Weekend Boot-stompin' at Hole in the Wall

Lure too close to 12th and Salina street and you might be lured in by guttural siren call of Cartright. The 5 piece band who live and work in East Austin, come together create an experience that teeters between primal and surreal. Make no mistake that watching these boys play is an experience. Their music is a sailor song; desperate, story-telling folk, full of "raspy, whiskey-soaked choruses." Their boot-stomping sing-a-longs are as eerie as they are alluring.

Cartright is back to haunt you this Saturday at Hole in The Wall as they headline a show with Prayer For Animals, Lean Hounds, and Sir Name and The Janes. E-mail sumi.ink@gmail.com for the chance to win tickets and free drink at this show.

Saturday, Sept. 25
9pm @ Hole in the Wall, $5

Cartright
Prayer for Animals
Lean Hounds
Sir Name and The Janes

There will be blog

I'm going to start writing again....


Tomorrow.

My 19-year old diet

Today I found this diet posted in my old live journal. I was 19 and trying to get ready for a trip to Italy.  Its a strict diet, but sounds like I know what I am talking about.  So lets try this again, 2009 style:

The new rules:
1. Water & OJ or 100% juice only--in the morning when I take my vitamins
2. No alcohol or caffine :(
3. More iron--which kind of blows as most iron enriched foods are breads
4. No eating out at all
5. More fruit
6. Less cheese--I eat a lottttt
7. More greens--spinach, lettuce, broccoli, edemame
8. Less fake-meat...which can be tasty but...eh
9. I cant go to sleep unless I workout 1st and do my homework*
10. But amazingly, I also have to get at least 7 1/2 hours of sleep a night (I average about 6 now which is probably why I constantly feel like shit. The anemia doesnt help either)
11. Less sauces, dressing, condiments of all sorts

*Note: This was copied and pasted from an old entry in 10/05. The differences now are that my homework is for grad school and I no longer have anemia.  Please support me in my life-long mission to look like a Bikini Babe.

Hello world

Its been a long time. I would tell you where I am right now, at 7:40 am on a Saturday but you wouldn't believe me. Okay, I am at all all-girls lock-in. In my defense, this is for work and I totally ruled at Rock Band earlier this morning. I am running on 3 hours of sleep so bear with me.

Lots of newness, and revamped old-ness going on in my life and I am not complaining. Thursday was one of the most social nights I have had since 1997. We had a wine-tasting Valentines day party at work, followed coffee with a volunteer, then, I attended a Twitter fund raiser called Twestival (which I have to say totally bit the big one), and finally my friends' show at Emos where I proceeded to have too many rum and cokes on too little in my belly. Any day involving wine flights AND rum is so worth it.

About Twestival--I am not going to try and explain what it is. Leading up to it I had a lot of mixed perceptions. I hoped it would be the opposite of networking at a conference or some other akward social setting. What I really hoped was that it would be more bar-esque but with a increased pressure to socialize and people only talk in short, ironic expressions just like on Twitter. Unfortunately, it was a lot more like the first one. I did get to talk to some people I already knew would be there, including one of my future graduate professors, so that was cool. Yet the place wasn't really conducive to meeting new people and the poorly selected music was so loud that when you did find someone to chat with you had to yell. I want you to know that I am not being snobby when I say "poorly selected music" - this DJ played Date Rape by Sublime at a social networking event with lots of 40-year old men in attendance. I hope the SXSW Interactive party next week will not suck as much.

I have more to say but am having trouble organizing my thoughts at this hour.

Palace and Pakistani Punches

El Paso has been good to me. I've spent my time here watching movies, playing made-up card games w/ made-up names, making deviled eggs, and learning new wrestling moves from my little brother. This vacation has brought some much needed silliness and relaxation in contrast to these recent few weeks, which have been turbulent to say the least.

I return home in a few days and am feeling uneasy. I have never known someone who has had a more difficult time following their heart than myself (although I'd like to). I realize my strong-headedness is as much a blessing as it is a curse and I will definitely have to open myself up to people if I am to make any progress. Wish me luck with this incredibly difficult task.

On the bright side, I look forward to progress of ANY kind in 2009. I might go so far as to take on the Yes-Man lifestyle and see where that takes me. I mean, what do I have to lose?

Wednesday

Almost done with the book. Today's fortune:

Assessing how to go forth with getting things organized, both projects and people should keep you very busy at this time. You could find this a time of unwavering study and thought, as you are not prone to take people's opinions to heart, without first investigating their motives. They must have some form of authority or evidence and above all else, practical worth and application, to even be worthy of consideration. You could find those around you feeling a big sense of appreciation or value for your feelings or your endowment to act and get things done. Someone will understand just how you feel and be sympathetic to your ideas. You are able to tap into a well-spring of inspiration now. Your dreams seem set to become reality and success is imminent.

Times I think my ipod is trying to tell me something

Dec 1, 7:45 am