wow somehow I missed all of that, i was there for a couple days when I was filming some gator football stuff and the only cool thing I saw was an underground publix

oh and a like 70 year old sports writer getting a lap-dance from two black strippers while Prince's "Purple Rain" played over the system. that was a weird night

little 5 points in Atlanta is actually really neat. There's a really good vegan place but i can't remember the name, some independent retail places that have fun clothes, and The Majestic, which is a lot like The Top here. Plus 309474 coffee places that are really good. Jeremy we have to go explore before the Sunny Day show!

I had an endless amount of stuff to do in ATl when i was there for Scion Fest. I ate really damn good vegan nearly every meal, because you can easily there. Lots of coffee and cupcakes too. My highlight of the trip besides the Fest though was a Jim Henson Muppet exhibit at the Center for Puppetry Arts Museum.

Here i am with with skekUng the Garthim Master of the Skeksis!

PS - I'll work on getting you a list of places to eat vegan there from my ATL friends, they're vegan.

Edit: I ate at this place Soul Vegetarian which doesn't look like much but is excellent.

http://www.happycow.net/reviews.php?id=1889

http://soulveg.net/

Soul Vegetarian Restaurant
879 Ralph David Abernathy SW
Atlanta, GA 30310-1800
(404) 752-5194

Actually here is a veg listing for ATL, no need to ask my friends:

http://www.happycow.net/north_america/usa/georgia/atlanta/

sounds like a plan!
who else is going to that show?

I can't believe I have never been there, especially considering my friend in ATL that I always visit works for Adult Swim, and that sort of thing is right up her alley.

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MOTHERFUCKER, you know how i roll. I DO THE HITTING, AND POUNDING, AND BLASTING.

It has great thrift stores too - including one that has a wall of used western boots the length of the store, all the way to the 25' ceiling.

Getting coffee and doing some people-watching, is pretty entertaining too, IMO.

You also must go here on your way home: http://www.dekalbfarmersmarket.com/ Insane Farmers Mkt.

Back on topic --

Gainesville was voted 5th meanest city by the National Coalition for the Homeless and UF was voted #2 party school this year (they slipped from #1 last year).

I wonder if there's a correlation?

I've noticed the bums in Gainesville are not as annoying as they were a few years ago.

I'm in the process of looking into grad schools right now, and Gville is on the list of schools (its my safety school). I'm gonna come into town a day before the Fest to meet up with one of the history professors to talk about grad school there.
It just seems like a good place for me to go, I'm getting pretty fucking sick of the midwest (even though chicago is amazing). If i end up there, i'll probably be there for the next 4-6 years. which seems like a good amount of time to spend in one place.

I miss the fortune telling bum. He told me and my exbf that we were going to have twins...then asked for 50 cents.

I once asked a bum to do a bike trick for 25 cents. He obliged.

A bum once asked for money for beer, because "it was cold as fuck and if he was going to sleep outside he was going to have to be drunk." I bought honest bum a 6pack.

Come to think of it, I have hundreds of bum stories.

Every single time i go to a show in chicago, i run into the exact same bum. it doesnt matter what part of the city it is, i always see him, and he always asks me for money to do some "Jack Daniels research". that cracks me up everytime, so i always give him some money.
gotta love funny/honest bums.

Is getting a house in Gainesville easier to rent than a Apartment? I'm in the process of transferring my job anywhere than my current location and I figure Gainesville would be a great place to go, since i've been there quite alot and know like 2 people there lol. My only problem is i dont know if I could afford renting a House compared to a 1 BR/1 BA apartment. Is it easy to get trustworthy roommates? I doubt it really.

You can find some pretty cheap places downtown. I don't know what your price range is, but my friends just found a 2/1 in a duplex for less than $600 a month right on 8th ave.

Its hard to even find a 1/1 for that cheap in an apartment complex.