Handcrafted Popsicles!

Go to the corner of Highland and North Ave for handcrafted popsicles by the King of Pops! Their $2.50 a pop and totally worth it. I recommend the blueberry lemongrass, so delicious.

Inman Park Pool

Two rolls of film to develop are on their way! Man I wish I could develop black and white film in my sink. I would but it's summer, you need color! Plus, chemicals under the kitchen sink? Hah!

I don't know if you have ever been to Inman Park Pool, but it's pretty awesome. They have a diving board the Beluga Children's swim team! A friend drove so I left my camera bag in my car. I got so mad once a thousand kids were uniformly breastroking away. Imagine a bunch of health-obsessed Moms yelling along the sidelines, "Breaststroke, breaststroke! I said BREASTSTROKE!" *sharp whistle sound effect* And these poor kids are just being forced to take a fun activity like swimming to maybe potentially be the next Michael Phelps. Well, wake up and smell the sunscreen. Michael Phelps didn't set all those goals because Mama Phelps wanted him to. He did it because Mama Phelps supported him wanting to. Go Inman Park Beluga's!

I wanted to give all the little kids my horse trainer's card. First off, I don't have one to give. Second, she doesn't need any more clients. She's literally working herself till she's sick. It's pretty hard for sports-obsessed Moms to become obsessed about horse riding. Especially if they went to my barn. Cheryl wouldn't let it happen and no one is going to leave Cheryl's barn soon. I don't think I've talked much about Cheryl. Cheryl Pritchard, married to Nigel Pritchard, VP of International Something or Other at CNN. I love that he works in Atlanta instead of New York or LA.

While at Inman Park today, my heavily tattooed friend was bitched at by an angry-obsessed swim mom. Then as we were sitting on our poolside chairs, a much friendlier swim team Mom made our view of swim team Mom's better. While I was at the barn I was thinking about what the barn-moms would think of my heavily tattooed friend. I'd like to think they would all accept him for who he is, despite the body decoration. But then as I was thinking, I realized the horse world is probably the least accepting sport. Our barn is very diversified and very open compared to the others, but I don't think they would simply welcome him and his tattoos.

My late-night rambling is over now that my eyes are finally getting heavy. Goodnight Georgia.

Bike Rides for MS!

Bike Rides for MS!

For cyclists all across the US, this is a great way to meet fellow cyclists and support a great cause. Look for a ride in your area, they are all across the country and all year long. Registration is a small 35$ fee with a fund raising minimum of 150$. 82 cents of each dollar raised goes directly to providing services for people living with multiple sclerosis and the rest goes to finding a cure. If this isn't your thing, you can make a donation or sponsor a rider. Or if you aren't a cyclist, spread the word!

I will hopefully be doing the NYC October 3rd 30 mile one, hopefully.

PS Warehouse 585 Wells St

This summer hasn't been going the way I planned. I was expecting to have a job somewhere by now. An income to support my photo habit. Thus I haven't been able to take almost any pictures lately.

I was also shocked by a few people who I thought were my friends who apparently aren't. It's always difficult dealing with people who let you down.

My horse, Tripp, has been consistently the greatest thing in my life ever since I left for New York. He is the only constant, who will never ever let me down. If anything, he carries me on when I can't do it alone. This probably sounds weird to people who aren't animal lovers. You'll just never know.

Tripp is my first love, my second is a tie between photography and music. My friend Collin is a hardcore encyclopedia. I was proud to realize I was a photography encyclopedia. Anyway, I love music, especially hardcore, as much as I love photography. I love documenting anything and everything hardcore. Lately, it's been a little depressing in Hate City hardcore. Some people act like kings when they really do nothing to help anyone. My friend's car battery died. He was parked right behind me. So these two guys come up to try to help him. I take two pictures of the situation, friends helping friends. One guy walks off saying he won't help if there's pictures. So I say I'm done and put away my camera. I wasn't taking pictures of him anyway. Most useless help I've ever seen in my life. There was at least fifteen people who showed up and hung out outside the whole time, didn't even pay or go inside. That's just irritating.

Anyway, our local venue is in need of help. The stage is dangerously wobbly. It's also small but there isn't a way to get the size fixed with the amount of money we have. The venue has no money to spare to fix the stage. I was trying to think of ways to get wood. No one has any money. I've been living off a 250$ check my mom reimbursed me for the past few weeks. I have money on my debit card, but I've been trying to regulate and use it as little as possible. I'm going to Home Depot tomorrow to see if we are anywhere within a general price range. Wish me luck.

What I Wish I Said to my Exes

Inspired by, http://www.glamour.com/sex-love-life/blogs/single-ish/2010/05/tk-things-i-wish-i-had-said-to.html and Joanna Goddard's Smitten blog.

