Anniversary

I have been in LA for a year now. One year of fighting traffic on the 405. One year of still having no concept of direction or distance. One year of exploring the city. One year of adventures and mis-adventures. I find myself thinking about Autumn on days like these where I am reflecting on [...]

Conan O’Brien, I Love You! LA, I Finally Love You Too

FINALLY! Being in Los Angeles paid off.  By a stroke of luck, my friend won tickets to a free test screening of the Conan O’Brien show and invited me along. If you’re like me and can leave work for big chunks of time, you can also be the ideal audience member for a television show. [...]

[Photos] Renegade LA Craft Fair

A couple of weekends ago, my friend and I went to the Renegade LA craft fair.  As I’ve said before, I’ve grown quickly tired of the nightlife/bar scene in LA.  My friend drove us to the fair and we parked in the dirt, dust swirling around everywhere. There was nothing that could really prepare us [...]

The Rescues and Garrison Starr at the Troubadour – I Think I Love You, LA

One of the things I loved about DC was their music scene.  I would discover a band, fall in love with their music, and soon after they’d be passing through for a concert.  I never had quite the same luck in Hawaii. Years would pass before a band I loved would play and by then, [...]

Maybe I Could Love You, LA.

Sometimes I find it hard to believe I’m here, in LA. I wake up some mornings, still disoriented, and go through the day feeling like I’m on a very long vacation. Then on other mornings, I wake up happy with all the newness that comes with moving to a new place. It’s been hectic trying [...]

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