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Comment on Making Friends in Austin by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:05:15 +0000

no austin sucks, people here are picky with friends, i’m from ohio, and people there are really nice and want to meet you and greet you unlike here….

Comment on Dine Out for Charity Month by las artes

las artes — Sun, 20 May 2012 11:04:01 +0000

Power to Learn has launched its second annual Charity Champions competition for the 2011-2012 school year. Charity Champions promotes volunteerism and helps to raise money for a school-selected charity. Students commit time and effort to raising money, competing against other schools, and contributing the funds raised. A grand-prize winner from participating schools in each of the six tri-state regions that Cablevision serves will be selected in the spring and awarded $5000 for their school’s chosen charity.

Comment on Share Your Heart … I love my mom by Kelly Heisler

Kelly Heisler — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:26:17 +0000

That’s really a cute story. Your mom sounds like a wonderful woman, I hope she had a great Mother’s Day and loved the Heart of Haiti necklace. We are really very appreciative of your support. You should probably have thrown in some Goldfish with your Mother’s day gift, sounds like your mom earned it.

Comment on Feel Good Friday 051112 by Mr. Anonymous

Mr. Anonymous — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:27:45 +0000

I can barely remember last week, it was so busily crazy!
- Riding a dirtbike to go skiing on the Pass!
- Slowly getting my vball skills back. (Hope I get my partner back this week)
- Hiking Ute and getting to soak up the view with a couple of my faves.
- Juicing was amazing and I’m actually receiving compliments for some of my concoctions.
- I’m always thankful for my hot yoga! aaaaaahhhhhh
- Summer fun!
- A good friends bday party. Too much fun.

Comment on Making Friends in Austin by Lyssa

Lyssa — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:39:50 +0000

Wow, thank you so much for this thoughtful response, Mark! I definitely experienced a lot of potential friendships that fizzled, but kept making a commitment to try to make more friends, be proactive about inviting people places, and so on. I also definitely had the advantage of having grown up here and having an existing support network of family and old friends. Best of luck to you!!

Comment on Share Your Heart … I love my mom by Lyssa

Lyssa — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:24:19 +0000

Oh don’t worry, I have plenty of those stories too! I can’t tell you how many times my mom has absolutely ruined a piece of clothing or outfit simply by giving it one look…

Comment on Share Your Heart … I love my mom by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:24:05 +0000

Great story, Great mom! Still waiting for the day when Tory tells a story about us other than her favorite – the time I accidentally let go of her kite and it flew away across Lady Bird Lake!

Comment on Making Friends in Austin by Mark

Mark — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:09:03 +0000

A friend an I were talking the other day about making friends in Austin. I brought up the topic because I have found that while people in Austin are super “friendly”, I have yet to make any really solid friends that go past a certain threshold. I meet people all the time and have great conversations but even if we exchange contact info all of them seem to fizzle out because of one reason or another.

So, my friend (who is an Austin veteran) listened to this and agreed that there is a certain level that everyone is comfortable with on the surface, and it is in no way fake southern hospitality, but that going beyond that surface level is rare to experience here. He even coined a term for it on the spot, saying that Austinites suffer from “austism”, meaning a social form of autism. I thought that was a great explanation of what I’ve been experiencing here.

It’s almost as if I don’t encounter the same thirst for making new friendships in the people I meet as what I have. I’ve wondered if this was just me and figured I needed to get more involved with meet up groups and fitness groups. While I still think that’s the solution, it’s nice to hear my friend echo my concern.

I had a really poignant moment the other day when I was driving through downtown and I say 4 people sitting on a bench and laughing. Hearing that laughter was one of the most beautiful things I had heard in a long time and that’s when I realized that I’m living a bit of a lonely existence and I really need to be more proactive about this whole friend-acquisition plan!

All that being said, I love this city; I love the culture and what I know of the people. I just want to be able to share it with more friends, with a solid community…

Comment on Cameron Hughes Obsession + $25 coupon! by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:42:46 +0000

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Comment on Dine Out for Charity Month by Lyssa

Lyssa — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:17:15 +0000

Skimmer … unfortunately not, there’s one in Vail but lots in Denver!