So I’m in Austin, Texas for the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention, and I’ve got to say this town is pretty freakin cool. It’s like a giant college town. As I heard one speaker say, “A bastion of liberalness in a conservative state.” I’m trying to come up with something for the photo contest this year. The theme is to capture Austin’s weirdness (the unofficial theme of the town is “Keep Austin Weird”). I don’t think I’ve quite done that yet, but I’ve still gotten some alright shots. Here are a few that I’ve gotten so far. If I get anything else worthwhile, I’ll probably make a second installment of this post.

Austin is known as a live music capital, so of course there are quite a few buskers around. These two weren't bad.

Here's another one.

All day Thursday the weather alternated between sunny and torrential downpour. I went out exploring in just a t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers, so at times like this I just hunkered under storefronts to keep my gear from getting too drenched.

Like I said, the theme of this year's photo contest is capturing Austin's weirdness. I think this is the closest I've come so far.