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What is going on this week?  SXSW Starts. Check out these Austin Events:

March 8th:
Tim Barry	Emo’s @ 9:00pm
Little Miss Sunshine	Austin Java @ 8.00pm
Chrysta Bell	Continental Club @ 10:30pm
Music Monday: ‘ Still Bill’	Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
Austin Volunteer Orchestra	Ruta Maya Coffee House 8:00pm
March 9th:
Ephraim Owens Experience	Continental Club @ 10:00pm
Floorball	Virginia L. Brown Rec Center 6:30
Cloudy w/ a Chance of Computing	United States Art Authority 5:30
Old Quarry Branch Book Club	Book People 7:00
Steeped in Books	Austin Public Library @ 2:00 pm
March 10th:
Taylor Swift	Frank Erwin Center 7:00pm
George Thorogood	Paramount Theatre 8:00pm
‘Austin Poetry Slam’	Progress Coffee 8:00pm
Career Networking	University of Texas Club 5:30pm
‘Mortified’	Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
March 11th:
BBQ Crash Course	Emo’s 6:00pm
Wine 101	Twin Liquors Marketplace 6:00pm
Doug Benson	Capitol City Comedy Club 8:00
Ballet Fit Basic	Butler Dance Center 11am
Boondock Saints	Regal Metro 14 7:00pm
March 12th:
Hoot Hike Night	Nature and Science Center 6pm
State of Texas Fair	Travis County Expo 10am
Free Mini Music Fest	The Belmont @ 12pm
Keiko Matsui	One World Theater 7:00pm
Mariachi Tamazula	El Sol y La Luna 8:00pm
March 13th:
David Gray	Hogg Memorial Auditorium 8pm
Family Saturday	Austin Museum of Art
Bark for Life	Fiesta Gardens 11:00am
‘ Zombie Field Day’	Book People @1:00pm
Austin Symphony	Long Center @ 8:00pm
March 14th:
Bacon Takedown	Emo’s @ 4:00pm
Longhorns v. Hawkeyes	Disch Falk Field @1:00pm
Late Night with Cheezburger	Cedar Door @10:00pm
Ritmo 3	Ruta Maya Coffee House 8:30pm
Aztex v. Dynamo	Nelson Field @ 5:00pm

Happy 3rd Month of 2010!

Here are some of the Awesome Events Happening Around Austin:

March 1st:
Spike’s and Mike’s Sick and Twisted	Alamo Draft House 7:00
The Oscar Nominated Short Films	Alamo Draft House 7:35
Rock Your Brains Out! Benefit for Chris Ware	Antone’s 7:30
Film Screening: Nashville Rebel	Austin Museum of Art 9:45
A Conversation w/ Aaron Williams Director of the Peace Corp	Etter-Harbin Alumni Event Center 5:00
March 2nd:
Fiddler on The Roof	Bass Concert Hall 7:30
In The Mood	Paramount Theatre 7:30
Son 5	Speakeasy 9:30
Founder of TOMS shoes speaking at UT Austin	AT&T Executive Education Conference Center 6:30
TV at the Alamo: Lost	Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar 10:00
March 3rd:
‘The Flaming Idiots’	Zach’s Kleberg Stage 8:00
Dropkick Murphys	Stubbs Bar-B-Q ABD Waller Creek Amphitheatre 7:00
Peter Schickele’s P.D.Q Bach Jekyll and Hyde Tour	Long Center for the Performing Arts 8:00
Shakespeare’s Husbands and Wives	Blue Theater 8:00
Campfire Songs (open mic)	Irie Bean Coffee Bar 8:00
March 4th:
Kevin Smith	Michael and Susan Dell Hall 7:30
Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis	Paramount Theatre 8:00
UIL Girls Basketball Tournament	Frank Erwin Center 8:00
‘Pee-wees Big Adventure’ Quote Along	Alamo Drafthouse Downtown 7:00
Half the Sky	Regal Metropolitan 14 7:30
March 5th:
RENT	Center Stage Texas, 7:30
The Double Barrel	Hideout Theatre 10:00
‘’ New Wave Ball’’ 80’s Dance Party	Hyatt Regency Austin 8:00
Longhorns vs. Rice Owls	Disch Falk Field
Cancion del Cuerpo	B.Iden Payne Theatre 8:00
March 6th:
Urban Dare Austin	Mother Egan’s Irish Pub 10:00am
‘ Alice in Wonderland’	Scottish Rite Children’s Theatre
Brandi Carlile	Hogg Memorial Auditorium 8:00
AMOA Public Toura	Austin Museum of Art 2:00
2010 Best Picture Showcase	AMC Barton Creek Square 10:30am
March 7th:
Zilker Park Kite Festival	Zilker Park 10:00am
Lunafest Short Films By, For,About Women	La Zona Rosa
Free Guitar Lessons	Ruta Maya Coffee House
Texas Heritage Songwriters Assoc.Hall of Fame Awards	Paramount Theatre 7:00
Learn to Curl!	Chaparral Ice at Northcross Mall 9:30am

The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day for plumbers in the US.

