Atlanta: The Guide (Part 3)

The World of Coca-Cola- New building, new exhibits. Including a 4-D (yes, 4D!) show and of course, that room full of soda fountains from around the world. Careful though, some of those sodas are a tad unfriendly.

The Vortex- The place where all the cool cats go to eat. They boast no-nonsense service and awesome burgers.

Loca Luna- dance dance dance dance salsa dance dance dance dance...

Atlanta: The Guide (Part 2)

Rugged Wearhouse- Thrift stores are fun. You should really go when you're in need of retail therapy of the third-world-poor kind.

Souper Salad- I sure love salad. If you agree, find yourself one of these and pig out to your hearts desire.

Sutra- dance dance dance dance dance dance.

Lucky Buddha- 24 hour Chinese and Thai take out. Hits the spot after a night of dancing.

Atlanta: The Guide (Part 1)

Junkman's Daughter- The best alternative store in Atlanta. If you think Hot Topic is for losers, you should go to Atlanta and visit Junkman's Daughter.

Sweet Lime- Yummy Thai food in a cute little restaurant and cute waitstaff. Little 5 Points, Atlanta.

BJ's on Hwy 58- Some neighborhood bar with bands and DJ's. Chattanooga, bitches.

Atlantic City: The Guide

If you ever find yourself in Atlantic City, you'll probably stay at one of the casinos and spend the whole time there. They build those suckers so you never have to leave.

I was there not too long ago for a bachelorette party and stayed at the Taj Mahal. Here is a guide to all the stuff you can do there aside from gambling.

The Rim- The Rim is a Chinese/ Vietnamese noodle bar. The food was good but, as with all Vietnamese, not like my grandma's. The congee I ordered was bland, but I heard the sweet and sour chicken and pho was delicious.

Ego Bar & Lounge- Ego is a lot like the hotspots you read about in Hollywood. There are private tables that can be curtained off and the lighting is super dark. So things could happen if you were on a date or you're single and ready to mingle.

Casbah Night Club- Casbah is a club that opens at 10:30 pm and closes at 6:30 am. Girls get in for free, guys pay a ridiculous cover plus drinks. Dance until your feet hurt and meet new people. Plus, they have go-go dancers that are actually pretty good.

Plate- Go to this place for breakfast, they make excellent eggs, toast, and hash browns.

Girls Night Out

My social calendar recently added 2 events that are more or less all-girl. First a bachelorette party in Atlantic City and then an all-girl outing with my bestest girl Joy in Atlanta. These are the types of activities I think Joe should be weary of and yet he isn't. Curious.

Elevators and the People In Them

Know what I hate? Strangers trying to chit chat on the elevator. I rather prefer uncomfortable silence, thank you. It's more tolerable than listening to you chortle over which level you parked your car. It's definitely more tolerable than wondering out loud whether the first floor or the ground floor takes you to the street. Duh people! The ground floor takes you to the street! That's why there's a star next to the G on the button!

Beer League vs. Beer Fest

Ever notice how sometimes a movie comes out in theaters and like, a week later the very same movie comes out again? It's sort of like a collective think tank in Hollywood comes up with all the ideas. That's what I was thinking when last year, both Beer League and Beer Fest came out in theaters (or straight to DVD, whichever). The difference is, one was passable and the other was simply horrible.

Beer Fest is about these 2 brothers that discover they are related to cocky beer guzzlers in Germany and go home vowing to show up those sonsabitches at next year's Beer Fest. It's unrated, so you see some naked boobies, there's a few funny guys from Super Troopers or whatever and, this is key, there's a plot. And characters. And it's funny.

Beer League on the other hand, was the brainchild of Artie Lange of Howard Stern fame. Some motley group of losers who play softball and they're always drunk and get beat by some cocky sonsabitches. And they vow to beat those cocky sonsabitches by the end of the season or else get relegated to a different league. The movie just wasn't that great. There're no naked boobies in this movie. So you decide which movie you'd rather see.