Welcome To Atlanta!

getting here last night was a bit rough. after 2 delays, deicing, and lots of waiting time on the plane, we finally took off. made it to atlanta around 11:30pm, 3 hours later than planned. by the time i got my bags, picked up a rental car, and got lost driving around in the rain, i got to my hotel around 1am. as jenny l. would say, SHITTERS!

and now that i've been in the dirty south for less than 24 hours, i've learned 2 things: i like sweetwater 420 and my knack for attracting odd men still crosses state lines.

went to a local pub to watch the 2nd half of the vikings game (which ended miserably) where a man named EW kept coming by. by his 3rd visit i had his phone number and life story as a percussionist in a couple of local bands. wouldn't have been so bad if he wasn't so creepy and didn't look like a drunk version of james brown in dredlocks.

the 2nd weirdo was a man named jason, who tried to start a discussion on edgar allan poe in the middle of the 4th quarter.

for anyone wondering, talking about the depressing writing of edgar allan poe is not a good way to pick up women, esp women trying to watch a playoff game...

he asked what i did, so i told him i work on nutrition-related partnerships. he responded by saying he knew a lot about nutrition, and that green tea was the one staple in the world that everyone should consume cuz it's healthy and the asians got it right. and then he proceeded to go on about the number of beautiful asians in LA (his hometown), and wanted to discuss all things east.

eluding to your asian fetish is also a poor way to pick up women, particularly the asian ones. again, worse if you do it while she's trying to watch football...

thankfully, the bartender reads people well and could see the panic on my face. he rescued me w/conversation, a plate of french fries, and more beer.

after a wknd like this, monday has never looked better...