tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147883002011-04-21T12:39:01.166-07:00Rose ParadeRose Parade has moved: see link in post belowMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3081100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1155432611888075722006-08-12T18:28:00.000-07:002006-08-31T15:31:53.280-07:00Rose Parade has movedGo here.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1155351811593523682006-08-11T20:07:00.000-07:002006-08-11T20:12:23.073-07:00RIP Fred, the undercover kittenPoor little guy got out and got run over.
An earlier version of the story I saw gave a better explanation of the Fredster's accomplishments in the line of duty: smoking out fake/crooked vets.
Aww Fred. May you have an afterlife of chicken, tuna and lots of throat scratchies. And say hi to Wilma for me.
Humans are overrated. Cats...not so much.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1155343277346028832006-08-11T17:41:00.000-07:002006-08-11T17:46:33.723-07:00The big moveSo I've been hunting the net for advice on switching this blog over to Typepad and I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that there's no easy way of doing it. I don't want to copy the template because the template is what's giving me the yips. If I just copy and paste the template won't that just transfer my formatting problems from one host to another?
Another cheerful prospect of how I'm going Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1155328242358609902006-08-11T13:25:00.000-07:002006-08-11T13:32:58.450-07:00Sign of the timesWith this in the news I found it interesting while picking up lunch today at El Pollo Loco on Vine and Fountain (which back in better times was the site of the Hollywood Ranch Market) that the guy standing in line behind me was a uniformed Department of Homeland Security officer.
It's so surreal to think that if the US and UK security forces hadn't caught on to the plan (good work guys, and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1155093083639545272006-08-08T19:54:00.000-07:002006-08-08T20:24:00.353-07:00Everything's coming up rosesLiz poked me with a stick (via comment/email) and as a result moving the format-afflicted blog to Typepad is now at the top of my weekend to-do list. I care about both the blog and my sanity too much to continue on like this. Not to mention this probably means no more of what I'm fond of referring to as "eyesore pink" and that can only be a good thing.
Also, interesting career-change type stuff Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1155006805612194372006-08-07T20:07:00.000-07:002006-08-07T20:24:18.853-07:00Total fangirlMe, Ameoba, Season 1 of "Prison Break" on DVD available August 8 and my debit/credit card. What do these things have in common? My lunch break tomorrow.
This time Tuesday night I am totally reveling in the first part of Season 1 I missed in the first go-round. And reliving the part of Season 1 I've seen.
Buy it, Netflix it, I don't care. If you're not watching it, it's your loss.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1154921286339503242006-08-06T21:34:00.000-07:002006-08-06T21:44:16.366-07:00Dude, you've been Reutered!In a world where "google" and "netflix" have gone from being brand names to verbs comes a new action word: reutered.
This has just come into being because Reuters released a Photoshopped (as it was previously known) picture that they presented as vetted and unquestionable fact but were later forced to acknowledge as manipulated thanks to the work of intrepid blog little green footballs (whose Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1154893763252502482006-08-06T12:44:00.000-07:002006-08-06T12:50:22.526-07:00End of a Southland eraMatriarch of In-N-Out Burger dies. RIP, Esther Snyder.
One of the things that always blows me away about In-N-Out is how damn happy their employees always are. Like they sincerely couldn't imagine anything more enjoyable than being on the job and serving me, the consumer.
Maybe I should go work there. There's one just a few blocks away.
Damn. That is a thought.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1154892650946951162006-08-06T12:29:00.000-07:002006-08-06T12:30:50.946-07:00Format woes kind of solvedBut only by pulling down a couple of lengthy posts, which isn't really a solution. Seriously, shouldn't Blogger be able to create a fix for this crap?Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1154723702594585952006-08-04T13:56:00.000-07:002006-08-04T14:01:29.613-07:00Forget the so-called summer blockbustersAugust and September are going to be serious movie months for me, especially since I tend to wait for DVDs unless I can snag a screening. I may have to actually spend some time in theaters in the next couple months.
Opening today: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. I loved Anchorman, so I'll probably love this one too. It's playing at the Cinerama Dome, I think I'll probably skip the Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1154708917443575122006-08-04T09:26:00.000-07:002006-08-04T09:28:37.456-07:00What's the hubbub, bub?This morning. Hollywood Boulevard between Ivar and Vine. North side of the street. Copter circling overhead and a trio of black and whites with lights flashing parked mid-block. Anyone know what that was all about?
Hooray for Hollywood.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1154664198682089432006-08-03T20:38:00.000-07:002006-08-03T21:18:52.393-07:00Screw my formatting woes...let's talk about
the 2,996 Project.
The fifth anniversary of 9/11 is upon us. This is a way to honor those who lost their lives through no fault of their own on that horrible day, rather than suck up to terrorist sympathists or toe the politically correct and terrifyingly indecent line that a bunch of office workers whose biggest sin was to show up for work on time deserved what they got that day.
I signed up Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1154487749914548572006-08-01T19:58:00.000-07:002006-08-01T20:02:29.943-07:00Hay is for horsesTIER needs hay. So donate now. Doesn't matter how much or how little, just do it. Whatever you can give, it will help TIER make hay while the sun shines.
