#houstonian

[phoenix-reburned]

Been out of power here for 36 hours now and it's hell I am so tired of Centerpoint being such fucking useless pussies whenever we have a storm. It's fucking July in Houston and they didn't even have the extra crews in town and prepared to be out until this morning. Fuck Centerpoint energy all my homies hate Centerpoint energy. Not the linemen though yall are national heroes.

[cosmicjessy]

Saturday 🧡

[sosouthtx]

It’s always good to be a #houstonian but days like this... @astrosbaseball #worldseries2022bound⚾️ #worldsseries2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CkGwl5RuAY4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hylaversicolor]

underrated video genre

[pleasuresoftheharbor]

objectively houston is not a great city but i get sad when non houstonians make fun of it because truthfully it’s not your place to make fun of my beautiful shit hole. ummm that’s my home you’re talking about and i’ll have you know that even if i’m never moving back there i do really truly love it.

[mayra-quijotescx]

Roommate and I joined the 68,000* yesterday evening.

But I lived, bitch.

"What happened?" Roommate, who was delivering 120 water bottles downtown with me while he'd suffered a day-long treatment-resistant headache and weeks of inadequate sleep, blew a red light 2 blocks from the gathering of unhoused people to whom the water bottles were to be distributed, and someone (from Dallas, my god I'm so sorry this is a Major Houston Memory for her now) who was obeying traffic laws plowed into the front passenger side of the car we were in because she had too much momentum to stop.

AND GUESS WHO WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, YEAAAHHHH BABYYYYY

Parties I consider at fault: -Houston, being a massively shitty 'built for cars and not people' nexus of hell that forces people in any and all conditions to pilot killing machines to get from point A to point B. -Houston again, and honestly all of US society, with its violently negligent attitude toward anyone even temporarily down on their luck and its refusal to house unhoused people, even though mountains of studies attest that not only is housing the unhoused the right fucking thing to do, it's cheaper. We would not have been schlepping downtown both nigh-lethally exhausted out of our minds to deliver water if the people in this city were properly cared for. -Yeah honestly my roommate, he's kind of always made me nervous behind the wheel bc his ADHD makes me look downright neurotypical by comparison, and I've chewed him out several times for dumbass shit he's done on the road while I was present. He's been in absolute hell since last night over screwing up so bad he lost his car and almost killed multiple people including a friend, though, and I'm not going to add to his anguish by being angry at him. I am honestly kind of angry, but I'm working through it. -not the person we hit, she did everything right but unfortunately lost her car to a combination of What Our Society Chooses To Be and my roommate driving while unfit to do so. "Are you ok?" By the grace of God, airbags, seatbelts, and the intercession of several saints, despite being the one who was hit, I got out with only some bruises and an uglier-than-it-feels spot of road rash taking up the lower half of my upper arm. I was well enough to decline an ambulance and walk a mile to the nearest ER (the one good thing about the stupid themepark for oil and gas pencil pushers that downtown Houston is: there is an ER on St. Joseph's Pkwy that is pretty easy to reach from most of downtown if you can walk.) I hurt, but by all accounts I should probably be in much more pain than I am... though I'm sure when/if the adrenaline finally wears off, I will cry.

I am probably going to need some help with being able to ride passenger-side again, and when roomie gets his replacement car (because this city is fucking garbage and his continued employment depends on him having a car to get to/from work) I am probably not going to be able to ride with him, because what trust I had there is honestly just fucking demolished. But God willing I will be okay nonetheless.I have other friends who can drive, and I know they'll be patient with me insisting on taking the middle back seat until my brain can recover.

TL;DR: Airbags are your friend, and wear your seatbelt always. Please. Do it for me, at least. Everyone I talked to last night (when not helpfully informing me that I was in shock) asked if I was wearing my seatbelt. I was, as I was happy to inform them. That and the airbag are why I'm able to dick around online from the comfort of my home this morning instead of being strung up in ICU or lying in a bag at the morgue.

*there are approximately 68,000 wrecks on Houston roads every year. We outrank several states in terms of volume of auto collisions. Even the very nice fireman who wrapped up my road rash told me when he moved here from Chicago, he totaled his car within two weeks bc he hadn't quite adapted to the concept of feeder roads yet and got bowled by someone in a hurry/not paying attention. This place fucking sucks, man, never come here. Stop moving here.

[claudia-nomusaabara]

The year Vanessa was born and how it looked in her home in Chicago during that time.

[sensiblechucklemonthly]

I super miss RPing online. Remember AIM? Livejournal? Sigh. Those were the days. I played everything from mafia bosses to fairies. 

Is Tumblr RP hard to learn? It looks hard to learn...

[girlfriendsofthegalaxy]

thought “surely the exact elderly radio/record player i obtained for $60 in mass will be plentiful and cheap in texas also,” and brother…

the hard part is when you try to Exactly replace something you had instead of acquiring something on a whim bc it was cheap. that’s where the devil starts talking and why you should never be attached to any piece of furniture ever

[nyctarian]

not normally one to pick a team in the playoffs when the one i root for is out but the phillies have such huge Scrappy Underdog energy everything they have going for them is so fun to see lol

[veganmealhouston]

Houstonians Try This !!!

[solis-scutum]

God, I love Shaaloani. It's so relaxing to just go on top of Mount Loazensasaya and just...Look out over the best area in the game. It makes my inner Texan feel right at home, y'all.

[brewscoop]

🎉 Join us as we celebrate the 30th Anniversary Music Festival at Saint Arnold Brewing Company! 🍻 Enjoy an all-day extravaganza featuring top Houston musicians like Kam Franklin, Devin the Dude, Robert Ellis, and more. Special limited-edition beers, local vendors, and a fantastic community vibe await you. Don’t miss out on this epic event! #SaintArnoldBrewing #30thAnniversary #HoustonMusicFest

[gulfcoastghost]

CUISINE CORNER

Our Highlight Today is a Historical Houston Heights Site

Yale Street Grill

2100 Yale St, Houston, TX 77008

Open 7am-4:30 pm most days

Step in to the past with the charming 50s diner feel of the Yale Street Grill it's casual American menu features common breakfast staples, Burgers, Sandwiches, Salads Malts/Shakes and, more!

Open Since 1923 starting as a pharmacy and grill! Running errands with the addition of convenient place to grab a bite to eat and a soda to sip quickly made Yale Street Grill a staple in the community despite the pharmacy side closing permanently in 2001 its still remains a highly recommended and recognizable Restaurant in the Houston Heights

Menu highlights

Monte Cristo Sandwich

$8.95

French toast, melted swiss cheese, ham & turkey. Served w/hashbrowns

Yale Patty Melt On Rye Bread

$8.95

Fried Egg Burger

$10.95

Bacon cheeseburger & a fried egg on top. Served w/ lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, mayo & mustard.

Mega Yale Cheeseburger

$10.95

Two of our burger patties smothered in american & swiss cheeses, on a grilled bun w/ lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo & mustard.

Coconut Cake

$3.95

Blackberry Cobbler

$3.95

Lemon Merengue

$3.95

Malts & Shakes

$3.95

Strawberry, banana, oreo, mocha, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, pineapple, mango & peach.

French Cappuccino

$3.25

Topped w/ cinnamon or chocolate

Will you be trying the Yale Street Grill on your next trip to the Houston Heights?

[himedia]

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