January 2010
19 posts
My Best of LA: Part 4, Thai Food
Best Place for Tom Kha Soup: Simply Thai, Los Feliz
Those who know me know I’m not particularly adventurous when it comes to ethnic food. I like my New American spa cuisine, basically dishes with beets and gruyere and crusts and berries and delicate stuffed pasta. But I make an exception for spicy coconut soup. I’ve tried the Tom Kha at dozens of Thai places in the city, and Simply...
Coke Talk of the Day
coketalk:
I wasn’t going to say anything, but the Salinger worship is getting a bit out of hand. Honestly, people. Catcher in the Rye is basically a Judy Blume book that grew a little hair on its balls.
Before all you English majors get your panties in a twist, go pull that paperback with the red cover off your top shelf and give it a fresh look now that you’re not writing a high school book...
My Best of LA: Part 3, Vintage Stores
I’ll probably be leaving LA to become a Doctor (of philosophy, hold your applause) in the fall. I’ve lived here for 24 years and I want to share the best things about the city
Best Vintage Party Dresses: Shareen’s Vintage, Los Angeles
Remember this scene from chapter five of The Great Gatsby:
“Shirts of sheet linen and thick silk and fine flannel, which lost their folds as they fell...
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My Best of LA: Part 2, Lesbian Bar
I’ll probably be leaving LA to become a Doctor (of philosophy, hold your applause) in the fall. I’ve lived here for 24 years and I want to share the best things about the city
Best Place to Meet Snotty Hipster Lesbians: Akbar, Silverlake
The Normandie Room in weho closed down last year, and now that it’s gone, the only other female oriented spots in the area are The Palms, GirlBar, and...
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My Best of LA: Part I, Sex Shoppes
I’ll probably be leaving LA to become a Doctor (of philosophy, hold your applause) in the fall. I’ve lived here for 24 years and I want to share the best things about the city
Coco De Mer (West Hollywood)
The Hustler store is for tourists and teenagers, Babeland is small and understocked, and the Pleasure Chest caters to the generic group of gals shopping for bacherlorette party...
gonna pet you tomorrow
“Rupert” is at an adoption event. I’m in no position to adopt a tenth cat, but don’t think I won’t show up and kiss it and flip its ears inside out until all the foster moms get irritated with me.
It's about time
Daddy finally removed the Obama bumper sticker from his car today!
NYU Library acquires the Kathleen Hanna "Papers"
one commenter wonders, “at what point does this become ridiculous?”
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recreational sugar
A friend of mine is in Overeaters Anonymous. One of the guidelines is no “recreational sugar,” i.e. no sweet snacks and desserts. I cannot emphasize enough how this would suck the joy out of my life. My mom is making lemon bars tonight.
You can pry my recreational sugar from my swollen, tingling, diabetic fingers.
I'm back at it
for now. 2010 will go roughly like this: thesis, tumblr, petting kittens, eating processed sugars, watching alt comedy, trying on vintage dresses, sleeping, being gay, thesis, tumblr, thesis.