I guess I should come up with more
creative titles if I'm going to keep this up. That's not really the point, though I'm not always sure what is. In other news, I'm adding Song of the Day for your auditory and ocular
enrichment. Don't read too much into that – it's just whatever is in my ear. If you missed them, here
are links to last month's posts:
Thirty-One Days in March (Part 1)
Monday – 01 April 2013
The color is finally starting to come in around the backyard. I brought a few sprouts of this Vinca vine home from my Mom in Mississippi a couple summers ago in a plastic bag, haphazardly planted it around that old pine in the corner and it comes back bigger and stronger and more every year. That is truly amazing.
Song of the Day: Mr. Blue Sky - E.L.O.
Tuesday – 02 April 2013
More back yard color. I'm not sure what this is but it blooms every spring in spite of me having transplanted it from across the way right after I moved in. They haven't grown an inch in years but they always bloom.
Song of the Day: That's My Baby - Sleeper Agent
Wednesday – 03 April 2013
I'm only slightly aware of how ridiculous it is that today's highlight was going to see the eye doctor. Good to be back in contacts though and better that I get to put my glasses on the shelf for a bit.
Thursday – 04 April 2013
I put the small final touches on blue tonight. I think it's a good piece – the feeling of knowing when a painting is complete never gets old.
Song of the Day: Keep Yourself Alive - Queen
Friday – 05 April 2013
Saturday – 06 April 2013
After a long winter's nap in the basement, she started on the first pull! And I finished the yard work before noon on this beautiful spring day.
Song of the Day: In a Big Country - Big Country
Sunday – 07 April 2013
Spent some much needed quality time with my imaginary girlfriend Grace Potter in Centennial Park this afternoon. Free show. Spring in the ATL. Hot blonde playing a Flying 'V'. Outstanding!
Song of the Day: Sweet Hands - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Song of the Day: Sweet Hands - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Monday – 08 April 2013
The best part of my day was actually driving home ripping air guitar to the new Clutch record but that's hard to capture in an image so here's some more random spring.
Song of the Day: Earth Rocker - Clutch
Song of the Day: Earth Rocker - Clutch
It doesn't look like much. And I'm not sure what marketing genius dreamed up the name as it literally resides at the geographical center of the metro. It does however qualify as a dive and they have above average wings – that's a win / win on a Tuesday.
Song of the Day: City of Angels - The Distillers
Wednesday – 10 April 2013
I guess working in the suburbs does have its perks.
Song of the Day: Griselda - Yo La Tengo
Thursday – 11 April 2013
Finally, a day of cleansing showers to knock down some of this pollen.
Song of the Day: Chickamauga - Uncle Tupelo
Friday – 12 April 2013
Son Volt at Terminal West. Incredible.
Song of the Day: Hearts and Minds - Son Volt
Saturday – 13 April 2013
Great, fun, weird as always. An unexpected bonus was the opener Moon Hooch – new favorite band.
Song of the Day: Why Does the Sun Shine - They Might Be Giants
Sunday – 14 April 2013
Finally.
Song of the Day: Ain't Waitin' - Justin Townes Earle
Monday – 15 April 2013
There might be nothing better than coming home to this crazy face everyday. She's chewed that nasty ball completely in half (again) and she still wants to play. You have to love her dedication. I feel very lucky today in light of the tragedy in Boston – Godspeed the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Song of the Day: I Don't Want to Grow Up - The Ramones
R.I.P Joey Ramone (05.19.1951 - 04.15.2001)
Tuesday – 16 April 2013
On a site visit in Hogansville (halfway between Atlanta and nowhere) I was reminded again just how much I love steel. Beautiful, no? Didn't expect to find a quality Greek restaurant this far into the hinterland either, but the souvlaki at Niko's was right on time.
Song of the Day: Stranger Than Fiction - Bad Religion
Wednesday – 17 April 2013
What's better than your day starting with a neighbor's tree falling and missing both your house and your beloved dogwood? Ending it with a greasy Milo's cheeseburger! I think I will like these Tuscaloosa site visits after all.
Song of the Day: Bodegas and Blood - Butch Walker
Thursday – 18 April 2013
Fun with macro and inspiration for a new piece perhaps.
