We can now scratch off Barton Springs from our to-do list.
In the ten years I have lived in Austin, I can count on one hand how many times I've been to Barton Springs. It's kind of sad because this place is freakin' awesome. The water averages about 68 degrees all year round. In the winter, I'm told, it feels nice and warm. On our 100 degree Summer days, the water is nice and refreshing.
We went on a day it was 102 degrees outside...and it was only 11AM. Originally, we had planned to spend the day at the Austin Ice Cream Festival but that ended up being horrible. You would think an Ice Cream...
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Way back in 2000, a co-worker sent me a music video of a Indian pop singer. At the time I didn't know it, but his name was Daler Mehndi. When I first set eyes on the awesome 'Tunak Tunak Tun' video, I laughed my ass off. I had to have watched that thing a hundred times just that day. Every time, laughing at the cheesiness of it all. But soon, the laughter turned to amazement. It reminded me of all the things I love about the 80's, bright colors and good music. I started looking into other bhangra artists and I hit the mother load. I couldn't understand a single word they were saying but damn if it didn't...
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I've been in my music listening mode today. It's a time when I just put my iPod on shuffle and listen to anything that comes on. No skipping allowed. There are certain lyrics that are popping out at me. Most of them are ones that I don't ever really listen to and others are ones that I've heard some much, I ignore. Some are inspirational, some are stupid, and some just make you go, wtf? I've pulled out some of my favorites and thought I would share them with you.
DMX - Good Girls, Bad Guys
F**kin with me? I have you in the back of the Chevelle
Like what (what) hittin it raw dogg in the butt
Kanye...
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Until recently, I can honestly say I didn't know what true anger really was. I use to think being mad at someone was the same as being angry with them. But I'm finding out these are two, totally, different emotions for me.
This new discovery came this past May while visiting my parents in Virginia. A few days before the trip, there was a little family drama that resulted in the end of a relationship. Although not intended, the results of that drama were my doing. When we got to Virginia, the topic came up before we even got back to the parent’s house. It started off as I expected it to, a little...
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I'm a little slow in posting this...but better late than never.
In 2003, Alev and I took our first vacation to Cali-forn-i-a. We flew into San Francisco and immediately drove to Los Angeles. The plan was too spend 3-4 days in L.A., then drive back to San Francisco to spend the rest of our time. I learned many things (in typical Rob fashion, some were expensive lessons) on this little trip of ours, and I want to share them with you.
1. Don't travel without a credit card...
During the planning (by planning, I mean 10 minutes of web searches) of our trip, I found renting a car would be expensive...
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We're using our weekends to get our to-do list done. Yesterday, we traveled to Llano, Texas to eat at Cooper's BBQ. There is no one place in Texas that has the best BBQ. But there are places that have the best of something. Cooper's is known for having the best pork chop, I wouldn't know because I still haven't tried it. For me, I really enjoy their sausage and BBQ sauce.
Cooper's BBQ Pits
MMMM Meat!
To order your meat, you walk up to the pit and tell them what you want. As they gather your food, they dip it into a big pot of BBQ sauce and slap it on a tray.
So tasty, I could just...
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Or Top Droppers for July, whichever you prefer. I like busting out a little Snoop Dog whenever I get the chance.
Big thanks to every one that came by and dropped. Hopefully, you stayed around and read some of my entries. This is going to be an ongoing thing, so if you didn't make it this month, there is always August.
July's Blogs of the Month
Wishing On A Falling Star
sourkandy
Random Detoxification
MamaFlo's Place
Steven Video
For those that don't know. At the end of every month, I'm going to take the top 5 entrecard droppers of that month and give them a month long link on the 'Blogs...
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she just gets keeps getting uglierscarierbetter with age.
I came across this picture today, and I'm getting hot. I've never wanted something so bad before. My loins are on fire! Everytime I see a new picture of her, I feel the need to disappear into the bathroom for some alone time. Who can blame me? Look at that face! There is just something that turns me on about that, that face caught in a bear trap look. If that's not enough for you, check out those arms. Imagine those arms wrapped around you, just hugging you...touching you!
ahh, please don't touch me.
How can people do this to themselves?...
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Here is something I've learned in the past 2 weeks: Living in an apartment, after living in a house, sucks a big one. I think both, Alev and I , are feeling the same way. But I don't think we're feeling it as bad as Sugar. She went from have a 1900 sq ft house to lay around, to a 800-something sq ft place. We can tell she is already feeling couped up. It doesn't help that there isn't any where to really walk here. Before we had a big neighborhood, now we can walk the entire complex in about 10 minutes. Outside of the apartments, in every direction, are highways and frontage roads. Not really a great...
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With our move to Raleigh right around the corner, it's time to start working on the to-do list. The list is going to help keep track of things we love to do or haven't done since living here. I would hate to leave Austin and say "Damn! I got forgot to..." or "Man, I wish we would have...".
Most of the things I'm going to miss about Austin are food related. I looovvve me some food. From the places I've visited, it's the most diverse in food selection. Being here, I've been able to experience a variety of food from different ethnicities. Some of it I will never try again (menudo) and some I could...
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