Restaurant I want to try: Frank

There is a restaurant in downtown Austin I have to try. It's a hotdog restaurant called Frank that makes home-made Artisan sausages. Their menu items look really interesting, but what really caught my eye was the "Red Headed Stranger." It's a Bloody Mary made with bacon infused vodka, a special bloody mary mix, sausage, cheddar cheese, and magic. You read that correctly: BACON infused vodka. I think next time I'm downtown for lunch, I know where I want to go...

Link to the restaurant webpage:Frank

Man, do I feel old!

Remember the walkman? When I was a kid, it was an essential piece of technology for listening to the music that drives your parents crazy without driving your parents crazy. I remember many car trips with my walkman and a tape carrier with about 30 cassette tapes.

BBC Magazine put a walkman into the hands of a 13 year old kid that has never known a world without MP3 players. The article is a good read, but it did make me feel very old...

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Giving up my iPod for a Walkman

Pictures from the storm in Austin

I sent this picture to KXAN (the local NBC affiliate) and they showed it on TV!

This looks like a wall cloud to me. It was a pretty intense evening.

Looks like Jennifer got her Birthday storm!

More Nazi Zombies!!

First the signs in Austin, and now a movie from Norway! The preview looks pretty cool. I'm not a big horror movie fan, but zombie movies can be fun. Plus, I love the quote from the preview:

EIN ZWEI DIE....

Looks like a fun ride. Watch the video above, or check out the link below:

Dead Snow - Tommy Wirkola - Very Short List

Star Wars: The Old Republic | Trailers

I heard rumors that they were making another Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Game. I have played KOTOR and KOTOR2 many times, and just recently dusted off the old CDs for another round of force power wielding, light saber dueling, high octane game play. I went looking for news of a sequel, and I came across the link for Star Wars: The Old Republic. Rather than make a sequel to KOTOR2, they are making the game a MMORPG.

Bummer.

I hate paying $40 for a game, and then having to pay $12 a month to continue to play it. But, the teaser trailer for the game is some of the best computer animation I've seen in a while. Maybe Bioware should make movies, instead of games. Check out the trailer at the link below:

Star Wars: The Old Republic | Trailers

Find alternatives to expensive software

LINK: AlternativeTo

Have you ever needed access to particular software package, but you found the cost was too expensive? Alternative.to is a webpage that will show cheap/free/open source alternatives to expensive packages. Looks pretty nifty!

V is returning to TV

Somehow, I missed the memo. V is returning to TV this fall as a new series? The preview looks awesome. Something to replace Battlestar Galactica as must see TV?

YouTube - V - Upfront Trailer