28 posts tagged “austin”
Crossing my fingers that the movers actually show up at 4pm as scheduled.
I'm not this pale in real life, at least I don't think I am. I balanced my digital camera on a window sill.
As always, there is bonus material on art is the new religion (click plz, kthxbye).
Bonus photos of the ReloCubeTM, the convertible, Chad's band and a peacock at art is the new religion.
The pod is heeeere!
I decided to do a video blog about my move. You can see the first video on my main blog, art is the new religion, but since update #2 is hosted on Vox, here it is:
I think the cat's out of the bag to most of you, should I just come out and say it: I'm moving back to San Francisco.
Six Apart, a company that I love dearly and have worked for since the summer of 2005, has lured me back. At first it was a difficult decision (anyone who knows me knows I'm exceedingly slow and methodical about making up my mind, and usually unwilling to change it) but I realized - after I got through my stubbornness and anxiety - that this is a great thing!! Special thanks to my boss Alex for being so supportive and also to my good friends who helped me weigh the pros and...well there really weren't that many cons. I'm extremely excited and grateful to have a wonderful job and so many awesome friends and coworkers to come back to!
On a practical note, I'll be looking for a one bedroom apartment (or large studio) during the first half of April with the goal of being moved back by early May, so please send me any leads you may have! It breaks my heart a little to leave Austin because I am and always will be a devout Texan, but Jetblue's direct flights from SFO to AUS starting on May 1st should help me cope. And should give my Austin friends no excuse to not visit me.
So there you have it. Life is unpredictable. Life is good!
"Don't forget us. We are Motörhead. We play rock n' %$*@ing roll."
I saw Motörhead today at 3pm at Stubb's. I ended up with a VIP wristband thanks to my friend Steve, so I watched all the madness from the balcony, far away from the inebriated rockers in the mosh pit. When you get the chance to see Motörhead for free, you go.
My posting pace ground to a halt while I was in SF, but here's an update of what happened on AITNR in the second half of January.
First of all, huge thanks to one of my favorite human beings John who linked to AITNR on his MySpace and spiked my traffic for two crazy days. That was really exciting and flattering - truly a high compliment!
Also, thanks to vanity searches on Google I've gotten comments from some of the people I've written about, including nice words from a CBC Radio 3 Reporter/Producer, someone at My Damn Channel and the author of the Rahsaan Roland Kirk bio I mentioned. This is also really gratifying. My post about Wainy Days still ranks on the first page of Google search results - thanks TypePad!
And now for the roundup:
1/14: Record Shopping
My sad little boombox finally died, so I hooked up my portable record player and fell in love with my vinyl collection all over again. It also gave me an excuse to check out some record shops in Austin.
1/15: Wherefore Bill Withers?
Proving once again that you can never know what people are really going to respond to, this post about Bill Withers garnered the most comments I've gotten on AITNR - perhaps ever - ringing in at 9 comments so far. I think that sad little prawn threw everyone over the edge.
1/17: Speaking of Engelbert Humperdinck...
Another record I picked up on a whim during my record shopping excursion. You have to watch a few moments of the video I posted because it's simply unbelievable. Warning: you will not be able to un-see any of it.
1/18: Tonight's Showalter
I went to see Michaels Ian Black and Showalter at Mohawk in Austin on a night when it was 36 degrees out. It was an outdoor show. A big part of both of their acts was making fun of how poorly prepared the venue was for the weather and the turnout. Also, Michael Ian Black had a whole bit on Texas pride that was really spot on. He gets it. In this post I don't review the live performance I went to, I just link to Showalter's own internet interview show, specifically to the episode featuring Zack Galifianakis whose last name is harder to spell than my own (but only one letter longer).
1/21: Cut Copy
I know as a general rule that if I want to keep people coming back to read my blog, I should update about five times a week. But often I just work late and don't have time. This post is a half-hearted effort to post something anyway, and there's really no there there. Cut Copy has a new record coming out -- see, now you don't have to click through to read this post. I think I'm going to go back to the rule of thumb that if I'm not inspired and/or I don't have enough time then I just won't post. Which explains why I didn't post at all during my trip to SF.
1/31: Hallucinating to The Mars Volta
I have a ton of respect for this band, but they might have pushed past the point of no return for me.
2/1: Bright Moments (In the Key of W)
The Mars Volta got me to thinking about Rahsaan Roland Kirk and why I love him so much. The fact that we can watch videos of Kirk on demand makes up for a lot of the meaningless crap on YouTube. Bonus: the author of the Kirk bio that I linked to commented! So I'm promoting John Kruth's book here too.
Eno belongs to my good friend Chad.
Over on my other blog...
12/28: Feliz Navidad Part 2: Jose Feliciano Concert Review
This is the follow up to the cliffhanger of Feliz Navidad, Part 1, featuring grizzled keyboard players, blue humor, no love for the five string bass, and much love for Jose's languid vibrato.
1/2: Show Review: Kathleen Edwards & Davíd Garza
Good times and old friends at the Continental Club, and a slightly embarrassing shout-out from the stage.
1/3: Slice of Austin Life: Dale Watson at Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon
I dragged my friend Elise to Ginny's for some of Dale Watson's crooning, but I didn't make her watch the chicken&$^@ bingo. Bonus: two quick videos from my digital camera.
1/4: Celine Dion is _____.
If you haven't already seen this video, I give you this chance to laugh.
1/7: The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
I read the short book in anticipation of seeing the film. Whether or not you see the film, I tell you exactly why you owe it to yourself to read Jean-Dominique Bauby's story in his own words.
1/8: Wainy Days
David Wain from The State and Wet Hot American Summer is up to some more shenanigans.
1/10: CBC Radio 3: A Trip To The Great White North
Are you still reading? This is a good radio station from Canada.
1/11: Meet The New Steve Perry
I still love the old Steve Perry, but this new guy's got an amazing story, thanks to the miracle of YouTube. Bonus: I make my case for Sam Cooke's influence on Perry's vocal stylings.
