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Boooooooooobs!
It’s very convenient that breasts are food-related. That way, when I feel like talking about mine, which is pretty much never, I can do so without breaking theme. In fact, this blog could have been 100% boobs all the time and no one could convict me of exploiting the female form. I really feel...
Having just seen Avatar at the dome on a recent visit home, I have to say that it makes me a little sad that you can't really see the beauty of the giant white turtle anymore.
there and back again
Someone, I think it was Shane Nickerson, recently recalled the apocryphal advice given to people who choose to come live in Los Angeles: this city sucks, so if you're going to live here, you should at least love what you do... I got into Hollywood at 11 yesterday morning, and came back out at 7:...
Castle golf on Sepulveda, right? It really was better. (And even better before they colored the fountains blue.)
God, I died a little when they put in the batting cages.
Still, I remember going there with my Dad on Sunday mornings after breakfast at IHOP and playing the original space invaders with him. (And I thought the place with the concrete waterslide was in North Hollywood and Northridge had the nice fiberglass one, but maybe I'm just old and confused. Definitely old.)
LA Daily: Miniature Golf and the Goddamn Volcano Hole
Having realized my own creative limitations, my contributions to the LA Daily will now be bi-weekly, instead of weekly. Let's all celebrate with this week's story, which appears to be about playing minigolf with my wife. "Fucking Pagoda hole. That was bullshit. The volcano hole will be the gre...
Now my brain is wandering through a spinoff storyline where researchers extract the DNA from the frozen Wesley Crusher and create a herd of WesleyCrushersaurs (which in my minds eye, are actually more like malformed zombies) that take over an island theme park. And of course, a search and rescue party eventually arrives and gets killed off one by one.
It's just me, isn't it?
in which i'm interviewed by comicmix
About six weeks ago, I met writer Chris Ullrich in Pasadena to be interviewed for ComicMix. We talked for about two hours, and he ended up with a transcript that's so long, they're splitting the interview into three parts. Part one is up today, and rather than excerpt it heavily, I'll just quot...
Now my brain is wandering through a spinoff storyline where researchers extract the DNA from the frozen Wesley Crusher and create a herd of WesleyCrushersaurs (which in my minds eye, are actually more like malformed zombies) that take over an island theme park. And of course, a search and rescue party eventually arrives and gets killed off one by one.
It's just me, isn't it?
in which i'm interviewed by comicmix
About six weeks ago, I met writer Chris Ullrich in Pasadena to be interviewed for ComicMix. We talked for about two hours, and he ended up with a transcript that's so long, they're splitting the interview into three parts. Part one is up today, and rather than excerpt it heavily, I'll just quot...
Hey Wil,
Sorry to hear that a bunch of other people ruined the experience for you.
As a counterpoint, I'll just mention that I saw X at the Metro in Chicago a couple of months ago, and while the age demographics were probably about the same, (average age prolly mid-40s) I have no recollection of any inconsiderate douchebags.
Not sure if it's a comment on the audience (aging punk-rockers vs. aging new-wavers), bands (X does tend to rock out slightly harder than Elvis or the Police) or venue (small/SRO vs. large/assigned seats).
bring on the night . . . and the assholes
Anne and I took Ryan to see Elvis Costello and The Police at the Hollywood Bowl last night. We bought our tickets months ago, and got the best seats we could afford. We took the shuttle from the Zoo to the Bowl, and were in our seats about ten minutes before Elvis and The Impostors took to the s...
Hey Wil,
Sorry to hear that a bunch of other people ruined the experience for you.
As a counterpoint, I'll just mention that I saw X at the Metro in Chicago a couple of months ago, and while the age demographics were probably about the same, (average age prolly mid-40s) I have no recollection of any inconsiderate douchebags.
Not sure if it's a comment on the audience (aging punk-rockers vs. aging new-wavers), bands (X does tend to rock out slightly harder than Elvis or the Police) or venue (small/SRO vs. large/assigned seats).
bring on the night . . . and the assholes
Anne and I took Ryan to see Elvis Costello and The Police at the Hollywood Bowl last night. We bought our tickets months ago, and got the best seats we could afford. We took the shuttle from the Zoo to the Bowl, and were in our seats about ten minutes before Elvis and The Impostors took to the s...
Thank you, Wil.
I am now happily reliving my high school years (despite sitting, at this moment, typing away in a stark gray cube in New England).
I just about blew my load when I heard Oingo Boingo's "Goodbye, goodbye" just now.
Yay, interwebs!
kay kay kay arrarr arr arr arr roah queue!
I don't know how it happened, but I found myself reading An Oral History of KROQ the other night. I thought it would make a good post for blogging.la, so I went looking for a classic 80s KROQ graphic to use in my post. That search lead me to a site called Roq of the 80s. "Oh," I thought, "I bet ...
Thank you, Wil.
I am now happily reliving my high school years (despite sitting, at this moment, typing away in a stark gray cube in New England).
I just about blew my load when I heard Oingo Boingo's "Goodbye, goodbye" just now.
Yay, interwebs!
kay kay kay arrarr arr arr arr roah queue!
I don't know how it happened, but I found myself reading An Oral History of KROQ the other night. I thought it would make a good post for blogging.la, so I went looking for a classic 80s KROQ graphic to use in my post. That search lead me to a site called Roq of the 80s. "Oh," I thought, "I bet ...
My solution to the hard-butter-on-soft-bread problem is to melt the butter in the pan first and then basically mop it up with the two slices of bread. Then place the cheese on the bread until melty and then put the slices together.
I'm also a fan of the dijon mustard, although I put it in the sandwich. In fact, if you're ever up in New England, my personal vote for the best sandwich ever is at this diner in Portsmouth, NH called the Friendly Toast. They have a sandwich called the "Mr. Haegar" which is a grilled cheese made with dijon mustard, horseradish sauce, cheddar cheese, pickles and tomatoes on two thick slices of homemade bread.
Yum.
Is it actually just about a sandwich? Yeah, I guess it is.
From time to time, I really enjoy a nice grilled cheese sandwich. Melt a bit of sharp cheddar (Tillamook extra sharp is my favorite, if I can find it here in LA -- there's some embargo which usually prevents anything better than plain old sharp from making it to our stores) and dip it in a spo...
My solution to the hard-butter-on-soft-bread problem is to melt the butter in the pan first and then basically mop it up with the two slices of bread. Then place the cheese on the bread until melty and then put the slices together.
I'm also a fan of the dijon mustard, although I put it in the sandwich. In fact, if you're ever up in New England, my personal vote for the best sandwich ever is at this diner in Portsmouth, NH called the Friendly Toast. They have a sandwich called the "Mr. Haegar" which is a grilled cheese made with dijon mustard, horseradish sauce, cheddar cheese, pickles and tomatoes on two thick slices of homemade bread.
Yum.
Is it actually just about a sandwich? Yeah, I guess it is.
From time to time, I really enjoy a nice grilled cheese sandwich. Melt a bit of sharp cheddar (Tillamook extra sharp is my favorite, if I can find it here in LA -- there's some embargo which usually prevents anything better than plain old sharp from making it to our stores) and dip it in a spo...
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