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Work – Madness in the Melting Pot

Work – Madness in the Melting Pot
Although I adore breakfast food, I rarely eat an actual breakfast. In the morning I crave only the most inelegant, unappealing pairing a culinarian could ever conjure: coffee and cigarettes. Until my smoker’s rights have been finally annihilated, I will continue savoring them both in respectable quantities. As...
January 8th, 2010 | September 2009 | Read More

Late Night Job Search

Late Night Job Search
The Job Hunt. Nothing quite like it. If you are in the eye of this horrible storm, say it with me: IT SUCKS. And not just in the way of “I’m in a position where I am currently unemployed and hate interviewing,” but more in the way of, “How the hell can I possibly get my resume...
October 2nd, 2009 | September 2009 | Read More

Where are you?

Where are you?
Oh, Facebook. Whatever did we do with our hours before we began to dawdle them away on your existence? If you currently have a Facebook account you surely understand, and you probably fall into one of several categories: the “light users,” who are not on that often and have one profile pic and...
October 2nd, 2009 | September 2009 | Read More

Accessorize

Accessorize
I love shopping for clothes, but I must admit that I have a bit of an obsession with fashion accessories. It always amazes me how you could take one fairly basic outfit and change your look instantly by adding those key pieces: a fierce pair of heels, a statement necklace, a cocktail ring. Even the right...
October 1st, 2009 | September 2009 | Read More

Eat – Heart and Soul

Eat – Heart and Soul
James Bazzelle doesn’t look like your typical restaurant owner. He wears an oversized red Polo shirt with a black “G” patch piped in white across the left breast and a pair of baggy dark blue jeans. Even though he later affirms that he’s not a huge University of Georgia fan, he still subtly pays...
September 30th, 2009 | September 2009 | Read More

Food – Ice Cream Heaven

Food – Ice Cream Heaven
I found my niche. I have become an ice cream freezer, perhaps one of only a handful of people in the country who knows the ins and outs of freezing non-homogenized ice cream. I pour some liquid in a machine and make sure there is a cardboard box to collect the final product at the other end—sounds...
September 30th, 2009 | September 2009 | Read More

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