Despite my love for wine, travel, and the sunshine of California, I have not ever been to Napa Valley. Sad panda. Just another reason to visit: Austin hotspot and “Best New Restaurant” James Beard Foundation Award nominee La Condesa just opened an outpost (view my coverage of the Austin location’s drinks here and food here). La Condesa…
Whoops
An update on my Wendler 5-3-1 … it was going awesome, until I skipped an entire week of heavy weights while traveling and then attempted new 1-rep maxes. This is apparently a poor choice, as I failed in every single one. The good news is, I now know what it feels like to bail on…
Feel Good Friday 092311
Feel Good Friday is a new series of posts I’m starting to increase gratitude and therefore happiness in my life. It’ll be 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! King Yoga – I made it…
Austin: “Face the Day” Tour for a Free Mo’
It’s not quite Movember yet, but according to recent statistics, many men are embracing the mo’ and other facial hair throughout the year. A full 62 percent of guys sport facial hair sometime in a year. Lucky for guys, Wahl, the industry leader in barber tools, will dispatch its giant barbershop and team of experts to the…
Austin: Texas Craft Brewers Festival
The biggest beer fest in the land, Denver’s Great American Beer Fest, is next weekend, but this weekend, Austin plays host to the first annual Texas Craft Brewers Festival on September 24. Texas has some serious craft brewers popping up, and this non-profit outdoor fest (benefiting Austin Sunshine Camps) at Fiesta Gardens will showcase all…
Austin: Craft Night at Aviary & Legendary Beads
There are trifectas of awesomeness like the upcoming Charlie’s Angels remake with Minka Kelly (who didn’t love Lyla Garrity on Friday Night Lights when she picked bad boy Riggins to love?), then there are trifectas of getting things done, like Austinites Tolly Moseley, Candace Carlisle, and Cory Ryan—three ladies who know how to throw a…
Boys Cutting Girls’ Hair [UPDATED]
This post was originally meant to be about DeVille at Bella Salon, but it turned bigger than that. Sorry bud. No offense to the ladies, but I’m probably getting my hair cut by men from now on. They don’t even have to be gay. First it was visiting badass Vinnie of Proper Barbers LA, my “brother”…
Thank Yourself
Yoga wisdom from today: after class, notice how you feel. You created that with your hard work. Thank yourself for creating that feeling. This can be applied to anything. Any hard workout, task you didn’t want to complete, hard thing you’ve done: YOU did it. You created the result. Thank Yourself.
National Yoga Month
Did you know September is National Yoga Month? Did you know you can get a full week, seven days, of free yoga at tons of studios across the country thanks to National Yoga Month? It’s no secret that I’ve been practicing A LOT of yoga recently. I did a seven-day boot camp in Aspen that…
Austin: What to Bring to ACL (10 Essentials)
We learned what to wear to ACL a few days ago, now this one’s for the boys and girls … what to bring to ACL. Rule #1: as little as you can and still be comfy! Behold, the ten items you need (a sneak, click on the pick for the full ten-item board): http://re.pn/b/R4XW Additional…