The horses will appreciate it too.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1154233913321063042006-07-29T21:07:00.000-07:002006-07-29T21:31:53.483-07:00No, YOUR account access is limited!So, I get this email supposedly from Paypal (service@paypal.com), entitled "Your account access is limited". It contains the following drama:
PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening the accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need more information to help us provide you with secure service. Until we can collect this information, your Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1154141628598941872006-07-28T19:50:00.000-07:002006-07-28T19:58:44.656-07:00Hey NineteenOwen Wilson gives as good as he gets.
And gets to keep his broken nose, veiled threats of physical assault notwithstanding.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1153631960351395162006-07-22T22:15:00.000-07:002006-08-06T11:06:51.166-07:00Hot as hellPeople, it's really incredibly freaking HOT here in the Southland. I know we're not the only ones getting slammed by the heat, but it scorched today and that gives me license to whine. Especially since I wilt easily.
And since I wilt easily, I spent the day inside, with the AC on most of the time. I have to admit this: as much as I bitch about the little cave/apartment, it does stay relatively Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1153456187535240112006-07-20T21:30:00.000-07:002006-07-20T21:37:26.693-07:00...and hilarity ensues...Added the lovely LAPD Wife to my links today because, oh gosh, she has possibly the coolest banner EVAH (DO NOT CROSS, Smooch, LOL) and also because this post of hers brightened an otherwise dark, shitty, damn near unbearable day at the office. Especially this part:
"Oh, did you know if you fry coffee grounds in a pan, it will get the smell of a dead body out your house?"
Bwahahahahaha!!! The Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152454098941571712006-07-20T20:31:00.000-07:002006-07-20T21:42:23.250-07:00Live and learn...or just keep screwing upApparently, it's two sides of a coin. Heads or tails. One or the other. Take me, for example. I don't seem to be able to get anything right. I just discovered that I've lost Meadowlark's leather halter.
Let me explain:
Meadowlark was the best first horse EVER. And she was mine. The first and possibly last time fate ever smiled on me so sweetly. She was a true gift, one of the very best things Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152850872534988742006-07-17T20:38:00.000-07:002006-07-17T20:57:03.176-07:00Our perfect selvesA few months back my sister Lisa and my friend Liz badgered - I mean, persuaded me - to join them on Friendster at their loving behest. Seriously, they both hit me with it at the same time. It was like a coordinated attack, except that they've never met, so it was a really odd coincidence I couldn't cope with. Under that kind of pressure, how could I not cave?
So I joined and was poked and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1153173490429896632006-07-17T14:49:00.000-07:002006-07-17T14:58:10.450-07:00Dumbest promo EVERCBS to advertise on eggs.
Honestly, when I first saw that headline I thought it was a joke. And in a way, it is, except that that it isn't. They don't even have the decency to be embarassed about it.
One more reason to open up the carton and check the eggs. No way am I buying this. It's bad enough to be bombarded with advertising everywhere you look, they're not getting into my refrigerator.
Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152811003969281682006-07-13T10:10:00.000-07:002006-07-13T10:16:43.986-07:00All over but the shoutingBarbaro has developed laminits. That's basically going to be it.
He pulled through a seemingly impossible situation before, but everything I know about horses is telling me he isn't going to be able to pull off another miracle.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152749275908325662006-07-12T17:03:00.000-07:002006-07-12T20:22:00.510-07:00"The Diary of Anne Frank": "Schindler's List" meets "Panic Room"Ever wonder how Hollywood really works? This is a perfect example of how a movie really gets made.
"I don't know if Nazis go to movies either...they're not a big demo."
That is just brilliant. My jealousy is exceeded only by my admiration. And then just barely.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152733558438579002006-07-12T12:43:00.000-07:002006-07-12T12:45:58.463-07:00Possibly the cutest kitten alive! Right here!Or at least the most photogenic. Via Cute Overload, it's Baffle vs. the Crocodile!
If I could just spend enough time at home instead of at work to justify getting a kitten...Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152643579135118412006-07-11T12:11:00.000-07:002006-07-11T12:15:14.623-07:00Area code snobsGreetings from the 323!
There was a six month period during 1999 when I worked for a company in Santa Monica. It was a great location, near Third Street Promenade and the pier. Unfortunately I never felt like I clicked with the job, which was boring but would have likely led to a much better position that I could have no doubt aced and made a hell of a lot more money at, especially compared to Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152567848555792132006-07-10T14:40:00.000-07:002006-07-10T14:57:17.820-07:00Operator errorJust got another email from The Aquarium of the Pacific regarding the multiple sea lion deaths:
Dear Aquarium members and friends,
We continue to grieve the tragic deaths of our sea lions that have been a part of our Aquarium family. They are greatly missed. We thank you for your concern for both our animals and staff. It has been the notes of condolence and support from our members and Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152559040956913312006-07-10T12:13:00.000-07:002006-07-10T12:17:20.990-07:00"Dexter" trailer!Go here to watch.
Awesome use/remix of "Sympathy for the Devil". If they're using it for the trailer, I'm guessing that means it will be the theme song. Great choice.
"Dexter" image from official website and copyright Showtime Networks, Inc.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152557918200898522006-07-10T11:54:00.000-07:002006-07-10T11:58:38.230-07:00Return of the L.A. County Restaurant Closure ListSome local recent offenders:
LAS PALMAS SENIOR CITIZENS CTR.
1820 N LAS PALMAS AVE, LOS ANGELES
Date Closed: June 13, 2006
Date Reopened: June 16, 2006
Reason for Closure: Prevention of entrance and harborage of vermin; Vermin infestation
Aww, that's just wrong.
LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN
9630 SANTA MONICA BLVD, BEVERLY HILLS
Date Closed: June 13, 2006
Date Reopened: June 13, 2006
Reason for Closure:Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152500679061970892006-07-09T20:00:00.000-07:002006-07-09T20:04:39.063-07:00More time wasters!Church Sign Generator.
Tombstone Generator.
A whole bunch of webcams.
And of course, You Tube.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152450826347340382006-07-09T19:51:00.000-07:002006-07-09T19:55:27.053-07:00Won't you follow me down to the Hollywood Farmer's MarketIn the interest (or maybe more accurately, delusion) of being healthy and organic, I dragged my ass out of bed on a non-work day and headed to the weekly transformation of Hollywood and Ivar to something wonderful.
The haul:
Mixed greens and dandelion greensHerb plants (basil and oregano, the basics) Plums, fuji apples, strawberries, cherries, grapefruitAvocadosBouquet of rosesFresh lemonade (Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152393702423350932006-07-08T14:17:00.000-07:002006-07-09T05:59:09.260-07:00Time waster alert!
Make your own Motivational-style poster!
This is going to swallow up hours of my life.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152340621757396182006-07-07T23:32:00.000-07:002006-07-08T11:56:23.233-07:00TIER Rescue site back up and runningOfficial site has been restored here. Good news is that the site is back up. Couldn't find anything on their site about getting hacked.
The good guys always win in the end.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152305601624945282006-07-07T14:44:00.000-07:002006-07-07T14:50:24.170-07:00Emmy blahsSo, the new rules designed to supposedly spread the love appear to have flopped spectacularly.
The good: "South Park" was nominated for its Scientology-lambasting episode that had an animated Tom Cruise refusing to come out of a closet and an even more animated real-life Tom Cruise allegedly throwing a hissy fit in response. I would pay good money to hear the acceptance speech Matt and Trey Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152137359908307212006-07-05T14:54:00.000-07:002006-07-05T21:08:10.236-07:00In Dean we trust...we hopeMeet the newest King: goaltender Dan Cloutier.
I'm going to go out on a limb and predict numerous beachball sightings at Staples Center starting in October.
The Let's Go Kings thread is here.
The much more glowing official announcement is here.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152127544083119822006-07-05T12:22:00.000-07:002006-07-05T13:39:59.426-07:00Piece activist?I just love this: "peace activist" punches rocker over girl, leaves him in coma. Except for the part about the poor guy in the coma, of course. And it was his girlfriend!
The words "big, fat hypocrite" come to mind.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1152062001681307092006-07-04T18:15:00.000-07:002006-07-04T18:19:55.770-07:00Shameless patriotismShameless, but never shameful. Happy birthday America.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1151958807289086802006-07-03T13:27:00.000-07:002006-07-03T13:33:27.310-07:00The hockey gods giveth and the hockey gods taketh awayWe sign Blake, the Ducks trade for Pronger. Damn, Anaheim is going to be tough to play against next season.
And it's officially the end of an NHL era: Stevie Y calls it a career.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1151898134338683512006-07-02T20:43:00.000-07:002006-07-02T21:20:32.993-07:00"Living Doll" and the genius of Rod Serling"I'm Talky Tina...and I'm going to kill you". This is an annual recording. The Twilight Zone marathon is running on The Sci-Fi Channel as I type this. Tune in now!
Rod Serling was a true genius. My brother once referred to The Twilight Zone as "storytelling at its finest" and he was right on the money. Especially when his favorite "Time Enough At Last" airs. Burgess Meredith, my man!
And then Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1151880543488054162006-07-02T16:04:00.000-07:002006-07-02T16:08:41.456-07:00FUCKERSThe TIER website has been hacked. I can't for the life of me figure out how to do a screenshot, so basically here is all that's left of their site:
Hacked By CyberLord FOR ISLAM www.cyber-soldiers.org
Hacked By CyberLord FOR ISLAM www.cyber-soldiers.org
Hacked By CyberLord FOR ISLAM www.cyber-soldiers.org
Hacked By CyberLord FOR ISLAM www.cyber-soldiers.org
Hacked By CyberLord FOR ISLAM Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1151865491233190112006-07-02T11:34:00.000-07:002006-07-02T11:42:23.346-07:00Blake is back!Rob Blake returns to the Kings. The bigass cannon shot and bigass hipcheck are back in town!
Although I had a feeling this might happen at some point, I wouldn't have bet large sums of money on it. But I'm glad to see him back. At the least, our power play won't be the pathetic exercise in futility it was last season.
The fans at Let's Go Kings (including yours truly) weigh in:
Blake to Kings Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1151861897124217292006-07-02T10:34:00.000-07:002006-07-02T10:38:17.140-07:00"Tragic" doesn't even begin to describe itAquarium loses three sea lions.
Bizarre coincidence? Stranger than fiction? A crying shame? Or just really, terribly sad.
The Aquarium of the Pacific and its staff is deeply saddened and shocked to announce the loss of three of our sea lions: Roxy and Kona and her pup. The death of Roxy and Kona and her pup are unrelated, but occurred within 24 hours and have been extremely devastating for our Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1151149868046399432006-06-24T04:45:00.000-07:002006-06-24T04:59:59.953-07:00Like feet-binding, only higher upI cannot sleep, therefore I surf.
And I find stuff like this, and I marvel, that even in this day and age...oh, who am I kidding. This didn't really surprise me at all.
