Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Lost and Found
Friends, books, papers. Today was lost and found day. Tomorrow better be better. Shut up BP and stop the oil. Shut up Haliburton you're all damned to hell. Shut up Democrats and get off your asses and take charge. You're all stupid. Grrr
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Free Food This Week
Jamba Juice
Deal: Buy any smoothie, and get another one of equal or lesser value for free.
Date: Today through April 25
Starbucks
Deal: Free cup of coffee for any customer that brings in a reusable travel mug.
Date: April 15
Jack in the Box
Deal: Free small order of fries
Date: April 16
Location: At participating restaurants. Offer not valid in Spokane, WA; Tulsa, OK.
Chick-fil-A
Deal: Free snacks all week long
Monday - 3-piece Chick-n-strips
Tuesday - Small waffle potato fries
Wednesday - Yogurt parfait
Thursday - Chicken nuggets
Friday - Fudge nut brownie
Date: Today until April 16
Location: Varies.
Looking ahead...
Jamba Juice
Deal: Feel Good Specials
Monday - Protein and fiber rich Ideal Meals for $3
Tuesday - Buy Two Tuesday (special pairing offer)
Wednesday - Steel cut oatmeal for $2
Thursday - All baked goods $1 off with drink purchase
Friday - 16 oz. All Fruit Smoothies for $3
Date: April 25 - May 31
Baskin-Robbins
Deal: 31 cent scoop night
Date: April 28 from 5pm - 10pm
Deal: Buy any smoothie, and get another one of equal or lesser value for free.
Date: Today through April 25
Starbucks
Deal: Free cup of coffee for any customer that brings in a reusable travel mug.
Date: April 15
Jack in the Box
Deal: Free small order of fries
Date: April 16
Location: At participating restaurants. Offer not valid in Spokane, WA; Tulsa, OK.
Chick-fil-A
Deal: Free snacks all week long
Monday - 3-piece Chick-n-strips
Tuesday - Small waffle potato fries
Wednesday - Yogurt parfait
Thursday - Chicken nuggets
Friday - Fudge nut brownie
Date: Today until April 16
Location: Varies.
Looking ahead...
Jamba Juice
Deal: Feel Good Specials
Monday - Protein and fiber rich Ideal Meals for $3
Tuesday - Buy Two Tuesday (special pairing offer)
Wednesday - Steel cut oatmeal for $2
Thursday - All baked goods $1 off with drink purchase
Friday - 16 oz. All Fruit Smoothies for $3
Date: April 25 - May 31
Baskin-Robbins
Deal: 31 cent scoop night
Date: April 28 from 5pm - 10pm
Duct Tape is my Friend
So a few months ago I hear scratching in the walls of my place. I knew exactly what this was because when I was a child living in Riverside, the armpit of the world, we had rats one summer. We set poison and traps and then they died leaving us with their stench in the walls of our house. Finally my parents called the exterminators who took out the dead rats and fumigated for the smell. This time around, the owners set traps and mostly likely poison (stupid) and the rats died ---- in my walls. The stench was unbearable about 2 weeks ago but it's subsided.
Friday night there were about 8 flies in my place. With my handy rolled up magazine, I killed them all, but then, more flies. In all told, I killed 27 flies Friday night. Saturday morning, there was even more! I felt like I should be finding some chopsticks a la Karate Kid style.
Saturday night, while walking through my hallway, I heard a buzzing and looked up to see my hallway lamp filled with buzzing flies. At least 50 buzzing around and another 10-20 dead on the bottom. Yes, there was a huge freak out on my part. I didn't know what to do and thought about spraying with raid and then thought that I didn't want to smell that either.
Duct tape is my friend. Armed with a fresh roll, I taped up the lamp, the crack between lamp and ceiling, smoke dector, mirror in bathroom that often has termites escaping out and anything else I could find that even remotely had an opening to the walls.
