I have been posting like a fool the past few days–forgive me. Lots of interesting events and ideas have come my way, and I can hardly keep up with it all. This is Life in Austin is also co-hosting Ford’s 2010 Taurus TweetUp Sunday night at Opal Divine’s from 5:30-7:30pm, so definitely think about checking…
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Blogger Accountability: An Update from the Responsiblity Project
Last weekend, the SXSW-meets-Bonnaroo-meets-a-Sample-Sale of the female blogosphere happened: BlogHer ’09. BlogHer, simply stated in their tagline, is a “Community for Women Who Blog.” More thoroughly explained, BlogHer is: “Founded in February 2005 as a labor of love by three bloggers, BlogHer’s mission is to create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education,…
Lights. Camera. Action this weekend!
For more films-for-a-cause action, check out Lights. Camera. Help. this weekend, the three-day non-profit festival I wrote about here. It brings attention to the films-for-a-cause genre by showcasing the best PSAs, shorts and feature-length films that nonprofits use to help them spread the word about their cause. The top 20 films and videos out 140…
Homelessness, Happiness Is, Mobile Loaves and Fishes, and Free Beer
This is (mostly) a re-post from the MLF blog. Support Mobile Loaves and Fishes if you want and feel free to re-post this to your blog as well. I added the Free Beer to the headline–though it’s true–to get more attention… Mark Horvarth (@HardlyNormal) for those of us on Twitter, has been garnering national attention…
How to Open a Banana
I’m not a video poster. And not a huge banana-eater. But I am in love with this banana man. He says so earnestly at the end of this under-a-minute video, “My whole adult life, I never knew the right way to open a banana. And now you do too,” that I cannot HELP but post…
Do you need a man? Austin Monthly announces their 10 Most Eligible Bachelors
I just learned about the “Schedule” feature in wordpress, so I can now write posts ahead of time. I know, I’m late to the party, but it’s a pretty awesome discovery. Speaking of parties, Wednesday is full of RSVP-only shindigs, from the Bleet-Up to Austin Monthly’s Bachelor issue release party … so some of you…
Making Friends in Austin
The other day I’m sitting at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (on S Lamar, but I cannot wait for the 38th & Lamar location to open–rumor has it August 8 is the day!!) with Alexandra from Alexandra’s Cookie Dreams and before we know it, our casual conversation turns into girl talk with 2 other…
Saturday: A Time for CrossFitting, Pub Running, and Watching
Athletes and spectators, lace up your sneakers or warm up your clapping (drinking?) hands: this Saturday has events for the whole spectrum. 10-11:30am: Free CrossFit Austin workout at Town Lake. Meet at the dog park by S First street bridge between 10 and 10:30am for a workout that starts at 10:30. This will be an…
Cheese: a preview, and why you should host a party
I love cheese. I love cheese and wine. And now, I even love cheese and beer. Let me explain: I popped by Whole Foods for a preview of some of the cheeses they’re having at the American Cheese Society’s Festival of Cheese here on August 8–Marshall wrote about it here. Long story short, the main…
Thursday Night Extravaganza
As usual, Thursday is hopping. But this Thursday we can all get our drink and food on, then head to lululemon (click for more info) before 9pm to dance-yoga our indulgences away with glowsticks. Before your rave day, check out: Christmas in July at Soigne Boutique, 6-8pm Mr. Clause will make an appearance a little…