cabin fever is setting in! we are off work again but stuck at home with the icy roads. hot cocoa and groundhog day it is!

– ryan & gub

we had a snow day today! YAY for snow days! we made a big pot of soup, baked cookies, played in the snow, and visited with neighbors. it was great fun!

oh, and check out the new house color. we had it painted this summer. full post with before and after photos coming soon…

– ryan & gub

we are being hit by a crazy snow storm right now! it’s really coming down out there. i would say a few inches or more has already fallen! it should be a beautiful white morning.

– ryan

i know it’s a little late, but i put together my favorite lists of 2010 this week. i’ll start with my top 10 favorite concerts of 2010!

1. jónsi – sun, oct 31st – the tabernacle
2. sleigh bells – sat, jul 10th – vinyl
3. neon indian – wed, jun 9th – the earl
4. lcd soundsystem & sleigh bells – mon, oct 4th – the tabernacle
5. beach house & washed out – thur, apr 29th – the earl
6. pavement – sun, sep 26th – the tabernacle
7. ola podrida – wed, jul 21st – drunken unicorn
8. the tallest man on earth – wed, apr 28th – the earl
9.school of seven bells & active child – mon, oct 18th – the earl
10. best coast & cults – sun, oct 10th – drunken unicorn

honorable mention: guided by voices – sat, oct 23rd – the buckhead theatre

– ryan

atlanta has a lot of great upcoming concerts! there’s broken social scene at the buckhead theatre, washed out at the drunken unicorn, jonathan richman playing two nights at the highland inn ballroom, casiokids at the drunken unicorn and many many more. be sure to check our upcoming concerts section for a full list of great shows on the horizon. i put a few i’m looking forward to below.

– ryan

washed out – tue, jan 18th – drunken unicorn – $10 – 9:00pm – tickets

yo la tengo – fri, jan 28th – variety playhouse – $20 – 8:30pm – tickets

wild nothing & abe vigoda – tue, feb 8th – drunken unicorn – $10 – 9:00pm – tickets

broken social scene – thur, feb 10th- the buckhead theatre – $26 – 8:00pm – tickets

jonathan richman – fri, feb 18th- highland inn ballroom – $12 – 9:00pm – tickets

jonathan richman – sat, feb 19th- highland inn ballroom – $12 – 9:00pm – tickets

toro y moi – sat, mar 12th – drunken unicorn – $10 – 9:00pm – tickets

godspeed you! black emperor – tue, mar 22nd – 40 watt – $11 – 8pm – sold out

casiokids & strfkr – wed, mar 23rd – drunken unicorn – $10 – 9:00pm – tickets

the pains of being pure at heart & twin shadow – tue, apr 5th – the earl – $15 – 9:00pm – tickets

– ryan

happy new year! we made some black eyed peas today and packed up our holiday decorations.

– ryan & gub

we went to see the lights before christmas at the riverbanks zoo in columbia, sc! there were lots of lights to see and a petting zoo where gub met a nice lama.

– ryan & gub

we have been busy wrapping our gifts and getting ready to head home for the holidays! we are very excited to see everyone.

– ryan & gub

there will be a total lunar eclipse this evening visible to most of north america. hopefully the sky stays clear enough that we can actually see the eclipse, unlike the last one in atlanta. the eclipse also coincides with the winter solstice, something that hasn’t happened in almost 400 years. on top of that, the ursids meteor shower is expected to add some shooting stars that should be visible in the dimmed night sky. it sounds like the trifecta of celestial events!

– ryan

i headed home from canada this weekend. the trip went great, however i’d be lying if i said i’ll miss the cold canadian weather. i’m looking forward to driving on roads that aren’t icy and not having my hands hurt because i forgot to put on my gloves.

– ryan