But being - for lack of a better word - "busty" myself, all I can think of is how that's gotta hurt. And possibly leave a bruise.
Crazy world. And yet still I stay. Go figureMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1151031396286416992006-06-22T20:28:00.000-07:002006-06-22T20:39:46.163-07:00Hunger strikes are the new black Saddam Hussein.
Cindy Sheehan.
May the best, uh, hunger striker win!
More importantly, there's this. Props to the FBI and law enforcement authorities involved. Now treat yourself to nice big dinners! I'd pick up the tab for you if I could.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150916404233843222006-06-21T00:21:00.000-07:002006-06-22T20:39:03.680-07:00Rock and rollMassive Southern California Quake Could Come Any Moment.
Oh yippee.
During one of my attempts to do the college thing I took a class on California Geology. Not because I was interested in it, but because it counted towards general ed. It was a boring class led by a boring instructor, although in all fairness making rocks and soil interesting is a tough gig.
However, there was one part of theMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150776134368504572006-06-19T21:01:00.000-07:002006-06-19T21:02:14.370-07:00And it's overAnother season in the books.
Congratulations to the Stanley Cup Champion Carolina Hurricanes.
The Canes were previously the Hartford Whalers. They were part of a series of team moves in the early-mid 90's that left Hartford, Quebec,Winnipeg and Minnesota hockey fans bereft (Minnesota was eventually brought back into the NHL fold when awarded the Wild expansion franchise). There's a great link Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150759075411572922006-06-19T16:17:00.000-07:002006-06-19T21:02:46.713-07:00Somebody's Cup runneth overThe 2005-2006 NHL season comes to a close tonight, one way or another (either with Carolina or Edmonton claiming hockey's top prize). It's been a long time coming, both from the return of the NHL last October and since 2-1/2 months ago, when the Kings hung up their skates in shame after failing to make the playoffs.
I'm feeling really positive for next season though, with the new regime in placeMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150629536221521252006-06-18T21:58:00.000-07:002006-06-18T22:01:45.246-07:00Life in the 318 - End of the weekend editionI slept in both days. It felt good. Hmmm, still tired, go back to sleep. What a concept. Fuck the office life. But damn, this weekend went fast. I mean, they all do, but this one for some reason faster than usual. I think it was the sleeping in thing. Damned if I do, damned if I don't.
It's hot so I stayed in. I kept the air conditioner on whenever and however long I felt like and needed it. DWPMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150489707916434922006-06-16T20:45:00.000-07:002006-06-18T21:43:55.860-07:00The door is openSo sometime in the past year the trades announced that a deal had been struck with the author of this incredibly creative and seriously spooky website: The Dionaea House, to produce a film based on the story told on the site. In addition to loving the hell out of the story and website, I was sickeningly green with envy that I had not thought of it first. My ultimate compliment: "I wish I'd Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150511467600209112006-06-16T19:30:00.000-07:002006-06-16T19:31:07.616-07:00Such a shitty, boring weekSo glad it's over.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150319181989506692006-06-14T14:02:00.000-07:002006-06-14T14:06:22.030-07:00Locals only?Okay, June Gloom yes, but "May Gray"? I'm a native Southern Californian and I have never used nor can I ever remember hearing the expression "May Gray".
It reminds me of when Liz said someone told her that locals refer to Hollywood & Highland as "Ho-Hi" and wanted to know if that was true.
I told her no. Just...no.
Speaking of Ho-Hi, anyone know when they're going to start the roadwork on Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150307251859926602006-06-14T10:44:00.000-07:002006-06-14T10:47:31.903-07:00Net neutrality - we're not free and clear yetThe battle rages on. Craig Newmark explains it in plain English. This is just ridiculous.
Can I just take a moment to say William L. Smith, chief technology officer for Atlanta-based BellSouth - you are an idiot.
It occurs to me - as it does often - that I'm not really up to speed on things like who my House and Senate representatives are and how they vote, and what my options are if I don't Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150256654280052572006-06-13T20:50:00.000-07:002006-06-13T20:53:44.356-07:00To protect and to serveAnd sadly, to make horrific sacrifices.
As you've probably heard, on June 3 LAPD Officer Kristina Ripatti was shot in the line of duty by some worthless piece of shit lowlife scum career asshole. The good news is she survived. The bad news is that the shooting left her paralyzed from the chest down. Forever.
Officer Ripatti's husband, Tim Pearce, is also a member of LAPD. They have a 15 Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150232799736488372006-06-13T14:03:00.000-07:002006-06-15T15:28:08.356-07:00AOL - the Wal-Mart of internet providersI've heard horror stories about how it's nearly impossible to ever completely get rid of AOL (as in, even after their software is uninstalled, periodic reminders pop up beseeching you to come back), but this really takes the cake: worst customer service EVER!
Link via Boing Boing
Update: Customer service rep from hell gets the ax. Call me cynical, I just can't help thinking that this is just Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150225048371737022006-06-13T11:51:00.000-07:002006-06-13T11:57:28.463-07:00Daryl Hannah to be plucked from treePeople of Los Angeles, your tax dollars at work. I feel for the police and firefighters who drew this gig.
