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Oh Really?

2009-02-08T16:32:00.000-08:00

This is Real

2009-01-19T19:25:00.001-08:00

I <3 NY

2008-12-13T20:10:00.001-08:00

I Time Travel

2008-09-03T20:24:00.000-07:00

I woke up the morning after my birthday, feeling tired and broken. Little did I know that I had been asleep for 71 years, 4 months, and three days. Strange how things were exactly the same.

Nope, that doesn't make any sense

2008-05-03T22:07:00.001-07:00

A Letter to Metro Riders

2008-05-01T19:55:00.000-07:00

Dearest LA Metro riders,

If you are standing near where I am sitting on the train or bus, please do not blow ass in my face.

Regards,
Anonymous Metro Rider

Gchat with Jonny while he was at work

2008-04-27T22:17:00.000-07:00

9:57 PM me: should i watch point break or the jerk?

10:15 PM Jonathan: either are good choices

10:16 PM Jonathan: I guess it depends on how you want to wake up: to gunfire and shouting or slow witted mumbling

Gchat with Swango

2008-04-27T22:11:00.000-07:00

9:56 PM me: should i watch point break or the jerk?

10:07 PM Nathan: Well I watched sneakers last night,

starring dan ackroyd

and when i think about him i also think about tom hanks

who was in the burbs with corey feldman

when i think about him i typically think about lost boys which i recently got for easter

10:08 PM vampires are cool around holloween

so are rubber masks

thus i truly believe you should watch point break

its logic

Oh Jodie

2008-03-04T20:14:00.000-08:00

"Is it just me or is Jodie Foster looking more and more like a Japanese man?" ~ Jonny

I usually hate Chuck Norris

2008-02-11T21:01:00.000-08:00

Put "Find Chuck Norris" into Google and click "I'm feeling lucky"

Thanks to Gabe for the tip.

Candyland and Chainsaws

2008-01-20T17:22:00.000-08:00

Jonny got a Sears gift card from his grandmother for Christmas (amazing), so we made a Sunday morning out of it. The Sears in Los Angeles is plastered with graffiti and surrounded by a chain-link fence covered in barbed wire with rows and rows of low riders in the parking lot. It looks like no one has set foot in there since the LA riots in 1992. The inside is no different. There are shelves and aisles full of worthless items randomly grouped together in no discernible order. My best guess is that someone unpacked the very first shipment of their items in the order in which they were received, and no one has ever had enough grit to rearrange them. Which is probably why they sell children's toys in the same aisle as the chainsaws. Because, honestly, there is no other reasonable explanation.

Yikes!!

2007-12-08T17:42:00.001-08:00

Really Ralphs?... Really?

2007-12-05T21:33:00.000-08:00

Republicans are Creepy

2007-12-05T21:16:00.001-08:00

I was on the campus for Santa Monica College yesterday, and I saw this. The photo is not great, I realize, so I will explain what is going on here. First things first, you should probably know that I am afraid of College Republicans because of my experiences with them while I was a student. They are scary. So right away I was on guard. Second, something you can't see in the picture is that on the table were handmade, hand written signs that said "Sign Up Now." Three, they had handmade, hand written buttons that said "Santa Monica College Republican." But, I think the major take home point is this: These men are NOT college students. Furthermore, these men are not affiliated with the college at all. The one on the left was in his late thirties. The man on the right was easily in his fifties. When I asked them if they were students, they refused to answer. Why would non-students be recruiting for an on campus club? In conclusion, Republicans are creepy.

When Can't You Park Here?

2007-11-27T22:42:00.001-08:00

(Besides Monday from Noon-3)

I've been too busy on Second Life...

2007-11-27T22:15:00.000-08:00

... to post here.

Ok, that's a lie. Well, not entirely. I did join Second Life.

I decided (after I saw that episode of "The Office") that I wanted to check out second life, just to see what it was like. And to see what I would look like if I had bigger breasts.

When becoming part of second life, you choose your first name and then are forced to choose from a list of last names. I became Celeste Weatherwax. I am still disappointed with my choice.

