Tag: Austin
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cult cranium
shopping and competition Today’s purchases: Foo Fighters- There Is Nothing Left To Lose Rage Against the Machine- Battle of Los Angeles Queen- Greatest Hits Velvet Goldmine- Soundtrack Weezer- Pinkerton The Blair Witch Project- Josh’s Blair Witch Mix
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“look at choo!”
the proper response is not “bless you.” Polaroid Stories gets a review And, a plug for Eric’s show: SLOW NIGHT AT MCLAUGHLIN’S Marshall Ryan Maresca wrote and directed this play, which depicts a languid evening at the Irish bar owned by the McLaughlins in Norville, New York, whose quiet is disrupted by an unexpected visitor.…
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alternate views
finding your hometown In preparation for New Orleans, last night I started (re)reading Interview With the Vampire. I’ve tried to read this book about three times, but right now I’m out of books, so I’m starting on this one again. I’ve been thinking quite a bit about Austin, and why I like living here so…
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smarmy hosts
eric doesn’t play nice when he’s hungry Sometimes the scene is better when you can’t see it. Yesterday Eric and I went to dinner at an Austin restaurant that is distinctly Austin (read: “slacker” waiters, wait time, good queso). We walked in and Eric said, “How come we always have to wait for a table?”…
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traffic talk
why i shouldn’t be left alone for long periods of time setting: pamie’s brain. Yesterday afternoon. place: her car, stuck in a traffic jam time: just after work. Man. It’s hot. It’s really hot. Just in here, though. I have got to get my air conditioning fixed. I can’t believe I went through the entire…
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pearls and poodles
both cross the line And like that, we’re already a quarter into the year. So I’m driving to rehearsal yesterday and I hear on the radio, “Dude! Can you play the new Pearl Jam song?”
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i love rock and roll
but i like it sticky and messy I can’t believe it’s already March. Time is just flying by. Eric’s dad went home today. We had a good time. Over the weekend we went to the Austin Museum of Art to see the new exhibit. We saw the capitol building, which I hadn’t seen in the…
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opening night
doing it for the kids Today I am dressed up and sitting very, very still while I do my work so my hair and makeup stay exactly the same for the next ten hours. My play goes up tonight. Pay no attention to the fact that they misspelled my name. Everyone always does. I’m just…
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“the wind,” cried taylor.
and why you should wear your seatbelt This morning we had a sort of a wind storm. It’s still windy right now, but it is more under control. Early in the morning however, it was so cold and windy that Taylor Dejardan (hater of wind) woke me up by running over my body back and…