...been so far behind on updating my blog

But that is because I haven't ever had a blog.  

Whenever I get behind on something, I have the tendency to let it build up to an overwhelming amount.  One of my old bosses said it was because I am a perfectionist.  I don't like to do things if I cannot do them with my best ability and so things sometimes go undone.  I'm an all or nothing kind of girl.  Obviously, this is something I need to work on.

SO, it is update time.  To minimize the amount of time needed to catch up on a few months of firsts, I will only be posting photos and perhaps a haiku or two.  Enjoy!

...seen 4th of July fireworks from Auditorium Shores

Fireworks are neat

The orchestra was cool too.

4th of July. Yay!

...found such incredible parking

Although we were headed to West 6th to celebrate a friend coming into town, we found this incredible parking spot right in front of Logan's.  A spot like this, on 6th street, in Austin could not be passed up.  So, we had a photo shoot and let our parking karma lead us to celebrate at old college stomping grounds.

...entered a contest like this

Last night I turned in my application to Live Off Groupon for one year. I have always talked about entering contests like this one, but Live Off Groupon is the first one to inspire me to actually apply. When chosen, the Groupon Groupawn will give up all of their possessions to live solely off of Groupons for one full year. If they succeed, there is a $100,000 prize at the end. To start, the Groupawn is given a phone, gps, camera, computer and a paper suit made of Groupons. After that, they will travel across America using nothing but Groupons.

To apply I had to submit two videos, a blog and an essay about why I would make a great candidate to Live Off Groupon. For one video, I had to interview a Groupon business so that they can see what kind of work I could do over the next year.

I decided to interview Cornucopia. When I got to the store, I realized that I needed an introduction to my Live Off Groupon interview. So, I found a steady place to set my camera and started talking to myself. Now, grumbling to yourself in public about a bad day/item left at home/something you forgot = not a difficult task. However, to be animated and loud enough for the camera to pick you up = much tougher than I had originally thought.

It took a few takes, but soon I decided to embrace the awkward stares from passerbys and just went with it.

Overall, I had a great time applying to Live Off Groupon and now I just have to wait and see if my efforts will pay off. The finalists will be announced March 8th so I'll keep you all updated on my status!

Check out my application videos:

Introduction Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppYd4IeBEY

Interview with Nadia from Cornucopia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3F8a_dHJCY

...seen a Cine Las Americas film

At the beginning of last week, I had no plan for what new things I could experience.  Luckily I was presented with three fantastic options before the week end.

On Wednesday, a friend asked if I wanted to join him for a free screening of a Cine Las Americas film at the Mexican American Culture Center (MACC).  Since films and free are two of my favorite words, I eagerly accepted the invitation.  This week's screening was Flor Silvestre, and it is the first in a series of five films that will be shown each Wednesday at the MACC.  Even though it was made in 1943, Flor Silvestre held my attention and had me laughing, crying and secretly wishing that all films ended with a happy ending (like most do these days).  To top it all off, the MACC even had hot chocolate available to keep us warm on one of the coldest evenings of the year.

All in all it was a fantastic evening and I'm looking forward to coming back next Wednesday.

...mingled with singles

On Thursday, a college friend and I decided to attend The Bobby Bones Show Singles Mingle benefiting Safe Place.  Never have I ever considered going to this type of event but we decided to throw caution to the wind and jump in feet first.

When we walked in, we were handed a name tag bearing the name of one half of a famous couple.  We chose Cher and Kelly Kapowski and headed straight to the bar.  Not two minutes later, "Tiger" came up to us and started making his move.  Let's just say Tiger looked like he was about 15, but for kicks we wanted to see what he had to offer and quickly double checked that he was sporting an over 21 wristband.  Here is a quick highlight from our conversation.

Tiger - "So, how do you guys know each other?"
Us - "Well, we were in the same sorority in college"
Tiger - "Oh really?  Which one?"
Us - "Chi O"
Tiger - "Cool, well I'm a Sigma Chi"
Us - "Like...right now?"
Tiger - "Well yea. (Blank/disapproving stares from us)  What?!?  When did you guys graduate?"
Us - "2006"
Tiger - "Ohhhh, so you're like cougars."

As you can imagine, our conversation quickly ended and we enjoyed watching Tiger pounce on every other lady in the bar for the rest of the evening.

I've always been curious about who would attend a singles mixer and in true Austin fashion, every type of person was definitely represented.  There were about 30 girls for every guy and the clothing ranged from people who came straight from work to those gals who got their hair and make up done and pulled out their bedazzled cocktail dress.

I think next time I'm going all out complete with glitter eye shadow, an up-do and my high school prom dress.