The first step is designing your online person. I wanted one that looked like me (like my Mii), but instead was given feature choices that left something to be desired. I ended up looking like a balding forty year old Vegas cocktail waitress (with a killer rack).

Disgruntled, I finished up my orientation process, in which you learn how to move, communicate, and buy land (?). The whole time I was doing orientation, another Second Lifer named "Gigantic Jonson" was trying to talk to me. I had not yet learned how to communicate to tell him to leave me alone, so all I could do was run. Then I found a Segue (!) and got as far away from him as possible. I had lost him, when another man named Eli Baumgarden wanted to chat. He wanted me to tell him about America (he was Israeli). I just wanted to get out of there and figure out a way to make my boobs smaller so that these men would leave me alone.

I got back on my segue and rode to the bottom of a mountain. I ran up the side of the mountain until I found a quiet spot. I just wanted to be left alone. I realized as I was sitting there, all alone, that maybe I am not ready to be part of an online community. Maybe I am not ready to have a Second Life, full of Gigantic Jonsons and self pity. I guess I just like my first life a lot more.

I logged off and never looked back.

Lost in Translation

2007-07-29T14:54:00.000-07:00

This was on the back of my menu at H.O.T. Thai!

Farmers Lonely?

2007-05-21T21:10:00.000-07:00

Andrea sent me an amazing link:

farmersonly.com

It is a pretty spectacular pitch: "Instead of asking what your astrological sign is, at FarmersOnly.com I ask if you raise or breed alpacas, horses, cattle, chickens, dogs, goats, rabbits, sheep, grow crops, or if you're an organic farmer, student farmer, cowboy, cowgirl, or just a farmer wanna be! How many singles sites do that?"

Good call Farmer's only. Though my one quibble is that you left off llamas, roosters, cats, fish, puppies with overbites, puppies with underbites (bulldog puppies), capybaras, iguanas, pythons or if you're a wind farmer, elderly farmer, government subsidized farmer, outlaw, town sheriff, or a wanna be town sheriff!

Apples to Apples

2007-04-26T18:37:00.000-07:00

So, I have been eating dehydrated apples these days as a go-to snack. As I was munching on them, I stumbled upon this slice.

Tragically, all I could think was, "It's like warm apple pie."

Are we really doing this right now?

2007-04-18T13:39:00.000-07:00

No Boys Allowed

2007-04-13T18:04:00.000-07:00

One reason why I find Orange County to be the bane of all existence.

Goodbye Blue Monday

2007-04-13T18:00:00.000-07:00

"All of us were stuck to the surface of a ball, incidentally. The planet was ball-shaped. Nobody knew why we didn't fall off, even though everybody pretended to kind of understand it."
-Kurt Vonnegut

Where's Frodo?

2007-04-10T21:45:00.000-07:00

Celebrity Sighting Update

2007-03-27T13:08:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, my rather pathetic celebrity sightings were trumped twice.

Jonny saw Zooey Deschanel yesterday at a hip Vietnamese restaurant in Silverlake.

I learned of this only after I found out that one of my colleagues, Chris, saw Parker Posey at the West Hollywood Whole Foods.

Sigh.

Celebrity Sightings in Sherman Oaks

2007-03-26T20:01:00.000-07:00

After a long celebrity dry spell (no double entendre intended), I finally saw a couple of the famous folk today, wandering the streets of this fair city.

First I saw Marc Singer, best known for his gut-wrenching performance as Dartanus on the hit TV drama "BeastMaster" and his heartbreaking performance as Bob in one episode of "Honey I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show."

I also saw Justine Bateman, best known for having weird incestuous tendencies with her brother (who is obviously much cooler), Jason Bateman. She was very bitchy to me, to which I replied, "Oh, go throw up in a toilet you has-been!"

What's weird is that I call them celebrities, but they really aren't. They are pretty lucky that anyone recognized them at all, and this will probably be the first thing they see when they google their own names. And for that, Marc and Justine, I am truly sorry.

Luck O' the Irish!

2007-03-18T22:48:00.000-07:00

Thank you Nathan (of freeworkingspace) for the amazing photo!

This Sign Has a Stutter

2007-03-10T19:07:00.000-08:00

What's Behind This Door?

