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.