« A classical musician walks into a subway station... | Main | Tired »
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Austin city limits
My iPod is loading with ZZ Top as we speak. On Tuesday two friends and I hit the road bound for Austin for the 72nd meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, where I'll be giving a paper on Sunday morning about the Mesoamerican Imaging Project. Besides North Carolina, I can't think of a place I'd rather be right now than Austin, and I haven't even been there before. The main reason is because it's over 1,000 miles from Tampa. It's also the live music capital of the world, and I hope to check out a show or two at Stubb's or Emo's, two legendary venues that have hosted 99% of my favorite bands at one time or another. It's also my state of birth, and I'd imagine part of me is subconsciously drawn to my roots. Although I'm escaping the clutches of Florida for a brief moment, school work continues and I'll be churning out a 20-pager by Thursday and the majority of a poster project. I'm thinking a change in venue will spark my, shall we say, "intellectual creativity" and help me bring this semester to a close.
Posted by Will at April 22, 2007 09:23 PM in Graduate School