back in atlanta... finally!

it took freakin' forever. ugh! it was well worth it, though.

after eating at dave's, we walked along lincoln road (which i learned is actually a ten-block pedestrian mall) then to ocean drive. i hate to sound ungrateful and i promise i'm not... but it didn't impress me at all.

the whole place was too cramped... lacked a welcoming feel... and was - concrete. too cold.

the beach, however, was quite the opposite. granted, the waves were beginning to swell due to rita. a red flag didn't stop me from wading in the water, but only to my knees. very pretty.

i sware it seemed like four-hundred-thirty-six hours from there to here. we left around two, which must have been when everyone else left, too. traffic was stop and go for more than ten miles before returning to normal.

i don't think i've ever longed to see atlanta as much. glad to be home. now have to look for a job. imagine that. no more vacationing! ha.

i have a few leads at cnn... one is a writer position, the other a tour guide. i person who works there said you have to work your way up so i don't mind starting at the bottom.

ugh... i have all my laundry to do. dishes are dirty. the bathtub is filthy. someone want to help?

leslee said she is coming into town this weekend. it's about damned time! i haven't seen her in... wow. oh, yeah. my birthday. anyway, it'll be a blast to see her. we should begin to save our bail money now. she's supposed to go to key west in two weeks... depends on rita.

poor thing. she was supposed to be in mississippi right after katrina.

the braves play tonight. i'll be watching that. not much more.