As sad as it is to lose the farm, the owner does have the right to use his property as he sees fit. I'm actually surprised it lasted this long. I lived in Playa del Rey prior to the building of the monstrous Playa Vista (which I will not dignify with a link) and even back then I was Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150158142348305982006-06-12T17:18:00.000-07:002006-06-12T17:22:22.363-07:00Celebrity non-sighting of the day - Christopher Guest and his band of merry collaboratorsApparently For Your Consideration - aka Christopher Guest's next work of rabid genius - is doing some shooting in the area. Saw a "Notice of Filming" posted just a few blocks from the office, Ivar x Selma area. And just around the corner, trailers lined up practically down an entire block.
I also saw the costumes tent - for some reason, even though it was really overcast this morning, the Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1150157174215839562006-06-12T17:02:00.000-07:002006-06-12T20:04:47.333-07:00Motorcycle-riding peeps, wear your damn helmets! Please!!!So, this morning while checking out the news, saw the story about the star quarterback who got into a motorcycle accident and wasn't wearing a freaking helmet. Now I don't have the faintest idea who this guy is, but apparently he's young, just won a Super Bowl and has the world at his feet in a way few of us will ever know. In fact, possibly the only negative thing you can say about him is that Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1149885074994065902006-06-09T13:27:00.000-07:002006-06-09T13:31:15.026-07:00Cybersquatting the City of AngelsCheck out Franklin Avenue on what Mike refers to as L.A. Blog Road Kill. Check out the comments for my two cents, including why my URL is so obnoxiously long.
Some good points made, especially about the cybersquatting and questioning why Blogger and other hosts don't act on inactive blogs and journals. I know that if I go too long without checking my hotmail account (which, at this point is Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1149884256697583762006-06-09T13:14:00.000-07:002006-06-09T13:17:36.720-07:00Lunch specialOnce again, from the L.A. County Department of Health Services:
BAJA SHARKEEZ
3801 HIGHLAND AVE, MANHATTAN BEACH
Date Closed: April 12, 2006
Date Reopened: April 14, 2006
Reason for Closure: Prevention of entrance and harborage of vermin. Vermin infestation.
Aw, Sharkeez. Takes me back to my PDR days. I wonder if the closure has hurt them at all. Given their location, they can't afford to Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1149871403419574712006-06-09T09:40:00.000-07:002006-06-09T13:19:28.136-07:00Celebrity sighting of the day - Automotive editionLightning McQueen, Mater the towtruck and Sally the Porsche, hanging out in front of the Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard.
They look good in real life. Just like in their pictures.
The moment was quickly tarnished when some black-suited Mouse House thug harshed on a little kid who had the nerve to touch Lightning McQueen. There had to have been a more tactful way to handle that situationMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1149739774450044642006-06-07T21:06:00.000-07:002006-06-07T21:09:34.470-07:00Girls will be girls will be writers, directors, producers, horsewomen...In all my days, I've considered myself deficient and disadvantaged in any number of ways. I'm too shy, I'm anti-social, I procrastinate endlessly, I'm not educated enough, I didn't have a college fund and being a disgustingly normal middle-class white girl, I had no options, no assistance, no financial aid (until one day in my 38th year I discovered I could actually get student loans...and also Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1149737780669645862006-06-07T20:33:00.000-07:002006-06-09T13:36:52.936-07:00What a difference thirty years makesI'm going to thoroughly date myself here and I don't care. 2006 was the 30th anniversary (in April, how the hell did I miss that?) of when Chicago Cubs centerfielder Rick Monday saved an American flag from being set afire by a couple of assholes at our own beautiful Dodger Stadium.
Monday remembers that fateful day on MLB.com.
Monday with the immortal shot:
Thanks of a grateful stadium:
Top Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1149649048240869152006-06-06T19:56:00.000-07:002006-06-06T19:57:28.240-07:00On a lighter note: do it yourself Bellagio Fountain!All you need is a whole lot of Diet Coke and Mentos.
I'm developing a serious soft spot for geeks.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1149632024075517372006-06-06T17:55:00.000-07:002006-06-06T20:02:01.096-07:00Dark Rose Parade of the SoulApocalypse? What apocalypse?
Well, the weather certainly cooperated even if the forces of evil didn't. Ominous gray all around here in the Southland and just enough heat to remind one of the smoking pits of hell. Coming to work today I could at least pretend I was heading to my doom.
Which isn't to say there weren't signs of the Beast all around:
Defamer has been all over this whole 666 thing,Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1149285255136176492006-06-02T14:50:00.000-07:002006-06-02T14:54:15.253-07:00Life imitating artAn actual snake on an actual plane! For real! What are the odds?
Defamer has a great take on it.
New Line has got to be wetting themselves with glee! I have a feeling Monty Coles will be in attendance when they finally premiere this sucker.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1149221379905886002006-06-01T21:02:00.000-07:002006-06-02T03:08:32.620-07:00Consider the sourceBrian Lowry is a columnist for Daily Variety.
I am a former news junkie who now bitches about the sorry state of local "news" every chance I get and yet this one clothes-lined me. In his column in the Wednesday Variety, Mr. Lowry made this incredibly astute observation of the state of local "news" (bold is mine):
Scanning the 11 p.m slot in Los Angeles, the three network-owned late newscast Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1149192688461233312006-06-01T13:09:00.000-07:002006-06-01T13:12:08.646-07:00It's a bouncing baby sea lion!The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach got an unexpected bundle of joy on Memorial Day. That's his picture there. Is that not the cutest damn thing in the world? I mean, my GAWD.
