Tonight we went to the preview party of the Settlement Home Garage Sale. My parents have been going for something ridiculous like 18 years, my brother and I have been going for at least six. This year, we brought friends and everyone scored some awesome deals. The bro and I bought five dining room chairs…
Category: Good people/services
Doubling up the Crossfit Fun
I did 6:30pm last night and 6:30am this morning of the free Crossfit Austin workouts … super fun! Remember that this is FREE Crossfit workouts put on by two of my friends, Austin natives, until they open their NEW South Austin Crossfit gym in mid-to-late November. Yay building delays=free workouts! So last night’s workout was…
First Impression: Free Crossfit Workout
So I hit up the free Crossfit workout Wednesday night, and it was a lot of fun. I haven’t been able to go back since, and I want to, because I think there’s got to be more to it than I experienced. I had fun, but here’s the breakdown: Wednesday was a team session. After…
FREE Crossfit Workouts
So I’m running around Town Lake last night and stumble upon one of my closest friends supervising a Crossfit workout … what?! Oh, you mean I should have read the email I got from you? … Anyway, point is: more free Crossfit workouts–yay! I’ve tried to explain Crossfit before and never been able to. I…
Blondes vs. Brunettes
Blondes vs. Brunettes is an epic battle of football prowess pitting the blonde vs. the brunette … raising money for Alzheimer’s research … and it’s coming to Austin this spring! We all know how much I love flag football, but this gonna be even better! Already a success in Houston, Dallas, and DC, the charity…
Do something good: Blog Action Day 08
Today is Blog Action Day 2008. Never heard of it? Me neither. BUT it’s a good thing: bloggers (grrr, I hate being called a blogger) unite against poverty, in whatever way a particular blogger wants to. I’m going to use it as a jumping off point to encourage you to check out kiva.org. Kiva has…
Google Goggles: Gmail is Ridiculous
Unlike the April Fool’s Day joke Google posted about post-dating and pre-dating emails, this appears to be legit. Can it be true? Gmail/Google are building Google Goggles (ok, they’re calling it Mail Goggles, which is way lamer), a function that attempts to prevent you from sending ill-advised late-night email. It’s like a breathalyzer for your…
Hot Mama’s Room to Read
I’ve been partial to Hot Mama’s Espresso Bar ever since I wandered in one day to be greeted by an infectiously cheerful voice saying, “Hey there, hot mama!” without a hint of anything except genuine affection. I was sold. Then the coffee was great AND I got a Tacodeli breakfast taco … life is great.…
Lanai’s Grand Opening!
So I’ve been talking about how awesome Lanai is and how you should go for awhile now … almost a month? But they’re finally hosting their Grand Opening party Thursday night! From 8-10pm, there will be free “tastings” of their signature cocktails and apps. At 10, the place morphs into “Shy Town Night” with DJ…
Nerd Alert: New Google BROWSER
Hey-o! Sometimes my nerdy side comes out and I get really excited about techy things, like the new Google browser! It’s an open-source browser called Chrome that beta-launched today and for Windows only–booo! So far, the reviews have been good, and I can’t wait for my chance to test it on my Mac! Right now…