{"id":152,"date":"2006-03-08T16:56:12","date_gmt":"2006-03-08T21:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glendathegood.com\/blog\/?p=152"},"modified":"2006-03-08T17:54:09","modified_gmt":"2006-03-08T22:54:09","slug":"authentically-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.glendathegood.com\/blog\/authentically-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"Authentically Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"imgdeco\"><img src=\"\/images\/Bridge.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Some of the most creative minds in the world will be in Austin for <a href=\"http:\/\/2006.sxsw.com\/interactive\/\">SXSW Interactive<\/a>.  I jokingly refer to this event as spring break for geeks.  Time to open our minds wide to new ideas and connect in person rather than just virtually.   This event is really about the people and the ideas sketched out on cocktail napkins.  Sure, the sessions are fantastic&#8230;but this isn&#8217;t the time to just sit back and absorb the wisdom of the greats.  Last year, some of my richest conversations were after midnight in a bar, over a quiet late night coffee and sitting in the hallway between sessions. <\/p>\n<p>To help get you in that playful, creative mind space&#8230;I&#8217;d like to suggest some authentically austin adventures to take with your fellow geeks.  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/austin.citysearch.com\/profile\/10212946\/austin_tx\/toy_joy.html\">Toy Joy <\/a>&#8211; the craziest toy store in Austin&#8230;it is a sensory overload just walking in the door.  <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utexas.edu\/tower\/\">Tower Tour<\/a> &#8211; take a view from high a top the UT Tower<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zilkergarden.org\/gardens\/oriental.html\">Zilker Botanical Gardens<\/a> &#8211; a paradise within stones throw of downtown, I especially love the Oriental Garden area.  So peaceful.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.batcon.org\/home\/index.asp?idPage=122&#038;idSubPage=67\">Bats<\/a> &#8211; what can I say, here in Austin we are a bit batty about our bats.  We have a large colony of Mexican Freetail Bats that hang out under the Congress Street Bridge.   Bat Hot Line: 512-416-5700 (Category 3636) for the latest flight times.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/austin.citysearch.com\/profile\/10208803\/austin_tx\/hula_hut.html\">Hula Hut<\/a> &#8211; A deck over looking the lake, margaritas and salmon tacos&#8230;need I say more?  or&#8230;head next door to <a href=\"http:\/\/austin.citysearch.com\/profile\/10225709\/austin_tx\/mozart_s_coffee_roasters.html\">Mozart&#8217;s<\/a> for coffee and dessert.  Yum!\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestoryoftexas.com\/\">Texas State History Museum<\/a> &#8211; wander the exhibits, catch an iMax movie or just pose under the giant texas star.  Your sure to find the perfect Texas gift to take home to the kids in the amazing store.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So my advice to you is to play hard at SXSW and remember that sleep is optional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"imgdeco\"><img src=\"\/images\/Bridge.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Some of the most creative minds in the world will be in Austin for SXSW Interactive.  I jokingly refer to this event as spring break for geeks.  Time to open our minds wide to new ideas and connect in person rather than just virtually.   This event is really about the people and the ideas sketched out on cocktail napkins.  Sure, the sessions are fantastic&#8230;but this isn&#8217;t the time to just sit back and absorb the wisdom of the greats.  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