Austin City Limits Music Festival

Today marks the official start of the Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival and I'm so excited to be going the first weekend!! (Apparently this is the first year Austin chose to host two weekends of the festival and the same groups will be preforming both weekends!) For those of you unfamiliar with ACL, it's a huge three day music festival where 100+ music groups come to preform. There are eight different stages across Zilker Park, where groups will be playing from noon until ten at night. I've been looking forward to this ever since I knew I'd be moving here. (The live music culture is like no other here in Austin!) I'm also in walking distance to Zilker thank goodness. Parking is going to be a zoo!

And to top it off... 

Numerous authentic Austin food vendors will also be there and I can't wait to try the different food!!

Here are some of the groups I'm excited to see: 

Friday:

2:30-3:30 Jimmy Eat World

4:00-5:00 fun.

6:00-7:00 Vampire Weekend

8:00-9:30 Depeche Mode

8:30-10:00 Muse

Saturday:

3:30-4:00 The Verve Pipe

4:00-5:00 Silversun Pickups

6:00-7:00 Passion Pit

8:00-9:30 Kings of Leon

8:00-10:00 the Cure

Sunday:

3:00-4:00 Grouplove

4:00-5:00 Franz Ferdinand 

6:00-7:00 Eric Church

7:00-8:30 Phoenix

8:30-10:00 Lionel Richie

As you can see it's going to be quite a busy weekend and I don't hate it!

I've been brainstorming outfits all week and I still have no clue! I'm leaning towards my black J.Crew strapless ruffle dress with my grey t-strap sandals and my fun stone flower necklace for tomorrow! (Hair will most definitely be up! Texas afternoon heat + thousands of people = intense frizz. No thank you.)

I'll be thinking about my remaining two outfits tomorrow! Keep a lookout for pictures!! 

The Skimm

 

With all that has been happening in the world lately, I was struggling to find time to read the news. After living here a little over two months, I'm still trying to figure out my schedule. With getting to work earlier (so I'm not stuck in traffic later!), finding time for new friends/opportunities and "me time", I felt like I was back in the college bubble. (You know, that one where the outside world doesn't seem to exist.)

I was talking with one of my friends from school the other night and explained my dilemma. She told me she recently subscribed to "The Skimm", which is a daily email that basically consolidates and simplifies major headline stories. It's fantastic! I love how the paragraph gets straight to the point and I'm also not spending a huge chunk of time reading it. Plus, it has stories titled like, "What to Say When You Get to Your Desk" and "What to Say When Your BFF Gets Coffee with Your Nemesis" so you're able to contribute to the conversation with friends or coworkers. This is now the first thing I read when I get to work and I definitely recommend it!

 

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