tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:44:07 +0000A life of DINK-dom in Austin, TXhttp://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (JonO)Blogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-2405139290716509195Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:57:00 +00002010-01-07T14:15:40.619-06:00From the New York Times:Dissertations on His Dudeness By DWIGHT GARNERPublished: December 29, 2009Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1998 movie, “The Big Lebowski,” which stars Jeff Bridges as a beatific, pot-smoking, bowling-obsessed slacker known as the Dude, snuck up on the English-speaking world during the ’00s: it became, stealthily, the decade’s most venerated cult film. It’s got that elusive and http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2010/01/dude-in-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-3256059904736952496Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:10:00 +00002010-01-07T14:15:24.361-06:00Top 5 Favorite TV Shows of 2009Well, make that the Top 4. Some brand new. One a bit older--but we finally got into the swing of it this year.4. Mad Men3. Modern Family1. Tie: Castle1. Tie: Better Off Tedhttp://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-2009-reminiscing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-909422722186766451Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:43:00 +00002010-01-07T14:14:59.694-06:00I forgot to add Mystery Team to my Top 5 Favorites list.Allow me to revise:5. Star Trek4. Mystery Team3. Zombieland2. Fantastic Mr. Fox1. District 9We saw this premiere at the Downtown Alamo (Ritz) a few months ago, complete with a Q&A from the Derrick Comedy gang after the movie and an after party at Lovejoy's after the Q&A.Check out the green band trailer here.Or the red band trailer for the http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2009/12/dag-i-forgot-mystery-team.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-8272232567086182309Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:01:00 +00002010-01-07T14:14:44.033-06:00Eee-youch. As we approach the 7-month mark of posting on our blog (my cut-off mark for deleting blogs I normally keep up with is 1 year--1 year, no post, sorry 'bout ya, bye), I figured we needed to get on the stick. So, at the behest of our readers (ok, at Christian's behest), I've decided to do a short posting of movies of 2009.Now granted, we never did get around to seeing some of the http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-cusstheres-blog-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-1355003709678137325Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:49:00 +00002009-06-11T14:13:33.422-05:00Another list from Pajiba.com.Forgiving the obvious omission of A-ha, I would also like to nominate:The Tubes, She's a Beauty, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Come on Eileen,andThe Clash, Rock the Casbah(ode to Posse East, Austin, TX!).http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2009/06/ah-nostalgia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-6109842923626252180Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:27:00 +00002009-06-02T06:24:23.706-05:00HahaHAHAHA!!Posted by: Fredo, commenter at Pajiba.com.This list is hilarious.It takes me back to the best of times (Crowded House, Kate!) and the worst of times (I swear I will punch in the neck the next person on the SGA entertainment committee who wants to book the Gin Blossoms...or was it the Goo Goo Dolls? Who the hell can tell the difference?) at Lipscomb University.http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2009/06/if-matchbox-20-isnt-headliner-of-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-557458013904672389Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:27:00 +00002009-05-01T10:23:51.740-05:00Created by this guy.This one's been around for awhile, but it's pretty good too:http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2009/04/now-i-need-falcon-crest-version.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JonO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-7370838241376979596Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:58:00 +00002009-04-29T14:37:43.416-05:00Evidently the American Independent Film movement can trace its roots back to a movie made in Austin in 1979 entitled "The Whole Shootin' Match." Eagle Pennell was 26 years old when he made the film for somewhere between $30,000 and $45,000, and Robert Redford has cited it as one of his inspirations for starting the Sundance Institute. Roger Ebert wrote an influential review of the movie in 1980 http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2009/04/whole-shootin-game-whole-shootin-set.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JonO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-1581461542691285002Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:47:00 +00002009-04-24T11:16:12.656-05:00Dude! First Zombies, now this?Something's afoot in Austin...maybe aliens are taking over. And maybe that's why that idiot kid walked onto the elevator BACKWARDS, ipod in ears, staring at something in the hallway, and onto ME trying to exit earlier today. I mean, seriously.http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2009/02/far-out-man.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-7105286009521198100Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:31:00 +00002009-04-24T11:15:43.145-05:00For the many reasons I curse this town (i.e. rampant laziness, terrible drivers, young-adults whose parents let them out into the real world having taught them literally nothing of the real world but self-involvement...really, it's ridiculous--they walk into oncoming traffic, so apparently, their parents didn't even teach them how to cross the street, etc...), there are usually at least close to http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2009/01/seeing-as-i-cant-sleep-anyway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-591178647533819336Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:18:00 +00002008-09-21T18:24:25.905-05:00How can The Tennessean seriously think this was worth anyone's time?I mean it.How is it possible?Go on.Take a gander at all 26 pics and let me know what you think.http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2008/09/seriously.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-5870280215170776094Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:31:00 +00002008-09-08T21:35:58.414-05:00http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2008/09/people-let-me-tell-ya-bout-my-new-best.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-4297397276406332609Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:17:00 +00002008-08-15T11:38:53.541-05:00I stepped onto the elevator yesterday at noon with my Tacodeli menu in hand. A coworker got on at the next floor. The following conversation transpired.She said: Tacodeli, eh?I said: Yeah. I've got to have it at least once a week.She said: Dave [her husband] can get junk food on Tuesdays. I let him get whatever he wants.