I'm thrilled to be moving, but really bummed to have to move all of my shit again and sad about leaving my very cool zip (78704). I'm moving about as far North as I can go and still be in Austin ( Read more... )

One thing I miss very much about my home in CA is crows. I know people say they are destructive and screw up the desert by eating baby tortoises and such. But, they are mysterious and beautiful. Now, I am sitting outside at a coffee house in South Austin, feeding my oatmeal to grackles. Grackles are what I consider Austin's answer to crows. But, ( Read more... )

So cranky.

Gonna stay inside and growl.

Scary!

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I volunteered at Maker Faire all weekend. I had much fun sorting clothes and I met many cool "doer" seamstressy people - including a woman who is going to teach me to sew and do projects with me ( Read more... )

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I just bought a pass for the second two days of the Austin City Limits festival from a lady off craigslist. I picked it up at her house. She was a skinny yoga lady in South Austin with a wonderful Buddha-dog and two sociable cats ( Read more... )

Hi.

LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME!

Things I miss about CA:

Trader Joe's

Freeways that make sense

Cool nights

Mountains

So, my boyfriend needs a roommate. It's only $280 plus utilities (about $50, I think). The place is very close to LadyBird Lake, but it's an odd pocket of town. It doesn't feel unsafe, just low-income. The apartment is clean and the room for rent has it's own attached bathroom. My bf keeps rockstar hours (stays up late and gets up late). He isn't ( Read more... )