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@austinlouisray

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your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· 28d

you got a

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· 29d

“You get that parking garage messaging painted?” “Sure did, boss—real happy motoring, just like you asked.” “what”

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your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· 29d

true detective S5 looks crazy man

it’s too late for this joke but i had to sorry

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 12

you’re telling me, man

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 12

AS USUAL FOLKS COOTER IS RIGHT

a big, delicious pizza next to some small, delicious flowers

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 12

just gonna leave this here

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 11

hit up Wyld Bird last night and they are doing such a great job across the board

tacos, queso parilla, kids chicken & beans plate

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 11

more like looking NICE amirite

also, why does this look so shitty? hire someone to fix your email design, linkedin, jfc

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 10

tee gee eye eff from the verdant and thriving austie jungles of eastside ATL’s trolley line trail corridor

the original, lorded over by edgewood’s ancient muscadine monster, this jungle has it all: myriad herbs, invasive morning glory, and loads of flower varieties; it’s been going strong for several years

the First Grace Baptist planters hold mostly zinnias this year, but a few surprises have been popping up as well

the newest jungle of the crew located at woodbine and montgomery is a bit of a work in progress, but it has a solid mix of sunflowers and zinnias so far; looking forward to really building this one up in the fall

last but not least, edgewood’s margarita jungle has been a sight for hungry eyes for a few years now, right across the street from ATL’s first Tesoro

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 10

Fun fact: 15 years ago in Tampa, Florida, Robert Plant stared directly into my eyes with a mischievous grin widening across his face and said, "I feel like a naughty, naughty boy." web.archive.org/web/20110113...

“I was banned from Tampa for life,” he continued. “It was a Zeppelin concert at the stadium and the weather turned. In those days, there were no isolating transformers or anything to stop electrocution from water and power. So we had to stop the show and then the crowd got a little restless, and so the police moved in rather vividly with sort of Perspex, see-through shields. There were 57,000 people. The authorities decided it was our fault and that would be the end of it and we wouldn’t come back together as a group again. But I can creep in on my own now, under cover.”

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 8

CSA day hitting so hard, gonna see how many sandwiches i can eat this week

enough tomatoes for a whole shit load of sandwiches, shoutout to Love is Love Cooperative Farm tbpfh

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 8

this is just a quick reminder that How I'd Fix Atlanta is large, it contains multitudes austinlouisray.com#/how-id-fix-...

oh, that? well, THAT is the Edgewood Kudzu Valley, a rolling-hill monstrosity of plants and trees and so many goddamn critters. seriously, you wouldn't believe how many hidden snakes and large birds there are in there. bullfrogs? you bet. screaming children? sometimes! it's a wonderful place, once home to Ruby Meadows. a real neighborhood gem, imho. ok, gonna round this out because i have other stuff to do. thanks for reading though, i love you, mean it.

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 7

just dropped my wife at the airport. she's going to Tanzania for a few weeks to teach kids art, explore, and soak up culture. an amazing opportunity, and the longest we've been apart in 20 years. it's gonna be a fun, challenging adventure in solo parenting, and i'm looking forward to it. but also:

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 5

we rode our bikes home from decatur to edgewood and it was WILD out there and the kids were thrilled throughout

get you a 9yo who can tear ass down hosea in a Lamine Yamal jersey god bless america tbpfh

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 3

the last thing you see before you die in an A24 movie

the 4yo, looking particularly patriotic and also murderous

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 3

get a load of this fuckin asshole

maybe the ugliest residence in all of florida, and that’s really saying something

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 2

the giant beer lover has logged on at the local market

you’re goddamn right that’s 32 ounces of Two Hearted, you’re goddamn right they gave me two punches for it

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 2

i made a little guide for exploring Sturgill Simpson's excellent and growing catalog how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/a-quick-guid...

a photo i took of Sturgill Simpson and his band performing at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia on Oct. 24, 2024

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jul 2

went wild on pounds and pounds of shrimp and crab claws tonite

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jun 30

for the rest of our time in florida i am no longer the modern writer Austin L. Ray i am now the early 20th century painter whose work is all over our beach house, Bope H. Swearingen

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jun 30

via @platlanta.bsky.social, Waxwing Coffee is rockin a HIFA ICE sticker, y’all go follow them on instagram and give them some money at grant park farmers market on sundays, great people, delicious coffee

in this house, we’re fuck ICE all day, unless of course we’re talking about iced coffee

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jun 29

we checked in this morning and it was mostly fine but nobody in the lobby seemed to understand jokes?

and every time i tried to talk about something they changed the subject to the dang cheeto in the white house

your internet friend austie@austinlouisray· Jun 28

9yo, screaming his ass off: “it’s dead!!!!” 4yo, her face inches away from it, speaking calm as hell, as if she’s a Tommy Lee Jones character who’s seen it all: “he’s right. it’s dead.”