just finished The Sisters Brothers, a book I liked so much the first time that I not only intended to reread it, I actually did! Just in time for the movie to be gone from theaters, lol/sob. but what a great book, I enjoyed it as much as I remembered. ?
went out canvassing with the missus this morning in northwest Austin, & then who do we see doing the same at our neighbor’s this afternoon but @manton himself ????
Tom
@ Epoch Coffee for NaNoWriMo, day 1
(kind of; going for 50 hours of revision rather than 50,000 words)
…& on Sunday, more of the same but with Indivisible Austin. there’s exactly one thing I want to do less than knock on strangers’ doors to talk politics.
that one thing is: regret not doing more for the 2018 election.
I’m volunteering to #TakeBackTheHouse on Saturday, Nov 3. join me!
there’s not just total chump incumbents to vote out because of their complicity and cowardice, there’s also some 100% great candidates to vote in. like these badasses. #beavoter
Courtney Barnett ?
I do, for real, have a winning Mega Millions ticket.
your respect for our privacy at this time is appreciated. I swore this wouldn’t change who I am. after having a little fun with it, I plan to put the remainder of my $4 back into the world to help others. god bless
my favorite performance of my favorite song by (one of) my favorite bands: Wussy, Teenage Wasteland
Deschutes’ The Abyss
⭐️⭐️__
#saturdaybeer ?
wow, the Houston Chronicle endorsed Beto
“Kay Bailey Hutchison… once reminded [us] that Cruz would have to decide where his loyalties lay: with Texans or obstructionist ideologues. Six years later, it’s obvious he’s decided.”
disgusting. Trump praises Gianforte for assault on Guardian reporter
“Trump’s comments mark the first time the president has openly and directly praised a violent act against a journalist on American soil.”
St. Arnold’s Divine Reserve ‘18
⭐️⭐️⭐️
#saturdaybeer
another day, another reason to love Beto
five years ago today I started a goofy project that I thought would never be more than a short-lived lark that nobody but me would read or like. and I was right. ? An Unicks Bestiary
Austin, TX – #nofilter
hilarious, Richard Linklater-directed anti-Cruz ad, “Tough as Texas?”. the last few words couldn’t be more perfectly delivered #ComeOnTed
Janelle Monae, life-sized & big screened
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Brewtorium’s Brewtoberfest, canned in a #crowler for me yesterday
⭐️⭐️__
#saturdaybeer
lots of music being streamed free from this weekend’s ACL Festival on Red Bull TV. bonus: there’s a Red Bull TV channel on Roku
WaPo: Vote ‘no’ on Kavanaugh
“He provided neither evidence nor even a plausible explanation for this red-meat partisanship, but he poisoned any sense that he could serve as an impartial judge.”
Heather Havrilesky, Mediocre White Man Falls Apart and Is Promptly Put Back Together:
“A woman who conducted herself in that manner couldn’t get an assistant-manager job at Forever21, let alone on the Supreme Court.”
The Decemberists @ Bass Concert Hall
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Texas Craft Beer Festival
⭐️⭐️⭐️
#saturdaybeer
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Lola Tried @ Texas Craft Beer Fest
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Interpol
today’s the day! buy some music & help protect voting rights. for me that was the brand new Joy Formidable and the latest Lola Tried & Waxahatchee releases ?
I believe survivors.
I believe there’s got to be a better conservative nominee than this.
I believe I’ll work my ass off to elect Beto and defeat @TedCruz (& then you’re next, @JohnCornyn).
#IBelieveSurvivors
great excuse to buy some new music on Friday:
“we’ll donate 100% of our share of the proceeds to the Voting Rights Project, a program led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law to advance & protect the right to vote”