Monthly Archives: September 2008

Jenny Lewis at The Variety Playhouse

Jenny Lewis at The Variety Playhouse, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. This is where we are.

Brother, Can You Spare A Gallon?

(Re-posted from a comment left at O. Willis.) Atlantans prefer driving over mass transit by a substantial margin.  It could be argued that more of us would hop on MARTA if only the system were more expansive, rail especially.  But take away our ability to hop in the car on a whim and go from

Better Than Nothing

Better Than Nothing, originally uploaded by grabbingsand.

Behold, The Chronophage

It’s coming. For all of us. Really.

Love-Struck Romeo

North Fulton Drama Club‘s production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet opens tonight, September 19, at historic Barrington Hall in Roswell, Georgia and runs for the next three weeks, every Friday and Saturday night. There will be one matinee on Sunday, September 28. And I’m in this one, vainly struggling to keep the peace of

Set Work Works

Set Work Works, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. One balcony, made to order.

Four Years Later: Where Are They Now?

Four years ago this week, the Atlanta Journal Constitution saw fit to include a profile of Atlanta’s northerly suburban bloggers in their newly introduced Northside supplement. I was one of them (though in retrospect, their selection process was sketchy at best). The Northside supplement is no longer with us (neither is the online version of

Don’t Be Stupid, Particularly About Food

The mighty El Gray just brought this commercial to my attention. I suppose it was bound to happen, that some huge conglomerate would hire an ad agency to put a better spin on their product, but I have to admit to being a little taken aback by their approach: Get it? You’re just so gullible,

Embedded For Truth

Once again, Jay Smooth shows up with the socio-political Cliff Notes you need. “Hateration in the GOP dancerie,” indeed.