September 2010
1 post
August 2010
1 post
July 2010
2 posts
Flying for the First Time
Last Friday, I drove out to Austin Bergstrom International and took my first official flight lesson in a Piper Archer single-prop plane. I was amazed how much they let me do on my first time behind the wheel. I had a teacher with me the whole time (who has the same controls next to me and can take control at any time), and he let me taxi out to the runway for starters. That was realy cool, by...
June 2010
7 posts
Whoosh. Bang. Pow.
Before I took a comedy improv class, these sounds would remind me of a an old Adam West Batman episode, during a fight with Penguin’s goons. Yet now, these sounds take on a whole different meaning.
They refer to a quick game where you must act on your feet and try to make others respond quickly in the moment, without any hesitation. In a circle, I can pass a Whoosh to someone, who must...
Post Sky-Dive
How do I describe sky-diving? Well, surprisingly, it’s much different than I expected. Perhaps, it was the 20 minute plane ride up among the clouds and the fact that I had completely resigned to doing it. Maybe it was all of the animals at the sky-diving center (alpacas, donkeys, chickens, parrots, dogs, and pigs) and the friendly demeanor of all the employees that put me at ease. It...
A Year of Ramble Rousing Ahead
So, last week I decided to buy a ticket to jump out of a plane at 14,000 feet. In light of this new sky-diving adventure on the horizon, and having lived in Austin for one year officially now, I’ve decided I’m going to spend the next year doing something beyond my experience every single week. This can range from extreme food, bizarre events, and new travels to learning a new skill, biking a...
Ramble Rouser
Hello all, I’m an Austin local that needs a place to write and share online, so I’ve created the Ramble Rouser, a place to ramble and rouse from topics from here to there, from topics including biking, movies, comics, news, events, SEO, travel, hotels, and more.
First order of business is to share National Geographic’s Ten New Species, starting off with our new friend the BIG...