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10 things I learned about Austin

It's been a long week...and I would have updated as I went along, but I didn't have access to my own blog from the laptop I was using.

My bad.....but it gave me time to put together a top-10 list of things i learned about Austin while I was down there.

So..........here you go....

1. I forgot how much traffic jams suck. It didn't matter which way I tried to drive to the various places I was going, or what time of day it was. There was the ever-present traffic. I dealt with it well though...no middle fingers or profanity-laced tirades.

2. FM 360 or better known as Capital of Texas Highway is without a doubt the prettiest drive I've taken in a long time. Through the hills of the Lake Travis/Austin Hill Country. Absolutely gorgeous.

3. They really do keep Austin weird. I wish I had time to stop and shoot a few photos of some of the things I saw....including about 100 plastic pink flamingos in 1 yard.

4. Hoek's Pizza on 6th Street still rocks. Otherwise known as Hell's Kitchen...the hard-core rock music and tattooed pizza cooks still serve up some of the best food to the throngs of bar-hoppers

5. The Library also rocks. I have no doubt that many UT students spend countless hours there.

6. It is actually possible to drive in a complete circle around Austin without seeing the downtown skyline. I didn't see it until Tuesday afternoon (got their Sunday night).

7. Wichita Falls doesn't need a Hooters. We need a Bonedaddy's House of Smoke. Period.

8. We can't complain about highway contstruction here. Not after some of the rediculous projects I saw going on down there. The Falls Flyover is nothing.

9. I don't go to Austin enough....that needs to change.

and finally....

10. There is absolutely nothing better than getting to spend time with your friends, no matter what city that happens to be in or whether or not you are working. That's somethign I don't do a good enough job with. One of the things that really caught my eye was the sheer number of people who were hanging out and enjoying themselves.

Keeping Austin Weird doesn't have anything to do with the town itself...it's an attitude. Something that I probably need to do more often. Just be myself.

peaceout....jason

Posted by Jason Palmer at 12:03 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)