what do you want to do?

I finally succumbed and bought very expensive tickets to see Erykah Badu tomorrow at the Fox. Very expensive. In all my concert going years, this is the most expensive ticket I've ever bought. So Ms. Badu better entertain me or else. I did that for 2 reasons: a) I want this Memorial Day weekend to be memorable since I haven't had a good Memorial Day weekend in about 5 years - last good one was in 2003 when Matrix Reloaded was released. I don't take weekend trips like other people, I just sit my ass down. And b) I just didn't want the repeat of last week Friday to happen to me. Me walking/driving around aimlessly wondering what to do on a Friday night by myself. Now, I have one solid thing to do and that's it. I can possibly squeeze in something on the Saturday but that is definitely a solid plan for a Friday night if I ever saw one, not unless Ms. Badu is uber boring then I will just flip the switch.

Last night, I went to the Taste of Buckhead event at the Grand Hyatt organized by the Buckhead Business group. Very rowdy, very noisy, and very crowded. There were tastings offered by some of the best restaurants in Buckhead, some which I have tried and some that I have not, so that was all they had to say to get me interested on a Wednesday night. Maggianos, Ruth's Chris, Cassis at the Grand Hyatt, McDonalds (gave away free salads), Johnny Rockets, Seasons 52, Morton's Steakhouse, AquaKnox, Low Country Barbecue to name a few. Too bad I tried all their dishes and I can't remember all their names. Something about eating a cocktail of food, from crabcake to smoothies, that just gets your stomach churning, now I am at work with a bad tummy ache. I really shouldn't do that for the sake of my thighs. But it was an overall fun experience. I can't say I thoroughly enjoyed myself, but it was a change from the norm and that's always fun.