2007-02-27T20:55:00.000-08:00

4H- Huh?

2007-02-27T20:48:00.000-08:00

I found this poster up in the Santa Barbara community center. It seems as though 4-H has extended its reach to incorporate electricity, poultry and... ROCKETRY? 4-H has never seemed so cool.

Why I Love Having a Camera Phone

2007-02-27T20:43:00.000-08:00

The Oscar-Mayer Weinermobile is getting gas!

Is there anything more amazing?

Happy Oscars Everyone!

2007-02-25T16:09:00.000-08:00

Celebrity Sightings Galore in West Hollywood

2007-02-13T19:34:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I'm back from Washington, D.C. and started working again today. Los Angeles welcomed me back with open arms by giving me really fabulous celebrity sightings today.

First, I saw Darlene's boyfriend David from "Roseanne." Check out his profile here.

Then, I saw Macaulay Culkin with his girlfriend Mila Kunis (who plays Jackie on "That '70s Show" and is the voice of Meg Griffin on "Family Guy"). I feel sorry for Culkin- aging has been very cruel to him.

The day climaxed when I saw Charlize Theron, who told me to keep fighting the good fight.

I will Charlize.

I will.

New Blog

2007-01-31T17:01:00.000-08:00

I have a new blog. It's a collaboration with my beautiful friends Jenn Johnson, Kelci Barnes, and anyone else who is interested in being a part of it. We take pictures of funny signs, storefronts, happenings and then post them. Pretty straightforward.

If you are interested in partaking in the revolution, let me know.

You should check it out here.

Ed Begley is Saving Our Planet

2007-01-27T19:25:00.000-08:00

So, I haven't shared this story on my blog yet because every time I tell someone, I get a blank look. But since I can't see your face as you're reading this, I decided I'll throw it out, see if it sticks. It's a two-parter.

I was canvassing a few weeks ago in Studio City and I asked this woman if she had a minute to fight global warming. She said, "Environment stuff? I'm already into all of that." I replied with, "Really? What do you do?" and she said "I'm Ed Begley's wife."

I found this to be incredibly amusing because I knew (because I work in the environmental movement) that Ed Begley donates a lot of money for environmental causes. I also knew (because I'm awesome) that he was Stan Sitwell from Arrested Development, and so cannot grow his own hair- C'MON! I also found it amusing that she felt that simply by being married to Ed Begley, she was stopping global warming. Which might be true- I don't know the guy.

Skip ahead to last Thursday when my friend Jenn saw both Ed Begley and his wife outside of Whole Foods. She went inside of WF to get some food, and stumbled upon something amazing and texted me a picture of it.

Ed Begley has his own line of environmentally friendly cleaners... C'MON!

The end.

Sundance Recap

2007-01-27T19:19:00.000-08:00

Sundance was fun.

My boyfriend and my best friends in the entire world are going to be famous. I'm just glad I get to be there when it happens.

Oh, and I saw Gary Coleman.

What's the Alternative?

2007-01-15T21:00:00.000-08:00

Tonight, instead of watching The Golden Globes, I am watching Wife Swap (yes, it's finally the one with little people and fitness fanatics!) and Super Nanny!

What? I'm not ashamed.

Celebrity Sighting in Santa Monica

2007-01-13T12:10:00.000-08:00

I saw Kristen Davis outside of Santa Monica Whole Foods yesterday.

The weirdest part was the flood of women and gay men following her around humming the Sex and the City theme. That must get really annoying.

New One Liner

2007-01-07T13:30:00.000-08:00

Jonny and I were being lazy dasies yesterday, vegging on the couch watching a pbs cooking show. The host was talking about the aromatic properties of some flower, and I turned to Jonny and said, "Do you think he's gay?" Jonny replied with, "No, I think he's just a big fan of David Hyde Pearce."

That will now be my standard response to that question.

Pipe Problems

2007-01-04T23:01:00.000-08:00

Yay Hollywood!
Brown sludge has been shooting from my bathtub drain recently. If anyone has any thoughts on what to do, please let me know.

Inspiring Santa Monica College Recruitment

2007-01-02T21:19:00.000-08:00

I found this quote on the home page for Santa Monica College. I think it's amazing.
That's all.

