On The Road (21 of 365)

This is a group of residential and office buildings in Buckhead. I was sitting in traffic longing to see the beautiful sunset that was happening to my right. Unfortunately, because I was driving on Ga-400 there was too much in the way of my view. However, the reflection off the buildings came in a pretty close second.

Historic (20 of 365)

This is the stage of the Fox Theatre. Please ignore the heads of the other folks I was with, along with the super speedy tour guide. ;) There was no way I was getting this shot without a human body part. I tried very hard.

Film (19 of 365)

This is the well-known marquee sign of Atlanta's Fox Theatre. While it only shows films a handful of times each year, the theater was originally an old movie palace. If you ever have a chance to see a film here DO IT, and make sure you sit in the balcony! They show a news reel, cartoon, along with the previews before the start of the film. We saw "Ironman" here during the summer and it was really neat.

Unconscious Mutterings Week 313

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Unwanted :: Drama


2. You’d better :: Behave


3. Woman :: Awesome


4. Weighed :: Considered


5. Upright :: Citizens Brigade


6. I feel :: Inspired


7. Ill :: Behavior


8. It’s like :: Candy


9. Poor man :: Rich man


10. Great :: Dane

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Communication (18 of 365)

This emblem is on the glass of the two old public telephone booths in the ladies upper lounge at the Fox Theatre. There are no longer working phones inside the booths, but the emblems have been repainted to match the original design.

Who Put That There? (17 of 365)

Yes, that is a bumper. I spotted it yesterday sitting at a red light on North Avenue, at the very edge of the Georgia Tech University campus. Surely there's a story behind this bumper?

Repeating Pattern (16 of 365)

This pattern appears all the way around the top of the original ticket booth at the Fox Theatre in Midtown.

Spelling Errors (15 of 365)

Chick-fil-A rules at creative marketing. This old water tower is just south of downtown Atlanta, easily visible from the downtown connector. I giggle every single time I drive past it.

Sunday Six: Week 4

This week I get to do a recap six because I took pictures this week! Actually, these particular six pictures I took yesterday. I headed into Midtown yesterday and toured of the Fox Theatre. All but one of today's six are from the Fox.


This is part of the interior of the Fox. It's an absolutely beautiful old movie palace that's mostly now used for traveling performance groups. The ceiling is painted to resemble the evening sky over Egypt, complete with twinkling stars (in their constellation patterns) and drifting clouds.


The Fox has several different architecture and design influences. That makes for many different lighting styles. This lamp hangs in the atrium area, just outside the main entrance doors.


I love the tile on the top of the two towers inside the theater. Would you believe that these towers, along with the other elements above the stage, have never been used in a performance? They're built to look like a fixed set, at least I think, but there are only a series of catwalks behind them.


This lamp hangs in the lower lobby area of the theater.


Here, I'm standing at the pit wall looking out over the main orchestra section. We weren't allowed to hop onstage, so this was the closest I could get to a stage view.


Finally, this is the Varsity, home of the World's Largest Drive-in. It's located close to the Georgia Tech campus, although there is also a location in Athens at the University of Georgia. This place stays busy and is an Atlanta institution.

Pay It Forward/Free Stuff for Freeloaders Meme

First, I love that the title of this meme has the word "freeloaders" in it. It cracks me up!

I snatched this from Helen in order to get one of her beautiful photos! ;) And, since I really only have photos to give, too. I'm going to offer those as well.

The first 5 people who comment here will get one of my photographs. Depends on what I think you will like and my inspirations. (I can't guarantee you'll like it!) The only real rule is that you have to make this offer in your own journal.

I can cook, but meals don't travel well and recipes seem a bit boring. I can sing and play piano, but no one wants me to record myself! *blush* Finally, I really don't want to give legal advice! ;) So! The first 5 people to reply here will receive a photo I've taken. I can do any size, although I'd prefer not to go larger than 8x10 inches. If there happens to be a particular picture you like, you're welcome to let me know! (I'd much rather be told, and know you'll like it!). Otherwise, I'll choose one of my favorites.

