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OC Housewife Tries to Sell
To read a hilarious post on the real estate woes of former OC Housewife Jeana Keough, go here. Seriously, Your Mama is one of the most entertaining writers on the interwebs. »
Boo to the City of Orange!
For actually taking to court a couple who is trying to reduce their water consumption. They tore out their lawn and replaced it with fencing and drought-tolerant plants, but that didn’t appease the city. Who (because I can’t believe it and I have to repeat it to myself) is now prosecuting them for not... »
LA Arboretum: Who Needs A Tea Garden?
It was my birthday last weekend, and I determined it would be a lovely idea to go to the Japanese garden at the LA Arboretum & drink a cup of green tea in the tea house there, which I remembered doing with my parents when I was a kid. My boyfriend & I piled... »
Gorgeous Los Angeles
As the temperature soared near 80 degrees today, I took a stroll around my neighborhood and snapped some pictures (more after the jump) of this perfectly amazing February day. Man, I love LA. »
Target Misses the Mark
Dear Local Target Store, Have I mentioned that I really do love you? And that it hurts me to write this? I was standing in line with my items that started out as a small list and ballooned (as always) to about a bazillion things. I was tired and impatient, I’ll be honest. I get to the... »
Groovin’ to R-Stew in LA’s Hippest Enclave
So, I’m in one of my favorite coffee haunts — Silverlake Coffee — doing some work and hanging out, as I often do. I’m a cheap bastard so I tend to get an iced tea (lots of caffeine, and among the least expensive drinks on the menu), do my work, and grab a dollar... »
L.A. River Reading
After reading Zach Behrens’ post on LAist last week about the man seen fishing in the L.A. River, I began to consider how little I know about the often hidden natural habitat of our city. Living in such urban surroundings, dwarfed by skyscrapers and barricaded by strip malls, it’s easy to forget that the... »
Jeff and Erin’s Epic LA Wedding “Save the Date” Video
If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it's missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. If you’ve been to as many weddings as I have, then you’ve also received your fair share of “Save the Date” notices. Though I’ve seen some... »
Beware The Fast Moving Flood Channels!
For some reason, EVERY TIME we have enough rain to make the flood channels actually flow, at least one person decides to take a swim or something, causing your local fire fighters to get out the swiftwater rescue gear and get ready to get wet. I ventured out after the big storms passed through to... »
3 Days Left in Chase’s Community Giving Facebook Campaign — 6 L.A. Orgs in the Running for $1M
If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it's missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. If you’ve been on Facebook in the last couple of months, then you might have been inundated with requests to vote in Chase’s Community Giving... »
Same-Sex Marriage in California and Prop 8: A Brief History
So, are you mystified about the state of same-sex marriage in California? At first glance it looks easy. On one side, you’ve got your proponents of same-sex marriage: Advocacy groups like the ACLU; big corporations like Google; and Americans everywhere who think that other people’s romantic lives are none of their business. And on... »
A Vertical Garden Is Sprouting On Sunset
An update on Natural Mind, the new salon that is moving into the former Video Market space at 3607 Sunset Blvd in Silver Lake. As you can see in the photos here, a vertical garden has begun to sprout all over the walls of the building. This project has been in the... »
Storm Watch 2010 – This Time It’s Personal
Below is a copy of the storm alert that was distributed by U.S. Geological Survey/Pacific Science Center. You gotta love a guy who closes a lengthy memo like this with, “In short,” (thanks to Karineh for the attachment): “Currently, the strong El Nino is reaching its peak in the Eastern Pacific, and now finally appears... »
Paris vs. Los Angeles
Over the holidays I left the warmth of sunny LA to visit mon homme, Harold in Paris and decided to reveal my comparative observations between these two great cities. Also, I can’t think of anything else to blog about this week. Weather – I don’t even know why I am bothering to comment on this,... »
Happy New Year!
Firstly, let me apologize for my too-long absence. I have no excuse except extreme busyness and to say, moving during the first week of December flat out sucks. Well it’s that time again out with the old and in with the new. Whatever highlights or pitfalls you celebrated or endured in 2009 I wish you... »