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Back on the Metro
I took the Metro to work this morning, which admittedly was a struggle. It’s been awhile and I’ve gotten used to sleeping in and later hours. In fact, last week’s attempt was a complete failure, as I pounded my clock every 9 minutes for “just a little more sleep.” But knowing that, I prepared ahead: charged up my phone, loaded up my iPod, and ( Read more... ) -
Rational Hedonism: The Problem of Other People
Cooperative Hedonism ( Read more... ) -
Fifty Things Meme
1. Do you like blue cheese ( Read more... ) -
Medicine, Mortality, & Mother’s Day
So my mom’s in the hospital. Wednesday she was short of breath and called the paramedics who whisked her away to the emergency room - congestive heart failure. But on top of the usual treatments, she also got a blood transfusion since she “didn’t have enough blood,” my mother’s terms ( Read more... ) -
Back from Coachella
Four days since Coachella and I’m still not back to normal. Tuesday, the three days of exhaustion set in and coming home from work I just climbed into bed with Lisa who was already there. We got up for a few hours to eat, catch up on some mail and then went back to bed. Yesterday, my body was feeling the hurt as the last of concert endorphins ( Read more... ) -
La La La Human Steps
I love dance. I love contemporary dance - and for years have subscribed to UCLA’s Dance Series just to indulge these desires. Of course I have no background, skills, or technical knowledge, but watching a dance performance is like experiencing life before language. It’s primal and yet complete.
In any event We saw La La La Human Steps last night ( Read more... ) -
The Hedonist Project - Public Places
As part of my hedonist project, of looking for swank locals for composing articles on hedonism, I’ve also been exploring “public” space. I put the word “public” in quotations because truly public spaces seem increasingly difficult to find ( Read more... ) -
A Collection of Random Thoughts and Observations
Yesterday at MOCA I saw a man who looked exactly like my father - that is to say a live, animated and healthy version of my father. I couldn't stop staring at him. I wanted to stop him and tell him, but didn't ( Read more... )
