Dive into the archives.
- 826LA East Opening.
So a few weeks back Jordan Percy and I attended the opening gala of 826LA East/Echo Park Time Travel Mart in Echo Park. For those of you not familiar with 826, it is a writing/tutoring center that gives free help to students during the day, and hosts some pretty lovely workshops for the young at [...]
- Playoffs?!?!
Yesterday marked my second adventure in San Diego Chargers playoff football. The first experience left me quite disheveled, and had they lost this time around I may have banned myself from attendance. Thankfully, Philip “The Fourth” Rivers lived up to his nickname (so what if Kyle and I failed at our many attempts to have [...]
- Revisionist Theories.
So as some of you noticed a few weeks back, I had some issues with comments after I updated WordPress to version 2.3.1.3.4.5.4.3.2 due to my horribly coded blog. This led me to the dark moment of using random templates, which I tried to at least keep fresh by rotating through the templates every few [...]
- The Best Of 2007 List(s).
Let me start by saying this: There were plenty of amazing albums/songs/books/films/shows this year; There were plenty of mindblowing Indie darling albums that are at least 87 million times better than all the albums I list below. Problem is, I didn’t listen to those albums, I listened to these albums. Best of lists are no [...]
- So This Is Christmas.
I am very late in wishing everyone a very happy “you and yours”. While we are here I might as well wish you a Happy New Year as well because I am bound to miss that one too. I headed South to San Diego once again with a car full of luggage, presents and one [...]
- This Was Supposed To Be My Political Platform.
I have often been told in my life that I would make a good lawyer (because I argue), and so at some point I decided this meant I would make a good politician. I thought about running for the water board, mainly because I thought it would be the easiest route. When you are running [...]
- The Way People, Meet People.
I was reading a fairly interesting write up on “Internet Crush Du Jour” Kristen Sloan (The Winger, Apple’s iPhone Ad), and my mind started spinning a bit on some things. Firstly, what made this girl so captivating? If you are a guy, and a guy who is into Apple, you totally were into her simple [...]
- Weekend Reminiscing.
I spent quite a few hours this weekend with my good friend Chad Pearson who was out here visiting from the ATL. Somehow I have a ton of friends in Atlanta, where did that come from? Chad convinced me to buy way too much vinyl, and then was kind enough to let me purchase some [...]
- There Are So Many Things Named Paris That I Dislike.
Quote of her life: Paris Hilton “The elephants get drunk all the time. It is becoming really dangerous. We need to stop making alcohol available to them.” Next up for Miss Hilton is the terrible plight we have allowed to terrorize the Lemmings.
- California, and it being on fire.
So once again California is on fire. Just on Saturday I was down in San Diego, remembering events from 4 years past (not the fires), and then suddenly Sunday events from 4 years past (the fires) were happening all over again.
- Random Recommendations 9.20.07
So I thought it would be fun to start throwing out random things I am currently supporting, and see how it makes the rest of the world feel. Everything Bagels – I’ve been going back to an old friend here, and it’s making every day start out right. Kanye West – Love everything this guy [...]
- Random Recommendations 8.28.07
If you are into music and read my little piece of the internet, you should already be listening to the following; Earlimart Cartel The Honorary Title The Starting Line All their newest releases from the past month or so. They are all fantastic. You like how I sprinkled some Indie into the pop that is [...]
- Holidizzle Paradizznatch
This week I got the message loud and clear that the Metropolitan area of Atlanta loves me and has some quality people in it’s environs. Thank you those who called, thank you those who drove in a van to play shows. If you are from Atlanta and missed out on “The ATL loves Randall” week, [...]
- Coming Soon To A Gaming Platform Near You (But Probably In A Windows 95 Version)
The absolute front runner for the “things that made me fall out of my chair in pure hilarity” award today has to be the story about a video game developed by some Iranian guys called “Rescue The Nuke Scientist”. Yes, this is real. Apparently this is the first Iranian made Nuclear Energy video game. AP [...]
- iPod Emergencies.
So last evening my roommate Kyle, whom some of you out there in blogopolis already know, and I decided to make a trip down to South Coast Plaza. As we were walking out the door, I realised I still had my iPod, in it’s lovely G-Star carrying case, attached to me. I decided to go [...]
- Tips for Lip Biters.
So you might all remember a few posts back I tipped my hand about one of my (read: every male on this planet) weaknesses, the lip bite. Well tonight as I was looking at the random and strange ways people get to this little piece of the internets I call my own, I stumbled across [...]
- Silverlake Is A Bloggers Goldmine.
I just got back from Spaceland in Silverlake, where Juliette (Lewis) & The Licks played their first LA show in quite a few years. It was a celebrity bloggers paradise, but since none of them could get on the list, I’ll have to do my best impression (and put witty things in paranthesis). In attendance [...]
- Take a Safari.
