Day: June 23, 2006

Summer Loving, Driving’s A Blast…

Atlanta’s driving stupidity always amazes. Today’s accident-in-the-making was seen on North Ave, while driving back from Georgia Tech. Heading east, both lanes are packed and slow moving, the usual. An impatient pickup truck pulls out into the traffic-free west-bound lanes, drives a block, goes onto the sidewalk as traffic starts towards the truck and ducks into Tech’s campus. Probably lasted all of 15 seconds, but stupid for all of them! Makes me wish my car was video equipped, I’d be posting dumb driving clips every day.

Interestingly enough, with all the damage New Orleans signs and traffic lights suffered, the drivers have compensated by becoming very polite and accommodating. Whenever there was a busted light, all the drivers assumed that it was a 4-way stop and took their turns. Same with blinking traffic lights, good manners prevailed. A big change from when I lived there.

Thankfully, Atlanta is still the same.

Blogger Boozing and Art Stuff in the ATL

Now that I’m back in town, I’m hitting the regular places for the sights and possible job ops. I’m also finding my first week back has a rather full calender.

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Yesterday… ATL Blogger Monthly Drinkfest

Blogger meetup with much drinking… a bloganalia. Like usual, much drinking, laughing, dirty looks, faux indignation and maybe some crushing on our server. I’m sure more details and incriminating pictures will be posted on atlbloggers.net. One of the things that was worked on on our side of the table was a drink for Dave, who seemingly loves mustard.

“The Daily Dose”

A layered drink much like a Mind Eraser. Starting from the bottom layer up: mustard, Yager, Baileys, and chili-pepper oil floating on top. To be drunk with a straw. Yum!

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Today… Tom Zarrilli Artist Talk @ The Contemporary

The show was an extension of Tom Zarrilli’s yard sale adventures, which he chronicles online at Yard Sale Addict. The show will end Saturday with a sale of most of the items on display, and a certificate of authenticity for each item. While only four people showed for the artist talk, it was an interesting one.

Also at the Contemporary, was Didi Dunphy’s installation, “Recess Playscape.”

It was far too much fun. The day before these pictures were taken , the skateboard room had 4 young kids on the skateboards, riding on their stomachs like motorized turtles yelling at their moms to time them as they raced across the gallery.

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Friday: ABC @ Earthlink Live

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Saturday: back to work for the Changchun Acrobatic Troupe at the Ferst Center.

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Sunday: The Pride Parade