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yhlee
1. What's the most hilarious thing about living in Texas?
Texas has a lot of the absurd about it, from the self-aggrandisement to the hair, but mostly other people's impressions and stereotypes of it and its contradictions. Yes, it tends to the conservative, but there's lots of opposition if you know where to look. For instance, I voted for a Latina lesbian former Dallas sheriff (2005-2017) in the gubernatorial race, the existence of whom would probably blow a lot of people's minds.
When we travel and people ask where we're from, we tend to say Dallas, because not that many people outside of the US know about Fort Worth. A cab driver in Hiroshima asked us that, and when we replied Dallas, he said "Oh, Dallas! JFK! Boom!" while shooting a finger gun. That sort of thing is rather common.
edit: Another thing people associate Texas with is BBQ, but really, the Tex-Mex is where it's at. No, it's not the traditional Mexican cuisine that people think of, because it's a local tradition developed from norteños (northern) Mexican food. If someone says "Mexican food" in Texas, they usually mean Tex-Mex. "Mexican Mexican" is traditional Mexican. It's much like "Coke" is used as a generic for "soda." I can personally attest to having the "What do you want to drink?" "Coke." "What kind of Coke?" "Dr Pepper." conversation THIS MONTH, even though it's becoming rarer now, especially in the cities, which are more metropolitan and international.
2. What Tarot deck is on your wishlist?
Well, SOMEBODY I know recently reviewed the Everyday Tarot Mini Deck, and I put it on my wishlist this morning. XD
3. Where have you had the best BBQ?
It was homemade, about 15 years ago, during a weekend-long gathering of friends at a cabin at a lakeside campground. It is entirely possible that the situation informs my memory of the BBQ more than the actual taste of it, of course. As far as commercial, there's Heim, which is a hipster BBQ outfit that opened a year or so back in the area, which has the best burnt ends I can recall eating. Cattleack in Dallas has fantastic beef ribs, but is only open every third Thursday when the moon is in the right phase or some such like that. And closer to home (with no website of its own), is the Sausage Shoppe for, naturally, sausage and soul food.
I do have a strict policy of not bothering to stand in line for more than 20 minutes for BBQ so I've never bothered with the one down in Austin that gets all the raves, and for some reason we've never stopped in Lockhart, TX when driving through to sample any of the legendary pits there so it's possible I am missing the best stuff, but good stuff eaten when you're hungry is better than legendary stuff eaten two hours after you started standing in line and are now hangry.
BTW, brisket should be moist, not dry. Dry stuff has no flavor, just smoke. So it is.
4. If you went back to traditional media in art, which would it be?
Pencil on charcoal paper (for the texture) is my go-to when I want to do trad media, but if we're talking something that I haven't done in years due to the cost and the lack of space, that would be oil painting.
5. Who besides Mello has a fabulous ass?
Toby, actually!
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I am terrible at coming up with questions to ask so I'm not going to do the traditional offer of five questions to anyone who comments. :)
yhlee1. What's the most hilarious thing about living in Texas?
Texas has a lot of the absurd about it, from the self-aggrandisement to the hair, but mostly other people's impressions and stereotypes of it and its contradictions. Yes, it tends to the conservative, but there's lots of opposition if you know where to look. For instance, I voted for a Latina lesbian former Dallas sheriff (2005-2017) in the gubernatorial race, the existence of whom would probably blow a lot of people's minds.
When we travel and people ask where we're from, we tend to say Dallas, because not that many people outside of the US know about Fort Worth. A cab driver in Hiroshima asked us that, and when we replied Dallas, he said "Oh, Dallas! JFK! Boom!" while shooting a finger gun. That sort of thing is rather common.
edit: Another thing people associate Texas with is BBQ, but really, the Tex-Mex is where it's at. No, it's not the traditional Mexican cuisine that people think of, because it's a local tradition developed from norteños (northern) Mexican food. If someone says "Mexican food" in Texas, they usually mean Tex-Mex. "Mexican Mexican" is traditional Mexican. It's much like "Coke" is used as a generic for "soda." I can personally attest to having the "What do you want to drink?" "Coke." "What kind of Coke?" "Dr Pepper." conversation THIS MONTH, even though it's becoming rarer now, especially in the cities, which are more metropolitan and international.
2. What Tarot deck is on your wishlist?
Well, SOMEBODY I know recently reviewed the Everyday Tarot Mini Deck, and I put it on my wishlist this morning. XD
3. Where have you had the best BBQ?
It was homemade, about 15 years ago, during a weekend-long gathering of friends at a cabin at a lakeside campground. It is entirely possible that the situation informs my memory of the BBQ more than the actual taste of it, of course. As far as commercial, there's Heim, which is a hipster BBQ outfit that opened a year or so back in the area, which has the best burnt ends I can recall eating. Cattleack in Dallas has fantastic beef ribs, but is only open every third Thursday when the moon is in the right phase or some such like that. And closer to home (with no website of its own), is the Sausage Shoppe for, naturally, sausage and soul food.
I do have a strict policy of not bothering to stand in line for more than 20 minutes for BBQ so I've never bothered with the one down in Austin that gets all the raves, and for some reason we've never stopped in Lockhart, TX when driving through to sample any of the legendary pits there so it's possible I am missing the best stuff, but good stuff eaten when you're hungry is better than legendary stuff eaten two hours after you started standing in line and are now hangry.
BTW, brisket should be moist, not dry. Dry stuff has no flavor, just smoke. So it is.
4. If you went back to traditional media in art, which would it be?
Pencil on charcoal paper (for the texture) is my go-to when I want to do trad media, but if we're talking something that I haven't done in years due to the cost and the lack of space, that would be oil painting.
5. Who besides Mello has a fabulous ass?
Toby, actually!
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I am terrible at coming up with questions to ask so I'm not going to do the traditional offer of five questions to anyone who comments. :)
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