Celebrity Sighting at the White Horse (again)

2006-12-30T11:06:00.000-08:00

I saw Johnny Knoxville at the White Horse last night. It was hard to miss him, because there were maybe ten people there. He was wearing a Pabst Blue Ribbon button up shirt, and had something else really trendy... on his arm. He was there with Karen O, lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

I did some internet research this morning, and they are not outed as an item (though they did collaborate on the Jackass 2 soundtrack). And I'm also 85% sure that Knoxville is married and has children.

But with a keen observation of body language and their collective level of sexiness, it is almost impossible that they are not doin' it.

So, you heard it here first folks! Johnny Knoxville is leaving his wife and children to pursue this rock star vixen. And the best part is, she's pregnant. Tell your friends.

Fear and Loathing in Westwood

2006-12-30T11:00:00.000-08:00

I was working in Westwood a couple of days ago, and this girl who was chatting on her phone walked past me. Through no fault of my own, I overheard part of her conversation. She said, quite matter-of-fact, "Yeah, I decided that I'm going to become addicted to laxatives."

I don't know about you, but I for one am morally opposed to food baby abortions.

The Reason for the Season

2006-12-22T19:11:00.000-08:00

Christmas=Magic

Merry Christmas everyone!

Celebrity Sighting on My Flight to Portland

2006-12-20T16:12:00.000-08:00

Matt Walsh was on my six in the goddamn morning flight to Portland much earlier today. I did not mean to sit across from him in the terminal- I just looked up from my book and there he was. So I snapped a picture on my cell phone just for legitimacy's sake.

Please God, someone validate me.

Dreamgirls Confusion

2006-12-17T15:28:00.000-08:00

Perhaps someone can settle my confusion. Jonny and I went to the Arclight Theater yesterday to see Apocalypto (which was only okay). At the Arclight, they are showing Dreamgirls from this past Friday until its gets officially released on Christmas. The tickets are $25 and most of the showings are already sold out.

What is going on here? Is it possible that Dreamgirls is really going to be that good? I've seen the trailer and I am not even inspired enough to pay the regular $11 ticket price.

Regardless, I can't think of a film that I would pay $25 to see (unless it came with a dvd and a foot massage) let alone one that stars Beyonce Knowles. People remember that she sang Bootylicious, right?

Celebrity Sighting at the Worst Bar in LA

2006-12-14T20:11:00.000-08:00

I saw Nick Stahl at Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood today, while getting a drink after canvassing.

His taste in bars sucks. And so does mine, apparently.

Celebrity Sighting at the Arclight

2006-12-14T19:55:00.000-08:00

I saw Cuba Gooding Jr. today at the Arclight Theater in Hollywood, while canvassing.

He did not show me the money.

Speechless

2006-12-12T20:28:00.000-08:00

Seriously, speechless.

The Mob Squad

2006-12-12T20:19:00.000-08:00

I'm pretty sure the Armenian Mafia meets on the patio at the West Hollywood Whole Foods. I snapped this picture with my phone as proof.

The old man is Uncle Junior, the big guy on the far left is Tony, and the guy with his back to us is Big Pussy.

They sat (had a sit down) for at least an hour.

Honestly, I'm glad the mob has finally embraced organic foods and has become more environmentally conscious. Because they are the number one contributor to unclean water.

Celebrity Sighting at the Beck Show

2006-12-10T11:27:00.000-08:00

I saw Jason Lee at the Beck show at the Echo last night, in Echo Park.

At the Becko show.

One By One I'll Knock You Out

2006-12-10T11:05:00.000-08:00

Last night, Blahblog went with Glitterfish, Jen Cady, and Mr. Sundance to a surprise Beck concert at the Echo. After two hours in line and fifteen dollars, we were ready to be wowed. And we were. Beck played an amazingly funky and magical set, unparalleled to any other concert I've seen. Except Jon Brion. But don't make me choose. Just don't.