Coffee beans aren’t beans; they are fruit pits.

If you put a raisin in a fresh glass of champagne, it will rise and fall continuously .

Caffeine is on the International Olympic Committee list of prohibited substances.

A snail can sleep for three years – I would love to sleep for this long, so sleepy!

 

I spend a lot of money on junk. Sure at the time I thought it was a good investment but really how many books do you reread? Now instead of buying the new book or dvd that comes out, I swap with friends. Sure, I may not get to see the new releases until months later, but I am using the money I am saving,  for a trip to Paris.

Also, my friends and I don’t just swap, we make a party about it. We buy some nice wine and really treat ourselves. For our March party, I am thinking of making garlic encrusted lamb shank. After all, buy not buying new things, I am seriously freeing up my budget!

Flickr Photo by Jennifer:

My mom used to cut out coupons every Sunday from the newspaper, most of them went unused. There is such an easier way! There are several online resources’s that let your virtually clip coupons. Spend 5 minutes on picking out the coupons you will actually used as opposed to an hour with ones you wont. There are also online resources to give you online savings codes. These are tough times, every little bit help.

Here are some that we have found.

Coupons.com

Couponmoms.com

Redplum.com

Retailmenot.com

Couponcabin.com

Coolsavings.com

I love Tom’s shoes: they are so comfy and for each pair bought, a pair is given to a child in need. This will be the third pair I have bought. My first pair lasted 4 years. I am the cheapest person in the world so if I am willing to shuck out 50 dollars on a pair of shoes, you know they are good. I first heard about Tom’s in college at a screening of the invisible children. If you have not seen this documentary yet, it is highly recommended. Let me put it this way, I went with my friends Jordan and Colin who are huge manly men and they were weeping at the end of it.

Perhaps my favorite part about Toms is that they mold to fit your foot. I really want some of the wrap boots, but those are more expensive and like I said, I am cheap.

Photo by: Tbarr photography

I grew up an active person, dancing and figure skating mostly. I was always the first girl to be called whenever someone needed a sub for a sports team. That was until I entered the workforce. I have an extremely demanding job, it requires weekends and long evenings. I am not complaining mind you, but it does leave very little time for exercise when you are in a chair from 8am until 11pm. Of course, at work I am constantly getting up from my seat for any excuse, but in 6 months I have gained 30 lbs. It also probably doesn’t help me at all that I go out to eat everyday as my social hour for the day.

It is time to make a choice, I can either continue in my behavior,and by new larger clothes, or I can change a few practices. Now, I can not at this time work any less, but I can bring my lunch. I am going to see if there is a park close by my office in order to get some fresh air when I go for my lunch break. I am lucky enough to work by a mall as well so perhaps, I can start a lunch hour walking club with my coworkers. Making small changes may not get me into the shape I was, but every little bit counts right? Perhaps, I can even wake up a little bit early in the weekend to squeeze in a yoga class. The key here is no matter how busy you are, you have to find a way to be healthy.

Photo by: thetorpedodog.

Valentine’s day is a bummer if you are single or even if you are not with your loved one. This year, instead of sitting around avoiding restaurants and stores for fear that you may hit a stuffed animal. Throw yourself or some friends an Un-Valentines Day Party. Here’s what I would do, I would go to the store and find the most unromantic movies I could think of. Anything that is a horror flick or involves the mob, probably fair game. Then invite a couple of friend over for some beer, if you are of age. Not wine, to lovey dovey but some good beer, preferably local. Then get all the foods that are considered no, no’s on a date. Popcorn, garlic bread, chocolate cake, maybe even a nice bloody steak and have loose. If you wanted to have a decidedly anti-valentines day conversation, you could of course always talk about your worst relationship and why you are happy to still be playing the field.

The key here is to make it a good, fun day for you. After all its a single person’s weekend as well!

Photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spyndle/2904993736/

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