george's world
half food blog. half tech blog. half george blog.
George and Linda’s “Where Should We Go For Dinner?” List
Oct 14th
If you haven’t heard, we moved! We’re now deep in the heart of Midtown, in a quaint (by quaint I mean small) rented 3/2 right along Atlantic Station.
“But George, what does that mean?”, you might ask.
Well, I’m glad you asked. Not only does this mean our house is filled with kids multiple times a week, which I love (so does the Wii, it finally gets some use), it also means we have an entire new and extensively growing neighborhood of food to discover.
When we were in the apartment, our proximity to Buford Highway generally made food a no-brainer – to this day, there are still a number of places there that we never ate at but have always wanted to (ahem El Rey del Taco). But it was easy to default to old favorites, especially for someone like me who gravitates towards the familiar and the dependable.
But now things are different. We’re bordered on one side by the rapidly developing Westside and White Provisions area and on the other with the cosmopolitan Midtown, where a number of excellent (and non-Asian/Mexican) dining outlets await us. We’ve tried a few, but we’re always discovering a new place en route or reading about a new place in a magazine. We’re also fairly close to the Va-Hi/Inman Park/Old Fourth Ward area as well, which has even more stuff. Don’t even get me started on Decatur.
Yet, with all this, we still have a hard time deciding where to go for dinner sometimes on the rare occasion that we do go out and eat. Maybe it’s because there are too many choices and it becomes daunting. Or maybe I just forget all the places that are nearby as a result of a subconscious mental block stemming from my penchant for familiarity. Regardless, I decided that listing some of these places out would help the next time something like this happens.
List after the jump.
Restaurant List Updated, Finally
Jul 12th
Yes, I know it’s been a long time coming (almost a year!), but I’ve finally gotten around to updating the George and Linda’s A to Z Eatathon Extravaganza list.
As of this update, we’re up to 104 different places.
This list covers 688 days – 8/23/2008 to 7/12/2010
We eat at a new place approximately once every 6.6 days.
We’ve eaten in 7 different states: GA, CA, PA, IL, TX, FL, NY
22 of 26 letters have been covered – missing letters: Q, V, X, Z
What We’ve Been Up To
Jul 8th
Gauging from my statistics, it’s been a sad showing for George’s World. I’d like to blame the economy for the free-fall of the tourism industry, but in reality, it’s because I haven’t added anything particularly interesting lately (do I ever?) because we’ve been out running around and being awesome.
So, here’s a quick round-up of where we’ve been and what we’ve been doing. This should really be cross-posted to georgeandlinda.com, but that means I actually at some point need to revamp it to make it applicable to post-wedding life (we’re over 9 months now!).
May 28-31 – Memorial Day Weekend. We were down in Jacksonville, FL for the conference. It was disgusting hot. Not Heatpocalypse kind of hot, but uncomfortably warm for the end of May.
June 5-6 – Dallas. Out there to see my dear grandmother, as well as caught up with some kids that I’ve been completely MIA/out of touch with, not unlike this blog.
June 12-13 – Birmingham. Took a little road trip out to be with the migration training there.
June 25 – July 5 – California. Summer training and hanging with the fam and stuffing our faces with more food than should be legally allowable, even in the most liberal of states like California.
So for those of you keeping score at home, that’s right; 5 different states in 6 weeks. Foursquare was struggling to keep up with my massive number of check ins, and probably at one point thought I was cheating – I mean, does anyone really get boba 7 times in one week? Yes. This guy. *points to self* And his wife. *points to wife*
So yeah, once again, here’s my empty promise that is destined to be unfulfilled, which largely explains my lack of readership: I’m going to write more, I promise. More as in quantity and in quality. You will be so entertained that you will do nothing but continuously hit refresh until something new comes up.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible for warn out keyboards or mouse buttons.
Exhaustion.
Jun 14th
WARNING: Sleepy stream of consciousness ahead.
I think I’m hitting my limit.
All these weekends away are starting to take a toll on me. I feel like I can go into hibernation mode for a few weeks with no problem.
To give you perspective, I’ve been in 3 different states the past 3 weekends. One of those states is not Georgia. We’re staying put this coming weekend, and then we’re off to the semi-annual training. 5 of 6 weekends not in Georgia. Add in the 40+ hour work weeks of stress sandwiched between these weekends and you’ve got a inevitable mental revolt on your hands.
I don’t want to sound like I’m complaining (though it’s probably coming out that way) – I’ve enjoyed all my trips for their corresponding reasons. I like my job, even though it makes my brain explode sometimes. I’m just tired, that’s all.
It doesn’t look like I’m going to get a bona fide vacation this year either. One day I’ll get enough vacation days (and salary!) to account for conferences and trainings AND a real actual vacation.
Arizona Immigration Law
Jun 2nd
Can you tell me what the outrage is about this Arizona immigration law? Why is everyone so up in arms about it?
I’m not seeing what the issue is here with the following law.
834b. (a) Every law enforcement agency in the State shall fully cooperate with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding any person who is arrested if he or she is suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws. (b) With respect to any such person who is arrested, and suspected of being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws, every law enforcement agency shall do the following: (1) Attempt to verify the legal status of such person as a citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted as a permanent resident, an alien lawfully admitted for a temporary period of time or as an alien who is present in the United States in violation of immigration laws. The verification process may include, but shall not be limited to, questioning the person regarding his or her date and place of birth, and entry into the United States, and demanding documentation to indicate his or her legal status. (2) Notify the person of his or her apparent status as an alien who is present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws and inform him or her that, apart from any criminal justice proceedings, he or she must either obtain legal status or leave the United States. (3) Notify the Attorney General of the State and the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service of the apparent illegal status and provide any additional information that may be requested by any other public entity. (c) Any legislative, administrative, or other action by a city, county, or other legally authorized local governmental entity with jurisdictional boundaries, or by a law enforcement agency, to prevent or limit the cooperation required by subdivision (a) is expressly prohibited.