Unconscious Mutterings Week 312

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Arrival :: Destination


2. Vomit :: Gross


3. Fit :: Slim


4. Stutter :: Step


5. Lifestream :: Presence


6. Tread :: Lightly


7. Desire :: Lust


8. Freezing :: Cold


9. Permit :: Driver's


10. Crinkle :: Paper

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Sunday Six: Week 3

I'm not sure this week's photos are all that great. There is a reason for this.



This was supposed to be the subject of my Sunday Six, at least mostly. I was going to finally make the Chicken Sofrito I'd been planning all week! I worked late most of this week and was too tired to do any major cooking once I got home. I was gone nearly all of Saturday, so that didn't work for cooking either. So, tonight it was, until I pulled my chicken out of the fridge and discovered it wasn't thawed. Boo! So, tomorrow night . . . hopefully?

In the meantime, here are some other fun and not so fun things. :)



Midtown Atlanta, specifically the Bank of America Plaza on the left but I'm not sure about what's on the right. I took this last night on my way to a friends house. It was actually sleeting! For some reason, I like the shakiness of this picture.



This is a cute little bud vase that my Mom gave me as a Christmas gift. She found it in South Carolina at a pottery store.



I have lately become addicted to sparkling water. I have no idea why I'm just now drinking it like crazy. I've had it off and on for years. Besides the sparkling water, this glass is full of lemon-y goodness.

And finally for something a bit different. Play-doh! For some reason, we were playing with it tonight. Here are two of my creations.



A pretty flower.



A bright and funky ladybug!

Coming to Atlanta . . .

This morning's AJC claims the Braves will announce Derek Lowe (a former Red Sock) as one of their new pitchers!

This makes me very happy! While my heart lies with the Sox, I do love the Braves, too. I especially like D-Lowe. He was on the 2004 World Series team, after all. He's also a solid pitcher, which the Braves really need!

Yay for D-Lowe!

Celestial Bodies (14 of 365)

This pretty moon was still up in the sky this morning when I left for work. Figuring this was my only chance to snap a few photos where you could actually see the craters, I stopped the truck and took a few pictures. This one is much better than the blurry white mass I usually get at night! :)

Sunrise, Sunset . . . (13 of 365)

This isn't the greatest picture, but I absolutely love the sky in this one. As I was running errands after work this was the sunset that appeared. Unfortunately, I was too far away from the river to make it before the sun fell completely. I sharpened it up just a bit since it was a little blurry (I was driving!), but the colors are all mother nature.

Baked Goods (12 of 365)

First, I so did not make these. These are two bite brownies that I picked up at the grocery store this week. I was craving brownies, but did not want to actually make them!

What's For Dinner? (11 of 365)

Flip! Flip is the new restaurant of Atlanta's "Top Chef" Richard Blais. It features funky burgers and molecular milkshakes, including a Nutella milkshake! Yum! Allison doesn't know it yet, but the next time she visits we are so eating here.

Metallic (10 of 365)

Copper lighting fixtures on the Millenium Gate at Atlantic Station.

Skeletal (9 of 365)

This funky skeleton statue sits at the entrance to the Lumberyard Lofts in one of Atlanta's industrial areas. The statue is also the sign for Bone Garden Cantina. It's owned by the same folks who run the Vortex (winner of several best burger in Atlanta awards). The food was pretty good, the margaritas were great!

Architectural Details (8 of 365)

Little columns that surround portions of the walkway at the Millenium Gate in Atlantic Station.

Sunday Six: Week 2

A gas lamp in Atlantic Station. It was a pretty gray day.



The purpose of heading down to Atlantic Station was to take some photos of the Millennium Gate.



These copper urns are on each side of the gate. At night, obviously, they're all lit up.



The reflection in the window is of one of Atlantic Station's many loft buildings.



I played a bit with my fish-eye lens. This is the Millenium Gate.



We passed this parking lot last night, but I spotted it too late to snap a photo. Today I drove back by to get a picture. It may be my favorite "No Parking" sign ever.

Groceries (7 of 365)

Plain ol' groceries. Although I do have everything needed for a yummy chicken sofrito. I'll probably have pictures of that later on in the week.

