I may read US Weekly religiously, but I am not celeb-struck. I don’t swoon over leading men and fantasize about someday marrying them (here’s looking at you, Katie Holmes). I wonder about their “real lives” and what they’re really like, but I’m not overly invested in what they are or aren’t doing. But I was…
Month: November 2009
Bad Seed Garden Party Sunday
Totally apropos! Just found out today is America Recycles Day, which is the perfect segue into the news about Bad Seed Promotions’ Garden Party, which was created to bring some attention and support to Austin’s urban and DIY gardening community. It’s a Roarin’ 20s theme (think Gatsby, feathers, boas, flappers, pearls, jazz, white suits) with…
Beets and Cans and Cans and Beets
Beets Cafe has already generated enough buzz in Austin for you to look at an invite to its Grand Opening and say, huh? Hasn’t it been open awhile? Yes. But THIS is a GRAND OPENING, a party the likes of which are … well, pretty often in Austin. But this is extra awesome, so check…
All About Film Friday
Jim from the Office Makes a Movie John Krasinki’s directorial debut is Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, a play he discovered while studying playwriting at Brown University. Not only did the experience spark Krasinski’s interest in the late David Foster Wallace’s caustic exploration of the nature of men, it was also the moment that made…
A Note on Eating … plus FREE Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Kids, I’ve gone Paleo. You’ll see upcoming posts on things not Paleo (looking at you, Dulce Vida delicious tequila), like the following notice in this same post, but as of the beginning of this week, I’ve undertaken a 30-day Strict Paleo Challenge with 4 of my fellow CrossFitters. Curious? What’s a Paleo? Already thought I…
Dish on a Dish to give a Dish
Today, dish-review website Dishola kicked off their annual Dish-for-Dish food drive, benefitting Meal on Wheels (MOW) and More of Austin. It is perhaps the easiest way EVER to donate food. Dishola partners with Whole Foods Market to donate 1,000 hot meals to MOW and More. A dish of food is donated to MOW and More…
Promise Pizza
There are two AMAZING things about Promise Pizza: 1) Gluten-Free Pizza Crust: – Smart Flour (amaranth flour, tapioca flour, teff flour), water, sweet white sorghum flour, modified tapioca starch, potato starch, eggs, olive oil, honey, yeast, sugar, xanthan gum, guar gum, salt, baking powder, baking soda MUCH better for you than regular crust! 2) Vegan…
The dog days of Austin
Army Wives is my secret must-watch-TV. One of the story lines involved a dog called Lucky that saved some of the soldiers lives by barking out a bomb. So the soldiers try to get him home, and he ends up making back to the base in the United States. Google as I might, I could…
It’s in the Details
Got an email from RueLaLa.com offering anyone who signs up using my code (http://www.ruelala.com/invite/lifeinaustin) a $10 credit on their first purchase! It ain’t much, but every little bit counts. RueLaLa has quickly become my favorite of the members-only discount sale sites, surpassing HauteLook, who I still hang on to as my first sample-sale-love. But RueLaLa…
Weekend Fashion & Shopping
Friday, Saturday, Sunday … it’s a shopaholics’ (or casual fashionista’s) fantasty! Saturday: Runway to Heaven fashion show I’ll be live-blogging/tweeting my reactions to the show up onto the wall behind the models as they walk down the runway, so this is going to be super cool. But what will I wear?! Friday: 2ND Street District…