Monthly Archives: April 2009

Austin Hotdog Roundup: Another chance and a new face

In a previous hotdog roundup, I reviewed the Weinerschnitzel dog, and had little good to say about it. Well, I was passing by there recently, and seeing a sign advertising a fishstick dog, I thought I would give it another … Continue reading

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Scenes around Austin

Here’s some places I’ve stopped while biking around town. Sparks park at 38th and Grooms is so new that it isn’t even updated on google street view. This is how it looks now, all artified: The other day I was … Continue reading

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Back on the podcast trail again

There’s been some more bumps along the podcast front, but all my feeds are up and running without a serious break in the continuity of my stories. Here’s the podcast lowdown: * Decoder Ring Theater is coming out with a … Continue reading

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Food Frakker: Strange to some, comfort to others.

I found this instant Indian food product that replicates various street-vender fare. You just boil the package until it’s warm. Sort of like the Indian version of an MRE. It doesn’t look quite like the box, but it actually tastes … Continue reading

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Easter zombie report

You know how I said that I probably wouldn’t be posting pictures of the Easter Zombie event at Frugal Media? I think everyone knows by now that I have no sense of shame, so here they are. (thanks to editor … Continue reading

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My very own boardgame

I made a Space Squid-themed boardgame for the funpage of the most recent issue. It came together over the course of several hours in the wee hours of the morning, so there are some parts that don’t necessarily make logical … Continue reading

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Easter Zombies

The Frugal Media people loved the zombie simulation so much, that they requested Space Squid come back and do some more zombie fun stuff. But this time it’s going to be innocent and cute. It looks like I’ll be dressing … Continue reading

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CryoBev3000 around town

Longtime readers of this blog might remember that I’ve been working on a device that cools your beer as you drink it. It’s called the CryoBev3000. Here’s how it works: an electric pump circulates sub-freezing water from a bucket of … Continue reading

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Turtle Roulette

I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned the UT turtle pond here before. I know I’ve marked it on the Slacker Map of Austin (a giant PDF). It’s probably my favorite thing about Austin. I’d like to take a moment to … Continue reading

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Food Frakker: Delicious head meat

I want to interrupt this topic, not to bring you tales of new things I have eaten, but to expand our knowledge of things already reported. So I was eating tacos with a dude at el Chilitos, and he casually … Continue reading

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