Dangerous (6 of 365)

As I was carrying my groceries in this afternoon I spotted an enormous Pileated Woodpecker. By the time I got back outside with my camera, the bird had flown too far away for me to get a good shot.

I kept hearing a rustle as I was looking for the woodpecker. Finally . . . I heard a hiss! When I looked down I was facing this kitty who was doing his best to scare me away.

Spiral (5 of 365)

I spotted this little guy as I was walking around Atlantic Station today. I picked him up, took him home and snapped his photo.

Millennium (4 of 365)

This is Atlanta's Millennium Gate. Within it is a museum which details Georgia and Atlanta history through interactive technology, film, and exhibitions. There is also a rooftop viewing area.

Unconscious Mutterings Week 310

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Confirmation :: Hearing


2. Verse :: Poem


3. Authorize :: Okay


4. Blog :: Photos


5. Thirty :: One


6. Heir :: to the throne


7. What are you doing? :: Playing


8. Complaint :: Summons


9. Leave :: Town


10. Tune :: Up

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Tent (3 of 365)

Today I met up with a friend I'd not seen in far too long. We ate dinner, went for coffee and dessert, and then ended up at Atlantic Station to see a movie. Atlantic Station is also the home of Cirque du Soleil's KOOZA which is currently showing under the Grand Chapiteau you see pictured above.

Sunday Six: Week 1

I had a visitor over New Year's. Not only did she bring yummy pastries and a cupcake, but she also brought me a box of Jer's Bars. They're really good! Peanut butter and caramel covered in chocolate. What could go wrong with that?



When I opened my blinds this morning I saw these little berries outside my bedroom window. It rained overnight and they still had little drops of water on them. It's not perfectly in focus, but I was using my macro lens and I haven't quite worked out its focus areas yet.



This is my attempt to recreate a similar photo I saw online yesterday. I've always thought water shots like this were really neat.



This is where we had dinner New Year's Eve - Craft. It was so yummy. Allison ordered squash and sage tortelloni's that were amazing! We both had fish as a main course (swordfish and striped bass) and shared roasted fingerling potatoes and sunchokes. For dessert, oh my goodness, dessert - Brown Sugar-Crème Fraîche Cake with Ruby Red Grapefruit & Brown Sugar Ice Cream and Valrhona Chocolate Cake with Almond Toffee & Malt Ice Cream. Seriously, the chocolate cake is without a doubt THE greatest chocolate cake I have ever eaten.



Another souvenir from dinner at Craft - a bag of granola.



Every time I've been in New York I've seen people walking around with these styrofoam coffee cups. I've seen them in tv shows and movies quite a bit, too. This one is actually ceramic and I love it!

Beverage of Choice (2 of 365)

I love ginger ale. Specifically, I like Schweppes. You won't find any Canada Dry in this house.

Polka Dot (1 of 365)

This is cute little polka dot blouse I bought a while back.

365 in 2009

So, I find that I am already sort of missing having to hunt for themes. I really enjoyed that aspect of Helen's 366 challenge. For that reason, I'm going to buckle down and go for the 365 in 2009 theme challenge also.

Here are the guidelines for this challenge:

1. Photos are to be taken in 2009
2. Post your own work only
3. Post a photo to match each theme
4. “Make Your Own Theme” up to 52 times during the year
5. Images may be edited or unedited - your choice
6. Keep your images, text, and comments appropriate for all ages
7. Support your fellow participants with comments and feedback
8. Have fun and learn something

We'll see how it goes!

365 in 2009 - Themes:

