20-Something, Austin, Featured, Pop Culture

The Night I Played Bingo For the First Time and Realized I Was a Giant Pussy

3 Comments 17 May 2013

Guys, I played grownup bingo for the first time yesterday and it hurt. Grownup bingo is not for pussies, but as I learned yesterday, I’m one giant pussy. It takes a brave man or woman to sit in such a high-stress environment surrounded by dialogue boxes of smoke and florescent lights loaned from UT’s football [...]

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Austin, Featured, Travel

*The Day I Drank a Bud Light Lime-a-Rita and Wrestled a Snake

6 Comments 29 April 2013

  We happened upon a snake ball yesterday. It’s not as cool as it sounds. Before yesterday, I always thought a snake ball is when prepubescent male snakes put on their bow ties, ask to borrow their ‘rent’s Caddy and impress the female snakes with their dance moves learned from watching Michael Jackson clips on [...]

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Austin, Blogging, Fashion/Design, Social Media

Citygram: Austin’s Newest Interactive Digital Magazine

No Comments 11 April 2013

There’s a new digital magazine on the scene! Citygram, a new Austin lifestyle app created by Apartment Therapy writer Chris Perez, aims to bring some of Austin’s brightest, smartest and stylish writers straight to your Ipad. Some of your favorite local personalities have teamed up with Citygram: Tolly Moseley from Austin Eavesdropper, Joanna Wilkinson from [...]

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Austin, Featured

Education Innovation: Austin’s PelotonU is Making Higher Education Debt-Free

No Comments 10 April 2013

Surrounded by people who have their Master’s degrees, I often feel like a friggin’ idiot toy with the idea of going back to school. Until I think about all the debt I’ll accumulate, which is a soul-crushing thought since I’ll essentially be debt-free this year. During undergrad, I was one of the lucky ones. College [...]

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Austin, Music, Pop Culture

If You Love Depeche Mode and Joy Division, You’ll Love Austin-Based Band Knifight

No Comments 04 April 2013

You know that special moment when you randomly walk into a bar, completely unaware of what musical act is playing there that night, and as you’re ordering your drink, you hear the most transfixing music pouring in from the back? You make your way through the crowd and find yourself planted in front of a [...]

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Austin, Featured

Austin Changing: Why My Love for Austin is Being Challenged

51 Comments 01 April 2013

When I first drove into this city five years ago, I fell head over heels in love. Lately, my undying love for Austin has been challenged. I’ve learned the hard way that writing about Austin as though I’ve lived here a long time will provoke scorn, but to hell with it. Even within the five [...]

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Austin, Featured, Film, Music, Pop Culture, Social Media

Has SXSW Music Gotten Too Big For Its Britches?

14 Comments 18 March 2013

 via www.lauragibsonmusic.com   Well, SXSW is over. We all survived. We had a busy week with our film, Loves Her Gun. I won’t bore you with the details, but if you’re interested in reading reviews, awards etc. that the film received, check out our Facebook page. Participating in the film portion of the festival spoils [...]

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Austin, Featured, Film, Pop Culture

SXSW Film 2013 Infographic: How Many Films Used Crowd Funding This Year?

No Comments 06 March 2013

Amanda Farmer at Austin Freelance Writer was kind enough to share with me her fascinating infographic on SXSW Film 2013 stats. It gives tremendous insight into the what films will be debuting at SXSW and how many were crowd funded (our film Loves Her Gun was partially funded by Indiegogo and USA Projects). I also [...]

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