hey cupcake

I know that I am supposed to be in Austin learning how to include more inquiry experiences in my classroom for IB, but my favorite part of the three days has been visiting new and old favorite places around town. Nothing beats Hey Cupcake, one of the trailers on South Congress. You can buy 5 or 6 different kinds of cupcakes (last night we got a red velvet with cream cheese frosting) and milk (which, it turns out, is pretty important after having a Hey Cupcake cupcake). This trailer is one of six. You can get a full trailer meal wandering from one place to another. Brisket, hamburger sliders, plantain chips, ice cream cones, peach cobbler, or shaved ice. Trailer row leans a bit heavy in the dessert area -- but I kind of think that that's the way Austin is. The whole city tilts toward pleasure. Drinking beer, eating good food, listening to music, wearing comfortable clothes, riding scooters, having your hair hang on your head any which way you want. The longer I live, the more that seems important. Being happy, making happy, recognizing happy. Especially if it includes sitting down right off the edge of the street licking the frosting off your fingers.