Author: Andrew

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the brothers

A few weeks ago I received a card in the mail from Warner Brothers studios. The card was an invitation to a free tour of the studio lot. At 9:45am Saturday morning myself and two friends (WB said I could bring up to three other people – Chi stayed up too late Friday and decided […]

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TOOL

Thursday night Aaron and I met up for a Tool show at Staples Center. I felt really old waiting in line next to a bunch of chain smoking goth kids with tattoos and piercings. “Studded” belts were not allowed in the building, and by the time I made it to the metal detectors each security […]

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my little problem

After the post three weeks ago about my emergency room visit I got a response from one my friends. The friend will remain nameless as she told me someone in her family has the same problem. At first she told me this through myspace, but she sent me a more detailed email today. I’ll copy […]

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Ramsey, Patsy

Okay, I’m commenting on the John Mark Karr hullabaloo for two reasons. #1 the media coverage here in Los Angeles. #2 the connection I have to JonBenet. Let’s start at the beginning. Patsy Ramsey was Miss West Virginia in 1977. She was born in Parkersburg West Virginia and graduated from Parkersburg high school . She […]

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a laugh for a change (found on the glorious internet)

In case you needed further proof that the human race is doomed through stupidity, here are some actual label instructions on consumer goods that can be found today being sold in stores nationwide: 1. On Sears hairdryer: “Do not use while sleeping.” (But…, that’s the only time I have to work on my hair) 2. […]

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Totally Tubular

Many of you know of my unique eating problem. In short – apparently sometimes my esophagus just decides to be lazy and not swallow all the way to the stomach. This happens at random and can incapacitate me for anywhere from 30 seconds to an hour, although usually not longer than a ten minute trip […]

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super cut?

A few weeks ago I cut out a coupon for SuperCuts. Yesterday I decided to take the business up on their offer of $2 off. I walked into the small salon in the Albertson’s shopping center on Verdugo and Hollywood Way in Burbank. I remember I’d visited this location long ago when I still lived […]

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Uncle Charlie

Last Friday I got a call from my mother saying that my uncle Charlie had died the evening before. I didn’t know what to say about this, and I still don’t. In the grand scheme of things I ended up being “closer” to my mother’s relatives (Charlie was my mother’s brother in-law) than my father’s […]

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