I Wish I Was Back in Austin

Dear Austin,

You gave me ACL. You gave me Jose Gonzales and his amazing cover of Teardrops by Massive Attack. You gave me Matisyahu and his freestyle speech about seeing God everywhere, even in the people sitting on top of the port-a-potties. You gave me The Flaming Lips and their crazy confetti-shooting, super hero human hamster ball carnival/circus explosion. You gave me good friends, good food, good drinks. You did not require of me any bothersome responsibilities or other things to do out of necessity which I might consider "a drag." You did not make me work or wake up early or worry about which bills to pay. In a way I love you. And in a way I hate you. Oasis and mirage. Who am I kidding? I could never hate you. Why don't we just run away together? I think things would be better that way. I realize we lead two very different lives. I just hoped that maybe we could work things out. Call me...

Love,

Ryan