May 2011
I have no idea what’s going on here. Spotlights are running up and down the hills, lighting up the Observatory and the Hollywood sign, as well as dozens of homes. The lights seem to originate from the roof of the Children’s Hospital, but that can’t be right. Also, they’re playing “Empire State of Mind.” Which is incorrect.
April 2011
Notes from South Beverly Drive
There is a fascinating confrontation unfolding outside my window, between an incredibly old woman in a sun hat and what looks to be a Hyundai Sonata. The Sonata is angling for a parking space in front of a clothing store; the old woman thinks this inappropriate. She addresses her objection to the Hyundai’s rear tire.
Oh! And she wins! The Hyundai decides not to park there. The old woman...
Aaaaand this is who I've become. →
UPDATE: Surprising number of friends have ordered the doggie DNA test.
Here are several videos of children being scared... →
I’ll have the tuna sandwich, but hold the ham.
– If you’re going to the Honor Bar, you better know what to expect.
One phone sex company owns 25% of all 800 numbers. →
There’s still phone sex? I mean, the kind you pay for?
I never imagined being presented with a bill that could require candidates for...
– Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, on her veto of that birther bill.
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The Ten Best Los Angeles Thai Restaurant Website... →
I started noticing this weird trend about two years ago. It kills me. I don’t know why.
A few months ago, he attended his grandmother’s funeral. As her body was being lowered into the ground, he heard the hushed voice of a family friend: “Can you hear me now?”
So it goes.
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Twin Peaks tribute video. I may need to throw my hat into this ring. Who’s with me?
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Actual Conversation I Just Had
I’m standing in line at the Cabbage Patch on South Beverly, reading the trivia question written on the side of the chalkboard menu. “Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1941, you know him better by this name.”
Guy behind the counter: “Veggie burger?”
Beat.
Me: “Yeah. How did you know that?”
“Read it all over your face.”
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More awesome lines from that tweet generator...
- Congrats on her toes!
- Looking forward to fat Bieber’s residency at the pet accessories.
- Dear Oxford English Dictionary, Please stop it. Yours, Eric who is destined to hear the Virgin.
- Hey, quiet. Some algorithms have crashed because of Visine.
- The Social Media Week isn’t going to begin!
- Just got a Segway in a televised Amber Alert.
This website is for crazy homeless...
The Winklevosses are not the first parties bested by a competitor who then seek...
– Ruling from the Ninth U.S. Circuit of Appeals (via soupsoup)
“Bested by a competitor.” The Ninth Circuit is just twisting the knife with that line.
CicLAvia today.
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This afternoon in Los Angeles.
Rebecca Black is a really good sport. →
This is a quality Kickstarter video.