ATLANTA, Georgia, February 12, 2008 Ok, so you’ve got your plans for V-Day down. Dinner reservations, check. Clean underwear, check. Flowers from the dumpster behind the florist that aren’t too wilted once you’ve trimmed the brown leaves off, check. But once the night is successful, and you’ve lured the lady or gentleman in question back [...]

ATLANTA, Georgia, February 11, 2008 I stopped off at Rusan’s in Adventure Plaza (ok, Edgewood Retail Center) for some quick sushi before a wifi session. Sitting alone at the bar is always fun if you like watching the chefs go at it, and that treat was made even better when one of the gentleman carved [...]

ATLANTA, Georgia, February 7, 2008 An amalgamation of existing recipes, this dish came together in a snap. Fast, spicy and sweet – completely unlike the horrible Lipstick Jungle (which seems to exist entirely to convince me that I ought to be wearing a wide belt around the middle of my torso). This dish is plated [...]

I’m in stitches. Tied up in knots. Yeah, I could make better puns, but I’m suffering from water intoxication. via Craftzine blog: Watch this beautiful animated video for the Quebec, Canada group Tricot Machine (tricot means knitting). The video is for the song “Les peaux de lievres” where all 700 frames are knitted.

ATLANTA, Georgia, February 5, 2008 Yes, ladies and gentleman, that’s what you think it is. A change purse, made of frog. Handmade in the Philippines, and available on eBay, this lovely item is described as follows: This is a Really Cool and Unique Gift Item!! It is a REAL FROG made into a COIN PURSE!! [...]

ATLANTA, Georgia, January 24, 2008 Snow hit Atlanta last weekend, prompting flurries of Twitter updates and text messages. Yes, it was snowing. In Atlanta. Worth noting, however, is that two weeks prior, the Moreland Ave. Target had put gloves, hats and other winter garb on clearance, making room for an early January display of swimwear. [...]

ATLANTA, Georgia, January 24, 2008 How this fine piece of H-town hip hop has only had 148 views is beyond me. Please, join me in a viewing of WhoMikeJones.com‘s Drop and Gimme 50. And, man, check out his site. It’s pretty sweet.

the parody video Tom Cruise WANTS you to see! on FunnyOrDie.com ATLANTA, Georgia, January 22, 2008 I was gonna write a little essay about the uncertainties of life, with the economy going bust in ways I’m not smart enough to comprehend, and a paltry 18,000 new jobs being added in December. Nationally. But that’s boring [...]

emma snores from LauraFries.com on Vimeo. ATLANTA, Georgia, January 18, 2007 There’s actually no category for ‘cute dog videos’ on my blog, despite my fondness for my friends who also don’t work. Enjoy Ms. Emma, catching some zzzzzzs.

Mobile post sent by LauraFries.com using Utterz.  Replies.  mp3 ALABAMA, January 17, 2008 Frustratingly, you’ll have to click on Mobile Post above to hear my fake Southern accent describing the snow.