I wish I had been myself around you.
I wish I wasn't so scared of what you thought of me.
I wish I had the balls to say no in the first place.
I wish I had listened to myself cringe.
I wish I had allowed you to come see me at a horse show.
I wish I had been more confident in myself.
I wish I wasn't such an asshole.
I hope that now I have the ability to be myself no matter who is around and no matter what I'm feeling.

Paulding County Animal Hospital

http://pauldinghumane.org/

Paulding County Animal Hospital has to shut down for emergency construction, so where do the animals go?!

They are going to close on May 28th. Right now all animals are going for 20$. The animals who don't get adopted will be put to sleep. So please help these animals, they really need you right now. If you've been thinking about getting a dog or a cat, now is the time to do it.

However, don't get a dog just for the hell of it. If the dog won't fit your lifestyle, don't get it. Example: Say you're a pretty chill person, right? When you get home from a hard day at the office, you want to chill on the couch and rest. Don't go get a dog that's bouncing off the walls so excited to see you! You'll be much happier with the other dog who sits in front of you and wags his tail. Make sense?

Also, do your research about the dog's breed. Everybody knows about Pit Bulls reputation. But if you exercise them regularly and discipline them correctly(and are the right match for your energy level) they could be a great dog!

One more thing to remember is age. The younger dogs and cats will easily find a home. The older dogs and older cats needs homes too. They may not be as cute and adorable as kittens and puppies, but adorableness isn't the only factor in adopting an animal.

I ask you to offer help to these animals, but I also ask that you get the right animal to really make it work so they don't wind up in another humane society. Thanks.

Foundation + Backtrack Tour Kick Off

For some reason my flickr isn't working for the non-flickr-public so I'm going to put all of the images on here instead of linking over. If you want to blog something, please credit me and please let me know if you're going to use one of my images.

The show was fantastic! Hivemind, from Florida, opened. It's always nice to hear a band for the first time right in front of you. I was pretty impressed, but I didn't get pictures. I had to restrain myself cause I wasn't sure what I was going for would come out. Check them out, they're on an East Coast tour to cape Cod right now.

Then Undertaker and Roam Alone, two great Atlanta locals. Always a good time. I shot a few of Roam Alone but it didn't come out very well haha, oops.

These photos were random photos taken sometime in between the sets. Click on them to see their size.














































Collin and Trevor are so photogenic if you'll look back at the United Blood photo, http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobwashington/4474729293/.


Then Backtrack! It's always fun to watch them. I saw them for the first time in January in Atlanta. Then saw them again twice in New York. The first time in New York was with Madball. The second time was with H2O, two legendary New York Hardcore bands.

























My favorite out of all the pictures from that night.






Then, last but certainly not least was Foundation. I really don't know what to say about them. They deserve every help they've ever gotten from Have Heart, Bridge 9, everyone before I heard about them, and certainly all the fans. They're some of the most devoted people to hardcore I've ever met. Probably one of my favorite bands to see live, they never get old.



















































































Oh yeah, Hank broke his nose. That's blood on his hand.















"Josh, what's the best country?"
"That'd be Braves country, with the USA in a close second."

Foundation Tour Kick-Off

Friday night was Foundation and Backtrack's tour kick off show at the PS Warehouse. I haven't finished editing the photos, but here are some for the time being.




Andrew of Foundation



























More soon!

Delay in Posting

Sorry I haven't been posting as regularly as I'd like. I'm redoing my room and my parents are redoing the living room. So much redoing going on.

I got my hair cut by the wonderful Blair Smoker at Toni & Guy at the Perimeter location. She's great, and has been cutting my hair for 5 years. I'm a loyal client and trust her wholeheartedly with my hair. If you're having trouble finding a good hair girl, go check her out. Tell her I sent you.

A lot going on this weekend at 585 Wells St, aka PS Warehouse. To all the hardcore fans out there, tomorrow is Foundation(Atlanta natives) and Backtrack(from Long Island)'s tour kickoff show. It starts at 7pm and is 10$. Backtrack, Swamp Thing, Roam Alone, Undertaker, Hivemind, and of course, Foundation.

Saturday night, there's a bboy competition! I'm told that there will be break dancing and graffitti.

I know I've neglected taking my camera with me everywhere, but I can guarantee it will be with me all weekend.Today I'm finally getting all the boxes up to my room so I'll be able to access more of my stuff.

See you this weekend!

Georgia Mineral Society

Welcome to the Cobb County Civic Center!


















Ok, so I have a lot of pictures to show! Where to start? Um...

