Gosh...its a multi day event??? Sign me UP! lol:firetruck:

Leaving now, going to try to watch the Parade somewhere around North Avenue.

Happy Pride!

I tried to make a "newbie intro" but am not allowed til I have 30 posts. Seems counter productive...
Anyhoo, I'm Julie. On another bf site I went by Tigress. I am happy to be here with y'all!
Thank you, JD for giving me directions!

Wahoo!!! Fall in the South!
 

Hey ya'll! Hope everyone is loving this weather, I sure am!
Glad you found us Juliebrave and welcome!

A couple of rambling thoughts (my speciality)

1. We should plan a meetup sometime for whomever can make it. Any interest in that? Ideas welcome.... I really want to go to a Haunted House then maybe dinner after? Post if you might be interested.

2. Anyone interested in photography? I tromp around all over the place and would love a partner in crime to meet up and do some shots at whatever venue we feel like.

Hope everyone is having an *awesome* week! The photo attached is our own Oakland Cemetery with ATL skyline in the background. Neat place if you have never been.

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Katniss

Bunny update
 

Hope everyone had a wonderful Pride!

The white rabbit is still around, and even fatter. I see it nearly every day now! Home base is next door, where I've noticed a small dog cage covered in blue tarp in the front yard. He's none-too-shy about coming in my yard, and I've even seen him in my (fenced-in) back yard. I tried to approach him- he never let me closer than 8 feet, and even then, he acted annoyed that I got close enough for him to have to move.

When two neighborhood cats started stalking him, he went into defensive mode (standing straight up, nose twitching like crazy), then shot off like a rocket. He certainly knows which threats to take seriously. Fascinating.

I bought two tickets for a haunted house off of Groupon, but can't recall which one.... all I remember of it is you have to be over 21 to get in, because they offer alcohol on the way in and out. Strange way to sell booze. Anyway, I'd be up for a haunted house and dinner!

JD

Georgia on my mind
 

Katniss: I would love a partner in crime. I am a photographer as well. I can give you my number if you pvt me. I am sure we can show each other some cool places to shoot. I got a cool pic today of a crow on a headstone. Now ill wait for full moon put that in picture. How I love digital. I wanna shoot newnan.

I'd be up for dinner and haunted housing!

Yay!....twice!
 

Ok...so sounds like a few folks might be interested in a get together.

1. The last Haunted House I went to was Netherworld (up I-85, Norcross area) and that was maybe 3 years ago. There is 13 Stories which is supposed to be very scary (I heard they had 'chicken doors' to bypass some of the scarier parts). It is up in Kennesaw near Town Center mall. Not sure what works for anyone. I don't mind going where ever so suggestions on any location welcome. JD had you rather go to the one you already have tickets for? This coming weekend is booked for me but maybe the next? Fri. or a Sat.? What works for people and the more the merrier/scarier.

2. Photography...Great! For the record I am sooo bad but really trying to learn. I have a Canon EOS 7D and a few lenses. Trying to get the hang of it. I like nature (often with a macro) and architectural shots but any shooting practice would help (downtown at night is a favorite but i am loath to tromp up and down P'tree by myself.) All this to say it would be cool if we could get a a few folks of all skill levels to go as i learn so much more from others. Also...fair warning I have been known to lay down in the middle of the Capital rotunda to get a great ceiling shot....so if you hang with me you need to learn to pretend you don't know me or have a high threshold for embarrassment!

3. JD in all seriousness I thought of the white rabbit this afternoon! My neighbor's cat (white/grey) went by and I was thinking with cooler weather coming how the rabbit was doing.....well it seems!

ok...everyone have a great week!

Katniss~~

Hi beautiful GA peeps. I really want to see Paranormal Activity 4 tonight. Anybody want to see it with me? I must admit, I'm too chicken to see it alone.:nailbitin:


Duchess

Sounds like fun but during the week it's tougher for me to schedule last minute. Hope someone else can join you! Are you up for a house haunting as well?

Katniss~~

Got camera?
 

Hey all!

Hope everyone is having a great week! If anyone is interested in doing some photography I am meeting StrongButch at Sweetwater Creek State Park (Lithia Springs area) on Saturday afternoon, weather permitting. There are the ruins of an old civil war era textile mill that is usually fenced off but this weekend the park ranger is going to open the gates so folks can go inside to take pics, etc. It sits up against the river so there are some neat angles to play with and tons of nature and water shots if you are so inclined. PM me if you are interested in meeting up and I'll send you the details. Any camera and any skill level welcome!

Katniss~~ (looking for Canon manual now so as not to embarrass myself)

Georgia
 

Hello and hope you all are having a great week. I think it would be great if a few of you joined Katniss and I to shoot on Sat. Cellphones have pretty good cameras just saying. If you shoot a picture I have photoshop and can print and play with image abit if you like.

