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This is taking place about a hundred or so feet from my building ( Read more... )

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/6060699/Chalk-in-three-dimensions-the-pavement-art-of-Kurt-Wenners.html

I don't normally put stock in horoscopes; because they seem based in fantasy most of the time.
But Free Will Astrology tends to gobsmack me with timely accuracy a lot of the time.
And given the current events and activities at work, this week's is especially serendipitous:

"Libra Horoscope for week of July 23, 2009 ( Read more... )

Yes, as a true Jurassic Technology afficionado, of course my set is a classic GE 19" color model circa 1980?something. I bought it used at a Salvation Army thrift store ten years ago. Now it's just a device to watch DVDs on, which actually it's always been since I moved here. But I've always preferred high-quality and longevity to new technology. ( Read more... )

I swear I had no prediction of it, had nothing to do with it... and the fact that I work at UCLA is just an unfortunate coincidence ( Read more... )

OMG. Under the category of "Hal Bastian's Downtown Tidbits", I completely forgot to mention ( Read more... )

Last night I returned home from my five days in Frisco (fuck the locals who scoff at that ... the proper name is too long for my purposes). I cannot remember the last time I had a more educational and productive vacation that did not involve doing housework. The lowdown is as follows:

Day 1:Did a bunch of errands that day and did not skip town ( Read more... )

So I went to see Primal Scream/BJM and it was stellar. But there were a few things I must remember if I do this again ( Read more... )

SaturdayThis unseasonably warm weather is having the effect of springtime on local animals. And for me personally, this means I am suffering the season of EVEN MORE unwanted attention from undesirable male humanoids. Friday morning as I bolted from my building to the bus stop across the street, I heard some random street person behind me yelling, " ( Read more... )