ANNAINAUSTIN...and Company! Blog

Area 51 vs. Calling the Doctor

It’s always a struggle to admit that I’m human. That I get sick. Yet when I found myself up coughing and Googling 19th century cough remedies at 5 a.m., I realized I ought to...

“The Black Angels” Austin City Limits taping.

Earlier this week I was lucky enough to go to the Austin City Limits TV taping of The Black Angels. This is the second time this year that I’ve seen the band, as I was lucky enough to see them at Austin Psych Fest.
At the taping I ran into two older friends of mine, who are grown-up enough to have hippie friends from hippie times.

Go Soliciting!

When I was a child, I was very confused by the “No Soliciting” signs. Why on earth would people hang a sign banning lawyers? It turns out that I’d just read too many British...

No Matter How Slow You Go…

On Good Friday of this year, I was in a three-car accident in Florida. After a trip to the emergency room, several tests and some morphine, it was determined that I had a lot of bruising, but nothing was broken. For the last six months, I’ve been healing from this bruising.

Positivus 2013, Day 2

The second day of the Positivus music festival was a blur. After a cold night, the sun was unexpectedly hot in the afternoon. The set by American singer-songwriter John Grant (who lives in Iceland...

First Day at Positivus: A Quick Update

It’s 2:30 in the morning on this festival on the edge of the Gulf of Riga. The wind is blowing, the temps have dropped, and beachside activities have been cancelled. But otherwise the festival...