theres no basement in the alamo!

Texan: Do you remember anything?
Pee-wee: I remember... the Alamo.




ok yesterday i did the seven hour drive from texarkana to san antonio. i came to san antonio one day earlier than i had originally intended, so i got a different hotel. it was on the other side of town, near sea world, away from all the stuff i wanted to see, so i just hung out at the hotel all night and went to bed early. driving to san antonio went well until i was aboot 100 miles away and it started to pour. apparently this area is not prepared for rain (?) because the highways have no drainage whatsoever. they also have lots of peaks and valleys, so all the dips turned into big waterparks. im glad i have an suv, cuz the people in sedans were having a hell of a time. not that i didnt find it difficult - i almost pulled over for a while. anyway, now im in a la quinta inn right in the heart of san antonio. its not a bad city, it has its nice parts and bad looking parts. i went to market square today, which is this mexican market where they all sell the same crap. but i bought one of those neat mexican blankets for six bucks and a weird ceramic frog thing for eight. i also went to the rivercenter mall and saw 'aliens of the deep' at the imax. it was pretty cool. and then i went to the alamo. i was expecting something much more grand. it was tiny. but the history part of it is pretty awesome, so im satisfied. my hotel is across the street from this place called 'la margarita', which is supposed to have great margaritas and mexican food. so thats what im having tonight. i hope i get drunk, that sounds like fun.