By Sunday night, the rain and cold came. Monday morning when someone came to look at my Lord of the Flies, there was 40+ dead flies and no flying ones in the lamp. Gross is not adequate. YEESH. YUCK. DISGUSTING... there's more but you get it.
The plan is to cut the ceiling out and fumigate and then replace the lamp/ceiling back.
This is not Ethiopia but it felt like it and I've been there.
All told, I killed 62 flies this weekend. Not my idea of fun in the city.
Here's some more fun:
Slashfood review the new KFC death burger/thingy:
http://www.slashfood.com/2010/04/12/kfc-double-down-sandwich-taste-test/
Gross Factor Foods from around the world
http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Bizarre_Foods/Photos/Slideshow_Gross_Factor_Photos
How to win a hot dog eating contest:
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/video.aspx?vid=1b7ca9c6-2f7c-468d-9e0a-ff9e864a527d
I love you Tina Fey --- Brownie Husband from SNL
http://eater.com/archives/2010/04/11/brownie-husband-with-tina-fey-on-saturday-night-live.php
Friday night there were about 8 flies in my place. With my handy rolled up magazine, I killed them all, but then, more flies. In all told, I killed 27 flies Friday night. Saturday morning, there was even more! I felt like I should be finding some chopsticks a la Karate Kid style.
Saturday night, while walking through my hallway, I heard a buzzing and looked up to see my hallway lamp filled with buzzing flies. At least 50 buzzing around and another 10-20 dead on the bottom. Yes, there was a huge freak out on my part. I didn't know what to do and thought about spraying with raid and then thought that I didn't want to smell that either.
Duct tape is my friend. Armed with a fresh roll, I taped up the lamp, the crack between lamp and ceiling, smoke dector, mirror in bathroom that often has termites escaping out and anything else I could find that even remotely had an opening to the walls.
By Sunday night, the rain and cold came. Monday morning when someone came to look at my Lord of the Flies, there was 40+ dead flies and no flying ones in the lamp. Gross is not adequate. YEESH. YUCK. DISGUSTING... there's more but you get it.
The plan is to cut the ceiling out and fumigate and then replace the lamp/ceiling back.
This is not Ethiopia but it felt like it and I've been there.
All told, I killed 62 flies this weekend. Not my idea of fun in the city.
Here's some more fun:
Slashfood review the new KFC death burger/thingy:
http://www.slashfood.com/2010/04/12/kfc-double-down-sandwich-taste-test/
Gross Factor Foods from around the world
http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Bizarre_Foods/Photos/Slideshow_Gross_Factor_Photos
How to win a hot dog eating contest:
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/video.aspx?vid=1b7ca9c6-2f7c-468d-9e0a-ff9e864a527d
I love you Tina Fey --- Brownie Husband from SNL
http://eater.com/archives/2010/04/11/brownie-husband-with-tina-fey-on-saturday-night-live.php
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Been a long time
Some random cool stuff --
Amazing flash sites:
http://www.flashmoto.com/blog/flash-news/the-most-fascinating-flash-websites-youve-ever-seen/
It's not what you think but it sure is cool:
http://www.youtube.com/nissancanada
That's all for now. Just working through life.
Amazing flash sites:
http://www.flashmoto.com/blog/flash-news/the-most-fascinating-flash-websites-youve-ever-seen/
It's not what you think but it sure is cool:
http://www.youtube.com/nissancanada
That's all for now. Just working through life.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Me vs. Leaf Blower Guy
I won. Leaf blowers whether gas or electric are illegal in SM. After 3 months of calling the city, then the police, then our neighborhood Santa Monica advocate (also police) and having none of those wonderful people give me the time of day, I emailed the building owner the SM city citing, code, violation and fine.
Let me bring you up to date --- Every Friday morning, leaf blower guy (LBG) would show up at my building to essentially blow the dirt, dog poop, trash and oh yeah, the non existent leaves around. He'd show up about 7-7:15 with a GAS powered unit, stand in front of bedroom windows (mine in particular) and go at it. It was loud, polluting and violating. I went out and nicely talked to him, he feigned not understanding English (of course). I was angry at him and he stared at me. I was furious, nothing. I took him the city code, the violation, the law, he laughed at me and literally blew the blower at me. I informed the building manager who did not reply back.
