Earth Day 2008

Alright BSers, as you all know Earth Day rapidly approaches. This year Belle and Sprout are asking you to help make a difference. Go to the World Wildlife Fund's website (one of my favorites) and make your pledge. The link is below. You can view what others are doing to get ideas, or you can select fro our list of ideas. We appreciate your support.

http://www.worldwildlife.org/earthday2008/change.cfm

Pledge ideas:
Go to your local park, river bank, etc and help pick up trash
Stop buying paper goods
Switch to environmentally friendly cleaning products
Switch to energy efficient light bulbs
Turn all lights out when you leave a room
Unplug appliances that are not in use (you will be amazed how much energy goes to appliances that are plugged in that we are not even using) i.e. cell phone chargers, ipod chargers, coffee markers
Go a day without driving your car

Thanks for your support,
Belle and Sprout

Aquanox

Arguably, Aquanox could be considered one of the most beautifully decorated restaurants built in the recent wave of new growth here in Atlanta. The theme of water and bubbles resonates throughout the restaurant. The first thing that meets diners is the water tunnel wine cellar and glass bubbles hanging from the ceiling. This theme continues with alternating color themes in the lighting and circular booths that are surrounded by curtains. (These booths reminded me a little bit of a shower which was a slightly uncomfortable sensation considering it was only a first date.)

That was where the "shock and awe" ended. Our waiter seemed nervous and unsure (he wasn't even the one on the blind date). He was not informative, which was problematic since the menu is extremely limited and not filled with the familiar fish I have grown up knowing. The food was over priced and bland. If you do decide to go, your best bet is the John Dory.

My guess is that Aquanox will draw the $30,000 millionaires that used to flock to Blue point. Go at your own risk...2 Thumbs down. (It would have been 4 I'm sure, but my cohort in crime wouldn't be able to find anything to eat there anyways.:))

Belle and Sprout buy a Wii

I know, I know, totally not like us....we normally spend our $$$ on fashion...or at MF. :) But we bought a Wii, and it is a pretty fun story. Prior to this event I was a total Wii/Xbox rookie.

It all started on Thursday night when we went to a "book club," and I use these terms loosely b/c we spent about 5 minutes discussing the book. The rest of the time we played Rockband. Now, for those of you who know this game know how addicting it is. For those of you who have never played, I highly recommend it...it is a BLAST!!! So after a few games we are officially hooked. We drive home saying how we have got to get Wii. Eventhough the Wii does not have Rockband, it does have Guitar Hero. (And we hope Wii gets Rockband soon).


Friday night roles around, and we are not checking out happy hour spots like we usually do, we are home drinking, waiting on an out of town friend, debating whether or not to go get a Wii. So we head to Target to check them out. There are about 3 in stock, and we talk to the not helpful sales guy for about 15 minutes about the Wii vs. the Xbox, which is better, etc. Then we leave empty handed (except for the book for our next book club). We get home have another drink and the Wii is becoming a better and better idea. After the flip of a coin we head back to Target we go to get the Wii. And they are SOLD OUT!! In one hour the 3 they had are gone! What?! The new, more helpful sales person tells us they can't keep them in stock. If they get a shipment one morning they are gone by the afternoon. This inforamtion would have bene helpful the 1st time we were there. Oh well. We head across the street to Circuit City....Sold out. We go home giving up. But now we REALLY want one since we can't have it. So we call Toys-R-Us and multiple Target stores before we track one down. "OMG hold it for us we are on the way!!!"


We are set up and ready to rock by the time our friend arrives from Nashville. Totally worth it and so much. "We have a Wii at home" is now our new pick-up line.




Until next time,

Belle and Sprout

BS Atlanta - Happy Hour

It is 4pm on Friday, and you are counting down the minutes until you can high-tail it out the office door to meet your friends for happy hour. But where should you guys go? Don't worry, Belle and Sprout are here with their first blog...

Where to go for happy hour in Atlanta.

We began the evening by battling the 14th street construction traffic to get to TAP. Once we arrived we were ready for a cocktail and some apps. The martini was good, but the food was horrific. I have food allergies, and they were not accommodating in the least. I asked for a "sub with", and you would think I asked them to design a pair of Manolo's. All I hear while I am sitting at the bar is the servers saying, "who asked for what?? I don't know." Who knew cucumber slices were such a HOT commodity. ;) There was also no prospective talent there (guy-wise). So we decided to head elsewhere for a new scene. We wait a good 20 minutes for the valet (no line, just slow valet), when my friend notices there is grease on my purse (from hanging my purse under the bar) agggrrr. This was the final straw...4 thumbs down.

So we are off to Lola.

And we have to say 4 THUMBS UP. They could not have been more accommodating with my allergies and Doug makes the BEST drinks in the city. VIP treatment the whole way. Although as far as talent goes (note: when I write "talent" I mean prospective guys for dating), unless you like the plastic, tight t-shirt wearing, hair gel guys, this is no the place for you. This is not my type of guy, but for those girls who like this...you will love LOLA.

Belle and Sprout

PS - Belle and Sprout will continue to post on the happenings in Altanta via BS Atlanta. :)