If that doesn’t interest you in an event invite, I don’t know what will. And just because sometimes we’re not Texan enough in keep-it-weird-but-cool-and-not-all-that-hick-stuff Austin, Second Street staple Beyond Tradition is hosting a cowboy culture event from 6-9pm this Wednesday. The event centers on two designers. The first, Critic’s Choice for “Best Home Accessories Designer”…
Love and Rockets Tribute … or, an excuse to hit Malverde
Any excuse to get to Malverde and sip an El Cubico or Alma Blanca: Tuesday night, check out the Listening Party for a tribute record. I don’t even know Love and Rockets, but apparently they’re a BIG DEAL. “New Tales to Tell- A Tribute to Love and Rockets” features covers of Love and Rockets classics…
UPDATED with Video – Ford 2010 Taurus Meetup: 2 Reactions
I’ve got two different opinions that sprang from the 2010 Ford Taurus Meetup Sunday at Opal Divine’s, and both I agree with. Here we go (originally posted on AustinPost.org) Frank says: Ford Tackles Consumer Confidence: Can It Really Be as Good as Foreign Cars? I was 16, looking at buying my first car, and the…
Sushi Zushi Opens Today!
… but I snuck in for the soft opening Saturday night and enjoyed some fantastic rolls amongst a few kinks to be worked out. Behold, the rolls: Sushi Zushi is a chain with outposts in Dallas and San Antonio; their Dallas-monikered Oak Lawn Roll was easily our favorite–and recommended by the server. It’s on the…
2010 Ford Taurus Sunday Funday!
Today (Sunday) I am co-hosting a 2010 Ford Taurus Meet/Tweet/Bleet Up! Basically, if you have any interest in hanging out with/test-driving a 2010 Ford Taurus (or myself … less test-driving) or bending the ear of Mike Crowley, Ford’s marketing manager for cars and crossovers, hit up Opal Divine’s on West 6th between 5:30-7:30pm. Facebook Invite…
I love Saturdays: CrossFit before Cupcakes, with a side of (512) Beer
Saturdays in Austin are sometimes lazy recovery days, and sometimes jam-packed adventure days. OK, who am I kidding, they’re always adventurous, sometimes I just choose to laze about instead of partaking. But this Saturday I won’t be missing out on any of these awesome events: 9-11:30am: The Movement @ RunTex on Lake Austin Blvd The…
Friday Edition of Choose Your Own Adventure: $40, $2, or $1 dollars
I have been posting like a fool the past few days–forgive me. Lots of interesting events and ideas have come my way, and I can hardly keep up with it all. This is Life in Austin is also co-hosting Ford’s 2010 Taurus TweetUp Sunday night at Opal Divine’s from 5:30-7:30pm, so definitely think about checking…
Blogger Accountability: An Update from the Responsiblity Project
Last weekend, the SXSW-meets-Bonnaroo-meets-a-Sample-Sale of the female blogosphere happened: BlogHer ’09. BlogHer, simply stated in their tagline, is a “Community for Women Who Blog.” More thoroughly explained, BlogHer is: “Founded in February 2005 as a labor of love by three bloggers, BlogHer’s mission is to create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education,…
Lights. Camera. Action this weekend!
For more films-for-a-cause action, check out Lights. Camera. Help. this weekend, the three-day non-profit festival I wrote about here. It brings attention to the films-for-a-cause genre by showcasing the best PSAs, shorts and feature-length films that nonprofits use to help them spread the word about their cause. The top 20 films and videos out 140…
Homelessness, Happiness Is, Mobile Loaves and Fishes, and Free Beer
This is (mostly) a re-post from the MLF blog. Support Mobile Loaves and Fishes if you want and feel free to re-post this to your blog as well. I added the Free Beer to the headline–though it’s true–to get more attention… Mark Horvarth (@HardlyNormal) for those of us on Twitter, has been garnering national attention…