Wed
Jul
2
{That title was for you, Ravi.}
- Based on absolutely no concrete evidence whatsoever, I think traffic is down in this city by at least 5-10 minutes. It’s no “24” traffic tunnel that gets you from the SGV to Santa Monica in 7 minutes, but it’s progress nonetheless.
- The past 3 Maury Povich episodes have been about paternity tests, including “I was in a coma, I can’t be the father.” In fact, he’s done so many of these that he can afford to phone it in every episode— those three episodes were all clip shows. I don’t think he’s done a non-paternity test show in years.
- This guy looks like the bald guy that Charlotte married in “Sex and the City.”
- I’ve had so much fun driving these past two weeks because I’ve been able to sing aloud while listening to music, and not really care about what other people think. It’s not nearly as weird as singing while walking down the street… right? Right?!
- The summer jamz are officially “Bleeding Love,” “I Kissed a Girl” (which is disturbingly catchy), and anything by Lil’ Wayne (“I’m a venereal disease / like a menstrual bleed”). Thankfully, I can stop listening to the radio, because these songs are played out.
Because it now allows my library to set up a Facebook page and allows the librarians to set up their own pages.
…Which means I get to see my librarian sending herself a wall post (wtf?) and joining the Facebook group “Five-0 Librarians” for librarians 50+.
Thank you, Interweb, for all the little joys you bring into my life.
Tue
Jun
24
Well, I made it home! It was a long flight (we were on the runway for an hour), but I finally made it back. A few random thoughts on my first day back:
- Virgin America has lots its hipster image. In the blink of an eye, it went mainstream.
- Favorite conversation of the flight?
Elderly Woman Sitting Next to Me: “Can I see the options for lunch? There isn’t much information here [points to the screen].”
Flight Attendant (not older than 23, probably): “There are descriptions of the food on the menu.”
Woman: “Does the salad come with bread? Or does the sandwich come with anything?”
FA: “I don’t understand. All of the information is on the menu for you. Is there something you’re confused about?”
Woman: “Can you bring out the food, so I can see what my options are?”
FA: “I can’t do that, I’m sorry. Just imagine me trying to do that for all 147 passengers. That would be crazy!”
Woman: “They used to do that on flights.”
FA: “Really? Interesting.”
- I got a burger and fries from In N’ Out for less than $4. Mind. Blown.
…That’s all for now. I’m trying to figure out what to do with my days. I want to go to the beach and shop and whatnot, but I also want to watch The Wire. Decisions, decisions…
Sat
Jun
21
The Counter - I will build it. I will eat it. It will be awesome.
El Parian - I will have the good, cheap tacos that I miss so much.