Too bad you can't make it this time but hope you have an awesome weekend! There are so many neat places to shoot in Ga. that if folks are interested we could all start posting places we plan to be in the event others want to join in. I always appreciate company when I go out...not only safety reasons but I learn a lot more in discussions re: lighting, angle, etc. StrongButch was right, any camera or even cell phone would work and any experience level is welcome as I am a total amateur myself!

That said, I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend ahead. Weather should be beautiful so make the most of these fall days!


Katniss~~

Georgia
 

Have a safe trip and enjoy bk.

Sweetwater Creek
 

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Sorry more folks couldn't come out today with the group. Ga. has some gorgeous state parks so hope everyone is making the most of this beautiful weekend!

Katniss~~(can not even BELIEVE they are forecasting 30 degree weather tomorrow night) :seeingstars:

Happy Hauntings Ya'll!
 

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Hope everyone has a safe, fun and treat-filled day!

Katniss~~

Georgia
 

Have a safe and fun Halloween!

Subday is the best possibility for me....anyone else?

Georgia
 

Id love to join you but im very busy. Have fun you 2. Have a great weekend.

Rats!! (or Cats, actually)
 

Would love to have gotten together but tonight is Cirque and all day Sat. and Sun. I will be at a (ready? wait for it, waaaiiittt for it...) the Cotton States Cat Show. (insert ugh! here). Yup...two days of cats. All cats all the time. Jealous much? Yeah, didn't think so!! LoL! (but, there are some lovely kitties from the shelter up for adoption that we will have a the show).

Otherwise, ya'll have fun Sunday!!

If/when Blade comes to town it would be fun to all meet up. The Ga. Aquarium is really well done. The beluga whales are my favorite.


Katniss~~

Georgia
 

Get out and vote.

more tales of the Fearless Bunny
 

Since it's gotten colder, the bunny's nose, feet and ears have darkened...which is kind of odd, since it's clearly albino (its eyes are pink), so I didn't think dark fur was an option.

At any rate, it's doing great. It has come right up to me a couple of times, once even rubbing its chin on my finger (I found out later that's called "chinning", and it's the way rabbits leave their scent, similar to how cats mark you by rubbing the side of their faces on you).

I discovered that bunnies and chihuahuas don't share the back yard too well, but considering the bunny is bigger, he had the advantage. Still, he didn't like being chased, and when he fled the back yard, so did the chihuahua. Ooops.

I started to panic, envisioning this bunny hauling ass down the street, with the dog right behind him. But the damnedest thing happened: he didn't leave my front yard- he kept circling in my front yard, just out of reach of the dog. I'm calling for the dog, to no avail, wondering how on earth I'm going to catch the dog even if the bunny stays in my yard, when the bunny hops right up to me and STOPS, giving me time to scoop up the dog. I swear that rabbit was telling me, "could you PLEASE do something about this?!"

I'm a little in awe of this bunny. There's something a little magical about living in a neighborhood where we all share a pet bunny who drops by to visit.


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Bunny updates..........
 

JD,

Thanks so much for posting this! I was wondering with cooler weather how the little fella was getting along. Too cute and apparently very smart!


I hope everyone has a great weekend! Gorgeous weather this weekend and I am determined to get those 300 tulip bulbs in the ground *today* followed by 6 flats of pansies (why, why did I put so many in my cart???) :seeingstars:

Enjoy the day ya'll!!


Katniss~~

JD... that is funnier than hell...I have been wondering about that bunny rabbit.
Wow, he/she is the neighborhood rabbit? I wonder what it's name is? I wonder if it has a home? Dang that is too much... Does it snow in Georgia? What about the winter time?

Katniss...i was thinkin' about that cop...and the tachometer...he was really being a smartass cause...
what he was refering to was how high the rpms were measured compaired to the speed. (You know, the tach measures the rotation of the engine per minute so, that is going to be really high.)

So, when you look down at the instrument cluster of the car...if you were to be measuring your speed by the tachometer....rotations per minute of the engine (rpms)... instead of the speed of your traveling car (miles per hour) that would be a helleva lot higher number than the tachometer Numbers that are shown...ie...the basic numbers...the big 2, 3, 4, 5 etc...The number 2 on the tach = 2k per minute...

Basically, i believe the two variables are linear and logarithmic...but the tach speed, of the engine, is exponentially higher compared to the miles per hour of the taveling car.

so, that smartass was basically saying oh...so what were you doin' lookin at the wrong circle on the instrument cluster? and measuring your speed by that....what a ***kin' asshole...

what an asshole

Ok...I read what you wrote 3 times and...:seeingstars: I still don't understand. But...I will totally cop to breaking the law (<--cop, get it? Like how I did that? LoL) but have to say the $198 ticket plus the $200 tacked on top of that for being a "super speeder"...well, that was an expensive day. I could have flown somewhere for that kind of money. But, my fault so I won't fuss about it.

