Austin is so full of unique people and places, yet as a 10+ year resident, I realize that I am not making the most of my time here! So, I'm starting a new journey and a new adventure! Exploring the city, and writing about it!noreply@blogger.com (In8Austingirl)Fri, 8 Mar 2024 13:25:32 -0800Blogger http://www.blogger.com8125http://iloveaustintexas.blogspot.com/en-usnoYour (optional) copyright messageType in keywords, separated by commas, that can help listeners locate your podcast when searching with iTunesType a description you would like potential listeners to see when viewing your podcast listing in iTunesType a description you would like potential listeners to see when viewing your podcast listing in iTunesYour (optional) podcast author nameYour (optional) podcast author email addressYour (optional) podcast author namehttp://iloveaustintexas.blogspot.com/2006/07/where-has-time-gone.htmlSat, 15 Jul 2006 19:06:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25167165.post-115301566917550550I know, I know.....so many great Austin events have come and gone....and I missed them all!But I'm back...and this week, I am going to see Austin like a tourist! A friend of mine from Spain is coming to visit...and I am going to show him around!I'll be writing about some of the things that we do...from a tourist perspective!Check back!0Your (optional) podcast author email address (Your (optional) podcast author name)http://iloveaustintexas.blogspot.com/2006/04/austin-reggae-music-festival.htmlSat, 15 Apr 2006 11:50:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25167165.post-114512712701830916That is what is on the agenda for today....Same park as the Urban Music Festival....and it is supposed to be warmer today. Maybe I better wear a T-shirt today.1Your (optional) podcast author email address (Your (optional) podcast author name)http://iloveaustintexas.blogspot.com/2006/04/new-austin-blog.htmlThu, 13 Apr 2006 00:53:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25167165.post-114491485673561682Check it out!www.austingossip.comit's Koooooooooooooooooooooool!0Your (optional) podcast author email address (Your (optional) podcast author name)http://iloveaustintexas.blogspot.com/2006/04/wcit-2006.htmlTue, 11 Apr 2006 19:42:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25167165.post-114480998775950145Tonight I went to a Volunteer Meeting for the World Congress of Information Technology, to be held in Austin during the first week of May.I heard about it through austinbloggers, and i thought, hmmm...why not check it out.I had no idea that Austin ever hosted events of this magnitude! The next conference is going to be in Malaysia! High ranking government officials from foreign countries are 0Your (optional) podcast author email address (Your (optional) podcast author name)http://iloveaustintexas.blogspot.com/2006/04/urban-music-festival-part-2.htmlSun, 9 Apr 2006 12:41:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25167165.post-114461229443877120It was a great day! Too bad the one person that I wanted to hear, Alexander O'Neal, didn't make it to Austin, though.It was great to see Ray Parker Jr., and Cherelle was great--even if she only got to sing 2 songs. Calloway was awesome...and well, Chaka Khan was definitely the highlight.And it truly was a family event...no one was getting drunk, children were running around playing...and some 0Your (optional) podcast author email address (Your (optional) podcast author name)http://iloveaustintexas.blogspot.com/2006/04/urban-musicfest.htmlTue, 4 Apr 2006 11:09:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25167165.post-114417486152773380The first Urbanfest is going to be this weekend, in conjunction with the Texas Relays!I AM so excited about this. I have loved Alexander O'Neal forever....and that I get to see him live and in concert here in Austin.....wooooooohoooooooooooooo!I just hope the weather is nice this weekend! www.urbanmusicfest.comaustin urban music festivalaustin events0Your (optional) podcast author email address (Your (optional) podcast author name)http://iloveaustintexas.blogspot.com/2006/04/spamarama.htmlSat, 1 Apr 2006 20:14:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25167165.post-114395180741546889Who knew that a festival built around Spam could be so entertaining! Or that so many people would show up for it? Or that people could be so creative with Spam?Thank goodness I was fasting! I wasn't tempted to taste anything! The display tables were unique and quite inventive! One table with chocolate dipped spam had a sign saying franchises were available. Another table had a sign spoofing 0Your (optional) podcast author email address (Your (optional) podcast author name)http://iloveaustintexas.blogspot.com/2006/03/dedicated-to-city-i-love.htmlFri, 31 Mar 2006 18:33:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25167165.post-114385908653765877I've lived in Austin since 1994 and well, this was the first year that I went to SXSW. And while walking downtown with all of the other visitors to Austin, I found myself feeling like a tourist. I was seeing, and feeling Austin in a whole new way!So, I thought, why not create a blog about my new adventures? The city has grown so much, and it is so easy to get stuck in a rut and go to the same 0Your (optional) podcast author email address (Your (optional) podcast author name)