All posts for the month April, 2010

“No, not the ugly ones!”

Don’t you love ZT? He hates when I step backward for lunges. He loves Endless Beauty! Sic Fit Garage gym underground strength & conditioning with ZT is gonna be AWESOME!

Kentucky Derby Hats & Horses Party!

The Kentucky Derby is probably my favorite excuse for a party the entire year. The Derby is a special mix of dressing up for a party but still getting to look pretty, day drinking, and delicious food. This year there’s no Derby Party at my house, but J. Black’s is filling in the void for [...]

Off Week!

CrossFit Central is on an off week (is that a weird way to word a sentence or what?), and since I’m trying to pack and get ready for hitting the OTHER A-town, I’m more or less off too. Yesterday, I met my running buddy for a jog around Town Lake and then played some coed [...]

Gibson, the new bar on South Lamar

I hear Gibson is the new place to be … With superstar bar-ier (restaurant has restauranteur, finance has financier, what do bars have? bar-ier? bareur?) Matt Luckie at the helm, South Lamar’s Gibson is already a hotspot, in part because its Trailer addition serves some of the most decadent, unhealthy fare you could possibly imagine. [...]

Minute by Minute

Relentless Boot Camp yesterday, ZT’s last, was a killer! We did the usual warmup, then instead of hearing a workout we went straight into a minute of whatever exercise ZT called out: jumping squats, plank, lunges, plank, situps, plank, 2 laps, sprawls, plank, squats, leg hold, lunges, pushups, leg hold, crunches, 3 stairs, 2 laps, [...]

Blondes vs Brunettes 4th & Goal Gala

I know, I know, I just got done telling you how you HAD to go to the Endless Beauty launch party (a crazy success, btw, photos and video here), and now I’m telling you about another event you HAVE to go to … the Blondes vs. Brunettes Fourth & Goal Gala, an inaugural Blondes vs. [...]

CrossFit Games Location Change: Good or Bad?

From Announcing the CrossFit Games (also check out the vid) on CrossFit.com: We are very proud to announce that the 2010 CrossFit Games will be held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA from July 16-18. This is a great step forward for the Sport of Fitness. The primary competition areas will be the [...]

Yay #9!

Mad props to my lovely friend at A Perfect Insane, not only for the mention, but for a great photo, of her blurb in Austin Monthly! http://aperfectinsane.wordpress.com/2010/04/25/feeling-fine-at-number-9/ Sorry I haven’t called you back yet — I will!

Uchiko is Hiring

The opening of Uchiko, the 42nd & Lamar sister to Austin’s world-renowned Uchi, has been delayed again and again. But they’re tracking their progress with sweet construction pics and menu updates at http://uchikoaustin.com/. Should be open this summer. They’re also HIRING, a hiring event takes place April 26, 27 and 28th. Uchiko, like Uchi, will [...]

Endless Beauty Launch Party Winner!

And THE WINNER of a pair of Endless Beauty Launch Party tickets with the Donnas (from this post) is … Brittany She said: Beauty is our unaltered natural perfection AND Also, for the record, the only person to send in a penis picture–of a giant wooden penis with a small woman on top–was my Vermonster [...]