Finally, I wrote emails to the powers that be. Today... LGB was sweeping downstairs but didn't come into our building today. I waved at him from my balcony. He flipped me off once again. Nice. I don't care. I get his anger. Sweeping is not easy. Neither is being woken up to the sound and smell of a gas/oil mixture of fumes coming into your bedroom.
I win LBG. I haven't won or felt the world is fair in a very long time. We both benefited. You avoid a fine and get some much needed exercise and paid more for taking more time doing your job, I get to breathe, start my weekend off not angry and oppressed and having a little more say in my life and living area. I know you won't see it my way but today I feel a little better.
Let me bring you up to date --- Every Friday morning, leaf blower guy (LBG) would show up at my building to essentially blow the dirt, dog poop, trash and oh yeah, the non existent leaves around. He'd show up about 7-7:15 with a GAS powered unit, stand in front of bedroom windows (mine in particular) and go at it. It was loud, polluting and violating. I went out and nicely talked to him, he feigned not understanding English (of course). I was angry at him and he stared at me. I was furious, nothing. I took him the city code, the violation, the law, he laughed at me and literally blew the blower at me. I informed the building manager who did not reply back.
Finally, I wrote emails to the powers that be. Today... LGB was sweeping downstairs but didn't come into our building today. I waved at him from my balcony. He flipped me off once again. Nice. I don't care. I get his anger. Sweeping is not easy. Neither is being woken up to the sound and smell of a gas/oil mixture of fumes coming into your bedroom.
I win LBG. I haven't won or felt the world is fair in a very long time. We both benefited. You avoid a fine and get some much needed exercise and paid more for taking more time doing your job, I get to breathe, start my weekend off not angry and oppressed and having a little more say in my life and living area. I know you won't see it my way but today I feel a little better.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
STAR TREK AT QUEEN MARY!!!
Okay kids, here's the other PHOTOS from Star Trek: The Tour
Yippee!!! A fun day was had by all.
Video of Nick harassing Captain Kirk to follow soon. It's not to be missed!
Sunday nap
gosh how time flies. I didn't realize it had been 2 weeks AGAIN since I'd posted. But I've been saving...
Cabernet Grapevine Bonsai
Waffle-Coated Hot Dog
Apple pie-cake
Absinthe is making a HUGE comeback
French Fry-Encrusted Corndogs
NSFW: Playboy France March 2008
As If You Needed Another Reason To Go To France
Julie and Julia
20 best songs about hookers
Bauer Blog
Cindy Crawford is better than you
Show Renewal Update
EGGS 101
The Incredible Hulk Movie Trailer
New Images from DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda
20 Biggest Record Company Screw-Ups of All Time
Glendale, the kebab's home away from home
Exhaustburger: cooking while driving!
America's 10 Best Burgers
LA's Innovative cocktails
Starbucks co-founder talks about early days
Dreamworks Cast for Monsters vs. Aliens
Reusable ways to wrap your sandwich
Frozen Pizza Taste Test
Maple-bacon and Absinthe Lollypops
Kirby cake. Too cute to eat?
Starship Troopers 3 Poster
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder Trailer
***MOVIE POSTERS FOR 2008****
New International Speed Racer Movie Trailers
Life of Pi movie still in the works
Just cool
New Iron Man Posters!
Frozen in Grand Central Station - Video
Shockingly Cocky SLEB quotes
The condiment gallery
Wearable Cutlery
Here's your plate, spoon, and...knork?
A few more bites from Alton Brown
Pinkberry comes to me
Three-Legged Chopsticks from MoMAstore
Danger Mouse to produce Beck's next album
Seinfeld Plans NBC Comeback
Introducing the world's smallest gun
Tom Waits Planning Summer Tour
Back to Your Couches!
