July 2002
San Antonio, Texas.
Land of American flag purses, big hair,
and awesome sketchy dives.
Host to Siggraph 2002.
Home of La Melly.
 

The big attraction, besides a chance to visit in person with the beloved Miss M, was the Havana Riverwalk Inn. Aside from a first-impression snafu grande, the place was a vacation in itself.

We had several hours to wait before our room was ready, and spent the last of them on the patio of Siboney. Service is infamous there; we waited 40 minutes for an iced tea, staring at the pitcher in the corner and trying to transform river steam into a glass the whole time. Eventually we got some ice and watched it melt. It was pretty.