Here’s the final product for the MINT Gallery Windows III project:
As I mentioned, the cheap ass acrylic paints did not play well with the polyurethane, but I repaired it as best I could. I’ll be more careful next time! The whole series of pix as I made (and repaired) the window are in the Art Projects Gallery. Enjoy!
Today’s Kevin and Kell really made me giggle. I, too, am a GPS (The Ang Ang™ system, ask for it by name!). Just the other day was commenting that I’d like to occasionally go somewhere with someone who knew how to drive around Atlanta without prompting!
The window is almost done. The cheap ass craft paint does NOT work as well as regular house paint for these – but I can’t afford a rainbow of colors in house paint! When I put on the polyurethane, the acrylic paint started to streak. Luckily I started on the back, so I used a much lighter hand on the front – although it still pulled up here and there on the front. BAH. So, today I’m trying to fix the frelled background with pearlescent glaze which is working fairly well. Even that stuff is pulling up the poly/craft paint a little bit. I wanted to use the glaze originally but couldn’t find it since it was in the coat closet rather than downstairs with the other paint. ? It would have saved me much misery had I found the damn glaze in the first place. :-/
I’ve got to go and get the party grub today. I’m not feeling all that great, but I’ll make it. I’ve also got to get the hardware for hanging the window, too. I’ll get extra for Stormy since I’m betting she has not put hanging hardware on her window yet. Other than that, I plan to take it easy today to recover from that bitch Flo so I can have energy for tomorrow. (Let’s hope this pwan works!)
I really hate having to suspend accounts. But these asshole clients need to understand that I am not running a nonprofit here. If they want free hosting, then they can take their files and MOVE, but ID hosting ain’t free. One of the suspendees has plenty of money, but just doesn’t want to pay, the other is just flat out squirrelly and thinks that I’m running a charity. I really love it when a client owes money for 6 months, then gets pissy when I finally try to collect. WTF ever, dude, your site is suspended and I’m done. Pay or don’t. I’ll write your deadbeat ass off next year as “bad debt”.
I’m killing time until noon or so when I can start harassing the printer for the TEV menus. I just want to go out, run my errands and be done. Why so difficult? CK!
The MINT show window is coming along nicely. I’ll be ready for poly late today or tomorrow. I should lay off the glitter…but that’s like, ridiculous, so on it goes! Yay! I’m also putting glass beads along the outer edge. You’ll see. I’ll post pix when it’s done.
In other news, that bitch Aunt Flo has shown up – which explains my odd hunger and headaches the last few days. 3 wk interval this time. Nice. At least the worst will be over by Saturday. Harumph. Trust me, ladies, if you have the opportunity to get rid of the vile organ via childbirth or whatnot, TAKE IT. You will regret having it when you are old like me. :-/
Ok, off to glue beads.
First of all, let me express our enjoyment of Quinn’s birthday party last night! We met some awesome people and had engaging conversation all evening! Shout outs to Matthew & Christina (I hope that’s spelled right) and Erin with her “special” accessories that we <3 so much! ::evil cackle:: It's great to see everyone again!
Now, to the review of Atlanta Fish Market, which is not as positive. The two adjectives that come to mind immediately are overpriced and underwhelming. Which, come to think of it, sort of sums up Buckhead in general IMO.
Pardon the all caps menu descriptions, I copied from their pdf and don’t feel like retyping them. Also, all prices are rounded and approximate since I ran off without the complete receipt – it was 11:30pm and we just wanted the hell out of there! The full blow by blow review is behind the cut at the end of this entry.
We start the evening (around 7pm) having some cheap and severely overpriced wine at the bar. Tab: $64 + $10 tip. The cheap ass (Columbia Valley, no doubt) wine was $7.50/glass and we got ours plus Ken and Quinns. So, $74 spent on cheap wine and we’ve not even ordered. At least in San Francisco or San Diego, the food and booze is of good quality… In Atlanta, it’s just all pretentious presentation of average product.
This is why we do NOT go to Buckhead, ever.
Buckhead is the epitome of pretentious overpriced AVERAGE. Bone’s is one of the few restaurants in Atlanta that you get what you pay for: great service, awesome quality food, great booze. It’s bit overpriced, too, but at least you don’t feel like going back the next day and strangling the staff out of sheer frustration.
For my bucks, I’ll stick with owner operated places like The Porter, Twain’s or Cafe Lily if I want something fancy. I have a deep appreciation for good food prepared perfectly and I am consistently let down by the overblown and pretentious “nice” restaurants in Atlanta.
Trust me, if you want to get your money’s worth in this economy, go no further than your neighborhood eateries. There are gems in every neighborhood if you’ll seek them out. Corporate food will never be as good as owner-chef food as far as I’m concerned. Small businesses are more able to create seasonal dishes and buy locally grown produce. They also care about their customers because every customer counts when you own your own place. Support your local joints! Keep your neighborhood economy vibrant by spending your money locally. :-)
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