I love how people have e-mailed me and commented that I’m a “bitter douche” because I didn’t win anything at the LOST auction. On the contrary, I am very happy to have…
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Photos From The LOST Exhibit/Auction: Day 1
I’m not going to spend a lot of time talking about the auction (post-script: just kidding — apparently I have a lot to say!), because we left before the first day’s session…
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Day Tripping: Western Town At Paramount Ranch
Who knew they allowed the public to explore 2,700 acres of film sets in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area? I sure didn’t! So when I started reading about Paramount Ranch…
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Cross-Continental Travel And The Art Of Field Recording
I like to drive. Maybe that’s why I don’t mind living in LA. I’m comfortable in a car. It helps that I am consumed by wanderlust. I enjoy long drives to nowhere…
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Exploring California’s Indigenous Internment/Concentration Camps
I’m not a conspiracy theorist. I’ve spent countless posts on this blog laughing at “believers” and pointing out flaws in the arguments of those who are deeply invested in notions of shadow…
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Things To Do In Southern California On Your Day Off
I don’t have to work tomorrow! I can spend all day writing a blog post about tonight’s episode of LOST! Or, you know, there are tons of other things I could do…
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San Dimas High School Football Rules!
Unexpected day trip alert! I drove out to Covina today to see if their IKEA had the computer desk I’ve been looking for since last week. It was looking like a boring…
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The Mystery Drive
I never knew what to call it. For me, getting in my car and driving aimlessly has always been an instinctual, obvious relaxation technique. If I receive bad news, if I am…
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Odd-y-ssey: Day 10 (The Last Day)
My trip back east ended not with a bang, but a whimper. I began my day with a 3-mile run, then fixed myself a rather large breakfast (two-egg omelet with the yummy…
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Odd-y-ssey: Day 9
Thursday. The trip is drawing to a close. An early morning appointment forced me out of bed before I would have liked, but a neurotic piece of shit like me would gladly…