All posts for the month September, 2010

Austin: My Generation (Again)

Because apparently I can’t stop supporting a show that I enjoyed so little I started playing solitaire on my phone while watch but DID YOU KNOW IT WAS FILMED AT MY HIGH SCHOOL? My Generation Second Episode Watch Party featuring Mehcad Brooks (hottie soldier in My Generation) at Abel’s on the Lake <–coincidentally based in Aspen. [...]

Aspen: Shop and Eat in New Places!

New places to shop (I still love Susie’s): WeSC, which stands for “WeAretheSuperlativeConspiracy”, opened its Aspen concept store this August. The Swedish born street-fashion brand is designed “For intellectual slackers,” it means for hipsters with cash to spend and attitude to spare (461 East Hopkins). Courage. B boutique will open “soon” and specialize in fashionable women’s [...]

Austin: GORILLA RUN

Yes. That could be you on January 22, 2011 at 9am in downtown Austin. YOU could be running in a gorilla suit through the streets of Austin. Or rollerblading, even. In a gorilla suit. For only $99.95! Run, post-race partay, AND gorilla suit. The Austin Gorilla Run is coming soon! Hot pink dye/rollerblades on your [...]

Free From Foods

via Free the Animal / FAILblog Strive to eat whole foods, yeah? No Free From Foods Food. Except the occasional chocolate chip cookie, which may be free from food but is nonetheless delicious. However, it should be noted that saturated fat AND high-glycemic index DON’T affect insulin sensitivity? What the what? Have you heard? Another [...]

Aspen: Golden Leaf Half Marathon

I had full plans to run the Vasque Golden Leaf Half Marathon, named by Trail Runner as one of “America’s 14 most scenic races”, which gains 970 feet in elevation on a narrow, winding singletrack before peaking out at 9,400 feet above sea level … but then I ran the Aspen Valley Half Marathon in [...]

Austin: TGITailgating

Thank goodness for tailgating! You wouldn’t really know it’s fall in Austin without hordes of burnt-orange-clad revelers crowding the streets of campus. Three of my top picks (two are recurring, one is this weekend only): La Condesa’s awesome tailgate 17th & Congress from 12 pm – 6 pm for all home games FREE Grilled Mexican Street Corn and [...]

Aspen: Oktoberfest. In September. Whatever.

Maybe it’s a smidge odd that the Second Annual Oktoberfest in Aspen is being celebrated at the end of September … but nonetheless, the Wienerstube celebrates German traditions with live music, authentic Austrian and Bavarian food, and, naturally, beer! wienerstube.com, 970.925.3357

Buck Furpees, and oh, there’s some foliage!

This 100 Day Challenge sometimes annoys the crap out of me. Like, I’ve already gone to yoga, played 2 hours of sand volleyball, and I have to do 37 burpees? Some days, it’s my saving grace. Like, it’s 10pm, I’ve been working since 9am with no break, and it’s the only thing I could possibly [...]

My Generation (Fall TV)

Tonight, ABC will premiere My Generation – a new scripted drama set in Austin, Texas. And filmed at my high school! Maybe not a lot of awesome has come out of that school (except me, and my bro) but this show actually has made quite a splash with pre-reviewers. It’s kind of expected to be [...]

Aspen: Only 63 days ’til ski season … The Meeting

Although its name is sort of ominous, The Meeting is not. It’s the convergence of ski and snowboard (who see each other like step-siblings) and film and star athletes all in the little town of Aspen. Today through Sunday, The Meeting welcomes winter sport lovers, top athletes and renowned filmmakers with parties, a fashion show [...]