It’s been awhile since I got an email forward worth sharing. Email fwd from my mom: Fw: Paraprosdokians PARAPROSDOKIANS I had to look up “paraprosdokian”. Here is the definition: “Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation.” “Where there’s a…
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Austin: All You Need to Know About Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Fest is this weekend! Here’s your primer, starting TOMORROW! Gala The 9th Annual Film and Food Gala is tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct 19th at the Driskill Hotel and is co-chaired by actress Alexis Bledel (LOVE her from “Gilmore Girls,” Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and Sin City) and writer/director Ryan Piers Williams. The Gala benefits the Young Filmmakers…
“I eat better than you.”
Awesome conversation overheard today after yoga: Woman 1: “You have the most amazing back, what do you do?” Amazing Back Woman: “This [yoga] and my diet.” Woman 1: “What? I guarantee I eat better than you.” Amazing Back Woman: “Nope, it’s all in the diet.” Woman 1: “I eat better than you. You eat meat.”…
Compliment or Insult?
Let’s play a little game I like to call Compliment or Insult?… I’m at the gym yesterday doing butterfly pullups and some dude is like, “whoa! what are you doing over there?” I explain that it’s a modification on a pullup for high volume and he looks confused. I ask if he’s ever heard of…
New obsession: Pure Citizen
I love to shop. Online. Pinterest has only fueled this obsession. But you guys also know how much I love sales and deals … and you share that, as we’ve discovered sale sites from LivingSocial to Eversave, MooLaLa to aDealio. Now there’s a new one, for awesome products that somehow make the world a better…
Feel Good Friday 101411
Feel Good Friday is a roundup of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Video Skype for business. Somehow hilarious and totally professional at the same time. Sweet potato eggplant lasagna with ground beef. Recipe here. This text:…
[UPDATED] Austin: Fight Other Kinds of Cancers
[UPDATE] Local McDonald’s owner/operators raised over $10,000 to support the Komen Austin Affiliate and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) of Central Texas. A check was presented by McDonald’s Owner/Operator Allen Benton to LLS Board President Gary Thompson and Komen Austin Executive Director Christy Casey-Moore each with a check for $5,250. Forget breast cancer awareness, what about…
Austin: Target Downtown Cook-Off
Target, which btw donated $60,000 to Texas Wildfire Relief, is hosting a cook-off and grocery giveaway downtown. In celebration of the fresh food additions to Target stores in the Austin area, celebrity food critic Gail Simmons (judge and critic on Top Chef, host on Top Chef Desserts, and Food & Wine special projects manager) will host a cooking competition…
Austin: Put the Rumors to Rest on 219West
We’ve all seen the marquee outside the former Union Park (RIP BoomBoomRoom) announcing that 219West will be moving there sometime, but up until now details have been scarce. Until now. The Warehouse District location closes its doors for good after regular Saturday night service from 5p to 2a October 15. 219West’s new home at 612 W. Sixth…
My Brush With Fame: SkinMedica’s Silky C+E Complex
OK, not really. Late Fashion Week news of the beauty variety … while the shows at Lincoln Center were in full swing, SkinMedica participated in the GBK Styling Lounge across the street at the Empire Hotel (gawd I want to go there and channel Chuck Bass) where celebs Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls was on TV…