fresh new start
curiosity got the best of me and i feel like a traitor now. i checked out the new "gentry" hot spot, dandelion cafe, and it's actually not that bad. it's a cute place that has a certain charm to it. they seriously rip you off, though, for a small cup of tea; i can get twice as much tea at lava java for a cheaper price. these days i frequently see people who look so out of place in east austin...middle class people, yuppies, artsy people, hipsters. first they were too scared to come over, but now that the area has become "safer" and "friendlier," i guess people have built up their courage and decided to explore these dangerous regions. all of this "development" makes me wonder what my neighborhood will look like even five years from now.