Wildsam Travel Guides

Wildsam travel guides seem like my kind of travel guide-featuring interviews and essays from natives, culture creators, and historians.  Focusing on the zeitgeist of the place in question - as the jacket flap says the "bygone sense of place" - Wildsam has only release the Nashville edition thus far.  However...the Austin edition is scheduled to be debuted May 2013!  Looking forward to reading this one despite the fact that we live here; sometimes it's nice to be a tourist in one's own town.

Red Cabbage Salad

I just made this red cabbage salad via Sweet Paul Magazine and it was surprisingly delicious.  Recipe here.  Highly recommended.

Front Door Conundrums

Now that the inside of this house is starting to look presentable I have now begun to work on the outside.  I feel pretty solid about the bright blue around the windows (a color named "New Age Blue", go figure) and I like the dark navy of the poles (I'll also be painting the eaves navy as well).  However, I'm not so sure about this yellow door.  I'm not sure that it works.  Maybe starting to think about going for an aqua color like this interior ceiling.  Any thoughts?

IPhone!

I have finally upgraded and got an IPhone like most of America!  I'm connected in ways I've never been before...Twitter, actual Facebook posts, Instagram, Vine, oh my!  I kind of love it.

SXSW 2013: Mother Falcon

Local Austin band Mother Falcon playing several SXSW showcases.

SXSW 2013: Jake Bugg

Another fabulous musician to have on my radar for next year but if you're here now then go see him!  Jake Bugg.

SXSW 2013!!!

The very first time I ever came to Austin to see if I wanted to live here was during South By South West.  It was brilliant and I decided that I had to be here always-albeit, by the end of the 4 day music fest I was exhausted and rugged (I think I even fell asleep on my feet once during a concert).  Every year after I was working and could only go out at night which stunk because most of my favorite free concerts happen for free during the day and this year we're heading up to NYC today for a conference.  But next year, next year I want to do it right and take the whole week off, research new music/film/parties during the months leading up to it, and just possibly weedling my way into obtaining a badge (forget the wristbands, it's rarely even worth the purchase).

This is one of the bands coming to SXSW that we'll miss this time round but I hope to catch next time: Dan Croll.

RadioLab: Mirror Mirror

On the weekend I adore Austin's local public radio station, KUT; their lineup is impeccable.
On Saturday:
     9am - Car Talk
     10am - Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
     2pm - TED Radio Hour
On Sunday:
     10am - This American Life
     11am - Snap Judgement
     Noon - RadioLab
     1pm - The Splendid Table

Sunday is especially awesome - particularly RadioLab, which is the subject of today's blog post.  The episode, Mirror Mirror, talked about the fact that when you look into the mirror, you are seeing the opposite of what is happening in real life.  So, the way you see your reflection is really the complete reverse as how you come off to the rest of the world - and the results are astounding...just look!  And just listen to the podcast, they do a better job explaining things.