By Emily on April 26, 2013
It’s that time of year again. Last year, I spent my tax refund on the Adobe Creative Suite. This year, after a whole lot of research, I finally decided to bite the bullet and use my tax refund to make another photo-centric purchase – a macro lens! Something I’ve been wanting for years. It was [...]
Posted in a few of my favorite things, Austin, photography | Tagged macro, photography, spring, Tamron 60mm macro, upclose
By Emily on March 8, 2013
Well, it’s official: SXSW has started. It seems like one of those things that you either hear A LOT about or not much at all. I was sort of surprised when a friend responded “What’s that?” last night, but then I remember that it is weirdly niche. And also huge. Hugely niche? If you live [...]
Posted in Austin, fiesta | Tagged Austin, spring break, SXSW, UT
By Emily on February 2, 2013
+ That the top offers on the Groupon “Be Healthy” emails are always for Botox. + This bloopers video from The Office: + Harry & David Moose Munch. Also brunch with friends. Outside in January. With complementary mimosas. + The new(ish) Flickr mobile app, and people remembering lately that Flickr is actually great. + This [...]
Posted in a few of my favorite things, Austin | Tagged "Not cool Robert Frost!", Flickr mobile app, Groupon, The Office
By Emily on January 6, 2013
“Make your home as comfortable and attractive as possible and then get on with living. There’s more to life than decorating.” —Albert Hadley After all of the drama and exhaustion of my move in August, I hit a wall about three days after move-in. Too much stuff, too little space for it, one couch too [...]
Posted in a few of my favorite things, around the house, Austin, design, moving | Tagged 2013, moving, nesting, new year, settling in, to do list
By Emily on December 27, 2012
I’m back in my old town for a couple of nights, the place where I lived off and on (but mostly on) for a decade prior to moving to Texas. I was looking forward to seeing some friends here, wandering around, eating at a few favorite places. I needed to get some repair work done [...]
Posted in Austin, Missoula, moving | Tagged holidays, homesickness, moving (on), new places, nostalgia, old friends
By Emily on November 21, 2012
I have never compiled a bucket list, or a 30 before 30 list (though I’m thinking about it, with thirty a little more than a year away!) But, even without formal list making, our little life lists start to develop. I want to see Machu Picchu before I die. And the Taj Mahal. And the [...]
Posted in a few of my favorite things, Austin, Spain, what I'm listening to now | Tagged Adam Duritz, ATX, August and Everything After, Austin, Counting Crows, life list, music, Stubb's BBQ
By Emily on November 13, 2012
Hard to believe I’ve been in Austin over three months. Things have been pretty quiet around here, largely because being back in school turns out to be pretty time consuming. I’m so busy printing (and, ahem, reading) endless PDFs, teaching classes, writing papers, and generally doing the student thing that I haven’t been much of [...]
Posted in Austin, moving, photography | Tagged ATX, Austin, Flickr, photowalk, Texas
By Emily on September 21, 2012
Last Friday night, I went to the opening of Futureland, the new exhibit on Norman Bel Geddes at the Harry Ransom Center on campus. Bel Geddes was an industrial designer, set designer, all around “forward thinker,” and the event was a lot of fun. Especially fun since I won the tickets. There were futuristic cocktails, [...]
Posted in Austin, design, writing | Tagged Eames, futurist, Harry Ransom Center. The University of Texas, industrial design, Instagram, Norman Bel Geddes
By Emily on September 5, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfuAukYTKg”
Same old, same old: too many thoughts, too little time (or maybe just focus?) so I thought I’d take a tip from Dani at Sometimes Sweet and attempt a Currently post. Reply in comments and tell me what you’re currently up to! Reading: It’s been a somewhat bookish couple of weeks. In addition to reading [...]
Posted in around the house, Austin, blogs I read and like, books, jobs schmobs
By Emily on August 18, 2012
I’m sitting in a very crowded Starbucks in Austin, watching the rain pour outside the windows. This is not the kind of midday rain I’m accustomed to. But then again, the last week or so has been marked by all kinds of things I’m not accustomed to. And I’m doing OK. Moving is a bitch. [...]
Posted in around the house, Austin, Missoula, moving | Tagged curious creatures, moving, speed bumps, transitions
I like writing, photography, reading, music, design, typography, paper products, days in the seventies and sparkly snow, Spanish wine and cans of PBR. I spent a year in Córdoba, Spain, working as a language and culture assistant through the Spanish government, traveling, and writing about it here. After a few years back in my home state of Montana, I moved to Austin, Texas, where I like to go exploring, take pictures of my food, write letters, dream of far-off places, and think about concepts of home.
