the butt kickers: fighting to make the world a more ridiculous place

some of ye olde pantsers may recall the Infamous Preshows of the Summer of 2006, when we sat in ice-filled bathtubs, wrestled in nacho cheese, and ate a thousand communion wafers all in the name of alamo drafthouse entertainment. ah, those were the good old days. well, good for everyone except my bathing suit, which [...]

may i have this brain, er, this dance?

before halloween, i thought voldermort was the scariest character in the harry potter series.
and then i met… zombie hermione. HOLY HOGWARTS!

this girl knows the answer to EVERYTHING, esp. when it comes to the tastiness of brains.
you know what else is scary? how long it took me to style my hair. yipes.
you may be wondering, “hey [...]

deathmatch: posh d. vs fantastic fest (round 2)

when we last saw them, fantastic fest was like a kid coked up on pixie stix, with posh d. lagging behind and breathlessly yelling, “fantastic fest! wait for me! can’t we (gasp) stop for (gasp) a breather or maybe just (gasp) french fries?”
today, in round 2, we’ll find out WHO COMES OUT ON TOP. so, [...]

deathmatch: posh d. vs fantastic fest (round 1)

dear fantastic fest,
i kind of hate you.
ok, so, have you seen that movie “old school”? well, you’re like a combo of vince vaughn and will ferrell. you tempt me with awesome parties and ridiculous hijinks and basically SLAY ME WITH AWESOME. but then the next day, i have to wake up and return to my [...]

quentin tarantino vs. julia child

you guys know i hang out at the alamo a lot, and sometimes people ask me if i ever get tired of going to henri’s shows or sitting in a dark movie theater. this is basically like asking me if i ever get bored of eating cupcakes or playing with puppies. um N to the [...]

renegade karaoke!

last wednesday, i participated in something that has never, ever happened before.*
i boarded a bus, along with about 18 other people, and unleashed a surprise karaoke attack on austin!
GUERRILLA KARAOKE, Y’ALL!!!
here’s how it worked:
the alamo put together a karaoke “rig” on a van that allowed us to reach a location, quickly pull out a screen [...]

IT’S REX MANNING DAY!

AND I’M BRINGING REX HIS LUNCH!
GAHHHH i cannot WAIT until girlie night at the ritz tonight! cos we’re watching… you guessed it, “empire records”!!!! open til midnight!!!!

but wait, i just realized that i’ve never written about alamo girlie night on this blog! what WHAT!
so, girlie night is a show that i host on one tuesday [...]

the only thing missing was the swingline stapler

as aptly demonstrated on this blog, i get to do a lot of cool things cos of henri and the alamo (and, if you’ve seen me in person at these events, you know, most likely from my ecstatic squeeing, that i definitely, definitely appreciate it).

and out of all of the fantastic adventures i’ve experienced thus far, sunday night ranks near the top cos

I GOT TO HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE FROM “OFFICE SPACE”!!

george and jenny + austin = love at first queso

i think it’s been well established on this blog that austin is a totally fantastic city and a SUPER GREAT place to live. all of the restaurants and shopping and music and public events pretty much speak for themselves.
with that said… i am REALLY good at showing this city off. seriously. i’m like, the stage [...]

holipantsing part 2: how to start a new year

i don’t know who planned out the holiday calendar, but i’d like to publicly thank them for putting NYE right after christmas. i’m sure people put up a fight about it, like, “hey now! we need to spread these holidays around! what about september, huh? can’t march get a little love? ok, besides the birthday [...]