1. One Hundred
2. 9:00 a.m.
3. A Movie Title
4. A Pair of . . .
5. Abandoned
6. Abstract
7. Accessories
8. Adolescence
9. Advertisement
10. Aged
11. Angels or Devils
12. Antique
13. Architectural Details
14. Artificial
15. Autumn
16. Award
17. Baby
18. Baby It's Cold Outside
19. Backlighting
20. Baked Goods
21. Bargains
22. Barren
23. Bells and Whistles
24. Bent
25. Beverage of Choice
26. Big Events
27. Black & White
28. Blue
29. Bodies of Water
30. Box
31. Box Offices/Wickets
32. Boy
33. Break the Rule of Thirds
34. Breakfast
35. Bridges or Tunnels
36. Broken
37. Building
38. Button
39. Candlelight
40. Candy
41. Canine Companions
42. Celebration
43. Celestial Bodies
44. Chains
45. Chair
46. Chalk or Chalkboards
47. Childhood Antics
48. Childhood Favorite
49. Chores
50. Circle
51. City Lights
52. Classic
53. Clocks
54. Closed
55. Closely Cropped
56. Clouds
57. Clown
58. Coin Operated
59. Colored Glass
60. Communication
61. Companion
62. Computer
63. Concrete or Cement
64. Controls
65. Cookery
66. Corners
67. Costume
68. Cross
69. Crossroads
70. Culture
71. Curly
72. Curvy
73. Cutlery
74. Dangerous
75. Dessert
76. Dirt
77. Discounts
78. Distorted
79. Doors
80. Drive Thru or Take Out
81. Earrings
82. Eating Establishments
83. Eight
84. Empty
85. Entrance
86. Environmental Portrait
87. Exercise
88. Eyes
89. Faded
90. Fads
91. Fairs or Amusement Parks
92. Famous Authors
93. Fashion
94. Fasteners
95. Favorite Things
96. Feathered or Feathers
97. Feline Friends
98. Fences
99. Film
100. Fire or Flame
101. Flags or Banners
102. Flare
103. Flowers
104. Folk Art
105. Follow the Leader
106. Food Glorious Food!
107. Footwear
108. For Sale
109. Foreign
110. Free
111. From Ground Level
112. From the Sea
113. Frozen Treats
114. Fruits of the Season
115. Furry
116. Futuristic
117. Gap
118. Garden
119. Gatherings
120. Gentle
121. Ghosts, Ghouls, Goblins
122. Girl
123. Go Fish!
124. Goal
125. Government
126. Graffiti or Mural
127. Grass, Turf, Lawn
128. Greek
129. Green
130. Grin
131. Groceries
132. Growing
133. Grumpy
134. Grunge
135. Guilty Pleasures
136. Hair
137. Halls of Justice
138. Handicraft
139. Hands
140. Handwriting
141. Hangs on a Wall
142. Haphazard
143. Harvest
144. Hats
145. Heart's Desire
146. Heirloom
147. Help Wanted
148. Historic
149. Hobby
150. Holes
151. Home is Where the Heart Is
152. Hours, Days, Months, Years
153. How About This Weather?
154. Humor
155. Imperfect
156. Imported
157. In My Neighborhood
158. Industrial
159. Inspiration
160. Intersection
161. It's Saturday Morning
162. Jumping, Leaping, Bouncing
163. Kids These Days
164. Kite
165. Landscape
166. Larger than Life
167. Laundry
168. Law Enforcement
169. Leaves
170. Legs
171. Letters
172. Lines
173. Living the Green Life
174. Local Landmarks
175. Logs
176. Look Alikes
177. Looking Down
178. Lost and Found
179. Magical or Mystical
180. March to a Different Drummer
181. Mechanisms
182. Memories of Childhood
183. Metallic
184. Millennium
185. Minimalism
186. Mismatched
187. Monotone
188. Monuments or Memorials
189. Moving
190. Multiples
191. Museums
192. Musical Instrument
193. Musically Inclined
194. Nails
195. National Pride
196. Navigational Aids
197. Neglected
198. New
199. No Exit
200. Nostalgia
201. Not Your Mother Tongue
202. Notes
203. Numbers
204. Nursery Rhymes
205. Obsession
206. Occupation
207. On My Table
208. On The Road
209. On The Water
210. One Dozen
211. Oops!
212. Open
213. Orange
214. Organized
215. Ornate
216. Our Town
217. Out of Date
218. Out To Lunch
219. Out West
220. Outdoor Cooking
221. Outdoor Seating
222. Paint or Painted
223. Pair
224. Pampered
225. Partner
226. Passion
227. Past Its Prime
228. Patriotic
229. Paws
230. Peaks or Valleys
231. Perfect Alignment
232. Photograph
233. Photographer
234. Pink
235. Places of Worship
236. Playground
237. Polka Dots
238. Portrait
239. Power
240. Print Media
241. Private
242. Prohibited
243. Public Art
244. Public Transportation
245. Pumpkin
246. Purple
247. Puzzle
248. Quaint or Quirky
249. Rain, Rain, Go Away!
250. Rainbow
251. Razor Sharp
252. Reading Material
253. Recessionary Economics
254. Recycled
255. Red
256. Reflections
257. Regal
258. Relaxation
259. Repeating Pattern
260. Rest in Peace
261. Risky
262. Road/Street
263. Rock, Paper, Scissors
264. Rolling
265. Rural
266. Rusted
267. Sandy
268. School
269. Sculpture
270. Seasonal
271. Second Hand
272. Security
273. Seeds
274. Selective Focus
275. Sense of Motion
276. Sentimental
277. Seven
278. Shades of Gray
279. Shadows
280. Shopping
281. Show Us Your Bokeh
282. Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
283. Silhouette
284. Silly
285. Silver and Gold
286. Skeletal
287. Skin
288. Sleepy or Sleeping
289. Smoke
290. Smooth
291. Snack
292. Snow or Ice
293. Solitary
294. Something Borrowed
295. Something Missing
296. Song Lyrics
297. Spelling Errors
298. Spiral
299. Sport
300. Spring
301. Stairs
302. Steeple
303. Still Life
304. Stop the Action
305. Street Scenes
306. Stripes
307. Stuck
308. Summer
309. Summer Fun
310. Sunday
311. Sunrise, Sunset . . .
312. Sweets
313. Swim
314. Swirls
315. Symbols
316. Teeth
317. Temperature
318. Tent
319. The Games We Play
320. The Global Village
321. The Good Old Days
322. The Staff of Life
323. The Wild Side
324. There's No Place Like Home
325. Things That Go
326. Things With Wings
327. Thrill, Thriller, or Thrilling
328. Tie the Knot
329. Tilt!
330. Time
331. Times Gone By
332. Tools of the Trade
333. Tower
334. Toys
335. Transparent
336. Trash or Treasure?
337. Travels
338. Triangle
339. Trio
340. Turkey or Fowl
341. Two
342. Underneath
343. Unfinished
344. Up on Top
345. Upside Down or Inside Out
346. Urban
347. Vacation & Holidays
348. Vapor
349. Vine
350. Wall
351. Warnings
352. Watch
353. Water
354. Water's Edge
355. Weights and Measurements
356. What Am I?
357. What's For Dinner?
358. What's Inside?
359. Wheels
360. Who Put That There?
361. Wholesome
362. Windows
363. Winter
364. Works of Art
365. Yellow

