Parking Lots Are Bad (But Parking Structures Are Oh So Good)
Jul 30, 2003 in Otherwise Uncategorized
Earlier today I ran to Staples for some fax toner. After circling a couple of times, I found a spot in their very packed parking lot. Then i drove about… Read on…
Throw The Bastards Out
Jul 29, 2003 in Ye Olde Politicks
It must be worthless bastard season, because politicians are again screwing up our futures. In California, the legislature just passed a budget that is: Way, way late — well past… Read on…
Bad Boys II
Jul 27, 2003 in Reviews
Bad Boys II takes place in an alternate reality in which everything is highly explosive and cops get paid enough to dress in haute coture and authentic sports jerseys. The… Read on…
AOC
Jul 24, 2003 in Food
Okay, so first things first. Old people: AOC is just too loud for you. Especially early on before I got used to the noise level, I had to ask my… Read on…
Sharp And Pointy!
Jul 23, 2003 in Food
One of the first things I discovered when I started to take cooking seriously as a hobby was just how important having a good knife is. For most home cooks,… Read on…
Do Blogs Belong In Google?
Jul 22, 2003 in Tech
Matt Haughey has recently added his name to the row being raised by The Register suggesting that blogs be removed from search results at Google. Now, when an A-list blogger… Read on…
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Jul 22, 2003 in Reviews
First of all, The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen is, as my girlfriend pointed out, a guy movie. Second of all, it’s a fun movie. Third of all, the early buzz… Read on…
The Santa Monica Farmer's Market Accident: Did The Car Cause It?
Jul 20, 2003 in Usability/HCI
There was this awful accident in Santa Monica last week — an elderly driver got in a minor fender-bender, got confused and drove into the street Farmer’s Market, which was… Read on…
Morningsomnia
Jul 19, 2003 in Dreams
For the past week or so, I’ve been waking up — regardless of what time I go to sleep — at sometime between 5 and 6 am. I’m tired, but… Read on…
Look, Ma, It's A Facelift!
Jul 12, 2003 in Meta
Now I’ve had this here blog/diary up for nearly two months now, and maybe it was getting a little embarrassing that I was still using the default template provided with… Read on…
Cured!
Jul 11, 2003 in Various Frailties
I’m officially cured; praise be, my legs are whole again! Well, not that whole. I’m supposed to start out by running a quarter mile, then increase that slowly. A quarter… Read on…
Picking Up My Girlfriend
Jul 10, 2003 in Dreams
It’s a beautiful sunny afternoon and I’m walking through a public park. On one side of me is a golf course; on both sides, the grass is green in that… Read on…
Restaurants That Aren't Worth It: Spago
Jul 9, 2003 in Food
In a review in today’s LA Times, local food maven-in-making Irene Virbila waxes ecstatic over the food at Spago. Well, I’ve been there twice, both visits about a year apart,… Read on…
These Arches Ain't Golden
Jul 8, 2003 in Various Frailties
Up until recently, I was getting physical therapy for shin splints and for plantar fasciitis. The treatments went well, the shin splints are almost gone and the pain from the… Read on…
Ghost World
Jul 8, 2003 in Dreams
So, as prologue, the house I grew up in was haunted (probably more on that later). One of the loci of supernormal behavior was a large room on the third… Read on…
Synes-what-now?
Jul 7, 2003 in Various Frailties
When I was but a wee bairn, I loved to read books because of the colors on the pages. Not the pictures, but the words. Different words had different pastel… Read on…
The Arsenal
Jul 2, 2003 in Food
In West LA, at the corner of Pico and Bundy, is this scary-looking place called the Arsenal. It’s been around for, well, forever, from what I hear. At the beginning… Read on…
Darrel Frickin Issa And The Granolas
Jul 1, 2003 in Ye Olde Politicks
There’s this recall thing going on in California. Some Republicans — in particular, a right-wing state legislator named Darrell Issa — want to recall our Democratic governor, Gray Davis. They… Read on…