Wednesday Weekly: September 19

The good ole day-to-day routine. That's pretty much where I'm at now. The past week I've been applying for jobs and staying close to home. It's been raining on and off, so I guess it's good to stay dry by not going out a ton.

I've been eating some of the stuff out of the fridge. Some of this food included a jar of sauerkraut. I made this when Victoria wasn't in the apartment since she's not the biggest fan. I know my grandpa would be proud though.

A plate of sauerkraut topped with a large smoked sausage, served on a white plate with teal polka dots, with a fork ready for eating

For our Friday lunch date, Victoria and I went to Brick Oven.

A baked eggplant half stuffed with pepperoni and melted cheese, served with slices of garlic toast on a white plate

For our Friday night Costco date, I found some pepperettes. I was excited since now I don't have to go on a quest to Canada to get my pepperette fix.

Two packages of Turkey Peps uncured turkey snack sticks in vacuum-sealed packaging, showing product labels indicating they are gluten-free and lactose-free A hand holding a single dark brown turkey pepperoni stick against a light wood floor background

On Saturday, Victoria and I went to Top Notch Hamburgers. Top Notch is one of my favorite burger joints in Austin. I'm not sure if there was a car show earlier, but there were some cool old VW's parked outside. They were there the whole time I enjoyed my fish fry.

A weathered red and white vintage VW bus with a roof rack parked under a gas station canopy, with a blue VW pickup truck visible behind it Classic cars displayed under a gas station canopy, including a blue Karmann Ghia and a white Volkswagen Beetle, with other vehicles visible in the background A chicken tender basket with french fries, coleslaw, and two slices of toast served in a paper-lined basket on a restaurant table

After eating, we decided to go out to Piranha Records in Round Rock.

Piranha Records storefront sign with an orange piranha logo, located in what appears to be an indoor shopping corridor with white brick walls

The music store was another big excitement of my week. I have wanted to buy a Brownsville Station album for the longest time. Search after search at different record stores, including Piranha, left me empty-handed. This time I finally found it in my treasure hunt!

Album cover for Brownsville Station's Motor City Connection featuring retro art deco styling with a chrome emblem design on a pink background

On Saturday night I listened to the record I bought. I have also been playing around with a lot of free\open source software, so that's been occupying my time. I won't bore you with the details, but I'm slowly but surely getting back into the swing of things of daily life in Austin.

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