Going to Netherworld‘s two haunted houses is an annual tradition for me and my friend Coco. Last night, we mustered our courage and made the short drive to Atlanta’s top-rated haunt. The line was a little longer than we expected for a Tuesday night, but we waited only ten or fifteen minutes before we were ushered inside …
Kicking off Halloween Season at Chambers of Horror
Yesterday I was lucky enough to win a pair of tickets to Chambers of Horror, a haunted house behind the Masquerade in downtown Atlanta. I took my friend Coco along as my companion since she’s my perennial haunted house partner. Being a Tuesday night, it wasn’t crowded at all. Still, before venturing into the torture-themed haunt, …
Motors and Memories at Petit LeMans
Yesterday was the 14th annual Petit LeMans, the season finale for the American LeMans Series. The race, which lasts 10 hours or 1,000 miles (whichever comes first) is the biggest event Road Atlanta hosts during the year. It’s also the one that is most bittersweet for me. I was a volunteer at the first Petit LeMans in 1998. …
The Halloween Season is Upon Us!
Most people know that Halloween is my favorite holiday. I don’t just celebrate it on October 31st: for me, the entire month of October is “Halloween season.” Since I won’t be home tomorrow to post on October 1st, I’m kicking off the Halloween season a day early with a few of my favorite Atlanta-area Halloween …
World Tour, Part 1: Let’s Go!
Later this year, Ed and I will be flying around the world on what promises to be an exhausting, exhilarating two and a half week trip. We will be making stops in Oslo, Norway; Cairo, Egypt; Moscow, Russia; Dubai; Beijing, China; and Sydney, Australia. Are we crazy? Maybe. About two weeks ago, Ed said to …
Rammstein, Pee-wee, and the Rangers
Ed and I just got back from a trip to New York City. We went there for one reason: to see Rammstein‘s first US show in ten years. We managed to snag tickets to the show at Madison Square Garden, which sold out in about 20 minutes. Since we were going to NYC anyway, we decided …
Star Wars Celebration V
This past weekend, I attended my first Star Wars Celebration. I go to DragonCon every year, but I was excited about attending a Con for nothing but Star Wars. I was not disappointed. Celebration V was held in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Ed and I got to town Thursday night, but …
Singapore: As promised, MONKEYS!
After visiting The Battle Box, our Friday in Singapore was just getting started. We had an early lunch at a hawker center in Chinatown. Hawker centers are food courts with a flea market sort of feel, and they’re mostly patronized by locals. After seeing one of the food vendors featured on Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations,” …
Singapore: Fort Canning Park
Five days isn’t much time to see an entire country, but the task is a lot easier when the country is smaller than Metro Atlanta. When Ed found out that he was returning to Singapore for work, I decided to tag along. The country was the last stop on Ed’s two-week tour of Australia and …
Ice Skating Adventures
I went ice skating last week. This may not seem like a big deal to most, but as a Florida native, it was only the 4th or 5th time my feet have had blades strapped to them. I also hadn’t been ice skating in about 17 years. Ed and I tagged along with Rusty and …