Two Austin original companies – Parts & Labour and stylish bag and travel gear maker Nuo Tech – are bringing Project Runway Season 2 winner and Houston native Chloe Dao (boutique Lot 8 is in Rice Village) to the shop on Thursday from 6 to 9pm. Nuo will debut new products from their collabo with…
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Paint the Town Pink
Lovin’ this: all-ladies Happy Hour to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Wednesday from 6 – 8 pm at The Belmont Organized and sponsored by local women-run businesses, the night will feature Sugar Mama’s pink cupcakes (you know they’re my fave), Cornucopia’s pink popcorn, Tito’s pink cocktails, & Milk + Honey Spa manicures…
Halloween Haunts: Where to Get Your Spook On
I’ve been remiss in not posting Halloween to-dos sooner, but Halloween, like other big holidays, just wears me out sometimes. I LOVE LOVE LOVE costumes, but I like themes. I like to get creative on a theme, not just have the whole wide world as possibilities–it’s just too much. Anyway, here are some Halloween haunts…
Monday Funday: La Vie De Bohème at Alamo Drafthouse
Austin Lyric Opera, the Austin Film Society and Alamo Drafthouse are screening Aki Kaurismaki’s moden retelling of the 19th-cenetury story on which the opera La Bohème–which opens November 7 in Austin–is based. Adapted from the novel Scenes de la vie de Boheme by Henri Murger, this 1992 film is a beautiful comedy about down-and-out artists…
Fun Fun Fun Scavenger Hunt & Other Fun (Fun) (Fun)
Saturday is hoppin’ … Fun Fun Fun Fest Scavenger Hunt Kick off at Red 7 (611 7th Street, next to Beauty Bar), Ending location at Waterloo Park parking lot (12th and Red River). Signup at 6pm and the hunt begins at 7pm sharp. Free to enter, but five cans of food per person to benefit…
Get Your Weekend Mall On
Simon Trends & Friends Weekend Kick Off @ Barton Creek Square Barton Creek Mall is hosting a whole weekend of Trends & Friends that kicks off with a happy hour fashion show with Abuelo’s Mexican Food Embassy providing light bites and libations on the house (mall?)! Check out the latest beauty trends at the style…
Girly post: free makeover! Teddies for Bettys!!
In other words, welcome to the girliest post I may ever have posted. For all my tweeting about football and pullups, I present to you: makeovers and teddies. The Clinique Fresh Faces Tour with Teen Vogue (supported by Taylor Momsen aka Jenny Humphrey on Gossip Girl) hits Austin Thursday & Friday. Clinique’s one-of-a-kind “Mobile Beauty…
I Have Nothing to Say
Email I just received: Subj: thisislifeinaustin Body: Why didn’t you post yesterday? Because sometimes I have nothing to say. I already told you about the pay-for-it events going on this week, and there’s some cool stuff going on this weekend, but I’m not ready to reveal it yet–you(I)’ll forget by the weekend. I’ve already posted…
I Don’t Know Jack About Music
Remember that early ’90s computer game “You Don’t Know Jack About Sports!” where you had to answer trivia or the game yelled at you? And then it spiraled into other “You Don’t Know Jack About ____” bananas, coffee, snowballs. Whatever. I don’t claim to be a music critic, or even afficionado (except when it comes…
VERMONSTERS in danger!
1. I often use the term Vermonster for my favorite man from Vermont. 2. I just returned from Vermont, where I thoroughly enjoyed myself some Rock Art beer. More than Switchback, which my Vermonster says is his favorite. 3. I love people that stand on principle. 4. Little known fact: I effing hate YouTube videos.…