Song of the Day: Flake - Jack Johnson
Friday – 19 April 2013
Company retreat deep in the heart of suburbia. Gorgeous view from the back deck but a little too manicured for my tastes – the inhabitants of such environments make me nervous.
Song of the Day: Rip and Tear - L.A. Guns
Saturday – 20 April 2013
Annual crawfish boil in the 'burbs. Delicious food, good people, frisbee sticks and fun for all, same as every time. Lagniappe of bacon wrapped duck breast with a grilled beef heart chaser just because.
Song of the Day: Tones of Home - Blind Melon
Sunday – 21 April 2013
Neglected the balance of my weekend list and spent a lazy Sunday with the pups in the backyard.
Song of the Day: My Favorite Things - Me First & The Gimme Gimmes
Monday – 22 April 2013
This morning I took my studio to see a facility I designed for PPG last year. I'm proud of the project. Architecture in a general sense is a crap shoot due to forces typically outside of our control. For what it is, this one worked.
Song of the Day: All Along The Watchtower - Richie Havens
R.I.P Richie Havens (01.21.1941 - 04.22.2013)
Tuesday – 23 April 2013
Some days ten bucks on a five dollar scratch off is epic. Today was thus.
Wednesday – 24 April 2013
Quick, effectively pointless trip to Savannah today, but I sure do love flying back into Atlanta (even if I do suck at taking pictures from an airplane.)
Song of the Day: Home - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Thursday – 25 April 2013
Sat in on final juries at SPSU for a bit today. It's equally refreshing and terrifying to be around young fertile minds. That's a story for another day I suppose. Meantime, I painted this little piece on the bathroom wall – owning the walls is a good thing when out of canvas.
Song of the Day: Onion Skin - Boom Crash Opera
Friday – 26 April 2013
I attended the ribbon cutting / dedication ceremony for one of my firm's projects this afternoon. The Wrangler factory in Hackleburg, Alabama was completely destroyed in the 27 April 2011 tornado outbreak, but they decided to stay and rebuild on the same site. We designed their new state of the art facility and also designed a memorial that recognized all of the (52) individuals who died in the (3) county area where Wrangler employees live. It was an honor to be there today and to play a small part in putting this community back together. What I saw today is possibly the best case scenario of the human condition. That said, the best part of my human condition was stepping out of this minivan with wings unscathed (these little planes bug me out in thunderstorms).
Song of the Day: I Sang Dixie - Dwight Yoakam
Saturday – 27 April 2013
(9) holes of rain free golf in the morning, lunch at La Fonda and a pig roast on the outskirts with good friends – it should probably be against the law to have as much fun as I had today.
Song of the Day: Live on Stage - Dilated Peoples
Sunday – 28 April 2013
Rainy, nap-filled, Netflix Sunday with the kids and a fever and a migraine.
Song of the Day: If I Ever Leave This World Alive - Flogging Molly
Monday – 29 April 2013
I stopped by the pet store on the way home to get the pups some grub and damn near walked out with one of these little guys. I should put it to a vote but I think the studio could benefit from having a mascot (or two).
Song of the Day: Pancho and Lefty - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
Tuesday – 30 April 2013
At a SIOR event, I played the Piedmont Driving Club today which by all accounts is equal to Augusta National. It was a helluva course and just being there definitely elevated my game – best round of golf for me maybe ever. I didn't belong there though did I? Should I really have a caddy? With a 20+ handicap? Days like this make me equally question and relish the path I've chosen. To have the opportunity to play a track like this is truly incredible, unprecedented even, but these aren't my people. The guys I was grouped with were cool and I wasn't the worst golfer so that was a bonus. I never felt comfortable though. Long hair and tattoos is evidently less than common at PDC. I'm cool with being a public course kind of a guy. I get it, but I had a (500) dollar day on (60) bucks in tips – life could be worse. Honestly, just being there made me feel like a sellout...but damn that was a beautiful amazing course.
Song of the Day: To Have and Have Not - Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards
Tomorrow is May. That's (31) more opportunities to get prepared for VAHI.
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