Snaps

Less words, more pictures; now that the internet connection is fairly stable, here's some pictures from Atlanta:

Atlanta Skyline

The Atlanta Skyline, with the ubiquitous National Flag. Not that there's anything wrong with patriotism. It makes perfect sense to unconditionally love the land mass you happen to be born and raised in. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get a picture of the Yellow Ribbon billboards of a soldier cradling a baby. Support your (homoerotic) troops! Yay!

Georgia Dome at Sunset

The Georgia Dome is the home of the Atlanta Falcons, and hosted Superbowl 34 in 2000. It is very big (it is very far away in the picture). The picture was taken in a carpark, which are called "parking lots" in the USA. Is one phrase better than the other? I don't know. Depends how patriotic you are, I suppose.

A Homeless

This homeless (in the red box) was sleeping in Piedmont Park. He must have been very tired, because it was 3 o'clock in the afternoon. I know he was sleeping because he had a very purple face, which meant that he was not dead. Unless he was decomposing.

Atlanta Skyline from Piedmont Park

Skyscrapers etc. Atlanta doesn't have any really tall buildings, but it does have "the world's busiest passenger airport". This honour bestows massive queues for all the shops and bar (yes, singular) within.

What's Wrong With This Building?

That's right- no windows! This could be a containment unit for the demon Yog-Sothoth, who, as every crackpot conspiracy theorist knows, was unleashed to wreak havoc upon the world when the magic symbol of the Pentagon was breached on 11/9/01. Wierdos. Perhaps it's windowless to protect the documents of the legistature of Georgia, as the sign displaying "Georgia State Records" might suggest.

A Project

This is a project (in the red box), which you may have heard referenced in rap songs or movies. Also note the welfare office and 99c store in the foreground. No-one got shot.

Some Homelesses

More homelesses, moving this time, making a stink in front of a very large water feature. Why don't they wash in the water? I don't know. Perhaps the city authorities replaced the water with acid.

Taco Bell

Taco Bell: the only place to eat in the future, it being the the only restaurant to survive the Franchise Wars (according to Demolition Man, that is). The future is bleak. I didn't get round to reviewing their "food", but it scores higher than the rest simply because of their tagline: "Think outside the Bun". So transcendently bad that it becomes good again.

Obligatory Homographic Photo

"Poncey". Do you get it? As funny as an episode of Only Fools and Horses (search the page for poncey, go on. Why does this crap get stuck in your head?)

Lots of Homelesses (in the red boxes)

Did you know that there is no collective noun for homelesses? What about "a stink of homelesses"?

The Gift Shop at Martin Luther King Jr's Grave

To be accurate, this is a photo of a sign (in the red box) indicating the way to the gift shop at MLK's grave. The gift shop is shut on Sunday, which was to be expected, really. MLK was a Baptist and they're quite strict about things like that. I wonder what you could buy in the MLK Grave gift shop: miniature tombs? Little sniper rifle pendants? (It was Bill Hicks' joke first; don't, ahem, shoot the messenger). At least there's access for wheelchair users; there's no discrimination in Martin Luther King Jr's Grave Gift Shop.

Inside the Phillips Arena

If you look closely you can see the players waiting for the girls to finish dancing so they can get on with their game.

Why You Shouldn't Buy a Digital Camera Without an Optical Zoom

Words can not express how disappointed I was when this picture was loaded. Less Words, more pictures, indeed.