From the Aquarium's email (yep, I'm a member, thank you very much):
It's a boy! The Aquarium of the Pacific is proud to announce the arrival of a new baby sea lion weighing in at 17 pounds. Born on Memorial Day, MayMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1149112271561680012006-05-31T17:42:00.000-07:002006-05-31T17:45:32.803-07:00Dexter is comingHeh.
So stoked. Cannot wait. Note to self: call Adelphia and see how much it will cost to add Showtime when the Dark Passenger comes calling.
The Dexter books, by Jeff Lindsay: Darkly Dreaming Dexter and the sequel Dearly Devoted Dexter.
Oh yes, there will be blood.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1149036322882406202006-05-30T17:42:00.000-07:002006-05-30T17:45:22.900-07:00Off the ice, into the boardroomDuring the Winter Olympics in February, there was a contest to vote one of the U.S. Olympians onto The Apprentice as a contestant.
Among those gunning for the apparently coveted spot was Angela Ruggiero of the Women's Hockey Team. Not sure why anyone would want to subject themselves to Trumpy and his ginormous ego, but she really wanted it and I voted for her.
So congrats (I guess) to Angela, Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1148926946756667722006-05-29T11:43:00.000-07:002006-05-29T22:17:34.393-07:00Thanks of an ungrateful nationIt's Memorial Day and I'd like to take a moment in my little, lightly-trafficked corner of the net to express my thanks to those who have paid the ultimate price to keep our great country free over the years, decades and centuries. Yes, I really enjoy the long weekend, even one day off helps keep me sane...but that isn't what this day is about. It's about what I do have and how I'm able to live Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1148581053823228722006-05-25T11:11:00.000-07:002006-05-29T12:40:41.760-07:00PowerlessWe just had a power outage in Hollywood (Fountain/Cahuenga/Vine area) that lasted from about 9:20a to 10:20a. Phones went down too.
I'm the only one in the office this morning and I've gotta say it was nice and peaceful. Especially without the phones. The sound of them ringing really drives me to the edge. I should not be spending my life in an office.
I haven't been able to find out anything Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1148535576312981922006-05-24T23:11:00.000-07:002006-05-25T02:27:25.493-07:00Not so upfrontWhat a difference a year makes.
The network upfronts, which I'm usually so excited about, just kind of left me cold this year. I'm just not feeling the love for the lucky winners of the "ordered to series" lottery. Quite the bummer, I was so looking forward to the big week of announcements. It was last week and I'm just now getting around to mentioning it.
Don't have a list with me at the Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1148361454175101822006-05-22T22:14:00.000-07:002006-05-22T22:34:42.523-07:00Still horse crazy, after all these yearsGod bless him, Barbaro continues to hang in there. One of the things I noticed watching the footage of him breaking down and immediately afterwards, is that in spite of his natural competitive instincts, he stopped and stood still and really behaved himself. Despite what had to be overwhelming pain and fright (and God knows both were visible enough), he pulled up and stood, keeping his weight offMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1148271042123452532006-05-21T21:07:00.000-07:002006-05-21T21:33:56.356-07:00Barbaro Watch - Sunday night editionSo far, so good. Unlike Ruffian, he didn't thrash when he came out of anesthesia.
"He practically jogged back to his stall." Not gonna cry, nope, no way.
He has a long road ahead of him, but this alone is encouraging. I really hope he makes it, although I'm trying not to get my hopes up. He's a three year old thoroughbred colt, it won't be long before he wants to kick up his heels.
Awwww, theMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1148223169714192942006-05-21T07:45:00.000-07:002006-05-21T07:54:48.676-07:00Barbaro - the day afterTransferred to premiere facility.
Losing would have been cruel enough.
Tears and gasps.
Photo: Reuters via Yahoo SportsMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1148173498255759182006-05-20T20:08:00.000-07:002006-05-20T20:11:33.130-07:00Bad day at PimlicoIt's been years since I've paid much attention horse racing. As a horse-crazy kid thoroughbreds filled the void until I was fortunate enough to get a horse of my own, the wonderful Meadowlark. Once I had the real thing I lost interest in racing, but for a while there I was pretty damn knowledgeable. I knew the horses, trainers, jockeys and breeding and I was pretty damn good at picking winners.
Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1147753272962482882006-05-15T21:18:00.000-07:002006-05-16T05:29:36.643-07:00Television so good it ought to be criminal: trying to liveblog the "Prison Break" season finaleOkay, first off, holy crap they're out! The celebration inside the jail after the breakout was so cool. This coming from someone who has no sympathy whatsoever for criminals. Bring on the death penalty. Did I miss it or did fatboy not mention Linc as one of the escapees?
Oh this is not gonna work. I'm not that good. Run boys, run!
Anyhoo, eeeek on the poison. Kiss it goodbye evil bitch VP! Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1147671141390564612006-05-14T22:29:00.000-07:002006-05-14T22:35:05.526-07:00Bottoms up: The Poseidon LegacyI missed out an a chance to catch a screening of Poseidon last week, due to a combination of lukewarm reviews and off-work laziness. Kind of wish I'd gone though, especially after seeing this fantastic post by Marc over at Two Jakes showing the original some heartfelt and well-deserved love. At the risk of dating us all. Aw, who cares. People of a certain age, unite!
I was unaware of the Rocky Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1147639597982026982006-05-14T13:43:00.000-07:002006-05-14T13:47:51.243-07:00Tiny root beer floats for everyone! Happy Mother's Day!I only recently discovered writer Jane Espenson's site and it's already provided me with a wealth of information, not only about the craft of writing but also the day-to-day realities of being a working writer. You know, the things they don't teach you in most writing classes. In fact, I wish Jane would teach a class, I'd sign up in an instant.