My experience was tainted slightly by the young hipsters that surrounded us. I have no problem with old hipsters- "the originals" I call them. It's the young ones that represent everything that is annoying about the current state of indie rock. This girl in front of me, wearing an outfit so atrocious it almost sent Jen into tears, was talking about all the concerts that she has seen and the bands that she loves. Evidently, she loves Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene, and Beck (of course!!), but she doesn't like Bloc Party because they are too "radio." I am going to try to use that phrase as much as possible now. I also just realized that all the bands she was talking about start with the letter "B." Perhaps she had her iPod in front of her.

Then Jonny overheard a guy talking to his friend's girlfriend. He said, "The Postal Service is like, emotion, and Death Cab is like, rock." It was hipster hell in there.

Maybe I'm too judgmental or maybe I read glitterfish too much, but when Beck sang, "One by one I'll knock you out," I was convinced he was talking to the young hipsters in the audience. And I cheered.

2006-12-07T19:39:00.000-08:00

Dance Dance Revolution

This video is all about dancing.

The move he does at 00:31 is my absolute favorite.

Tyra Shares Her Secret

2006-12-05T21:41:00.000-08:00

I have a strange fascination with the Tyra Banks Show. It started a while ago, and I have not been able to figure out why I am so drawn to it. Tyra dropped some knowledge about it:

“My audience is women 18-34, so I have to give them what they want and spoon-feed them with sugar the things they might not be that excited about. Give it to them in a way that they don’t know they’re being fed a little medicine."

What's weird is that even though it's fed to me with sugar, I can still taste the bitter condescension.

Discovering Musicovery

2006-12-05T20:56:00.000-08:00

Okay. I was totally not going to post about this because I read about it on Pop Candy, and I promised myself that I would not write about something I read about on a blog.

But, my promise must be broken because Musicovery is the most amazing thing since Pandora. It's an online radio station that you can program based on your mood and your favorite genre.

So, enjoy, dear reader, because I have lost integrity and blog cred just to bring you musical fun.

You're welcome.

Embarassing Confession #1

2006-12-03T16:51:00.000-08:00

I was surfing the internet while the television was on in the background. I looked up at the TV and there was an interaction between a woman and her therapist. I don't remember the joke, and I don't remember what happened, but I laughed out loud at the show. Here comes the horrible part: the show, unbeknownst to me, was Reba.

A Random Find

2006-12-03T16:20:00.000-08:00

After hours of perusing thrift store after thrift store on Melrose, friends and I stumbled into "American Vintage." I could not find a winter coat for the life of me, so I started looking for t-shirts. Fatefully, I found a green "JADA" baseball shirt. The reality that my boyfriend's favorite old shirt was not a one of a kind set in. But then I realized that it stars in his critically acclaimed short film, which can be seen in Park City, Utah in January at the Sundance Film Festival.

Now I have a little piece of movie magic.

A Wise Man, a Bird, and a Fist-Fight

2006-11-27T17:37:00.000-08:00

I took the LA Bus today. It was one of the most eventful ten minutes of my life.

First, a man who was dressed like one of the three wise men- full turban and all- came on the bus and sat down... on my lap. Which was weird for several reasons, but mostly because we had made eye contact right before it happened. It was quite an awkward moment when I had to ask him to get up. He did and then proceeded to tell me about the Christmas pageant that he is starring in. And I guess I would believe him if it didn't look like he has been living in the costume for three years.

The next stop brought a man with a parakeet on his shoulder. The bus driver confronted the man, said he can't have pets on the bus. This angered said bird-man and caused him to angrily flap his arms around while screaming about the Constitution (seriously). The altercation climaxed as the bird sprang from the man's shoulder and flew around the inside of the bus. This delighted some, frightened others. I sat mouth agape until the man whistled, left the bus, as the bird flew behind him.

The homeless couple in front of me, who had been sleeping peacefully were woken up by the events. The man went to put his head back on the woman's shoulder and she pushed his head away. He kept trying and trying, and she finally got up and moved to a different seat on the other side of the aisle. He followed. She moved. He followed. She got so fed up that she scratched his face and punched him square in the nose, which began to bleed and drip onto the aisle.

I pulled the cord and got off at the next stop.

