Remember when Tiffany launched their Paloma Picasso-designed stackable gemstone rings a few years ago? I do, because I immediately became obsessed. But at a cool $1,100 a piece, I could hardly afford one, let alone a stackable number. Fast-forward to today, then rewind to a couple of weeks ago when I was in Park City…
Month: August 2009
What to do this Weekend: Testosterone Fest, Summer Jam
Texas Testosterone Festival I’ve already riffed on how sweet I think the Texas Testosterone Festival is gonna be this weekend: bball skills, Spartan 300, MMA fighting, poker tourneys, choppa customization, bikini and fit model contests … yeah, pretty freakin’ sweet. There’s also an actually-really-cool-if-you’re-not-into-pure-debauchery event too: a Central Texas Pro Sports Round Table with reps…
Bandslam left me in a Daze
I love cheesy movies. I love high school movies. I loved High School Musical, 1 and 2–haven’t seen 3 (yet). So when I got the chance to see local (Round Rock) band The Daze in the partially-shot-in-Austin movie Bandslam, which comes out this Friday, I was excited. Love me a good high school movie. Well,…
Party with Nerds: Software Advice Rolls Out Its Own Welcome Mat
I love the invite to this party, with gems like “Looks like someone at City Hall forgot to organize a parade for us …” I mean, sometimes I feel that way. Like when I first got my pullups in CrossFit, where was my parade?! Anyway, Software Advice, a free online resource for software buyers, has…
Last Minute: This Afternoon, you don’t wanna miss…
… Concierto Bajo Las Estrellas, 5-10pm tonight at The Long Center for the Performing Arts’ City Terrace As a sometimes Spanish speaker (as in, I can speak the Spanish but don’t very often), I get excited when I read things in Spanish. Even when they’re as simple as “Concert Under the Stars,” KAKW Univision 62’s…
Meteor shower tonight!
The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks in Austin tonight–though the annual astronomical event has been happening since late July–so expect to see 100s of meteors at a time during the wee hours of tomorrow morning. Although the time that the moon rises and sets varies with geographic location, visibility is more or less the same across…
FREE DINNER at Sagra
If you haven’t heard, Lavender is so your color … or it will be tomorrow, when Sagra hosts a Lavender-Fest-filled FREE DINNER starting at 4pm. Chef Gabriel Pellegrini is serving a free family-style meal, with every course featuring lavender. They’ll serve food until the kitchen runs out. Bring some spending cash for $4 house wine…
More Bachelor Madness at Ranch 616 Monday Night
Not sure who is behind this (or why?), but: Mingle with some favorite Bachelors from this season of The Bachelorette with Jillian Harris (whose love Ed/Bob/Bubba/whatever is already cheating on her with his 2 girlfriends…) at Ranch 616 on Monday, August 10 from 6-8pm. Bachelor Jesse Kovacs will present wine from Kovacs Brothers Winery, local…
Austin Music Foundation HEAR AND NOW Fundraiser
“Hi Austin. This is a strange time for those of us who make music. While anyone can make a record with a laptop and learn to play by watching lessons on YouTube, more than half of American teenagers have never paid for music and cannot be convinced why anyone would. What will happen next? Will…
MY Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: 38th & Lamar
I met a girl yesterday who reads This is Life in Austin, and she described me as “the girl who is obsessed with CrossFit and TRIO happy hour.” Hrmph. Not untrue. But hrmph nonetheless. I’m also pretty admittedly obsessed with Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and Alexandra’s Cookie Dreams cookies. Finally my dreams have come…