You would think that I have lost all my obsession for owls and turned over to "state" items.
I've been eyeing these state pillow cases and towels from Uncommon Goods. I'm loving these because they actually have Georgia and Atlanta ones.
To continue my love of city posters...
I came across The Heads of State
I just love the illustration and the colors...please can someone buy one for me? Maybe a housewarming gift when I fulfill one of my goals for this year?
My friend showed me this site: Ork Posters, City Neighborhood Posters.
I love the typography (everyone knows how much I love typography), the color combos and the fact that they can screenprint these!
Here are some of my faves:
This one isn't a city neighborhood, but I thought it was still pretty cool!
Now if they can create one for the ATL!
To add to the busy-ness that is my life at the moment, we've been having figure drawing class during our studio time on Monday nights. I guess this is more of relaxation time for me. 
Last night was our last class so I decided to go all out and actually do a painting.
J. Wo has done several figure paintings for our class. This is my first figure painting. ha! I know I already signed it, but I think it's still a work in progress...her head might be too big for her body and I need to work on her right leg. Any other suggestions?
The Cooper River Bridge that is in Charleston! Shaved off a couple minutes from the last time I ran it a couple of years ago..it's a slow progress. But I was actually pretty proud that I ran most of the 6.2 miles this year! It's hard to run up a bridge when there are 40,000 other people trying to run it as well. We started out in Mt. Pleasant and trekked across the bridge and ended up in downtown Charleston near Marion Square. We'll see if next year I can break an hour because every year as I get older, the more aches and pains I get...my knees, my hips, my back...what's next?
I have definitely not been looking for love in all the right places for the past month. I've been so busy with work and anything and everything outside of work. So how fitting is it that HelloRobert has gotten me addicted to watching a Live Owl Nest Box where Molly has laid eggs a month ago and should be hatching any day now!
Is it weird that I just related my non-existence on my blog to owl eggs?
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And oh baby, Kevin Gillespie (the head chef), who won third place on Bravo's Top Chef, lit my fire at Woodfire Grill
Excuse my photos. I really need to get my camera situated so you can actually see the amazing food that I have been eating..jpg)
Before our meals, we were surprised with a spoonful of something that for the life of me I cannot remember. All I remember was that it was light and it tasted like a bouquet of flowers. Very fragrant!.jpg)
For my starter, I definitely wanted to try the Black Truffle Mushroom Risotto. I mean black truffle, mushrooms and risotto, how can you go wrong?
Gillespie is known for his slow-cooked pork, but I wanted to try his Sturgeon. And of course it was just out of this world. Not a single flake of sturgeon left on my plate.
I topped the whole meal off with no, not a dessert, but a couple of glasses of bodegas borsao garnacha campo de borja tres picos. Now that's some great Spanish wine!
On a sidenote, but I am so proud of the culinary talent in Atlanta. We've had several of our awesome chefs on Bravo's Top Chef: Richard Blais, previously from One Midtown Kitchen and now Flip Burger; Hector Santiago, head chef at Pura Vida; Eli Kirshtein, from Eno
I know I'm missing several other chefs, so sorry chefs, but I suggest you check these places out!
After Shopping Nights with Bodega at Studio 900 (definitely got some more good finds!), my friend Katie and I decided to get dinner and drinks at P'Cheen in Inman Park. I just love saying that word...P'Cheen..I could not stop saying it last night! It's just one of those words.
Photo from Savory Exposure
On a sidenote: What really bugged me was that P'Cheen was on Groupon the other day...I despised the table next to us as I saw them take out their Groupon from their wallet to pay for part of their meal. Groupon would be the end of my finances if I keep buying every groupon--that was my rationalization for the night and that was the end of my Groupon woes. End of sidenote.
And damn I didn't have my camera and you know how the iPhone cameras are...in times of darkness, I wish I had a blackberry so I could have some flash to my pics!
You think that as a Catholic I would adhere to my Lenten Season fasting: complaining
The dinner last night was delicious!
For an appetizer, we ordered the Drunken' Shrooms...boy, I could have made that dish into a soup. The broth was just out of this fungi world!
Main Entrée: Risotto du Jour
Oh yes, there was some pork belly with this dish. Pork Belly and Risotto are two of my many favorites things and put together...umm...yea...
