photo from the LA Times Drastic times call for drastic measures. The little town of Hollywood has decided to roofie the pigeons in the neighborhood with a birth-control pill. That way, even if they’re going at it like, uh, rabbits, they’ll have no babies to continue pooping everywhere. Funny, since the neighborhood seemed to love [...]
Hello chaps and chapesses, Sorry for the silence on this end. I’ve been a bit uninspired really. Yesterday, Bren had an audition, so I told him to take the car. I stayed at home, endured the increasing heat, and returned to an old love: crochet! Here’s the red sweater that I started before Christmas last [...]
Bren and I went to this awesome swap meet in Gardena this weekend. Bren has inherited his mum’s keen bargain sense, and I love to take photos. Hey presto! Photo essay!
It finally feels like an LA summer this week; hot, dry, extremely bright and sunny. You won’t catch me complaining though. Eventually, if global warming has its way, summers like these will be a thing of the past. Plus, I’m getting a killer tan (albeit, mostly on my left arm, which catches all the rays [...]
Happy Birthday Elizabeth McGowan Stegall Fowlkes, my friend of over 10 years!! I’m so glad you were born!!
Some of you remember Todd Sills, from our days in CRC at Northwestern. I believe he lived with Micah in 1-Blue. Is that right?! Anyway, Todd and his now wife, the lovely and talented Benita (also an NU alum) made an award-winning documentary along with their friend Brooke, called “Red Without Blue”. It’s playing on [...]
I had a few requests for this one, so here you go! This one is very easy, and makes you feel like you’re eating a fancy meal. Props for this recipe go to the folks at the cooking school I went to. ALMOND-CRUSTED SNAPPER1/2 cup almonds, lightly toasted and then ground into tiny pieces2 cloves [...]
This is my friend, Spike. Every other day, we have a date. Grabbing his end between my thumb and my index finger (oo-er!), I tap his spikey head over the skin on my shin, until pretty little droplets of blood appear. Sometimes, tapping doesn’t do it, and I have to wack it. (Why does this [...]
There’s a gang in our neighborhood: the Westside Locos 13. For the most part, they just tag up the neighborhood, including an old man’s garage — i love that old man. He has repainted that garage wall probably 100 times. Now they don’t touch his wall anymore. God bless perseverance. Now it seems the gang [...]
Tuesday is Farmers Market Day in Culver City. It’s small, but I love it. Especially compared to the Santa Monica one, where you have to dropkick the neighborhood yogis and snooty chefs just to get your hands on some fresh goods. Heirloom tomatos finally hit the market this week. Whoopee! Look how many I got! [...]