Who Says Women Aren't Funny?
Akasha in CC
Strip Mall Discoveries
The 64 Greatest Things About LA
Navigating: strip mall eats
Coconut Cupcakes
Papabubble
Tickle party (weird but you have to see it)
FIRST PICTURES OF WATCHMEN CHARACTERS IN COSTUME
'Major League Eating: The Game' Coming Soon for the Nintendo Wii
Cabernet Grapevine BonsaiWaffle-Coated Hot Dog
Apple pie-cake
Absinthe is making a HUGE comeback
French Fry-Encrusted Corndogs
NSFW: Playboy France March 2008
As If You Needed Another Reason To Go To France
Julie and Julia
20 best songs about hookers
Bauer Blog
Cindy Crawford is better than you
Show Renewal Update
EGGS 101
The Incredible Hulk Movie Trailer
New Images from DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda
20 Biggest Record Company Screw-Ups of All Time
Glendale, the kebab's home away from home
Exhaustburger: cooking while driving!
America's 10 Best Burgers
LA's Innovative cocktails
Starbucks co-founder talks about early days
Dreamworks Cast for Monsters vs. Aliens
Reusable ways to wrap your sandwich
Frozen Pizza Taste Test
Maple-bacon and Absinthe Lollypops
Kirby cake. Too cute to eat?
Starship Troopers 3 Poster
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder Trailer
***MOVIE POSTERS FOR 2008****
New International Speed Racer Movie Trailers
Life of Pi movie still in the works
Just cool
New Iron Man Posters!
Frozen in Grand Central Station - Video
Shockingly Cocky SLEB quotes
The condiment gallery
Wearable Cutlery
Here's your plate, spoon, and...knork?
A few more bites from Alton Brown
Pinkberry comes to me
Three-Legged Chopsticks from MoMAstore
Danger Mouse to produce Beck's next album
Seinfeld Plans NBC Comeback
Introducing the world's smallest gun
Tom Waits Planning Summer Tour
Back to Your Couches!
Who Says Women Aren't Funny?
Akasha in CC
Strip Mall Discoveries
The 64 Greatest Things About LA
Navigating: strip mall eats
Coconut Cupcakes
Papabubble
Tickle party (weird but you have to see it)
FIRST PICTURES OF WATCHMEN CHARACTERS IN COSTUME
'Major League Eating: The Game' Coming Soon for the Nintendo Wii
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Sunday slam
Trailer Day!
Hitch up the trailer, pop a cold one and let's settle in for a good matinee.
Meet Bill
Trailer for the quirky new comedy about a guy trying to win back his wife while mentoring a teen, starring Aaron Eckhart, Elizabeth Banks and the ever-present Jessica Alba.
Pathology
Trailer for the new thriller about a group of medical students trying to commit the perfect murder.
Love Guru
Trailer for the new Mike Myers movie about a wannabe self-help guru, also starring Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson and Justin Timberlake.
OutGroove
Far Eastern philosophies like Zen Buddhism, TAO and Buddhism are some of the characteristics of this incredible work. The commercial elements of the music and film yield an inseparable synergy here, through which the stories gain a unique modern translation.
Step Brothers!!!!
Trailer for the highly anticipated new Adam McKay (Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights) movie about two middle-aged losers (Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly) who get competitive when their parents (and therefore each of them) move in together.
Possession
Trailer for the new thriller starring Sarah Michelle Geller.
Redband Pineapple Express
The red band (r-rated) trailer for the upcoming Judd Appatow film about a stoner and his dealer on the run from the police, starring Seth Rogan and James Franco.
Austin Powers: Goldmember
Teaser trailer for the third Austin Powers where Verne Troyer plays mini Austin Powers.
Dark Knight
First full trailer for the Batman sequel, starring Christian Bale plus Heath Ledger as Joker.
Chapter 27
Trailer for the new Lindsay Lohan and Jared Leto movie about the man who shot John Lennon, Mark David Chapman.
