Category Archives: Austin

I was struggling on finding something Austin-y to do this past weekend.  I saw on Facebook about the Architects of Air at the Long Center for a week.  Looked cool online, so I drove downtown to check it out.  Except, it was sold out.  I don’t see being able to find time to go anytime during the week seeing as there is typically a 2 hour wait, and it’s only open until 5pm.  I’m a little bummed about it because I ran into a friend of mine who was in line and who posted some really awesome pictures of it on Facebook later that day.  It was breathtaking.

Before leaving, I walked over to the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge and walked across and back and read up a little about the history of Lady Bird Lake (aka Town Lake) and snapped some pics.  I might have to do 2 Austin-y things this weekend to make up for not really doing anything this past weekend.

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Saturday morning, Jan. 7, I went on a 25 mile bike ride with my buddies, Heather and Carol.  We’re all signed up to do the 100 mile bike ride for the Hill Country Ride for AIDS.  More on that another time.    Afterwards, Heather and I have the following conversation:

Heather: “What are you doing today?”
Me: “A whole bunch of nothin’”
Heather: “What to come over and we can do nothin’ together?”
Me: “Sure!”

Normally we just hang out and talk about life and triathlon stuff.  I headed over to Heather’s and we went to Galaxy Cafe (a local restaurant) for a late lunch.  During lunch I explained to Heather about my New Years Resolution on experiencing Austin.   Heather has lived in Austin a lot less time than I have and she’s done a whole bunch of Austin things already.  She asked if I’d ever been kayaking on Town Lake, and I hadn’t.  So, that’s what we did!   I got totally soaked, and it was hard work trying to paddle in a straight line, but lots of fun.  I was scared to take my regular point-n-shoot camera with me on the kayak, so I just have pictures I took with my cellphone.

Funny how a whole bunch of nothin’ can turn into a whole bunch of sumthin’!  Thanks, Heather!

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This was the 3rd Annual unofficial Underwear Run.   Yes, it’s what you think it is.  Running in your underwear.  Starting at Jack and Adam’s on Barton Springs, run over to the Texas State Capitol and back.  It’s unofficial as there i s no registration fee, no set course, and no real winner.  Basically, you just show up in your underwear and run as far as you want to run.

As I am a very modest person, I improved with my “outfit”, but there were many others who are very comfortable with their bodies.  I only ran a little over 2 miles, and we got a ton of honks from cars, but total fun!   Afterwards we had brunch at 24 Diner.  A local Austin restaurant, where I had the fabulous Feta Frittata.  Wow, it was yum!   I took a few swigs of a friend’s hot chocolate and it was yum, too!  I can’t wait to go back to try more items on the menu.

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