January 2011
76 posts
Attention all Georgia drivers (who are driving on...
OK y’all, most people know this, but to those who aren’t following the rules (and you know who you are):
1. Drive slowly (as in, 25-30 mph). We don’t care if you’re in a hurry, we’d all rather get there than get in an accident and/or not get there at all.
2. Bridges and overpasses are still icy (in some cases sheet ice). SLOW DOWN before you get to them, then...
Seafood Watch →
summersumz:
Pretty please, if you eat fishes, grab the Seafood Watch pocket guides. Extinction is fer real, yo.
You can also download the Seafood Watch ap for iPhones, which I was happy to find b/c I gave my guide to a friend.
Ice skating Peachtree Street in Midtown-Atlanta, GA
via: dailyhuff: shorterexcerpts: grizzlby: kylecooper: nendel:
We're on Day 2 of ABH reader-submitted photos →
If you live in Athens or in the general vicinity, do share yours :)
Uh, yes, classes at UGA canceled tomorrow, too →
Students here at the University of Georgia have a name for some of the fancy...
– NYTimes (via meredithbklyn)
NYT, I demand to know what “students” you spoke to about these fancy cars, because no one in my six years on campus has ever uttered the word Hopemobile.
(via brklyn)
I lived in Athens almost continually from 1998 until the summer of 2007 and I also never heard that...
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Via icelandwantstobeyourfriend: Halló, this is Iceland. Do you know my Jónsi? He really thinks you should go do something. (I think this is good advice.)
To this I answer, yes, I heart Jónsi very very much.
Kids can create a short film about a favorite book
StoryTube is a contest open to kids from kindergarten through grade 12 across the country, inviting them to make a two-minute movie about their favorite books. Locally, the Athens-Clarke County Library is sponsoring the contest, with library staff sharing helpful hints about making and uploading a StoryTube video. Winners can receive $250 worth of books plus another $250 worth of books for the...