Other: November 2009 Archives

Each Friday, we'll be offering up a sampling of Longhorn- and Big 12-related sports coverage making its way around the Web. This week: a slip of the tongue, some hardware, and this week's line.

I love, love, love fake shit. And when I say, “fake shit,” I am not euphemistically referring to, say, “reality” TV shows, imitation boobs, or the way some of the ex-girlriends of my young, hot, domestic partner treat me at cocktail parties. No, no, when I say “fake shit,” what I mean is prosthetic poo-poo, crafted ca-ca, faux fecal matter. So when esteemed Austinist arts editor, Emily, asked me if I might like to profile Kourtney Lea Moon-- aka Angry Olive-- and when I found out that Kourtney sews embellished excrement as part of her emporium of uber-cool crafts, I jumped at the chance. I emailed Kourtney to tell her of my love of fake shit, and how thrilled I was when Warren gave me a box of plastic dog crap for my birthday. She enthusiastically responded: “You can never, I repeat, NEVER be given too much shit! Fake, real, plush, cute, fossilized... We deal with it everyday- literally. Best present ever...”

Austinite Brian Peppler wrote in to our tip line (that's tips@austinist.com—email us!) this morning to share a sad story about his wife Jessica, who was seriously injured at Red Bud Isle this past weekend. Jessica, 31, is pictured to the right with their 22-week-old son, Dylan. They'd appreciate your help in getting in touch with the owner of the dog in question—details after the jump.