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So after a little over 2 weeks in Austin, I finally have most everything done in regards to furnishing my place. Still missing a table and a DVD rack (cause where else would I put all those DDR games?) but I have a bookshelf and a coffee table (or as the proper adults say, "cocktail table" (say that to yourself in a snobbish voice. Just do it.) (embedded parentheses, this can't be legal English. Can it?)) so I figure that'll do for now since it's just me. And there's some kitchen stuff I still want to get that's a bit nicer than my college Wal-mart cookware, but I figure that can wait a bit too. It's really nice to have a "home" now, that's all mine. And every day I find another reason why I love my location.
The most recent one being that I could walk to go see Barack Obama hold a rally here in Austin this past Friday. Almost 22,000 people showed up to hear him speak, which is mind boggling for being this early in the election cycle. He's long been my favorite candidate by far, since for the first time there's a politician who actually has most of the same positions that I do, and beyond that, actually cares and is willing to learn about the issues. And speaking of issues, I don't get it when commentators go on about how no one knows what Obama stands for. All you have to do is look at his voting record. Of course, no post about this would complete without pictures:
Obama with Austin downtown in the background
Obama-rama
Barack-and-roll
Shot of the crowd behind me
AP photo of Obama+cowboy hat
Today I also took a very extended lunch break to stand in line for over 2 hours to get SXSW wristbands. The week long affair is in 2 weeks, with over 1300 bands coming, including Bloc Party, The Apples in Stereo, The Bravery, and one of my favorite bands, The Presidents of the United States of America. Plus always huge surprise acts that are announced a few hours beforehand. The only downside is many of the acts I want to see start at midnight or 1 AM, and there's that whole going to work the next morning thing. Who needs sleep anyways though, right?
And yeah yeah, no pictures of DC/NYC yet. They're coming, I swear!
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