i was told there'd be booze.

For Sara, and all the others who think like us....

nobody@vox.com(Aubrey O.) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:19:58 -0400

An age-old problem....

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Vox Hunt: Recent Purchase

nobody@vox.com(Aubrey O.) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:54:18 -0400

Show us the last thing you bought.

Green is good.

Keep Austin Weird. Support Local Businesses.

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Aubrey's Audio Offerings (Video Style): Santogold

nobody@vox.com(Aubrey O.) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:27:20 -0400

I heard "Creator" on Grey's Anatomy last season, then forgot about it. Then Nora put it on her MySpace, and I got hooked on it again. I looked up some other stuff by Santogold, and I'm liking what I hear.

Santogold - Creator

Just a little warning about the second video. There is some heavily stylized and allegorical violence. I thought it was very creative, but you may not. Fair warning.

Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes

I love the two backup dancers...very quirky.

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Things on Tuesday, July 22nd

nobody@vox.com(Aubrey O.) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:27:24 -0400

I'm on a posting roll today. Not much to do other than go pick up my paycheck and study for the THEA.

Loathing:

my inability to stop putting things off until the very last second
burnt coffee
stupid contacts
forgetting to take off my eye makeup before bed
gas prices...seriously, I declare SHENANIGANS!

"Cows" PSA for "The Middleman"

Loving:

Austin, naturally
my new Whole Foods reusable shopping bags. They're huge, well-made and gorgeous compared to the shit ones you find elsewhere. Only 99 cents, too. I got two, and got an extra twenty cents off. I feel lovely and green.
The Middleman. I've mentioned this before, but I can't get enough of it. Especially when they bleep out the words.

Looking forward to:

getting stuff done
Tish's party this weekend

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QotD: Gold Medal Winner

nobody@vox.com(Aubrey O.) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:55:33 -0400

In honor of the upcoming Olympics, what could you win a gold medal in?
Submitted by TheFiercestCalm.

Hey, at least I'm honest!

Thanks, Connie, for the awesome medal maker thingy. Most useful.

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ATX 2008 - The Drinks

nobody@vox.com(Aubrey O.) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:29:47 -0400

We drank a lot. Not as much as we had planned....well, maybe Leslie did:) That's really all I can say about this portion of our adventures, so enjoy the pictures.

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ATX 2008 - The Food

nobody@vox.com(Aubrey O.) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:40:17 -0400

DAMMIT. I had this awesome post all finished, detailed and full of pictures, and Vista crashed. I hate Vista and the bastards who made it. Anyway, let's try this again. Less detail, but pictures are at the bottom, and I've included locations in the picture descriptions, in case you ever want to visit:)

I'm home. I'm sunburned, lethargic, stuffed with food, and severely, severely freckled.

I didn't want to come back. I would have been happy selling everything I own, buying a bike, and moving into an apartment in SoCo. I'd have to live with about a dozen people, though...those apartments run about $1200 a month just for an efficiency.

The thing that really struck Leslie and I was that everyone in Austin is active and healthy. Everywhere you go, there are people walking, jogging, roller blading, and biking. I suppose this is just city life, but pair that with the remarkable ease in finding healthy, delicious, and cheap food (vegetarian or not), and you've got a winner in ATX.

We ate very well. We didn't overload on anything other than coffee and alcohol...I'll talk about the latter in another post. We ate mostly Tex-Mex, and we refused to eat at any chains or any places we could have eaten in Tyler or Denton. Chains suck, local is best. The staff is friendlier, the food tastes better, it's generally cheaper, and you get a more authentic experience than you would get in boring-ass Friday's or Applebee's.

Once I get all of Leslie's pictures, I'll do another post.

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Bye for now!

nobody@vox.com(Aubrey O.) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:27:55 -0400

Off to Austin, back on Sunday night. Pictures to come, I'm sure.

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My Leslie! My Isaac!

nobody@vox.com(Aubrey O.) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:48:20 -0400

Leslie is in town, and she and I met up with Isaac at the pub. It was a sloooow night; there were maybe thirty people in the entire place, and it was karaoke night, too! I remember years ago, you could barely move around on karaoke nights. Things change. I'm sure between the smoking ban and gas prices, no one really bothers driving over anymore.

Had to grab food afterward. Leslie totally bitched out some drunk-ass teenager who tried to sit at our table...she even threatened to call the cops. It was insane. And hilarious. I told her she was a bad-ass.

One more day until Austin!

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Things on Tuesday, July 15th

nobody@vox.com(Aubrey O.) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:47:28 -0400

It's short one, but I can't miss ToT.

Loathing:

car insurance rate went up
I have to pay my tuition in full in less than a month
no sugar or sweetener anywhere in the house = really strong, bitter coffee
my left contact is bothering me
my jaw hurts like a bitch and I wish I had the money to go to the dentist
I really miss the library. Like, really.
with school looming on the horizon, I don't have time to read for fun anymore

Loving:

Pandora.com
the pretty silver bracelet I bartered for...it was priced at $25, I talked him down to $10. I told him I was a starving college student, which isn't necessarily a lie.
old friends
new friends
making plans
laughing about nothing in particular

Looking forward to:

Austin...in less than four days! IT'S HERE!
hanging out with my Leslie
having a drink with an old buddy we haven't seen in a while
seeing my sister and my nephew

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