I'm writing this down here purely for my own purposes, but please feel free to read if you so desire.( Read more... )

Hour and a half to kill at work until the weekend starts. Why do Friday afternoons always drag on interminably ( Read more... )

California wine sales hit record high in 2005.

Can someone explain the Arctic Monkeys hype to me? I've heard the song a lot, but it doesn't seem especially interesting, different, earth-shattering, or anything else that would justify the way every DJ or music magazine seems to be drooling and fawning over them. The chorus is mildly catchy, but the same thing goes for half the songs on the ( Read more... )

With the arrival of spring yesterday, I also got my first call in months to do a Project Wildlife transport. As I was heading out the door to leave work, I got a call that there was a baby dove which needed picked up at the zoo. When I got there, it actually turned out to be a day-old house sparrow hatchling - tiny, pink, ugly as hell, and with ( Read more... )

My beloved neighborhood bar, Sparky's, which is currently facing closure/eviction is featured in a front-page article at SignOnSanDiego.com.

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Have I mentioned lately how much I love Neko?

I've been listening to her new album a lot, and it's FAN-tastic. Interestingly, many of the reviews that I've read of it mention that the songs have a David Lynch-quality. There's this one from Pitchfork, I know that SPIN mentioned it, and then I also read a reference in one other place. Odd ( Read more... )

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I am DRUNK.

That is all.

Ask me about my local bar when I'm sober.

A person turning 19 years old today wouldn't even have been alive when Metallica's Master of Puppets was originally released.

Whoa.


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