Street Kings
Trailer for the new David Ayer film about an LAPD officer who's forced to battle against his fellow cops, starring Keanu Reeves, Forrest Whitaker, and HUGH LAURIE! (I'm a big House fan).
Hitch up the trailer, pop a cold one and let's settle in for a good matinee.
Meet Bill
Trailer for the quirky new comedy about a guy trying to win back his wife while mentoring a teen, starring Aaron Eckhart, Elizabeth Banks and the ever-present Jessica Alba.
Pathology
Trailer for the new thriller about a group of medical students trying to commit the perfect murder.
Love Guru
Trailer for the new Mike Myers movie about a wannabe self-help guru, also starring Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson and Justin Timberlake.
OutGroove
Far Eastern philosophies like Zen Buddhism, TAO and Buddhism are some of the characteristics of this incredible work. The commercial elements of the music and film yield an inseparable synergy here, through which the stories gain a unique modern translation.
Step Brothers!!!!
Trailer for the highly anticipated new Adam McKay (Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights) movie about two middle-aged losers (Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly) who get competitive when their parents (and therefore each of them) move in together.
Possession
Trailer for the new thriller starring Sarah Michelle Geller.
Redband Pineapple Express
The red band (r-rated) trailer for the upcoming Judd Appatow film about a stoner and his dealer on the run from the police, starring Seth Rogan and James Franco.
Austin Powers: Goldmember
Teaser trailer for the third Austin Powers where Verne Troyer plays mini Austin Powers.
Dark Knight
First full trailer for the Batman sequel, starring Christian Bale plus Heath Ledger as Joker.
Chapter 27
Trailer for the new Lindsay Lohan and Jared Leto movie about the man who shot John Lennon, Mark David Chapman.
Street Kings
Trailer for the new David Ayer film about an LAPD officer who's forced to battle against his fellow cops, starring Keanu Reeves, Forrest Whitaker, and HUGH LAURIE! (I'm a big House fan).
Friday, February 29, 2008
Leap DAY – Friday Free!! Part Deux
Chuck Palahniuk interview + scenes from Choke!
Trailer for CORALINE
George Clooney - immortalised in jelly beans
Iron Chef: Behind the Scenes
Fancy-Shmancy Pizza in LA
Edie Falco Gets Pilot for Showtime
Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality
20 Movies that Make Men Cry
A giant stick of cinnamon
David Fincher to direct 'Black Hole'
Walt Disney Pictures Sets '09/'10 Release Dates
Hollywood's 10 Most Successful On-Screen Pairings
live-action 'Akira'
Ease painful burns with honey
The 5 Biggest Badass Popes
Love, Japanese Style
Will Ferrell and Dave Grohl live
Seven of the Deadliest Delicacies
Personal destination point
Flamingo Flamenco
Religion in Lego's
Lick it
Magnetic Ink, process video
Flattery Begins at Four
An Eggnigma: An Egg Within an Egg
How Do You Count Your Cash?
Nanoscale Images
St Skeletor’s Day 2008
Truth about teleportation
Graphic novel recommendation: Casanova Book 1: Luxuria
Beam Me Up Scotty? A Q&A about Quantum Teleportation with H. Jeff Kimble
Evolution of Car Logos
Seamour Sheep Lamp
King of the Hill Desktop Icons
Mori Sushi
California Sushi Academy
Sushi – behind the scenes
Objectivism in Bioshock
Submersible car
FreakAngels
Trailer for CORALINE
George Clooney - immortalised in jelly beans
Iron Chef: Behind the Scenes
Fancy-Shmancy Pizza in LA
Edie Falco Gets Pilot for Showtime
Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality
20 Movies that Make Men Cry
A giant stick of cinnamon
David Fincher to direct 'Black Hole'
Walt Disney Pictures Sets '09/'10 Release Dates
Hollywood's 10 Most Successful On-Screen Pairings
live-action 'Akira'
Ease painful burns with honey
The 5 Biggest Badass Popes
Love, Japanese Style
Will Ferrell and Dave Grohl live
Seven of the Deadliest Delicacies
Personal destination point
Flamingo Flamenco
Religion in Lego's
Lick it
Magnetic Ink, process video
Flattery Begins at Four
An Eggnigma: An Egg Within an Egg
How Do You Count Your Cash?
