Survivor comes to Austin in June in search of cast members for the next season of the popular adventure/competition this Friday, June 13, 1-5pm at the Backwoods in the Hill Country Galleria (12921 Hill Country Galleria Blvd.).
To see full eligibility criteria and to download an official Survivor application, go to KEYE TV's website here.

Another shutout win for the Austin Aztex Sunday afternoon, though it didn't look like it was going to happen for them until right at the end. Austin completely dominated the game, but with the Shell Shockers playing 10 men behind the ball almost the entire game, the Aztex couldn't break through until the dying moments of extra time, when the referee pointed to the penalty spot following an Aztex corner kick, and A.J. Godbolt calmly slotted the ball just inside the left upright for the winner.

I haven't seen any game stats, but the Aztex had the best of the play throughout, as New Orleans defended desperately, and refused to come out of their shell until suffering the shocker at the end. New Orleans only had one good scoring chance, a first-half screamer that forced a fine diving save from Austin keeper Miguel Gallardo. Other than that, pretty much all the play was in the New Orleans end of the field.

The Austin Aztex beat the defending national champion Laredo Heat Friday night, 1-0, on a 70th-minute goal by Jamie Watson, assisted by Marcel Uriarte. The Aztex also had a first-half goal disallowed, and Laredo had two second-half red cards, finishing the game with nine players. See the Aztex report on the game here. The Aztex remain unscored-upon through four games (three wins in a row, after an opening-game draw). The goal was the first allowed by Laredo in their four games.

With the Mississippi Brilla losing to Houston Saturday night, the Aztex have now qualified for the U.S. Open Cup as the top team in the PDL Mid South division through the first four games of the season. That tournament is open to all teams in the country, up through Major League Soccer; we'll have to wait and see who the Aztex draw. Meanwhile it's back to PDL action on Sunday afternoon, as the Aztex host their only afternoon game of the season, taking on the New Orleans Shell Shockers. Sunday, May 25, 2:30pm, Round Rock High's Dragon Stadium (just west of I-35 and FM 620). $8, $5 for kids 12 and under. Doors open at 1pm.

According to the Air Force Times, "Maj. Margaret Witt was literally a poster girl on the service's promotional materials." So, of course they discharged her in 2006, one year within her 20-year-retire-with-benefits anniversary, after an anonymous tip-off hepped them to the fact that she was a lesbian. Witt has been fighting the decision ever since, and yesterday, the nurse reservist assigned to the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Washington state's McChord Air Force Base was given a win – "but a procedural win," according to SLDN's Victor Maldonado – by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. So let's get this "straight": Even if you never told what they didn't want to hear and told you not to tell, you can still be told on by some tell-tale tattletale and told to take a hike… or in this case, a DISSSSSS-MISSED!? Talk about your "liberal interpretation"s.

The Champions League Final. An occasion for the world's game to take center stage. An event so massive that people around the world stop what they are doing for a few hours and sit in front of their TV or go to their nearest pub to take part. A time for celebration and for friends to get together and enjoy the moment. I always go to Fadó Irish Pub to watch football (soccer here in America), so I thought this would be the best place to watch the Champions League Final between Manchester United and Chelsea FC. Game time was 1:45pm, so I decided to get there 30 minutes early in order to get a good spot. When I walked in, I could barely see the TVs because there were hundreds of people drinking, eating, chatting, and chanting their teams’ songs. I knew I had come to the right place.

Ellen and John sittin' in a tree, agreein' to respectfully dis-a-gree. (After you click, read under the video. Think Progress takes issue with the assumed Republican nominee's pandering.)

Oh. And then there's this. And this.

Gee, at least he wasn't wearing his "gay sweater."

As they say, if you can't take the heat, get outta the kitchen. Or, as the case may be, stay off the road. That's the message Austin Police Dept. Chief Art Acevedo offered during a mid-day press conference Thursday at Lady Bird Lake, where he announced the department's "Summer Heat 2008" campaign to keep Austin's roads safe – and fatality free. Joined by members of the department's Motors Unit, Acevedo told reporters that officers would be out in force, beginning this Memorial Day weekend, ticketing Austin's crappy drivers. Acevedo was flanked by newly graduated police cadets, each of whom had pinned to their uniform shirt the date of a summer 2007 traffic fatality. In all, 17 people died on Austin roadways between Memorial Day and Labor Day 2007. In sum, have fun but stay safe – please, drive smart and be civil.

I'm handing the reins over to Chronicle City Beat editor Anne Harris today for a very special episode of Schadenfreude. Please enjoy. Let's take it back to the night of Wednesday, March 12, since we probably spent it together. We shook our heads and rattled our South by Southwest badges on the curb in front of Fuze, stunned at being shut out of the most significant Texas rap show this year – Bun B's memorial for Pimp C of UGK. It was live inside without us while a band no one has cared about in a decade swanned around outdoors at Stubb's where there was plenty of air for everybody. Standing out there next to the cameraman and boom guy from BET while their on-air fox batted her lashes in vain, I momentarily assessed my own charms, then left bitter. So, so bitter. Yeah, I'm a fan. It's personal. Fast forward to Music Mania, Wednesday, May 21, 6:54pm. That's the time-stamp on the photo at right. It matters because it was one of those moments that never happens: not one single bubble burst. Wearing no protective shades or masked expression, the King's presence and open charm were impressive given the long line of fans that waited for an autograph. And interesting. This is Mr. Woodgrain, the Sultan of Snow. But he's quiet. He conserves his words in a way more of us should edit ourselves. His eyes, the same ones staring back at us from the cover of Trill, net everything around him. His expression was warm as he introduced his wife, Queen, whose bearing lives up to her name. She outshines the other stuff on his arm and he's proud of her. (Edit thyself: I heard myself offering her a ride to Neiman's if she ever needs one.) I hugged him goodbye and told him I'd keep it 100. He laughed and said, "That's what it's about!"

An offensive explosion or a defensive implosion? Take your pick when it came to the matchup between the Austin Wranglers and the Texas Copperheads Friday, May 16. Austin demolished Texas 61-17. The Wranglers offense could not be stopped by a lousy Copperhead defense. And by lousy, that would mean not worthy of being on the same field as the opponent. Even worse for the Copperheads was their offense, which was a red blood cell short of anemic. Texas had only one offensive score on the evening, and it didn’t come until late in the third quarter. Quarterback Rudy Carlton, playing in place of the extremely ineffective starter Steven Wasil, threw a 31-yard strike to receiver Armar Watson. By the way, the score was 54-10 when the Copperheads scored their touchdown. Can anybody say, “Second team defense”? Wranglers quarterback Andy Hall continues his streak of impressive performances with a 238 yard, six touchdown day. He also added a two-yard rushing touchdown for icing on the cake. John Roberson decided to rub salt in the Copperheads’ wounds repeatedly by hauling in four touchdowns on 14 catches for 175 yards. Roberson now has a team best 19 touchdowns.