Thora Birch Thinks I'm Awesome

2006-11-18T16:36:00.000-08:00

I saw Thora Birch at West Hollywood Whole foods today (I was working). She was sitting on the patio watching me and Dana work. She then reluctantly came over while I was canvassing someone and walked past me a couple of times, finally stopping in front of me. I was done canvassing the guy, looked at her and randomly said, "I think you're awesome." (Skip ahead 3-5 min, yada yada yada)... "Celeste, I think you're awesome." So...

Celebrity Sighting in Burbank

2006-11-14T18:38:00.000-08:00

I saw Alexis Bledel at the Urban Outfitters in Burbank today.

There is nothing entertaining about this story. So to make up for it, I am posting this creepy fan video.

Why I Love The Largo

2006-11-13T21:18:00.000-08:00

So, I stumbled upon something awesome tonight. I went to the Largo website to make sure that Jon Brion was still playing this Friday. After confirming this, I randomly clicked on the audio/video tab and saw various streaming live performance MP3s from Brion, Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, Tenacious D and others. Definitely worth checking out.

But then I was inspired enough to click on "videos" and there is a music video for Brion's "Here We Go" which shows scenes from Punch Drunk Love that I have never seen before. There is also a link that says "Paul Thomas Anderson Videos Coming Soon." My mind is blown.

New Breathing Technique

2006-11-10T23:52:00.000-08:00

Someone I was working with today said, "Breathe in Jesus, breathe out peace."

Wow.

Frustration in the City Of Angels

2006-11-09T22:38:00.000-08:00

Living in LA is awesome. You are presented with so many opportunities for entertainment every single night- whether it be a concert, a comedy show, or people watching on Hollywood and Highland.

Along with this comes nightly heartbreak when something amazing falls through the cracks. Tonight was no different.

(Taken from Losanjealous.com): "Bob Odenkirk (Mr. Show), Will Arnett (Arrested Development), and Dax Shepard (Punk'd) are coming together to throw a FREE show of comedy, performance, and multiple felonies. Aiding and abetting them are their friends Brian Posehn, Doug Benson, The Fun Bunch, and Tim & Eric. FREE. Seating first come, first served. UCLA Ackerman Ballroom, 7 pm."

Too bad I decided to read Losanjealous at 8:30. At least I can always head down to the White Horse and hang out with my friend Lindsay. Lindsay Lohan.

Celebrity Sighting in Silverlake

2006-11-09T21:03:00.000-08:00

My job is not glamorous. I stand on street corners or in front of grocery stores and ask people to contribute money to various campaigns. The current campaign is increasing the use of clean energy, and hopefully reversing global warming.

One of the (only) perks of my job is that I get to see a lot of random celebrities all around LA.

Today I saw Chloe Sevigny at Silverlake Trader Joe's. In case you were wondering, she does not have a minute to fight global warming. Which I find amusing because she once starred in a music video for a band named "Smog."

Smog - I Feel Like The Mother Of The World

Amazing Self-Deprecating Advertising

2006-11-08T20:06:00.000-08:00

This ad has given me so much joy, I felt the need to share it with everyone

Opening Pandora's Box

2006-11-08T14:45:00.000-08:00

I have a new love in my life: Pandora.com. I might be incredibly late to this party, but I'm pretty sure it will not be ending any time soon.

Pandora is an online radio station that bases the tunes it plays on bands that you tell it you like. It's part of the Music Genome Project, which Pandora's founder Tim Westergren explains: "We set out to capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level. We ended up assembling literally hundreds of musical attributes or 'genes' into a very large Music Genome. Taken together these genes capture the unique and magical musical identity of a song - everything from melody, harmony and rhythm, to instrumentation, orchestration, arrangement, lyrics, and of course the rich world of singing and vocal harmony. It's not about what a band looks like, or what genre they supposedly belong to, or about who buys their records - it's about what each individual song sounds like."

It's awesome. You can have up to 100 radio stations geared for different favorite bands like Built to Spill, Radiohead, or the Pixies. My personal favorite is the amazing songs that are exposed through the Neutral Milk Hotel and Mountain Goats station. It's a great way to find new music and to remember old favs. Oh, and it's free.

First Post

2006-11-08T11:04:00.000-08:00

I have finally given in to the evil temptress that is the blogosphere.