I got an opal ring!
I got it from the same stand my parents got me a turquoise bracelet last year, Massachusetts Bay Trading Company. They mostly sell Navajo jewelry made in the Southwest, super cool and right up my alley. It was so hard to decide between the opal and this beautiful off-center turquoise ring. I went with the opal because I already have turquoise jewelry and no opal. So, I spent the money my brother gave me on it. The Trading Company doesn't have a website, but they have two locations, one in Blue Ridge and one in Dahlonega. Nowhere near Atlanta, but worth the drive, without a doubt. Give them a call at either 772-971-8154 or 678-779-2110, ask for Jacie Davis and tell her you saw this blog.

Here are some photos from their booth!







Dad and I were bothered by this grumpy college professor
who had some really cool glow in the dark rocks. He was a frustrating person but had some cool things to show us.









Of course, Mom found some things. She's really into giant geode rocks. They're bubbles in the Earth from lava. They form pretty purple crystals that she has four of. There was this guy there who had two boxes full of mini-geodes that you could cut in half right there in the Civic Center. After she found the perfect rock, she turned into the epitome of excited. Literally.





Here she is tightening the chain which cracks the rock in half.









Right after it cracked.











Mama Lamb's rock!










Did I mention there was a baby raccoon there that this one handyman rescued and is on his way to taking the baby to a wild animal sanctuary?










Try to make it out on Mother's Day but even if you don't, have a good one!

Georgia mineral society

I know it sounds lame, but it's actually really cool. You could get something for your Mom for Mother's Day. They have one of a kind jewelry made from stones and gems. Or if she's maybe a little different from the average Mom you could get her a fossil necklace too. But really, no matter what she's into, every woman likes being one of a kind.

So,
Georgia Mineral Society
May 7, 8, and 9 free admission free parking
There is an auction on the 8th but I will be there the 7th. Over thirty dealers will be there.

Friday and Saturday it is open from 10am - 6pm
Sunday is from Noon - 5pm

Their website is, www.gamineral.org

Now, I'm going tomorrow and you know I'm bringing my camera so i hope that will convince you.

Cobb County Civic Center
548 South Marietta Parkway and Fairground St, Marietta, GA
770-528-8450

Burgers and fingers and fries!

Originally uploaded by bobwashington

Tomorrow, I am leaving New York City for the great city of Atlanta. I will soon be updating the blog with reviews of clothing and thrift stores, restaurants, dog parks, and movies. I will also be offering crafty tips like creating your own sketchbook/journal/or idea book. I can't wait to be back in Georgia!



This is a picture from a great burger place by my apartment called the Shake Shack. It's open from noon to midnight, has only outdoor seating and the longest line you've ever seen! Sometimes it wraps around the park! It's worth it though. When I get to Atlanta, I'll be on the hunt for great burger joints around the city.

Andrew W.K!!!

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day at the East River where NYU was hosting a free concert that they got Andrew W.K to DJ! I have loved Andrew W.K since before my first beer and I wouldn't miss the chance to meet him for the world. My friend Alec went with me. We arrived early and it started an hour or two late, but we saw a great band called Oberhofer that we liked a lot. The second band was a little too mellow for our tastes, so we introduced ourselves to Andrew and took a few pictures. With my luck, my camera broke as I took the first picture of Andrew. Thankfully Alec's point and shoot saved the day and we got two pictures anyway. By now, we didn't have time to chat up Andrew too much, but I did get the chance to tell him how much Atlanta loves him and that he should come back soon. We shook his hand again and after a few more words headed off to tackle the rest of the day.

Andrew hasn't been a huge influence on my life, but his songs never fail to put me in a great mood. Whenever I listen to them I can't help but sing and dance along. Watching him interact with the students putting on the event was cool too. He had a beer near where he was working but he was very kind to everyone who came up to talk to him. He seemed to get along with everyone very well and was very well spoken. He's definitely an admirable man. Before going, I watched a video on his website where he was talking about working with Lee Perry, who invited Andrew W.K to co-produce his album Repentance. It was really impressive just listening to him tell stories of this man. He said that Perry taught him to "let the silence take over. To allow things to happen instead of making them happen." It made me think about my behaviors a lot because I'm an assertive person who can sometimes push things too much. I believe in being in the right place for the right time and that things happen the way they do for a reason, even if you don't know what that reason is right away. I realized that sometimes you just aren't supposed to be there for whatever reason and if it's not going to happen I should just let it not happen because it might be for the better. It could be for the worse, but what can you do? Things happen and that's just the way life is. I wish I could have spoken with him more but I honestly don't know what I'd say. Congrats on the wife? Party on Andrew W.K. I hope to meet you again soon.

Atlanta has been very busy!

Since I am not in Atlanta yet, I'm going to post about Atlanta. I was browsing through Urban Outfitters yesterday looking for some shoes and I noticed a book called Texts from Last Night. The first page I opened to had a 404 number so I was instantly amused. I hope someone recognizes something they sent.