What's Going on With Me . . .

So, I have finished 366! Yay! Yes, I stretched a few themes, and yes, not all of the pictures are great, but on the whole I feel like I did improve my photography and I really had fun doing the challenge.

I plan to take my 366 sidebar down fairly soon and just include a link to the original 366 post where the themes are listed. From that post, I'll have the hyperlinks to each of my 366 photo posts.

I'm trying to decide if I'm going to do any 2009 challenges, and if so, which ones. I'm intrigued by this one: 365 in 2009. There are approximately 35 people who are doing the challenge and some are from 366. Helen has created Sunday Six which I'm sure I'll do throughout the year, but I have weeks here and there where I don't get a chance to take any photos, so I'm not positive that I'll get every week in.

Finally, I'm testing out a new blog of my own. Helen kind of threw me onto this idea when she was visiting. When I researched whether there was an Atlanta Daily Photo site I found there were three. One had zero posts and the other two haven't been undated since early 2007. So, I am going to try out my own and see how it goes. It's a rather large commitment, but I'm going to do my best. You can find my Atlanta Daily Photo blog here!

366 Pictures: #254 End

So, I wanted to end my 366 with one of my favorite pictures. These are jellyfish in the large jellyfish exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium.

Date: February 3, 2008.

366 Pictures: #328 Sandwich

My favorite type of sandwich, a PB&J!!

Date: December 30, 2008.