In the summer, get in the water.
stock tank pool
Great, another Torchy’s – and the loss of yet another Austin mainstay. Not that it matters much to me, it’s really just a tourist trap down there now anyway;
you’ll probably have to start buying tickets to walk through the S. Congress theme park in a few years. Hey, at least we still have cedar fever. And tacos. So many tacos.
Saw this a while back, but I forgot to post it. It’s a very cool interactive map. We’re almost trading evenly with Portland here in Austin. There it is: http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2011/migration.html
I thought this new development was interesting. On the one hand, I generally bristle at anything that might generate urban sprawl. The last thing I want Austin to look like is Dallas or Houston. But on the other hand, this will probably eventually mean good things for my inside-the-loop property values, and they’re building green and with large green spaces in an area that was formerly a gravel mine, so that’s nice. I do think it’s funny, however, that they allow the phrases “15 minutes from downtown” and “8,000 houses” to exist in the same story, as if those two things could exist in the same universe. A large suburban area 15 miles from downtown will only be 15 minutes from downtown on Sundays after 10pm. No matter how green you make a community, sprawl equals traffic, and traffic decreases air quality and overall quality of life. Or maybe they’ll have a MetroRail line going out there. That’d be cool.
I can’t believe it’s been so long since I posted. It’s been a really busy month. I had a couple of big assignments due for school, so I was cranking away on those until I left for Austin last week. And I didn’t have internet access the whole week I was in Austin, so if I wasn’t in touch with you, it’s not because I don’t like you. It’s because I didn’t have any numbers or any way to contact anybody (except for those few numbers I have memorized).
Anyway, it was great being back home – so great that I almost changed my flight and stayed another week. But I know if I had stayed another week, I would have wanted to stay another month, and so on… And of course I have to finish out my masters here in London, so here I am. I miss the sunshine and BBQ and lake and cheeseburgers already. And my friends. I miss those guys the most. I wish I’d had more time to see everybody, but hopefully I’ll be back in May when I finish up, but I’m not sure if I’ll be moving back for good then, or if I’ll be spending my summer elsewhere. We’ll see!
I just saw Austin band White Denim on UK Channel 4’s 4 music. Pretty cool.
Oh, it was this video:
I’m just curious how the housing market in Austin is faring with this whole recession thing happening. Anyone have their ear to the ground on real estate? I’m especially interested to know how the condos are doing. This blog has some interesting info, and gives a slightly mixed / partially negative outlook on the market, but I’m needing a more distilled version.
This seems like it might be a good way to cool down on a ridiculously hot Saturday. Or a good place to take your youngins and get ’em all sugared up. Tomorrow from 10-7 at Waterloo Park.
Me? I will be selling all my worldly possessions in a yard sale starting about 7am tomorrow. Come on out if you want to hang out on the porch with me, or you’ve always wanted to pilfer through my stuff. But I might just wrap it up around lunch time and reward myself with some ice cream.
Household Names at the Parish – 11pm. Plus $2 wells / $2.50 Lone Star. Come on! You don’t have to sleep that much!
Aquarelle chefs will also be preparing a special summer “street food” menu to pair with the wines. Each glass of wine is $5, and each menu item is $5 as well.
Rumbullion will provide live French jazz under the trees.
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