Stacy and her family are being so nice to me, I decided to stay the weekend. Well, not exactly. The car is having a little problem, which I hope will be easy to fix. The car does not like it when I fill the gas tank and then get on the highway--when I do this, sometimes it does a frightening little shuddering/jerking thing. It's not pleasant.
So, I came back to Stacy's house on Friday afternoon, and because it was so late in the day no one could look at it. I'm hanging out here for the weekend (not a bad place to spend a weekend, really) and am really hoping that the mechanics will work their magic on Monday. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Also, while I don't recommend hearing funny noises that come from your car, this experience did give me a chance to peruse the Car Talk website, which I did enjoy.
Archival update: I skipped the Episcopalians entirely, which is pretty disappointing, but UT had some good stuff and the Texas State Archive was alright too. The lesson I learned from the Episcopalians is: never plan a trip to an archive unless you are able to either a) look at a finding aid in advance, or b) talk to an actual archivist about their holdings. I only talked to an administrator, who while being very nice and knowledgeable about procedure, also led me to believe that they had a lot more relating to my research than they did. So, lesson learned.
Truthfully, the archives here pale in comparison to the food. For lunch today I had a fish taco and limeade. Yum. We also did some Texas-style shopping. And by "we" I mean "Stacy." I have not bought any cowboy boots.
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Fish tacos are fine, but when you're that far inland, and in TX for god's sake, have the beef!
I love Car Talk, too. Have you ever seen the "Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe, LLC" sign in Harvard Square? It's really there!
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