To be honest, I could do with a lot less sun this week... it's been uncomfortably hot with no end in sight. Still, when I found out that esteemed DC Comics writer Geoff Johns (current head scribe for Green Lantern, Superman and The Flash) was holding an autograph signing nearby to commemorate the release of the newest Green Lantern series, ( Read more... )

Wasn't planning on going. Didn't really feel like going. Didn't even bother to purchase early admission like I always used to. Almost made alternative plans for the same holiday weekend. But, alas, the always butt-kicking crew from Anime Weekend Atlanta and Kawaii Kon simply wouldn't let me escape Anime Expo (it would have been my first time in ( Read more... )

That's what my friend from Hawaii told me when he took his first look at Santa Monica Pier. As I mentioned previously, he was stuck in Los Angeles for a day and a half with no car and a Motel 6 adventure awaiting him before flying back home. So being his only local contact, I ended up as his half-catatonic driver and travel partner for a day. ( Read more... )

A friend from Hawaii found himself marooned in Los Angeles with no transportation and no familiarity with the area. So despite being rather exhausted from a busy weekend, I found myself playing the part of tour guide and chaffeur for a full day (when I'd much rather would have preferred napping) in the hot Californian sun ( Read more... )

Had a fun time at a concert last night featuring Helio Sequence, Mat Kearney and headliners Keane. Despite being stuck behind three towering guys (each was at least 1.8 meters or around 6 feet tall) and enduring a bass system that was turned up way too loud, it may have been one of my best experiences at a live music event to date, with each band ( Read more... )

Making the decision to endure the long and torturous drive (in hot, Southern California "rush" hour freeway traffic) to Hollywood yesterday morning was no easy choice, even if it was to witness entertainment history as Australian actor and Tony-award winning stage star Hugh Jackman (best known as Wolverine in the live-action X-Men movies) ( Read more... )

How many of us would think of hanging out with Krayzie Bone (Grammy award winning member of Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony)?

Admittedly, it was around midnight at a nightclub, but still...


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I didn't have any major plans for April, so when I learned about a book signing featuring Emmy-award winning actress and former model Jaime Pressly (star from the My Name Is Earl television comedy and the I Love You, Man movie), the choice on whether or not to go was clear. And I was very glad that I made it (also, it didn't hurt to live just 5 ( Read more... )

Considering the crummy time I've been experiencing lately, I hoped to conclude the week on a good note with to my first visit ever to the Hot Import Nights auto show ( Read more... )

I was introduced to recording artist Sara Bareilles about a couple of years ago by Restless Aries (a friend who has been enjoying her live shows in LA all throughout college). This was a few months before she scored her first major hit (with "Love Song"), and I immediately became a fan of her talent ( Read more... )