allow me to share some videos

the following videos aren't related in any way other than that they entertained me recently.

sign of the apocalypse-bacon cheese doughnut burger-this guy is PISSED!



penelope has been my favorite part of snl for the past couple of seasons. this one is from last night's episode and it's just as amazing as all the rest.



this is from the blind pilot show last week. it's a cover of gillian welch's "look at miss ohio" and it is incredible. it's a great song and i especially love this cover of it because i can tell that they really like playing it. god, i love them.

ow ow owwww

last night i did some wrastlin' with my nephew. piggy back ride type stuff, rolling on the floor, you get the idea. then when i was getting ready to go out last night i started to have a little bit of shoulder pain. it has only gotten worse in the last 24 hours. the entire right side of my neck/collar bone/shoulder (from front to back) is soooo sore.

i've been rockin' the heating pad on and off all day but it's not really doing anything. ibuprofen isn't doing anything either. i feel that i probably need to see a doctor but the fact that it's sunday evening severely limits my options. i don't think i could handle sitting in a waiting room for hours on end. i guess i'll try to sleep through the night tonight and see what i can do tomorrow. ughh this sucks.

awesome bloggers invade austin

this morning i read jenn's blog about a possible blogger meet up in austin in april. i blog a lot but i'm not super active in the blogging community. i would like to be but i guess i haven't found by niche. oh well. anyway, that blog post that jenn made got me thinking about my favorite places to take visitors when they come to austin.

first, i LOVE to take out of towners to vivo to enjoy their delicious margaritas. they seriously make the best margaritas in town!

next, it's always fun to catch a movie at one of the alamo drafthouse locations. who doesn't love yummy food and booze while enjoying a movie?

if the opportunity presents itself, one should always take in a concert at stubb's! overall, it's my favorite venue in austin. i can't even count the number of awesome shows i've seen there.

for a great, unique brunch experience you can't get much better than the south congress cafe. of course, i also loooove the brunch at nomad! but if you go to the south congress cafe, you're within walking distance of some really fun places! like hey cupcake! yummmm!

it's always pretty cool to support local businesses. i'm a big fan of the north loop area, personally.

 

and now here's a list of my favorite "watering holes" in town:

the side bar

club deville

mugshots

bender

barflys

liberty

i'm more into the dive bar scene than anything else so that's pretty much what all those places are. if you're looking for the unce-unce dance club, you'd have to ask someone else for recommendations. and if you want to hang out with 21 year old frat daddies and sorostitutes, you'll also need to ask someone else for help with that. actually, i guess i could provide a list of all the places that i avoid. ha!

oh and honorable mention goes to the one bar that's actually on 6th street that i have spent a lot of time in: jackalope, if only for the helldorado!

all pictures in the post were taken by yours truly (except for the drafthouse logo)! it was fun to be able to use my own images of all these places! i'm sure there are more places that i'm forgetting but these are really my absolute favorites.

a train story

the mother of one of my best friends wrote a children's book! it's called a train story and i think every child should have it!

dolores and a couple of her kids were in town this past weekend selling the book at the texas book festival and we picked up a copy for my nephew.

 

isn't that adorable? we LOVE the book because it's a fun story and the illustrations are fantastic. this book is great for kids of any age! i also personally think it's great to be reminded of just how fascinating trains can be for kids (and adults!). so if you're looking for a christmas gift for that special kid on your list, snatch this up for them!

i didn't forget!

i've just been super busy today!

the race is tomorrow!

the race for the cure is tomorrow morning! i have exceeded my personal fundraising goal and our team has DOUBLED its goal of $1000. i am so pleased with that! i can't say thank you enough. i am in awe of how many amazing people we have in our lives. you guys are so great!

THANK YOU! 

a perfect thursday night

last night was one of the best nights i've had in a while. it started with bonnie and i hanging out at my sister's house. nels was being particularly adorable, as is evidenced here. he was so taken with bonnie! he sat there with her for several minutes. most of you don't really know nels so you don't know how huge that is for him. he NEVER sits still. he's constantly on the move. then we went to pick up jason and we all had dinner at freebirds. we headed downtown to meet up with everyone before the blind pilot show. we decided on shakespeare's' because it's close to the parish. it's a pretty douchey bar but if you're there early in the evening it's not so bad. apparently their thursday special is $5 liquor pitchers. WTF?! how is that even legal? yowza!

the show was absolutely fantastic. it was the 5th time i've seen them this year and definitely the best. i wish i could drop everything and travel to see some of their shows. they're so talented! and omg, SO friendly. they're seriously the best. they let us take all of these ridiculous pictures with them.

and if you need proof of how awesome they are, just watch this video!

north american halloween prevention initiative

for the past few years, the thing i get most excited about around halloween is that i can watch/listen to this song a lot and not feel weird. you know, sometimes you want to listen to christmas music in may but you can't. anyway, the north american halloween prevention initiative put out this song in 2005 as a benefit for unicef. i love so many of the artists involved with this song!

wordless wednesday

i'm trying it!

my friend jenn over at she says the darndest things does this every week and i thought i'd give it a shot. i can't say that i'll do it every tuesday but i'll try my best!