Mud Fail At Austin City Limits

(Photo credit: Stinkie Pinkie)

Over the past 5 months, My girlfriend and I debated about going to Austin City Limits. It took place this weekend, just a short walk down the street from where we live. Due to the fact it was sold out (and overpriced), we decided to skip it.

Another factor in choosing not to go was the fact that none of the headliners were bands we cared to see. There’s no reason to shed out a couple hundred bucks to see some bands we’re note huge fans of play outside.

Anyway, it ended up raining on Friday and all day Saturday. So I enjoyed watching the rain from inside my apartment, where I didn’t have to worry about getting wet, breaking my iPhone (Country USA 2008), or trying to fight my way through the crowds.

Watching Cars Get Towed

Instead of going to ACL, I enjoyed the small things in life like watching cars get towed from my apartment complex. They sent out an email newsletter a few days ago saying that they would tow any cars that tried to park here this weekend. As it turns out, a ton of cars decided to try it and they weren’t bluffing.

I actually sat and watched the tow truck jack a few cars (and trucks) up and haul them away. That’s always a kick in the ass.

Then Comes The Mud Fail

It wasn’t until last night that I saw video footage on the news from Austin City Limits. They showed how bad Zilker Park’s lawn was and how the new grass was transformed into a mud fest. Not only did they show people running and sliding in the mud, but they showed tons of people covering their faces in it. Not exactly something I enjoy doing.

Especially after reading this exact sentence from Austin360.com:

“Based on the mud’s distinctive low-tide odor, most of what surfaced seemed to be Dillo Dirt, the compost made by the City of Austin from yard trimmings collected curbside as well as some treated sewage sludge.”

Wait, what was that again? Sewage sludge? Mmm. To make thing’s better, someone left a comment on that article saying that a lot of people were getting a rash from the mud. Nice.

I definitely didn’t miss out on that one.

A Long Weekend Of Working (aka Fun)

Instead of hitting up ACL, I bounced around to various coffee shops and drank about 8 cups of coffee on Saturday and Sunday. I started working on a few new projects with my new business partner. One of them happens to be a new blog that’s part of a case study we’re doing, but you’ll have to wait to hear more about it.

Other than that, it was a pretty quiet weekend. It was a slow weekend for football since Texas had a bye and the Packers play tonight. Lets go Pack (and Favre)!