12/01/08 - Marathon!

Midtown Fall
Marathon-ing friends! Good Job!

MOVIE/ART/LOCAL/U.S./FRENCH NEWS

MOVIE NEWS - Nothing new coming out this Friday, so maybe I'll have a chance to check-out the stylish "Let The Right One In" at the Plaza, or "A Christmas Tale" and "Australia" at Landmark. -plaza- -landmark-

We didn't go out to see anything this past weekend, but we did stay in to Netflix "The Covenant"...I was hoping for a male version of "The Craft"...what we got was college-angst acted out with speedos and magic jello...-nyt- has the best movie review ever.

ART NEWS - 12/4 - Bailey White is in the house! The slightly reclusive, mostly quirky, totally endearing author of short stories will be a the Margaret Mitchell House to read from her new work "Nothing Without Strings". -mmh-

12/4, 7:30 - Outwrite, Renee Jacobs calendar signing.

12/5, 8:00 - Fabulous Fox Theater begins its run of "Nutcracker". -fox-

12/6, 11:00 AM - Ferst Center hosts "Dirty Sock Funtime Band"...you know...for kids! -ferst-

12/6, 7:30 - Actor's Express hosts "Libby’s at the Express", a favorite hometown girl Cabaret Show! -actors-

LOCAL NEWS - 12/3, 7:00 PM - Outwrite Tree Lighting -outwrite-

12/5, 6:30 - Metropolis Christmas Party!

"Dear MARTA, give this a try" - In NYC, one can get a note from the transit authority proving that you were late due to a delay on transit. Now, if only they could hold your flight for you, too. -ajc-

Tech vs. UGA --> WIN!!! Tech breaks 7 year losing streak!

Tech Marching Band vs. Georgia Senate Race --> LOSE!!! The half-time "show" featured a series of "you should hate him more than you hate me" political ads instead of the actual half-time show. The Marching Band had to go all the way to New York 2 days prior to be seen on T.V. in Georgia (as part of the Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade).

U.S. NEWS - Today is "World AIDS Day", the day when individuals and organizations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic. Remember those we've lost and love and support those still with us. "Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise." -wac-

The CDC has starting tracking predictive flu rates by monitoring the quantity and location of Google hits in "flu". It seems that monitoring internet queries is faster than waiting on folks to get sick and visit the doctor and report it to the government; too bad unemployment checks don't work that way.

RIP - Last month, the world lost Betty James, the woman who named the ubiquitous toy "Slinky". Throughout the decades, it has maintained it's popularity, perhaps more so this Christmas season as a toy available for under $5. We also lost Richard Knerr in January, the "inventor" of the Hoola Hoop. John Lloyd Wright, soon of Frank Lloyd and inventor of Lincoln Logs, has been gone since 1972. Happily, Gary Dahl, inventor of the "Pet Rock", is still with us.

New York Giants football player shoots himself in the leg and then is arrested for illegal possession of firearm. With his character and temperament in question, fellow teammate Amani Toomer says "I don't think people understand how good of a person he really is". Perhaps not, but we all understand "how good of a" shot he is. -nyt-

FRENCH NEWS - 12/4, 6:00 - Alliance Francaise has their quarterly open house; "Viens et prends un verre de vin!"