Today she blogged about a wedding she attended Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1147580517140084672006-05-13T21:24:00.000-07:002006-05-13T21:37:27.856-07:00Hockey Gods kick Sens in the nuts yet againPhoto of a devastated Ray Emery losing the series on a short-handed goal in OT courtesy Yahoo Sports. Notice the round black thing right behind him. That's the puck.
I have no idea who will hoist Lord Stanley's Cup this time next month. My picks are bowing out faster than I can cope. But if it's the Ducks I may have to kill myself.
Oh, and this was after the Quacks bounced the Avs out of the Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1147491374666148902006-05-12T20:31:00.000-07:002006-05-13T22:38:27.520-07:00Family Follies of May 2006Her Bitchiness checks in:
The good: the Mother's Day gifts I mailed Monday got there Wednesday. Apparently the curse of mailing packages to Hawaii has been lifted. No more gift certificates, I have to actually shop for these people! See, post-9/11 flat mail got right through while packages were held up for however long. No more excuses apparently.
The bad: today my sister had a biopsy of the Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1147225693829438702006-05-09T18:45:00.000-07:002006-05-12T11:49:36.423-07:00Adventures in City WalkFirst, the bad news: Gladstone's is being replaced by Bubba Gump Shrimp. The only person I've ever known who has eaten at Bubba Gump's is my dad and he said it was terrible. They're selling the name not the food, but since City Walk draws tourists Bubba Gump is more likely to succeed than Gladstone's. Having eaten at the Gladstone's on PCH, I guess City Walk (as much as I love it) just isn't the Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1147133194545248802006-05-08T17:03:00.000-07:002006-05-08T17:06:34.566-07:00Celebrity sighting of the day?I'm pretty sure the guy I saw pulling out of the strip mall on the northeast corner of La Brea in a charcoalish colored Altima today was Jonathan Frakes.
Why is it whenever I spot someone recognizable I always feel like I have to qualify it with I'm pretty sure it was...whoever. Liz once told me that if I wasn't positive then it wasn't really the person I thought I saw, but I can't completely Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1147131475048505572006-05-08T16:35:00.000-07:002006-05-08T16:37:55.063-07:00Only in Hollywood - $48 million sucksApparently I was right the first time around: MI:3 disappoints at the box office, batshit crazy version of Tom Cruise held responsible.
It could have been worse, it could have been better. $48 mil may be a disappointment but it isn't a total tank. There's also the DVD side of things to eventually factor into the take. But it isn't up to par, either (get it, par, Paramount...okay, nevermind).Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1147052355566624852006-05-07T18:35:00.000-07:002006-05-07T18:42:01.743-07:00Flying highAnaheim blanks Colorado again, leads series 2-0. Bryzgalov stands on head, gives clinic. Three straight shutouts in the playoffs, tying a 61-year old record. Ducks fans have got to be happy about this (Avs fans not so much).
If this keeps up I wonder what they'll do with Giguere during the off-season.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1147031465245572012006-05-07T14:51:00.000-07:002006-05-07T14:53:57.850-07:00Truthiness in advertisingOK, when I bought the chips (Sour cream and onion, yum) I bought them as a treat, not for their dietetic value. So I couldn't help rolling my eyes at this part of the packaging:
I'm not saying they're lying about the amount of "Trans Fat" in the chips, it's just that I have this peeve about attempts to package fattening crap as healthy. They're potato chips. Not even the supposedly healthier Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1146806238766988432006-05-04T22:14:00.000-07:002006-05-05T07:11:17.160-07:00I was wrong, the music is right..."Mission: Impossible" rocks this old house
Traffic was jammed on (the sidewalks of) Hollywood Boulevard this evening. I actually managed to be immune to the festivities that had been set up for the Los Angeles premiere of Mission: Impossible 3. I declined the free MI3 t-shirt brought to you by local FM station Power 106 (how they tied into this pic, I have no idea). I declined the free canned drinks of I don't know what that were somehowMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1146759761731665442006-05-04T09:18:00.000-07:002006-05-04T09:24:13.673-07:00Celebrity non-sighting of the day!
Way to start a Thursday - receptionist at the old office emailed to say he just saw Ewan McGregor.
I want to move back.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1146699997006614482006-05-03T16:38:00.000-07:002006-05-03T16:47:27.126-07:00Win or die
Despite the fact that the Kings have been on vacation for a few weeks now, there is still exciting playoff hockey going on in Southern Cal: Flames and Quacks square off in Game 7.
Loser joins the Kings on the golf course.
With Detroit out of the picture the Cup is seriously up for grabs. For now I'm calling Ottawa. They're way overdue for some glory.Photo of Ilya Bryzgalov: AP via Yahoo SportsMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1146519806746034282006-05-02T22:34:00.000-07:002006-05-02T22:45:40.956-07:00Posting from home because now I can...Still getting used to it.
From yesterday - emailed from the receptionist at the old office (scenic 11th floor at Hollywood and La Brea) via the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, (bold is mine):
Street Closure Advisory
Within the past hour, there has been a notice of a possible march and rally today in Hollywood, Monday, May 1st, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The attached flyer describes a route that Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1146455734591973972006-04-30T20:44:00.000-07:002006-04-30T20:56:29.390-07:00All drama aside, the important thing is that I got a Hollywood happy endingThe laptop is in the house. I am surfing and blogging from home since I can't remember when.