Today the official Personal Computer supplier to Randall Paul Jenkins (dot commmm), Apple made some big announcements. Most of those involve Leopard, which is the next amazing version of OSX. The new Finder looks amazing, and I cannot wait to start using all the previously announced things that people like myself geek out over. The [...]
- Michael Bay Is The Working Man’s Director.
Some people out there think Michael Bay makes bad movies, those same people also support the work of some of the most self-righteous egotistical persons I’ve ever met. I think my point has been made. Michael Bay isn’t about the whole “Hollywood” mentality, or the “I’m an artist” attitudes. Michael Bay is real, makes movies [...]
- Q: Who are you guys shooting for?
A: The Times. All of them. Ice Cube’s new film “First Sunday” is shooting on my street. Incidentally, according to IMDB, I moved to Baltimore, MD. Baltimore is a gorgeous city on the shore of the Pacific… oh wait, that’s Long Beach. Anyway, Ice Cube rolled into town and is making some comedy about a [...]
- JT/JFK Day (AKA Memorial Day).
As we have another 3 day weekend full of sunshine and barbecues to celebrate the persons who have died fighting for the country we call home, some people want to talk about politics and what is wrong with this country. I simply present the stories of 2 men whose lives have had an impact on [...]
- Brady Quinn Fans Are Violent.
Tonight Kyle and I ventured to the center of Los Angeles, a place some call downtown, for Kat’s birthday party. It was a lovely time, and I offended people by playing Kelly Clarkson and Dashboard Confessional. I was the designated driver, because Kyle was the designated drinker of Newcastle Brown Ale, so I took the [...]
- Drunk Drivers don’t want to be drunk.
It’s true, they just want to have one beer and be on their way. That damn peer pressure and all that cool ambiance in the bar though, it’s like they want you to stay and keep drinking. These kind of lawsuits must come from that group of archaic minded individuals that still think; it’s a [...]
- Not My Governor?
This weekend when I was over at Hollywood Park my Father made a comment about our Governor. I believe his words did not include “terrible” or “worthless”, and I don’t have the exact quote but I believe he said “terrific” at some point. My Grandmother and I just looked at each other in disbelief. My [...]
- Intimidating.
A few weeks back I found the perfect bike. It’s gorgeous, it’s designed, it has front disc brakes (no idea why I would need that), it has no chain, it’s $1200.00. Now that’s a lot for a bike, but this bike HAS NO CHAIN!!! I got over the $1200.00 bike when I realised I would [...]
- I was happy with not knowing.
Kyle has just informed me… … Scrubs is back for Season 7.
- The Running Of The Ponies.
Hollywood Park opened for it’s spring meet a few weeks back, and Saturday I supported the just-outside-of-Hollywood-community Inglewood. I have no idea why it’s “Hollywood” Park, all of Hollywood waits for Del Mar. There were a few wardrobe delays getting to the track, but once all was overcome an absolutely wonderful time was had on [...]
- This Is What Living Like This Does.
Jordan Percy decided to grace the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Area with his presence last evening. We decided on t-shirts and suit jackets, already had reservations for 4 (where was our 4th the whole night anyway?) at Rambutan, had finally convinced Kyle that this Target listed in LA nightlife on multiple internet locations, is this [...]
- Automobile Invasion.
Last night at what I will presume was 3:27AM (because that’s when the alarm on somebody else’s car was going off out on the street, which both woke me up and annoyed me when it wouldn’t stop) my vehicle was broken into. When I walked up to the car and saw all kinds of things [...]
- The Downtown Experience.
If you have ever wondered what it’s like where I work, this picture pretty much sums it all up… … that’s just a block over from my building. Optimus stops by the neighborhood at least once a week to eat at this killer Chinese place called New Moon just across from my building.
- The Evolution Of The Internets.
So many of my friends and enemies who follow my weblog may, like me, appreciate good design. I like the world well designed, I like architecture, I like form and function, I like thought before action. It is with that in mind that I’m giving you a little taste of why I have that link [...]
- Mountains of Green and Burnt (Childhood Dreams)
This Sunday I drove down to San Diego to thank my Mother for doing the following things in my life; birthing me, stopping my sister from feeding me scrambled eggs when I was only a few days old, killing the rooster that tried to make me blind, turning off “The Wizard of Oz” (on audio [...]
- Don’t ever steal a parrot in New York.
So some of you have been privy to my telling of the famous “stolen parrot story” that was passed on to me by some journalist acquaintances of mine. It’s a truly great story to tell (some would say better to tell, than to hear), and a great icebreaker for weddings and dinner engagements. The story [...]
- Political Declarations.
I keep forgetting if I’m a registered Democrat or Republican (technically, I just found out I’m not even registered) so deciding who to support is always a tough call. Sometimes I like the Gov’t leaving us alone, sometimes I want the injustices in our daily lives to stop, sometimes I want free gas in exchange [...]
- Not To Break Tradition.