Nanoscale Images
St Skeletor’s Day 2008
Truth about teleportation
Graphic novel recommendation: Casanova Book 1: Luxuria
Beam Me Up Scotty? A Q&A about Quantum Teleportation with H. Jeff Kimble
Evolution of Car Logos
Seamour Sheep Lamp
King of the Hill Desktop Icons
Mori Sushi
California Sushi Academy
Sushi – behind the scenes
Objectivism in Bioshock
Submersible car
FreakAngels
Friday Free! Part Uno
Grapefruit...
Kabuki (food porn)
CC additions
Celebrity Quotes #1
Gnarls Barkley's new video
Tea Bag Art, really
Justice League in '09
Wild Things being recast
Oprah, book, bestseller
Iron Man Trailer
Young Spock
Rainn Wilson's audition for Juno
New Hulk and Wolverine images
YES
Get Smart Trailer
Star Misses: 10 Career-Changing Roles That Weren't
Wall•e
Kimmel + Affleck = True Love
Superhero movie poster
Making of Tea
Righteous Kill. Trailer
Baby Mama Trailer
OMG
animated shorts
Magnetic curtain
Indie Sex: 10 Greatest Sex Scenes of All Time
Michel Gondry on Conan
Planet 51
Hide an image
Weaponized diamond engagement ring
Privacy urinals
Nautilus-themed steampunk home theatre
Hamburger lunch-box
Steampunk Iron Man action-figure mod
Disneyland by jetpack
Plushie brain cell
Real fake (un)natural Japanese packaging
rotten neighbor
Han Solo in Carbonite desk
What does outer space smell like?
Nautilus house
It's all about Oil
iBed
TIC TAC TOAST
House of the future
New Theme Park Experience Rumored for Walt Disney World
Craigslist humor
Can you name all the US presidents?
The Ruins Trailer
TOP 10 SHOTS OF 2007
Huey Lewis... All growed up
JJ Talks Cloverfield 2
Celebrity Quotes #2
Iron Man Trailer
M Cafe de Culver City, Isla
Anticipated Movies of 2009
Kabuki (food porn)
CC additions
Celebrity Quotes #1
Gnarls Barkley's new video
Tea Bag Art, really
Justice League in '09
Wild Things being recast
Oprah, book, bestseller
Iron Man Trailer
Young Spock
Rainn Wilson's audition for Juno
New Hulk and Wolverine images
YES
Get Smart Trailer
Star Misses: 10 Career-Changing Roles That Weren't
Wall•e
Kimmel + Affleck = True Love
Superhero movie poster
Making of Tea
Righteous Kill. Trailer
Baby Mama Trailer
OMG
animated shorts
Magnetic curtain
Indie Sex: 10 Greatest Sex Scenes of All Time
Michel Gondry on Conan
Planet 51
Hide an image
Weaponized diamond engagement ring
Privacy urinals
Nautilus-themed steampunk home theatre
Hamburger lunch-box
Steampunk Iron Man action-figure mod
Disneyland by jetpack
Plushie brain cell
Real fake (un)natural Japanese packaging
rotten neighbor
Han Solo in Carbonite desk
What does outer space smell like?
Nautilus house
It's all about Oil
iBed
TIC TAC TOAST
House of the future
New Theme Park Experience Rumored for Walt Disney World
Craigslist humor
Can you name all the US presidents?
The Ruins Trailer
TOP 10 SHOTS OF 2007
Huey Lewis... All growed up
JJ Talks Cloverfield 2
Celebrity Quotes #2
Iron Man Trailer
M Cafe de Culver City, Isla
Anticipated Movies of 2009
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