Archive for June, 2008
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Hot
Away from the coast and over the hills, in the valleys of L.A., it is hot.
Item #1
Gas prices are insane. I plan my week out now to maximize the time I spend behind the wheel.
Item #2
I have visions of giving it all up and stepping on a bus. But then, I tremble. Yes, I have […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Future of the Times
For those of you not following the publishing biz, one of the biggest shake-ups in the industry is happening over at the LA Times. The “City of Angels” is in a heaven-and-hell-like war between the old ways, the news ways, quality, quantity, money and morality. A lot of the bashing, on the part of the […]
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Oliver Twist
The end of my little Dickens marathon was Oliver Twist. What else can I say, but love!
There was a special feature at the end of the DVD, which said that Charles Dickens was the most successful solo performer of the time. He apparently read to house of 3-4 thousand people. Apparently, he was a very […]
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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Slight Delay
Internet issues kids. Thus, the reason behind the slight blog delay.
Paper Cuts, the NY Times book blog, had an interest tidbit posted today wherein they posed this question: When everyone’s a writer, is no one a reader?
The stats say that writers have increased over 20% in the U.S. So people are writing, but the National […]
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Moving day
It seems like every where I turn people are moving: to new homes, changing careers, leaving the country, trying new lifestyles…the list is endless. But it strikes me as an odd phenomenon that every one some how decided to change course all around the same time. June or July.
Is it the season? Does Summer bring […]
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Literary Allusions and Nonexistant Ingredients
It is a hard time when you find yourself without an ingredient in a recipe that you’ve already begun. It is an even harder time if you are in the mood for a certain recipe, and you cannot find that recipe at all.
Can you guess at the hard time I faced today?
It really wasn’t so […]
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Yoga in Glendale
As a way to switch up my regular exercise routine I’ve decided to take up yoga on my off days. ( I train three days a week. Hardcore, I know). I’ve been advised by my trainer, ( yes, a personal trainer. get over it;)) to take up running, jogging, any sort of […]
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Bleak? I “bleak” not!
I know. I can’t believe I wrote that, too.
I was supposed to blog yesterday, but I got caught up in watching the Bleak House miniseries with Diana Rigg. I’d seen the one with Gillian Anderson, which is so good, but this one has its own merits that also make it so good.
For the non-literati, the […]
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Designer Jeans to Designer Bees…
Summer is upon us in full swing, which means people will be sweating away to fit into the new styles of designer jeans like Citizens and True Religions. Summer also means bug season. Typically, the LA air is not humid enough for biting bugs like the mosquito. However, its floral and vegetation call for bees. […]
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
Quante Italie ci sono…
Suddenly! Out of the bleakness of a regular, moody, uneventful day, I learned that there was an Italian Food Festival happening not there! Not there! But right there! Right there down the street! So close in all its imagined pasta-filled, pasta-sauced slathered goodness.
Did I mention I love food festivals?
One thing that I’ve been discovering more […]