Celebrating my impending move from Atlanta and my end of Georgia Peachdom with a playlist of Atlanta and Georgia-related songs. Some versions may not be safe for work. (Whatchu know about I-20 to 285? Shoot, I’ve lived near there on the east side for 8 of the 10 years I’ve been in Atlanta. There’s also [...]
[2 Dec 2010]
Photo by Rick Austin. Found on Flickr. Also see: Part I and Part II Now since my revelation, I also fell in love with and became engaged to a man who lives in a city that I never wanted to visit, let alone live in. But visit I did. Imagine my surprise when I realized [...]
[1 Dec 2010]
Photo by Kay Gaensler. Found on Flickr. Read: “My Lost Decade, Part I” For years, I have questioned whether it was me or the city. I thought my own inability to create deep, intimate friendships or find a community was internal. But I noticed something curious when I traveled. When I am away from Atlanta, [...]
[30 Nov 2010]
Resistance is what you begin to embody when the culture changes and you find that you stand for values that are no longer fashionable. … I don’t get up the morning and decide to resist. But I have an impulse towards critical speech and then the culture resists me. That is the counterintuitive truth about [...]
[17 Apr 2010]
It’s really easy to complain and point the finger and eyeroll at what’s not fair, what others are doing, and how you’re being affected by it. I made an honest effort to not just want to change things about myself, but be an active and willing participant in making that change happen. Derrick on what [...]
[6 Apr 2010]
On self-help books: They have self-design down, but somehow convince themselves that with enough self design, they can be happy in any situation. Ignore the fact that they have no passion for their job, they don’t communicate well with their spouse, and they live in a city where they hate the weather and the local [...]
[22 Mar 2010]
Photo by dherrera_96 New York, and LA are bad for traffic, but according to a new survey by GPS maker TomTom, Seattle takes the cake. TomTom used data from Tele Atlas speed profiles to determine the percentage of congested roadways in a given city. [Via Elliott.org]
[2 Dec 2009]
This meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, August 14th at 7 p.m. Jay Pipes of MySQL AB and co-author of Pro MySQL, comes to Atlanta this month to present “Join-Fu: The Art of SQL.” I’ve seen Pipes speak before, and his presentation was incredibly informative. If you do a lot of development with MySQL, you [...]
[18 Jul 2008]
In the spirit of Anil Dash, I’m providing an unsolicited testimonial for the folks at Southeast Arbor Pros. I had a dead pine tree in my back yard that was 30 or so feet tall. A southeast arbor pro came, saw, removed tree, and didn’t damage anything. The stump left behind is almost flush with [...]
[28 May 2008]
Modernistas, get giddy. Next month, Atlanta’s modern architecture and design will be showcased as a part of “Modern Atlanta 2008: Design Is Human.” Highlights of Design Is Human include a wine tasting at Poliform SWITCH, the Belgium Design & Fashion Event for Darfur, and a modern home tour. Ticket prices vary. Many events are free. [...]
[16 Apr 2008]