Turns out the poor Vaio was riddled with viruses. Here baby, have some Kleenex.
Now it's home and loaded for bear, not only with the anti-virus and anti-spyware the Geek Squad installed (for an additional $90) but also with Windows Defender, recommended by my fine and helpful fellow hockey fans over at Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1146268292443623422006-04-28T16:49:00.000-07:002006-04-28T17:31:59.260-07:00Born under a bad signFormer Dodgers pitcher Steve Howe killed in car accident.
Updated: this article has additional details.
I was raised a Dodgers fan and followed them fanatically until about the mid-80's, when I was turned off by the combination of player's greed and arrogance and the discovery of a much more exciting game: hockey (well, not the way the Kings played it this season, but you know what I mean).
Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1146254679590494192006-04-28T13:01:00.000-07:002006-04-28T13:21:39.446-07:00The decline of Western Civilization continues
California State Senate throws out the rulebook. Logic be damned. No wonder the rest of the country thinks we're insane.
I'm especially offended by how condescending this is:
By a 24-13 vote that split along party lines, the Senate approved a resolution that calls the one-day protest the Great American Boycott 2006 and describes it as an attempt to educate Americans "about the tremendous Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1146155975899536772006-04-27T09:37:00.000-07:002006-04-27T09:39:35.920-07:00Mobile MoviesJust found the coolest thing on Metroblogging L.A. - Hollywood Mobile Movies (or MobMov).
From their site: Mob: much like Flashmob and similar movements, the MobMov is organized over the internet, appears for a short time in a random location, and disappears just as quickly as it came. Try that with your parents' drive-in! Movement: we like to think of ourselves as movie mercenaries of sorts -Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1146087567139596952006-04-26T15:21:00.000-07:002006-04-26T15:24:17.100-07:00Power to the peopleHad lunch with Liz and picked her brain about Prosper, the recently launched Ebay-like "online marketplace for people-to-people lending". Liz is trying to get a lower interest rate to pay off one of her higher credit card balances. That way, not only does she get the better rate but also gets to give the big middle finger to a major banking institution that would be happy if she stayed in debt toMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1146010558866893562006-04-25T17:13:00.000-07:002006-04-25T17:15:58.880-07:00Because it's never been truer...
Dragging this image out again.
Honestly, the way things are going, this suddenly doesn't seem so far-fetched. I've never even been interested in something like that, but I could almost see myself tooling around town on one, especially if I can get one that's kind of vintage/European looking.
Anyone have experience riding a moped/scooter/Vespa around L.A.? Is it safe? Are they easy to steal?Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1145986747278924632006-04-25T11:13:00.000-07:002006-04-26T15:26:09.413-07:00Don't panic?Time to address the freedom of the internet issue. I've been seeing stuff about this popping up on the net lately and wasn't really sure how real of a threat it is. I'm always torn between signing on for unnecessary hysteria or yanking my head out of the ground before it's too late. Bird flu, for example. It's all over the news and yet I don't know a single person who is actually concerned about Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1145640496610550922006-04-21T10:26:00.000-07:002006-04-21T10:28:16.626-07:00What we have here is a failure to communicateOkay, this is officially turning into an ordeal. Or a fiasco. Or both.
The other night at Beast Buy (heh, that was a typo I decided to keep) the guy "helping" me asked me to look for a disk (CD, actually) that should have come with the laptop that he said would be helpful in returning the Vaio to working order. He tapped the mousepad as he said that, making me think that he was referring Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1145565450438970462006-04-20T13:35:00.000-07:002006-04-21T10:31:19.796-07:00If it sounds to good to be true...Even as I was blogging about it yesterday, I had a feeling I'd be eating my words. I chose to ignore it as my usual pessimism and told myself to think positive.
So I go to Best Buy to pick up the newly restored laptop last night...and sure enough, it is not fixed and when it finally is it will not be free of charge.
Turns out the only thing they fixed was the keyboard (I had accidentally bustedMelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1145476377587781392006-04-19T13:15:00.000-07:002006-04-19T13:19:23.103-07:00Why thank you, Best Buy!A couple months ago my desktop gave up the ghost and my laptop promptly picked up a virus when I took it online. It's the first time this has happened to me and believe me, I've learned my lesson about backing up and keeping the anti-virus program updated. I'm going to be positively anal about it from now on. Luckily, I had backed up all my writing the day before all hell broke loose so I'm Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1145403949187368102006-04-18T16:41:00.000-07:002006-04-18T16:45:49.200-07:00Cleaning out the castleThe Kings made it official today. Dave Taylor was "relieved of his duties" (aka fired) along with the entire coaching staff. A big fat housecleaning was in order.
Dean Lombardi is reported to be the frontrunner as new GM, if he wants the job. And that's a big if.Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14788300.post-1145310374348768652006-04-17T14:44:00.000-07:002006-04-17T14:46:14.376-07:00End of the line
The Kings managed to actually win Luc's final home game Saturday and I suppose they want props for it. Screw them. Thankfully, this more painful than usual season ends tonight in San Jose against the playoff-bound Sharks.
I figure the next team email I receive will be the announcement that Dave Taylor has been relieved of his duties as General Manager. It's a matter of when, not if. The only Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14179308801484667397noreply@blogger.com0