(stunned) I said: Have you ever tried this place? It's really good.She said: http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-stepped-onto-elevator-yesterday-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JonO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-3544380323082900214Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:46:00 +00002008-07-07T00:48:49.938-05:00 Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2008/07/just-because.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JonO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-7556193010735659359Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:22:00 +00002009-04-24T11:14:07.248-05:00So, several weeks ago I went to visit the Fryes out in Ventura, CA. Kate and I had been marveling over the fact that she and I hadn't had any solid face time, one-on-one, in about 6 1/2 years and decided it was time. Plus, I hadn't seen Tom in 3 1/2 years and hadn't seen Jackson since he was about 5 months old and he's about to turn TWO!Anyway...we got a whole week. It was fantastic.My http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2008/06/where-days-are-longer-and-nights-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-227614664524668907Thu, 08 May 2008 03:38:00 +00002009-04-24T11:17:22.131-05:00No, not the brand of jeans...(Although, I like the way you think...)Ok, so there are no good excuses of where we've been with the blog, except that we've been busy.Yeah, yeah, I know! Everyone gets busy!So, just to get back on track, I should say:HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY, CORK!HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, JODY!And, Boy! I cannot wait to tell you about this cutie pie!http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2008/05/no-excuses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-5218689548432633456Wed, 07 May 2008 04:18:00 +00002008-05-06T23:42:16.160-05:00So, my friend, the Mouse Asthmatologist tagged me with a "six word memoir meme." The instructions were these: Write a six word memoir, then tag six others.So, here's what I've got so far..."Staggeringly indecisive, yet optimistic there's hope."Or how about:"Support our troops, Mice for Cancer!"Wait, wait!"Too old for Late Night Drinking"Or:"Happy Hour Hero more age appropriate"Or, on an electionhttp://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2008/05/tagged-by-mouse-tails.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-120177387551775469Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:32:00 +00002009-04-24T11:13:36.149-05:003.11.2008, KUT traffic report, 5:30pm"Loose cattle, rather, one large bull, in the road on Highway 71E. If you are traveling towards Bastrop and are anywhere in the vicinity of the Hog Wild Bar & Grill, be on the lookout for a few hundred pounds of pot roast on the hoof in the median."http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2008/03/overheard-in-texas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-2147992987853117481Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:51:00 +00002009-04-24T11:18:23.520-05:00How do I know that New Year's Resolutions are meant to be broken?Girl Scout Cookies go on sale the 3rd week in January.Blerg.http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2008/01/whats-point.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-5441464877665324537Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:44:00 +00002009-04-24T11:20:16.898-05:00I drive 16 miles to and from work, and while the majority of the trip is on the MoPac Expressway, it often takes me almost 45 minutes to get to work and 45 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes to get home. Some folks in Austin have taken to referring to MoPac as MoPark. Clever.MoPac, on a Sunday morning, I imagine.I'd use the bus if I didn't have to transfer twice and have it take an hour and 40 http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2007/12/commuting-sentence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JonO)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-8004862523134178381Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:46:00 +00002007-12-01T13:28:48.160-06:00So I work in a 7-story building with about 500 other people. Most of us are in cubes. The people in the cubes want a cube with a window. The people in the cubes with a window want an office. The people in the offices want a bigger office. The people in the bigger offices want a corner office. The people in the corner offices want to retire.I wear a badge which I sometimes leave at home. When I dohttp://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2007/11/rambles-from-last-day-in-november.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JonO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-2334515832269520874Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:57:00 +00002007-10-31T21:58:56.997-05:00http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2007/10/fans-responses-have-been-overwhelming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-7847147968897977806Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:19:00 +00002007-10-21T11:12:28.636-05:00Our New Autumn's Resolution is to try to post at least once a week.Just one lousy post--how hard could that be, right??Today's Fall-ish weather (it's about effing time, Texas) has re-invigorated me.In the news, the DiSabantonio's have greeted a new baby girl named Anna Isabella--pictures, hopefully, forthcoming.And now that we have officially vacationed just about all we can this year, the http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2007/10/hers-is-october-almost-over-already.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JamyeO)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-2398652527511253808Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:10:00 +00002007-08-23T09:37:36.038-05:00Chuy's Hatch Green Chile Festival is almost here......complete with a Primitive Man advertising campaign.http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2007/08/quest-for-fire-y-chiles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JonO)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16239474.post-3628846832919409830Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:05:00 +00002007-07-24T20:19:24.665-05:00So the little Honda from East Tennessee has a new nickname:The Black Bat.Fitting for a little black car that now resides near the home of the world's largest urban bat colony, no?Here she is just hanging out at Shady Grove.I had a Hippie Sandwich and a cup of Airstream Chili. Jamye had a Turkey Sandwich and a cup of Green Chile Chicken Soup.I assume that the Bat had a few bugs.http://thesleepyos.blogspot.com/2007/07/bat-at-grove.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JonO)0