1. dude in full-on punk regalia (black, scuffed-up, safety-pin and spike-bedecked leather jacket; 2 foot tall bright green mohawk) driving a 2005 BMW ( Read more... )

my brain is throwing out old-people phrases/words like "gems," "up to snuff," etc. i apologize to those who heard or read these jarring and embarassing blurts. does this mean i need to actually talk with people more?

you know i bet people in california would recycle more if it wasn't so damned hard to do it. only certain places are allowed to take your recyclables and give you $ for em (for non-CA residents: you pay a deposit to buy anything packaged in plastic or glass; you get the deposit back if you take your stuff to a state-operated recycle center, or you ( Read more... )

i think i saw weird al today at the farmer's market. now i know i've made it!

dehydrated raspberries are weirdly textured and spongy and very intensely flavored. they're kinda blowing my mind right now. also, dehydrated blueberries taste like freezer burned blueberries, with just a little touch of chemical-tainted air about them ( Read more... )

i am now the proud owner of a vacuumatronical device. the person who lived here before me apparently never vacuumed. i just did my room and the living room (about 400 square feet total) and the dust bag is full to the point of overflowing. ycuk. but at least now i can walk on the carpet without feeling little gritty bits.

i keep getting asked for directions in LA & on campus, which is always awkward cause i rarely know where i am going. For some reason, 90% off the askers are obviously ESL folks...so i figure my picture's in some your first trip to america guidebook, with the caption "ask this woman for directions, no matter where you are."

my mom came to visit this weekend and it was the most consumeristic weekend i've had since i moved. we went to a mall! it was so totally california ( Read more... )

on friday i ate at real food daily avec adizzi. it is an all-vegan restaurant. i love going to a place where i can order everything on the menu, except it is *so* hard to decide what to eat. it was delicious and i am now on a quest to eat all the tempeh reuben sandwiches offered in north america. then we drew pictures and discussed california's bad ( Read more... )

the internets are down at my house, not to be restored until monday. i did not know how sad this would make me. i feel like i am living in 1995 again.