You all probably know about Thrillist by now – the Daily Candy for dudes that chicks dig too. I dig it because the Austin Thrillist dude knows about everything cool before or at the same time as me–which never ceases to impress me. Anyway, the site is hosting a nationwide Bar Madness Sweepstakes – a…
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See, with all the buzz, I don’t even need to put the letters in the right order and you know what I’m talking about. Obviously you’ve seen my ridiculously large and always growing FREE PARTY SPREADSHEET. But because the criteria are so strict to get on that puppy (free party, must offer free food and/or…
Announcing the Catalyst 8 Winner & Another Giveaway!
The moment you’ve all been waiting for … Amy wins 2 tickets to the Catalyst 8 Mad Hatter Party! If you didn’t win, you can still buy tickets for $25/each here. OR, you can enter the newest contest, for a pair of tix to the Bad to the Bone Chef Throwdown! Post a comment by…
Let the madness begin: SXSW 2010
It appears the SXSW media frenzy has come earlier than usual this year. It’s just less than a month out, but the twitter/blogger/media buzz is already loud and, well, buzzing. So I’ve come to your rescue, this is life in austin readers, and put together the beginnings of a spreadsheet: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Asjskwdlt0podDk4V2R6T1VScHNGa05kQ0hyd2Y4d3c&hl=en I will be updating…
Only in Austin: Balcones Burner Bash
Early alert! Balcones Recycling is throwing a crazy-cool only-in-Austin graffiti art contest on March 6. It’s at their recycling facility on east 6th and a dozen artists will each get half of a railcar to create a mural with an environmental theme–created with choices from 250 colors of donated spray paint. The cash-money winner will…
Rock ‘n’ Swap
When I was in middle school, I organized a clothing swap for three friends and myself. Unfortunately, I was a rad 5’9″ in 8th grade, and the rest of the girls, well, weren’t. So they might have scored some sweet new threads for free, but I don’t remember any great takeaways. However, this has not…
Girls Night at the Gallery
Get culture, gems, and buzzed all in one place: what could be a better girls night than that?! Art on 5th is hosting a new series of female-focused events, held once a month at its new The Art of Jewelry, a boutique exhibit thing featuring artistically-crafted jewelry designs of artisans from Austin and across the…
Analyze This: Twitter Edition
According to AnalyzeWords‘ sweet website, here’s my personality based on the last 636 words I tweeted: Spacy/Valley Girl High?! ME?! DON’T THEY UNDERSTAND SARCASM? Ha, while they’re at understanding sarcasm they should also learn to spell spacey. Technically “spacy” is correct, but who spells it like that?! PS, dictionary defn: 1. Stupefied or disoriented from…
4th Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf + Free Coffee Drinks!
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is taking over Austin! They rocked the new Red River location (added just a month ago) and are adding a FOURTH, at The Domain, scheduled to open on February 26th. This is getting ridiculous(ly awesome). Also, this Thursday evening between 4pm and 7pm, sample a complimentary Café Mocha, Sunrise Ice…
Last Minute News: Free Wine-Tasting Tonight at MAX’s
The Black Door (I’m thinking the HauteLook/GiltGroupe/ideeli/ruelala of wine) brings you a delicious free wine tasting TONIGHT! Head to MAX’s Underground (the cool basement of Max’s) for a very special tasting of wines featured in The Black Door‘s unbeatable retail wine deals. Today, Monday, 5-7pm Incredible deals on amazing wines, taste and purchase: Dollium Reserve…