Eating at Tokyo’s Alice in Wonderland Cafe
When I was in Tokyo earlier this year, I went to an “Alice in Wonderland” themed cafe. For fans of cute, or Kwaii, the cafe doesn’t disappoint. Located in a basement of a shopping...
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SXSW Eco Coverage: “Green is Good”
The second year of the SXSW Eco conference gathered people from all over the world to discuss the myriad ecological and energy problems facing our world. Panels spanned topics as diverse as sustainable food, green design and ecologically responsible fishery management.
Despite the disparate nature of these topics, one idea that emerged at panel after panel was the concept that certain things cost us far more than what we actually pay for them, otherwise known as Externalized Costs. [Read more…]
SXSW Eco Coverage: Fun With DJ Spooky and DIIV
While a lot of the panels at SXSW Eco were full of considered approaches about the future of the planet – and the need to make changes about how we live on...
I Miss the Ocean
Austin, Texas has a lot of things. What it does not have is an ocean. Given that I grew up fairly close to the Gulf of Mexico, near Galveston, Texas, I thought that I...
Giant Fake Cupcake, FTW!
Going through my iPhoto library, I found this picture of a giant fake cupcake. It’s from the Louis Vuitton window display last spring. It must be all the time playing “house” as a child,...
Fantastic ALIENS Baby Shower Cake!
I wanted to share this picture of the cake that my friends (known as “The Charlie’s”) made for their own baby shower cake. Because every single time I look at a picture of this cake, I think how awesome it is.
Fantastic Fest: The Seventh Inning Stretch
With the major craziness of the weekend of Fantastic Fest behind us, it’s time to look at what films you can–and should–still catch at the festival as of Tuesday afternoon. The films are listed...
Looking forward to the DIY Wackiness at Fantastic Fest!
Never mind the hella-awful Austin allergy forecast (which features the four icky horsemen of the achoopocalypse riding into town on their microscopic horses) …but today is the first day of Fantastic Fest, 2012. It’s...
Summer Sound is coming up…and I can’t help thinking of last year…
This weekend in Liepaja, Latvia is the second Summer Sound festival. I was there last year. While I’ve only been to Liepaja twice–once for the Baltic Beach Party and once for Summer Sound– my...
I seem to be taking my husband to the Positivus Festival.
One of the things that surprises me about my life is that I’ve been to the Positivus music festival in Salacgriva, Latvia more than once. I’ve written extensively about the festival. I’ve seen American...
