Friday Edition of Choose Your Own Adventure: $40, $2, or $1 dollars

I have been posting like a fool the past few days–forgive me. Lots of interesting events and ideas have come my way, and I can hardly keep up with it all. This is Life in Austin is also co-hosting Ford’s 2010 Taurus TweetUp Sunday night at Opal Divine’s from 5:30-7:30pm, so definitely think about checking that out (invite here) and taking the new ole Taurus for a spin.

Last night’s ATX Bleet-Up was a blog-tastic time at the ever-fabulous Four Seasons’ TRIO. Tolly of Austin Eavesdropper fame played hostess with mostess, connecting bloggers young and old, hip and un, together for mingling and putting faces onto previously anonymous cyberspace pals. Then Austin Monthly hosted their Bachelor Issue Party with a Cold Stone-style guacamole mashup bar, which was much better than the regular bar, which was packed because free Grey Goose cocktails (like the cucumber ‘ritajito or something) were flowing. Good times had by all, always, because if there’s one thing AM knows it’s how to throw a party and pack the house.

Now for upcoming events, the Choose Your Own Adventure portion of this program:

I’ve resisted posting on the Miracle Berry Flavor Tripping parties because frankly, it just doesn’t sound that interesting to me. They say this miracle berry makes:

– citrus fruits like lemons and limes taste sweet
– oranges and grapefruits tasted dipped in sugar
– goat cheese tastes like frosting
– vinegar is smooth enough to drink
– cheap tequila tastes like top shelf
– bologna sandwiches taste like cheesecake
– stout beers taste like chocolate milkshakes

But I like citrus fruits and goat cheese and stout beers, thankyouverymuch, and I’m not interested in eating vinegar, cheap tequila, or bologna sandwiches anyway.

Nonetheless, I see the allure. And Jenny, the Berry Fairy herself, is a persistent lady. After Wednesday’s event, James writes about it here and the Austin Examiner writes about it here, I’m slightly more intrigued. Both had a good time. Miracle berries are a fruit indigenous to West Africa. Scientists say a protein in the fruit works by binding to taste buds and altering the tongue’s so-called sweet receptors to activate when sour foods are eaten. Miracle berries are only good for 2-3 days after they are picked and so they are very rare, expensive, and hard to obtain.  Likewise, it is difficult to get a large volume of them. So in this party there’s the whisper of something new and forbidden and the exclusivity of time. And an open Tito’s vodka bar.

Of course, exclusivity never comes cheap. Tickets for Friday’s affair are $40, but include food and booze. 6-8pm, Belmont.

If you’re looking for cheap, try a $2 $1 event:

Entry is $2, but half off with online sign-up or by bringing in the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) event flyer. I signed up online and didn’t think twice about it, but thanks to a friend for pointing out: I don’t know much about the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, but I really wonder how well an event flyer (presumably on paper?) helps them achieve their goals?

Touche’, O’Dea, touche’.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY (PARTY) CHRISTINE!! (birthday isn’t til Monday … cheater)

Because I’m a responsible blogger: I was contacted by Ogilvy Public Relations on behalf of Ford Motor Company to arrange a blogger meet up for Ford‘s Summer of Taurus 100 City Tour.  I was compensated for my time in arranging this meet up, including inviting other bloggers and helping to select a venue.  I have not been paid for any product review of the Taurus and any opinion about the Ford Taurus or Ford Motor Company expressed on this blog is my own.