Entries from May 2008

May 31, 2008

The Closest I’ll Come to Pregnancy

Well, I first found out that I had a job at Sam’s Club at the end of August of last year. I’ve spent the last nine months clocking in and pulling a check from Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated. It’s been a slight burden at times. There’s been parts of it that were really enjoyable. For the [...]

May 29, 2008

Update City

So, there’s a few new updates to The Austin Chronicles (not to be confused with the similarly titled local free paper). First, there’s a new header to replace the really crappy one that previously adorned my site. It’s a picture of the downtown skyline reflecting off Town Lake (or Lady Bird Lake if you’re a [...]

May 28, 2008

Finding a Band is Daunting

So, I’ve decided that Greg and Sean were incredibly lucky to find a pair of guys like Adam and me on Craigslist (note: this is meant to be a joke with a little bit of truth). I pretty much scour the musician ads on Craigslist daily to see if there is anything interesting. There usually [...]

May 26, 2008

Shakespeare in the Park

So, last night, I went to Austin Shakespeare’s final performance of Much Ado About NothingĀ at the Beverly S. Sheffield Hillside Theater at Zilker Park. The performance was a decently faithful telling of the play with a few modern twists– a lot of leather clothing for the soldiers, a few modern songs done on instruments from [...]

May 25, 2008

The Apple of My Eye

Well, friends, family, fans, I got a new job. I have one week left at El Club de Sam, as I have officially been emancipated from the Wal-Mart Family (this would be funnier if you’d ever read the Wal-Mart Daily News). The great divorce occurred over a week ago, when I put in my slightly-over-two [...]