#107 Go to a Dive Bar

When I say “dive bar”, I mean your hole-in-the-wall, only serves beer and the lead singer of the band is pushin’ 80 kind of bar! It’s always a good time to hit up the trendy places like 6th street, especially the West 6th area, but every now and then being able to go to a [...]

#101 Visit the Zilker Christmas Tree & Trail of Lights

 
 
Nothing kicks off the holiday season like spinning underneath the Zilker Park Christmas Tree until you feel nauseated and fall over, and drinking a cup of hot chocolate before strolling through the Trail of Lights.
If you’re not an Austinite, you might not know what I’m talking about, but this Christmas display and celebration is well-known [...]

#86 Patronize Your Local University Theatre!

 
It’s no secret… I am a huge theatre buff. I love LOVE love musicals, especially. The summer before my freshman year of college, I went to New York to indulge my little obsession. While there, I went to see Chicago. I was really excited, because Kelly Preston was starring as Roxie Hart. Unfortunately, the show [...]

#82 Go to a FREE Concert!

Being that Austin is known as the “live music capital of the world,” lots of bands/artists roll through this city everyday.  So there’s ample opportunities to see some great performances and hear some great music.  And sometimes the shows are FREE! 
Like tonight, 2 dj/producers from the Midwest who call themselves Flosstradamus are performing at Black & Tan.  These [...]

#81 Visit Pilanesberg National Park

This fascinating national park lies in an ancient, extinct volcano crater. It’s the fourth largest national park in South Africa at 212 square miles, and the picture perfect location for your next (or first) Safari. It’s unique position in between the wet and dry lands of Africa allows an unique mixture of vegetation and animals, including [...]

#80 Don’ts…

 
In light of a lack of creativity right now and not wanting to come up with a recommendation for you just for the sake of posting, I’m going against the grain with this post and give insight into “what not to do.” – more of a “don’t do” list than a “do” list. (My blog group [...]

#76: Write a postcard!

As strange as it sounds, there are many people our age who haven’t ever sent a postcard, or if they have, it was back in the 5th grade while away at summer camp. I know, snail mail is so out, but there’s nothing like receiving a tangible piece of correspondence in the mail!
When my now [...]

#72 Be a Secret Santa

I know it’s a little early for the holiday season, but heck! 95.5 is definitely already playing the classics and all the major stores have already released their holiday commercials! I don’t know about you all, but I’ve already broken out all of my winter clothes and am just anxiously awaiting the “cold!” And by cold [...]

#65 Study at a coffee shop

Being in Austin, TX there are almost a MILLION coffee shops to go to! That’s probably a stretch, but I bet I’m pretty close! My roommates and I almost don’t believe in bringing in desks to our house because it is near impossible to study at home. So what do we do when we are [...]

#24 Be Green!

Or at least be as green as you possibly can.  You may have to start off taking baby steps, which is currently what I’m doing.  But don’t be discouraged because every little bit helps our enviroment!
Start by getting in the habit of turning off lights when you’re not using them and use natural sunlight as [...]