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Tour of Austin Comic & Toy Shops: A Recap with Pictures!

On the Road Heading to Austin! Road Trip to Austin for Jason’s Birthday! In celebration of Jason’s birthday, we spent Labor Day weekend in Austin visiting friends and exploring. We spend time in Austin every year for Austin City Limits Music Festival, but don’t get to see much else outside of Zilker park and the hotel. Our goal was to see as many Comic Books & Toy Shops as possible! Day 1 – North Austin As there wa Read More!
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Top Cat Lady Ads of 2011

2011 is not even half way over and I’m declaring it now – 2011 is the year of the cat lady. Everywhere you look there are adorable cats. Or maybe that’s just YouTube. Flip through the pages of a People Magazine and you’ll notice a trend there as well. Women control 80% of the consumer economy, and 33% of US Households own at least one cat… that’s a pretty sizable group. Top 3 Cat Lady Commercials of 2011: #3 Read More!
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The Inside Workings of Funny or Die at SXSW

Recap of the SXSW panel – Inside FunnyorDie.com ~ http://my.sxsw.com/events/event/7887 Panelists are Richard Glover, CEO of Funny or Die – Andrew Steele, Chief Creative Officer (writer at SNL for 13 years) “The secret to the internet is swearing – especially kids cursing – and naked women” – Andrew Steele “I really think we are at a point where there is a creative explosion… every one of yo Read More!
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Directing the Dead – Horror Films at SXSW

Photo from Flickr user TommyC http://my.sxsw.com/events/eid/7679 Panelists: Neil Marshall – The Descent Quentin Tarantino canceled :( Robert Rodriguez – Sin City Matt Reeves – Cloverfield Scott Weinberg Ruben Fleischer – Zombieland Ti West- the House of the Devil Moderator: Scott Weinberg – fearnet.com, cinematical Highlights: Topic 1 – MPAA Ratings Board Tactics to getting what you want: Add shock at th Read More!
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Top 10 Reasons I love the Olympics

I don’t know about you, but I have been obsessively watching the 2010 Vancouver Olympics since the opening ceremonies on Friday. I don’t care what the season, the host country, or even if I know the rules of the sport (I still don’t get the biathlon)… I love the Olympics. Here’s the top 10 reasons why: 10. The Opening Ceremonies Vancouver knew they weren’t going to top China’s spectacular $100 million Read More!

In Case You Missed It – Taylor Lautner on SNL

Taylor Lautner (aka the hunky 16 year old – that’s right 16 – Werewolf from Twilight) hosted SNL on Saturday night. SNL was blasé as usual, but this skit was funny. Taylor as a die-hard member of Team Edward, arguing about how lame that Jacob guy is. Enjoy! Taylor Lautner SNL video on Hulu Read More!
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Halloween 2009 – My sweet Keyboard Cat costume

Lots of people love keyboard cat. Especially my dear friend Brandi, who is probably keyboard cat’s number 1 fan. So this year, who better to pay homage to on all Hallow’s Eve? The making of the keyboard cat outfit: Blue tshirt – on sale at Kohl’s for $3.20 (for real) Orange makeup – $4 at Halloween super store Additional makeup – $7 at Walmart Tiger ears/tail set – $5 at Walmart Print out of keyboar Read More!