nothing is hard with a layer of lard

the cheapions are on the road. and by the road i mean we flew to atlanta. we are visiting our comrades.

we went to a 4-D "movie" (ad) at the world of coke

we learned how to make brownies from the bronze man

the polar bear attacked us

we made new, smiling, asian friends and balanced them on our backs

this was all at the world of coke, which was having its 2nd anniversary. normally tickets are $15, which is absurd for an hour an a half of ingesting marketing. however, laura and justin woke up early and got us $2 tickets to celebrate this occasion. i personally don't like soda and i like marketing even less. there was a tasting room at the end, but no toothbrushes.

we also visited the atlanta botanical gardens with justin's free guest passes that had been mailed to the previous tenant of his apartment. this too would have been a $15 admission fee.

laura made a friend (finally)

we made french onion soup and homemade bread

with the vidalia onions that justin got on sale

although the carter center was closed, we poked around the gardens and found ducklings and goslings/little emus. there were also ducklings near the botanical gardens. atlanta city of lings.

we have been surprised here by the fact that everyone drives everywhere. buses are not used. it is not a walking city as everything is spread out.

tonight we are going crazy on a cheese and chocolate fondue.