There is an article about my neighborhood in this week’s Creative Loafing. This quote sums it up nicely for those familiar with Atlanta’s neighborhoods.

“And though it draws the tired analogy of being Little Five Points’ younger sister, that’s just a watered-down way of saying East Atlanta still has the soul that commercialization sucked out of Little Five.”

A couple of nitpicks, when they mentioned festivals they talked about Corndogarama and not the East Atlanta Strut. They also mention 16oz Bush cans at the EARL but PBR tallboys are far more prevalent.

http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/2005-03-16/cover5.html

I was at The EARL last Saturday and some guy asked me for a cigarette after picking up my pack and smelling it. He must have picked up on the “eat shit and die” look I gave him because he offered me a dollar for one. Which is a pretty good return on my investment, so I obliged his request.

If I had a warning label it would be this:

DO NOT add sugar

I just had the best weekend of my life. I made love for the first time in my life. Not just sex but actually making love. Now speaking from experience and it’s a whole other level. I also had the best grits on the planet and had fun in a grocery store. The first time since I was a kid and used to pretend my mom’s cart was a garbage truck. I didn’t do anything that I had planned but it didn’t matter. Usually the best experiences are unplanned anyway. As I’m sure you’ve noticed I have been updating my blog infrequently lately. I’ve been a little distracted, ok very distracted. I hope to start updating more soon.

Peace

Is there anything better in life than good friends? Not a whole fucking lot. (if anything)

I was just talking to a good friend of mine and he asked what I was doing tonight. I said “cleaning my room”. He said “Alex is cleaning his room? He must have a have a hot date.” So true….

Music has always been my favorite drug. It has the ability to change my mood the way no other substance can. Instead of a feeble attempt to explain what I mean I will leave it up to Operation Ivy.

Sound System

Lyrics

I’ve had a somewhat angry post planned about Bush and the Iraq war that I was going to publish. However I’m just too happy right now to do it.

This mashup kicks ass! Thanks boing boing!

Normally I’m not the effusive type but William Gibson’s Late Valentine to his wife blew my mind. I wish I had one quarter of his literary talent.

Late Valentine