my glasses fogged up as soon as I walked outside. I can't believe I forgot about the tap water - always questioned about bottled water expenses on the travel until boss actually went to Houston himself....

Posted by: JenM at August 11, 2005 02:58 PM

Us Houstonians try to avoid respiration. It interferes with our conversion of complex carbohydrates to lipid stores.

Posted by: HWRNMNBSOL at August 11, 2005 03:51 PM

pettite on the mound tonight, followed by clemens and oswalt. not much else happening, unless the continental is to be believed that clouseaux (http://clouseaux.tripod.com/) is playing for free at the big top (next door) on saturday.

Posted by: paperpusher at August 11, 2005 04:00 PM

Here's hoping your mercury levels in your blood don't increase over the weekend.

Man, they should make a Hallmark card for that.

Posted by: Vestal Vespa at August 11, 2005 07:03 PM

I'm taking my first trip to Houston in two weeks. It sounds like I should wear a space suit or cover myself in a full-body condom before stepping off that plane.

Posted by: Pepper at August 11, 2005 07:50 PM

I'm no physician, but I'm willing to bet that wearing a spacesuit, body condom, or indeed anything besides a pair of shorts and one of those hats with a fan built in will result in an immediate lack of consciousness followed by an icky sunstroke related death.

Posted by: drew at August 11, 2005 09:23 PM

Well hell, Norbiz, come on down. You too, Pepper. Just so you know, the water doesn't actually glow. It just reflects the very eery orange color that Houston itself glows at night. If you need a cheap drink tonight, The Big Easy has cheap everything, and live blues to boot. It's the place where B.B. King occasionally decides to do a show on a whim, so just shows up and plays. And it's a blues bar (and "House of Mixology", too!) so you can be assured that the smoke filled air inside is at least as clean as the smog filled air outside.

Posted by: Crazynick at August 11, 2005 09:54 PM

good morning. 2 wrecks on the 290 - so sorry if you're coming in from the nw.

those needing a friday top 10 may go to roxpopuli.com.

norb has extra tickets to de la soul on saturday. we'll take the 5th caller.

Posted by: paperpusher at August 12, 2005 07:51 AM

i'm trying to cook up a "we have a problem" joke, but i got nothin.

Posted by: dexter at August 12, 2005 10:04 AM