Austin
Looking for Sushi
I’m thinking of throwing a sushi party with a twist and I have no idea where to start. I’m looking to hire a sushi chef to come to my house during the ordeal and basically make the sushi in front of the guests while we are all there. You know, invite a few close friends [...]
I’ll Drink to That!
Interesting Article I found at work today. When gas prices continue to rise, where do our thoughts about this really fall?
Forbes would have us believe that $100 a barrel oil is a good thing, because it will encourage the development of synthetic oil from coal via a process that was too expensive to commercially develop in [...]
New Adventures
Many of you have heard by now, but I thought I would post and let my few readers that frequent here know that I have accepted a new position here in Austin. My last day with FEFC will be on October 5th, just two days from the day of this post. I am [...]
Football Starts this Weekend
I was on the phone with a friend last night and we were catching up after haven’t spent some time away from each other. After a few minutes into the conversation, I realized that the UT football season begins this Saturday! It seem like yesterday all of the people that I sit with in the season [...]
Car Troubles
Yesterday evening, I was with a friend in my car driving down town showing him a few places around Austin. Little did I know that the cooling fan in my car had gone out. After my check gauges light came on and I noticed that the temp was really high, I pulled over in a [...]
High Water in Texas
So the 4th of July is upon us and with the weather that we are facing here in Austin, it doesn’t look like much is going to happen outside. Most, if not all, of the lakes are closed in and around Austin becuase of the huge amounts of water that we have gotten here in [...]
A New Blog
The church I work at and attend services, just launched a new blog called The Gathering. You should check it out. It’s also something that I helped setup for them.
It’s desiged to give the community an outlet to talk openly about how God is transforming us. The contributers respond to the worship [...]
New Homeowner
It finally happened! I closed on my new house yesterday! And without any big hassles or issues. A few repairs are still being made and I have a lot of work to do on the house, but I am pretty stoked that I got to close and it all went through. [...]
When Do the Lights Go Down?
Christmas is over. The new year is here. Tons of people are at the gym for the next few weeks until everyone that joined decides they don’t really want to go anymore. And through all of this, our Christmas lights are still up. It’s 12 days into January and they are still hanging around the [...]
Still Looking for the Perfect House
So I’m still looking for that perfect house. It’s been frustrating to say the least. I’m headed out on Saturday with the realtor on Saturday to once again look at houses that I might potentially purchase.
The housing market in Austin is slowing down some but people are still jumping on property left [...]