i'm moving to ATLANTA

anybody want to show me around?

(and mean that in the least creepy way possible, so please respond in kind.)

I'm in Atlanta. I always need more chick friends and buds to hang out with. Hit me up.

I am also moving there, in less then a month.
I used to live there back in the day.
It's a fun place.

God help you. I lived there. Never again.

Don't you mean HOTlanta?

Ya pretty much is HOTlanta...just depends...right now its cold...

I lived there a few years.

Restaurants to check out
Pho Bac - Vietnamese soup bowls as big as your head for 6$.
88 Tofu House - Good korean food, 24 hour service, was never quite sure of their sanitation, though...
R. Thomas - 24 service, tons of vegan options, good smoothies.
Tamarind - Pricy but awesome thai.
Savage Pizza in Little 5 points - pretty darn good pizza, and pleasantly kitschy decorations.
Vortex - Laid back. Burgers. Kitsch.



Other places to check out
The Buford Farmer's Market - a giant grocery store representing all ethnicities. It's a crapshoot which veggies will be fresh any given day, but if you wander in with a mind to pick up whatever looks good that day, you will not be disappointed.
The War Room - If you're a gamer geek.
MARTA - It's public transportation. It's pretty clean. It doesn't go many places, but it's a great way to get to some.
The rest of Little 5 Points - Collegetown, Atlanta style. This is where you're going to find your health food groceries, your fetish clothing, etc..


Things to skip
The Underground and the Coca Cola museum. You'll end up taking visitors there at some point and you really don't need to go more than once.

Actually Underground has Kenny's Alley now but since shes under 21 then she wont be going there for a bit

Have you been to Charlie Brown's Cabaret? I used to go to Backstreets all the time and Charlie Brown. I want to know if it's the same sort of bawdy drag show in the new locale.

SGATLiens

The best thing Atlanta has going for is diversity. The worst are traffic and the drinking laws.

If you have never been here, there are tons of interesting things to do. Just be prepared to drive for 30 minutes to get anywhere.

Understatement!

Atlanta has a great local music scene, but, oh wait, EVERY GODDAMN AWESOME VENUE KEEPS GETTING CLOSED.

The aquarium is open! Yay!

Um um... It's not a very under-21 friendly city, sadly. =/ There are still some cool places you can go though.

Kenny's Alley/Underground blows ass.
Theres a lot of porno stores though, like, everywhere.
Worst. Traffic. Ever. On narrow little tiny roads, with potholes that will assure you that the dinosaurs died out due to meteors hitting the earth.

Stuff is kind of a pain in the ass to get to, but when you get there, theres a lot of stuff. Exit 248c will be your friend.

Edity: I'd be more than happy to show you around, I've got an awesomely flexible work schedule. I get "misplaced" easily though...

[Edited on Nov 25, 2005 by Poor_White_Trash]

You're so funny... I thought the same exact thing when I first read the thread

ahem... clairmont lounge is all you need, bitchez.

oh, is the poetry writing, light her tits on fire stripper still there?
I was so ridiculously impressed.

I have yet to go to Charlie Browns. I have only been to Alley Cats(if you like rockabilly) and Future(for the nites where you want to hang out with the pretty industrial/goth types)

I currently live in Atlanta. I love it. lots of interesting things going on through here...

Wlecome to atalanta where the players play!

i just moved to augusta but there's a free day shuttle to atlanta from the post nearby, so between that and my car i'm looking to be up that way for socializing and shopping.

i just put up the event of the december 10th fetish flea market in atlanta... it's $4 to get in and could be fun wandering about window or real shopping while chatting, anyone up for it?

i agree wholeheartly. when you get settled in, drop a line to Llona about joining SGATLiens

call it Hotlanta, the locals will LOVE you.

Loe lives in Hotlanta. She is an SG. Ask her to show you around.

SGAtliens is a very elite group to join...

It sucks that no SGs live in Birmingham.

Great thread! Anymore suggestions? I'm moving to Atlanta sometime around jan/feb.

I was checking out roomates.com, looking for somewhere to live for a few months before I get a more permanent situation.

Any neighborhoods in particular that I should stay away from?

I keep hearing bad things about the traffic, is it terrible at rush hour or all day long?

ehhh, the city is alright. there are some good people here.