Posted by AllieB on August 31, 2010
Google is amazing, IMO: Gmail, Chrome, Google Images and Video, Google Earth, Google Reader…and that’s just a drop in the bucket.
YKenna shared this interactive short with me, and it’s badass. Close out everything else on your computer and access the link below via Google Chrome.
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Posted by AllieB on August 27, 2010
Here’s some good Friday reading material:Â Hungover Owls – because they definitely feel worse than you do.
“You uh…you need me to move my car?â€
The captions are a tad aggressive – even I, condoner of the occasional apropos curse word, feel it’s a bit too mas – but it’s also pretty hilarious and not necessarily inaccurate. Owls: wise and funny. Who knew?
Sidebar: I wonder when restaurants will realize that a sandwich called “The BLAT” is a sandwich no one wants to order. It’s very delicious – bacon, lettuce, avocado, and tomato – but that “A” takes a tasty BLT and makes it sound like a bodily function, or something else equally unappetizing.
“And I will have The BLAT, please.”
“Ohhhh, a BLAT sounds super delish!”
“Wanna split a BLAT?”
Thanks, but no thanks. Although I might get one from Souper Jenny for lunch – when it’s my turn I’ll just point to it instead of saying “I’d like a BLAT.” Â I’m very good at gesticulating, and I really do love bacon.
Bacon slip-ons by Keds. I wonder if they come in a 10?
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Posted by AllieB on August 24, 2010
I love to go out to eat, but my austerity budget doesn’t leave much extra kashmonay for such frivolities. Options in my price range tend to consist of Willy’s, Fellini’s, and ramen. Enter: RESTAURANT WEEK!! These wallet-friendly food holidays are the highlights of my year, and I’m very excited.
This year, Midtown Restaurant Week is September 4, 2010 thru September 12, 2010, and, with 27 participants, offers a greater selection of any other restaurant week to date. JTomm, K, A and I enjoyed a lovely meal at Pacci last fall, topped off with a dessert tray that I won’t soon forget.
I’ll have to wait until the menus are posted before making a final decision, but my current front runners are:
The full list is posted on Open Table.
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Posted by AllieB on August 24, 2010
My longtime BFF, Nancy Pendergrast Duffey, owns Scout for the Home, a home furnishings and interiors store in Buckhead.
She’s appealed to the masses with her wide array of items: from custom iron pieces and stately armoires to the perfect wooden cheese board that I, and at least four of our friends, purchased as a holiday gift, there’s something for everyone.
I could go on and on about how amazing the store is – I’ve been known to do just that, actually – but I recommend going in for yourself. And you can meet Scout!
*ALSO: please visit Blayne Beacham’s blog, This Photographer’s Life, and vote for SCOUT to win the free ad space contest!
http://www.thisphotographerslife.com/2010/08/6-finalist-for-ad-space-giveaway.html
Scout for the Home - inside the store and owner, Nancy Duffey, with her dog Scout
Scout for the Home * 18 E. Andrews Dr. * Atlanta, GA 30305 * 404.816.2325
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Posted by AllieB on August 23, 2010
It’s good to know what’s out there so you can make an informed decision.*
Too soon?
drink specials in Atlanta
*I’m sure I’ve left off countless places – enlighten me, if you would.
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