My time in Atlanta...a recap
I feel like I have been a little MIA, so I thought I would do a quick post....
Last week I was in Atlanta for work and then stayed with a friend, Warren, for the weekend. The main reason I was there was for Rogaine Focus groups. Basically my job was to sit in dark room and ate M&M’s for 6 hours while listening to balding men complain about their condition. EXCITING! Unfortunately, I came down with the flu/cold on Thursday night and couldn’t sleep for the rest of the weekend. BOOOO. I was up all night on Thursday, which made Friday a real drag. I laid poolside for a while, but then went on a long excursion around Atlanta looking for a drug store! I met up with Warren on Friday afternoon and we enjoyed a great dinner at a trendy place called Shout. (Interestingly, the owners have another restaurant called Twist.) I couldn't believe how inexpensive dinner turned out to be (about $60 for dinner with appetizer and drinks). We then went to an outdoor “New Orleans” style bar, followed by a club for dancing that lasted into the wee hours of the morning. Saturday was a University of Georgia football game in Athens, GA. My friend Paige warned me to get dressed up for the game. I didn't really believe her until I arrived and saw all the girls in formal black and red dresses. It seems odd to me, but I guess that is the tradition in the South. By the time we got back to Atlanta we were exhausted so we went for an Italian dinner then crashed on the couch for the night. (BTW, Italian food in Atlanta….not a pretty sight. It tasted awful. The sauce had cinnamon in it!) Sunday we went for a yummy traditional Georgian biscuit breakfast. I flew back yesterday and crashed.
The whole weekend I was a little sick. I had the worst sore throat ever AND a fever. But I was a trooper and plowed thought it anyway. I feel better today, which is the good news.
Last week I was in Atlanta for work and then stayed with a friend, Warren, for the weekend. The main reason I was there was for Rogaine Focus groups. Basically my job was to sit in dark room and ate M&M’s for 6 hours while listening to balding men complain about their condition. EXCITING! Unfortunately, I came down with the flu/cold on Thursday night and couldn’t sleep for the rest of the weekend. BOOOO. I was up all night on Thursday, which made Friday a real drag. I laid poolside for a while, but then went on a long excursion around Atlanta looking for a drug store! I met up with Warren on Friday afternoon and we enjoyed a great dinner at a trendy place called Shout. (Interestingly, the owners have another restaurant called Twist.) I couldn't believe how inexpensive dinner turned out to be (about $60 for dinner with appetizer and drinks). We then went to an outdoor “New Orleans” style bar, followed by a club for dancing that lasted into the wee hours of the morning. Saturday was a University of Georgia football game in Athens, GA. My friend Paige warned me to get dressed up for the game. I didn't really believe her until I arrived and saw all the girls in formal black and red dresses. It seems odd to me, but I guess that is the tradition in the South. By the time we got back to Atlanta we were exhausted so we went for an Italian dinner then crashed on the couch for the night. (BTW, Italian food in Atlanta….not a pretty sight. It tasted awful. The sauce had cinnamon in it!) Sunday we went for a yummy traditional Georgian biscuit breakfast. I flew back yesterday and crashed.
The whole weekend I was a little sick. I had the worst sore throat ever AND a fever. But I was a trooper and plowed thought it anyway. I feel better today, which is the good news.