…but “today, a tradition.” Summing it all up with one thing, it was a year of things. Not so much things to eliminate (though there are plenty), but things to remember, things to cherish, things to pretend only existed in alternate dimensions. My life consisted of flights across the Pacific with the most modern of [...]
- Insert This Before It Should Be Inserted.
Driving the five, and I’m learning how to smile. I’m not sure when it was I forgot how, but it is evident, it has been a while. I’m proudly displaying far too much of an affliction for a band that is far too popular for this kind of event. It says so much, it always [...]
- Why Won’t They Just Let Me Buy One?
I would like to save the world’s population of Cheetah’s. However I don’t want to do it your way. I want to do it one Cheetah at a time. Since those people who were graced with the natural presence of the Cheetah blew it and killed them all, why should we give them more? Why [...]
- Fascination.
I have often been told i am before my time. I suppose everyone is really, but then at some point they must get past their time. I would have fought well in the crusades, I would gladly have slaughtered hundreds of innocent men (so long as I could do so with a sword and with [...]
- Forward, Falling Forward.
In what was to become a pivotal moment in my life, soundtracked via Heatmiser ever so suspiciously by a man-who-would-be-genius-if-his-life-weren’t-cut-short, I tripped on my own tears knowing there are some things I am missing more than anything in this world, and some I can’t wait to get away from. And it did, because of me. [...]
- The Daylight Revolution
“It is official, I am giving up on daylight savings time. I will start a club, there will be membership cards of course; we will flash them incessantly to anyone who proclaims we are late.” And so started the major revolution of Drake’s life; finally his cross had arrived via mail order, and it was [...]
- Ten Thousand Year Old Increments.
I don’t like this air, but do we really know any better. I traveled today across hours in minutes. I froze time once, months ago, and now I have reached its rival, speeding time up. We always hoped it possible, but it only comes as a distraction, I aged 5 more years today, which means [...]
- Return To Normalcy.
A word is not a word until it is first used by someone. That is how it has been in history, that is how it should be today. However instead we say that a word is only these things of old, that we cannot create new, that we must hinder the natural progression of our [...]
- I Woke Up This Morning.
Which is a fine start. It is very clear to me that Long Beach is the new Seattle, which was the new London. And this makes alot more sense being the new London. I am here, and she may very well be in London again. She’s always leaving this place I tried to meet her [...]
- I Could Have Sworn These Were My Words… My Thoughts…
David Eggers, Author/Designer taken from an interview conducted for “YSKOV(Sacrament)” release. “You actually asked me the question: “Are you taking any steps to keep shit real?” I want you always to look back on this time as being a time when those words came out of your mouth. Now, there was a time when such [...]
- Complicated Simple
So sitting here deciding which hardcover edition of books I already have read to purchase makes up my time. And I contemplate my decision making ability, as of late it has failed me. Am I so wrong in so many circumstances? Have I created this alternate mindset, that the rest of the world hasn’t followed [...]
- The Spring Predictives.
I’m pretty sure I will marry someone famous, or someone famous’ ex- wife, or someone famous’ illegitimate daughter, or just a model who is not really famous but gets us into all the Vogue parties. Or someone who is absolutely so amazing that she is famous to me and that’s all that matters.
- Rock over London, Rock on Chicago!
I myself am not sure how it felt when Elvis died, or when JFK was ripped from their hearts, or when the plane went down that took out Ritchie Valens, or when Lennon was stolen from pop culture, but I now can imagine. I experienced the loss of many, Kurt Cobain, Micheal Hutchence, Brad Nowell, [...]
- Neon Signs And 5 Lane Exits.
So after a week-ending, because it included part of the week, of roadtrips and concerts it puts quite a nice spin on the world. You never really know how resourceful you can be until it hits you in a parking lot, and yes jumper cables are so much more valuable to me. We all seem [...]
- You Gotta Have Your Moments.
I don’t know what I want but I should find it, at least before it’s found in the darkness. And it’s not so much that I’m afraid of the darkness, but the simple truth known only to myself at this moment. You cannot see very well in the darkness, and if my judgment is to [...]
- A Night On The Mesa.
I was at this party Friday night, no Saturday, because Friday was dinner and sit in the kids section at Borders reading magazines night. All my friends were drinking, and they were drinking Ice House which must be the worst beer ever made, and I was so over it. I wanted to push people in [...]
- Who Would Honestly Build A City In A Desert?
It’s all so surreal though, the situation, how we met. Every conversation we have there in my memory as if I only dreamed it. Maybe I am just piecing together all the great moments before the fall from all my past situations. It’s just a compilation, a really good compilation. So she calls, and she [...]
- The Once Traveled, Shall Return.
You wake up, shower. Black shirt or Blue? Black. Coffee or Tea? Black… Coffee. The day begins; you walk out your door. Meanwhile in the rest of the world they do the same. You get in your car, slide the next hit into the stereo. You drive away, never noticing she has the same routine. [...]
