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Alex Balk – The Return of the Native
Dear Alex Balk: Will you be my Valentine? He writes about going on vacation and the feeling of insanity that returned once he arrived in, yes, New York Shitty. It’s New York. Within hours of my return to the city I felt my brow begin to furrow, my fists begin to tighten, my lip begin [...]
I went to Glow so you didn't have to.
A Brechtian text messaging nightmare.”This is confiding and weird.” “Pink balloons.” “OK. Meeting friends at DJ screen.” “Aborting. Crazy here. Going to find friends at DJ.” “If you’re wearing a long skirt, we just passed each other on the sand. If not, you’ve got a doppelganger.” “I’m at the bottom of the stairs on the [...]
Lois and me at the Getty
When Lois was here a few weeks ago, we wiled (sp?) away the afternoon at the Getty. As a museum, it was a bit ‘meh,’ but some of the architecture and outside views were pretty stunning. That day, a guy insisted we pose for a picture together and took it for us. (By the way, [...]
The Highest Compliment
From a commenter: Just wanted to let you know I love your stuff on Defamer. You write asif you’ve lived in LA for years, and that’s a compliment, because it isa hard city to get to know.
Walkability
So I typed in my walkability index and found that my Santa Monica apt is not so bad, at a ranking of 80. Pretty impressive for a ‘car city.’ However, it’s mere peanuts to my Seattle apartment, the great and wonderful El Capitan.That is a ‘Walker’s Paradise,’ at 93.And, neither one beat my New York [...]
cbs2chicago.com – Expert: Gas Prices Dropping Like A Rock