There are some things I don’t get about Austin. Like today when I was trying to find DaVine Foods for some sprouted grain pizza, and I stumbled into the Enchanted Forest where a man was welding some things and didn’t notice me as I walked by four times looking hopelessly out of place. Only in…
Category: Good people/services
Thanks, 4th of July, “today is like friday”
According to one friend (who is self-employed anyway, so I’m not sure what it matters to him), “today is like Friday” because no one has to work tomorrow. He’s referring to the downtown scene, of course. IS today like Friday? And will the rain showers deter anyone? And please, for the love, DON’T DRIVE DRUNK…
Biking for Beginners: My Trip to Jack and Adams
I need a bike. I want to commute places, and I want to compete in triathlons. Apparently, I need two bikes, not just one. So on the one hand, I just need a bike to get me from my house to Whole Foods, the coffeeshop, and possibly downtown when it’s not 700 degrees outside. But…
Tiff’s Treats to Open a North Location
Tiff’s Treats is a local legend among college students, famous for their deliveries of hot, fresh cookies. I had a friend whose date sent her a box a few hours before their date one time …. precious. Anyway, I’ve only had them once and thought they were good enough, but not just to-die-for like everyone…
Gold’s Gym
I love going to the gym. So just know that before you read any further. Corporate gyms–and big corporations in general–get a bad rap in Austin, but I think there are some real benefits to chains like Gold’s and the like. In fact, I love Gold’s Gym. And here’s why … … Tons of locations.…
Weekend Calendar
There’s a lot going on this weekend! Here’s a calendar: Friday: Roger Creager at Midnight Rodeo Texas music classic, big dance floor, $10 cover, $2.75 Coors Light, $3.25 Crown Royal … what more could you really want from Friday night? SATURDAY 10am-1pm: As always, sand volleyball at Zilker starting at 10 am. atxvb.com for more…
What a Memorial Day Weekend
Phew, I am exhausted. And dehydrated, but that’s my own fault for not drinking enough water for three days of playing in the sun. I did manage to escape without any hint of a sunburn–my mom is so proud! So contrary to my earlier post about toobing the Guadalupe, apparently people go to other places…
Review: The Grove Wine Bar / Kitchen
It was my first food-induced coma. A friend and I went to The Grove Wine Bar / Kitchen for a leisurely lunch today. It’s a new wine bar/restaurant just west of the corner of 360 and Bee Caves, on Bee Caves. It has an awesome patio with huge tress shading the entire thing–hence the name…
Polish Horseshoes
While camping this past weekend, a friend from Vermont introduced us to a game he calls Polish Horseshoes. A google search revealed that “polish horseshoes” apparently has something to do with washers … which are cool and all, but not an awesome new game I wanted to share with y’all. For lack of a better…
Crushed Ice
… so maybe trying to get pre-crushed ice the day before the Kentucky Derby, when everyone and their grandmother is serving mint juleps to parties-full, is a bad idea. Nonetheless, I set out to fulfill my needs at Party Barn–a place I had never been, but drove past often. Party Barn is just that: a…