Kansas
(678):Actually overhead in the Wichita airport: "I'd trade my ovaries for a 40"
(770): Kansas rulz

Don't Let These People Near Children
(404): In retrospect, pretending to punch a 9 year old girl in the face was a terrible analogy to use during a piano lesson.

Who Did It Best?
(404): this morning my mom told me to get a new vibrator cause mine was too loud last night
(404): I fell asleep watching iron chef that was the blender she heard.

Wine
(770):We were so bored at work tonight that we were in dry storage taking turns pouring the boxed wine we use for cooking into each others' mouths. I think I'm starting to understand the "problem" aspect of "drinking problem."

Vodka
(404): Mmmm, vodka for breakfast

Sensory Distortion
Looks
(404): My penis looks like a roll of penies
(303): Oh. Ok. I get the hint
(404): Like a roll of pennies when the paper got wet & then dried all wrinkly and weird...

Tastes
(678): What are you drinking?
(404): Shitty Coors light. OM NOM NOM TASTES LIKE HIGH SCHOOL

Smells
(678): Our house smells like week old pizza, beer cans, cigarettes, and depressing career tracks...get lysol.

Phone Mishaps
(770): The iPhone is ruining my ability to sex message. My 5-year-old cousin just picked up my phone at my grandmas birthday party and read "I wanna stand you up and fuck you from behind" to my entire extended family bc of popped up on my screen

(404): Mot sure what happened last night, but there are four mini bikes outside and some guy is wearing my shirt passed out in the breakfast nook. Won't be telling the grand kids about this one

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(404): Made out with some random "plus sized" young lady. She let me kiss her boobies. It was like I was 6 months old again.

(404): I don't wanna do a drive in or see a movie tonight. I wanna play some Golden Tee and butt fuck a girl in the bathroom of some bar and proceed with Golden Tee

(770): Dear Mark, please dispose of your crusty mcdonalds napkins used to jerk it at my desk
(678): discrete masturbation is a lost art

(678): I have said "that's the wrong hole" for the last time.

(770): I gave her the chance to be interesting and she failed. So then I gave her a chance to be slutty and she failed at that too.

(404): Should I go home with him even though I know my Run DMC undies have skid marks on them?

Texter's Teachings
(678): Life lesson: if you fart while talking to a girl outside, the smell does not dissipate, it just lingers around mocking you

(678): Lesson learned: don't hide your vodka in your little brothers toy box.

Farts, Sharts, & Queefs
(678): I was just at the urinal, started to go, then farted, then said oh yea out loud, then heard someone move in the stall behind me

The Green
(770): honestly, who buys weed with an unemployment check?
(1-770): you.
(770): oh yeah. preciate

(404): I hate seeing commercials about babies when i'm high
(954): Yeah, I don't like babies at all

Patrick Swayze (august 18, 1952-September 14, 2009)
(404): i hope kanye doesn't show up to patrick swayze's funeral. "I'll let you get back to your funeral. "I'll let you get back to your funeral in a minute...but michael jackson had the best death of the year. just sainnn"

Cheaters
(678): why did i wake up with a kid named Raphael in my bed this morning?
(770): I don't know but you did call last night to tell me you found the last ninja turtle

Grubbing Out
(404): A little girl and i are having a face making battle in mcdonalds
(404): She started it, but I totally finished it.

First Time Meeting the Parents
(770): I just barfed on his mom.
(404): You told him you were too drunk to meet his parents. Totally his fault.

Do you think...
(404): My phone didn't know the word "conscience," do you think that is indicative of something?

Drinking Games
(404): Forget abc fam drinking games. Take a shot everytime Tyra says I and you'll be dead by the first commercial

LL & BB: Our favorite texts
(770): I got us kicked out of the bar because the waitress found me in the kitchen trying to make spaghetti

BB's Favorite Texts
(770): cant believe you said you would bone perez hilton
(1-770): i said paris hilton
(770): thats even worse

Welcome to the Atlanta Blog

Hello reader, my name is Kate. I would like to welcome y'all to my blog about the great city of Atlanta. I will be posting reviews of restaurants, movie reviews, venues and stores to check out, and any interviews I may have with fellow Atlantians. I will also be taking pictures all around Atlanta of the places I go to and the people I meet.

Let me tell you a little about me. I am a photography student at School of Visual Arts in New York City. I've just finished my freshman year and am going into my sophomore year. For the time being, I applied to Savannah College of Art and Design as a non-degree seeking student so I can continue my photography. Wish me luck on getting in! I have a horse in Conyers that I ride and show competitively. I am also an avid fan of Atlanta's underground hardcore music scene. Since I've been living in New York, I have become an avid fan of hockey. Especially the New York Rangers but of course the Atlanta Thrashers as well.