Hot-lanta?
In other news:
I've been offered a 10-week internship in the news library of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. I'd be stunned, but I'm rather caught up in my draft. It'll sink in soon ...
Wow. Getting a position (albeit extremely temporary) in the very occupation that I went to school for ... that's never happened to me before.
Anyone with tips on news librarianship, Atlanta or living in a place for more than 2 weeks but less than 6 months ... hit that Comment link. T'would be much appreciated. And I'll send you goo-goo clusters(?) from there.
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Hey, I'm an Atlanta resident. A newbie still (a little more than a year) and not sure about where to find that short-term lease but I may be able to offer you a few tips on the city or a few restaurants you should definitely try out while you're here. Just send me an email.
Posted by: carol o | February 1, 2004 08:46 AM
Congratulations! You did done GOOOOOOOD!
Posted by: Chip Unicorn | February 1, 2004 10:58 AM
Eli,
A number of our Alumni (including my former office-mate) have gone on to Atlanta to work. LMK and I'll hook you up with a name and email (she's even in News libraries).
Posted by: Jason | February 1, 2004 11:40 AM
Congratulations!
If you haven't already, subscribe to the newslib-l list, lots of excellent stuff there. Also perhaps stumpers-l because it won't be long before a journalist requires some piece of information that is totally incomprehensible :)
Brush up on your training techniques, it's a growing thing in news librarianship since the shift to value-added information (and the near-end of mediated database searching)
Have a fabulous time! News librarianship is wonderful and busy but you will love it.
Posted by: Fiona | February 1, 2004 06:42 PM
Not a resident, but I have friends who live there...
Be prepared for Traffic! with a capital exclamation point, unless you live near one of the MARTA (Metropolitan Area Rapid Transit A-something) lines. Atlanta has assimilated many outlying small towns and cities.
Check the Creative Loafing magazine for lots of things to do and places to eat; however I do recommend Cia Gao (spelling may be off), a Vietnamese restaurant; there's also a restaurant in Cabbage Town which has great weekend breakfasts (Cabbage Town is, I think, off Moreland avenue?).
Other than that, keep your wits about you and you'll be fine, just like any other large city.
Posted by: Tim | February 2, 2004 07:07 PM
Thank you all so much for the advice!
Fiona, I'm a long-time lurker on Newslib-L, but it hadn't occurred to me to join STUMPERS-L. Thank you for the idea ... I'll subscribe sometime in April.
Tim: one of my Lewis Black CDs start with a huge rant about the traffic in Atlanta. I am prepared and will definitely try to find a sublet near a MARTA station. Thanks for the info about Creative Loafing. Cabbage Town sounds intriguing.
Jason, if I haven't emailed you already (my mid-term memory is kinda stuck in WWII right now), I will soon.
Posted by: misseli | February 4, 2004 10:52 AM
Eli, Great going! Best wishes on completing your thesis.
Posted by: Heather | February 4, 2004 05:48 PM