Katniss~~(wanting to be an Indy Car driver in my next life)

Well, what i wrote was confusing and it was hard to explain.
Sorry i made your head spin...mine did too.
There is more to it. A lot more.

So, when you look down at the instrument cluster of the car...
the tachometer is obviously on the left.
When going a certain speed the tachometer correlates with
the speedometer and rises as the speed does accordingly.

That cop was basically accusing you (he did ask though, smartass)
of watching the tachometer numbers and using it's numbers,
as though it was the speedometer to verify(or keep in check) your speed.
and if so....that would be really fast! If the tach is at number 4
you would be going faster ie...than 40 miles an hour.
Highway driving.

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You are too damn funny Katniss...crack me up. Not so funny about the
$398 dollar dole out. I gotta go and look back at how fast you were goin'.
Yeah, that is kinda how it is. If you break the law...you gotta pay.
The laws are there for a reason. Indy rocks. Maybe you were an Indy driver
in your past life.

[QUOTE=DMW;698621]

That cop was basically accusing you (he did ask though, smartass)
of watching the tachometer numbers and using it's numbers,
as though it were the speedometer to verify(or keep in check) your speed.
and if so....that would be really fast! If the tach is at number 4
you would be going faster ie...than 40 miles an hour.
Highway driving.
[had to fix that was...where it shouldn't have been a was.]

I wanna hear about the bunny rabbit...

[QUOTE=DMW;698942]Not so I gotta go and look back at how fast you were goin'.Yeah, that is kinda how it is. If you break the law...you gotta pay.
The laws are there for a reason. Indy rocks. Maybe you were an Indy driver
in your past life. [QUOTE=DMW;698621]


I'll save you the trouble...I was going 88 mph in a 65 mph zone. The "base" fine was $148 but then they tacked some other stuff on to it for a $198 total then added the $200 "super' fee. The reason I got off so cheap (said the judge) is because I am a "first time offender."

As to Indy...I have been to the Indy 500 six times as we used to live in Indy when I was in high school. I remember going out and watching the time trials when they were running after school let out. That was back in the "old days" when none of the "juniors" ran. It was Al Unser Sr., Mario Andretti, Bobby Rahal, etc. I actually won 1st place in the "Powderpuff Derby" racing my friend's Firebird (with mods.) back in Freshman year at college at the fairgrounds.
Of course now in Ga. it is all NASCAR all the time and you gotta' go to Talladega at least once. I've also been to monster truck events...yeah, my little red dirt girl background is showing now so I'll just "hush up."

Katniss~~

[quote=Katniss;699008][QUOTE=DMW;698942]Not so I gotta go and look back at how fast you were goin'.Yeah, that is kinda how it is. If you break the law...you gotta pay.
The laws are there for a reason. Indy rocks. Maybe you were an Indy driver
in your past life. Kick ass:hangloose: Kick ass....Katniss ....
I like AJ Foyt. of course.
Rick Mears too.
And the Unsers...bobby and al.
Andretti always pissed me off...ran too hot too long....burnout.
That is so cool that you won that Derby. Powderpuff My A**

The Infield? Love the 500

Georgia
 

Happy Holidays everyone. Katniss try running a stop sign.(lol) If anyone wants a bunny for Xmas ive got 6 pregnant bunnies. I will give you a few free. (lol) Have a great Thanksgiving!

Think I'll pass on running a stop sign. I was ticketed for that once in small town Mississippi (I did NOT do it for the record). The police were pulling over any car with an out of state plate as we ramped off the interstate. Total scam. I admit when I am in the wrong but that was a dirty set-up. Hate to say that as I so respect the community service workers (police, fire, rescue, etc.) and think they deserve more pay.

As to bunnies....check with JD...maybe his "white rabbit" needs some friends....

Hope everyone has an awesome weekend. Just saw "Skyfall" this evening and it was the best Bond film ev-ah!


Katniss~~

Happy Thanksgiving!
 

Hope all the Georgia peeps have a fabulous Thanksgiving! This weather is why I loooove the South. Just gorgeous. Drive safe, have fun and hug those you love!

Katniss (passing around the pie...and yes, we do have a selection...)


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Georgia is on my mind every day! LOL I'm looking forward to my first trip to Atlanta in December!

More tales of the Fearless Bunny
 

....with video!

The bunny is doing well (as you can see)... but I think maybe it's time for the people on my neighborhood's listserv to quit referring to him as the white rabbit. Fascinating how the fur on the ears and nose has gotten darker.

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend! I'm going to try to make it to Santaland Diaries tomorrow and pay homage to David Sedaris and a middle-aged man dressed like an elf.

Thanks for the bunny update and he/she is SO adorable!!! I can't get over how it doesn't seem to even leave the yard. I guess the bunny is too big to be prey for a hawk, etc.? Last night I heard then saw a really large Great Horned Owl. Amazing sight and I hope the bunny stays safe.

Katniss~~ (debating adding "pet bunny" to my list to Santa this year....)