Adventures in Precipitation: Los Angeles Endures RAIN!

Here comes the rain again… Everyone by now knows about rain and Los Angeles: the two don’t mix. They’re simply not meant for each other — kind of like Carlos Mencia and an original punchline (heyohhh!!). Luckily, rain keeps its distance for most of the year, but then comes “winter” (ie. the time when the temperature …

L.A. Chinese Dining on Christmas: A Modern TRAVESTY

A sight rarer than the unicorn. When it comes to dining options on Christmas, the choices are few and far between for the greater non-Christian population of America; however, there is usually one standby whose open doors have become a tradition unto themselves. I’m of course talking about your neighborhood Chinese restaurant, a culinary outpost …

Join Our Club! Oh, wait. DON'T.

I just received an email that was quite curious, and not because it called me by the Asian-esque name, “BEN BEN.” The cyber missive came from an organization called HollywoodMixer.com, and seeing that the title comprised two of my favorite things, I was immediately intrigued. After the header (From: admin@hollywoodmixer.com, To: BEN BEN), the first …

Grammar 1, Idiots 0

To those unfamiliar with the latest offerings on Los Angeles’s Lazy Susan of fads, one particular sensation that has swept the city by storm has been the Frozen Yogurt craze, helpfully nurtured by Pinkberry and its many imitators. Basically, people have rediscovered FroYo, but this time around, they’ve taken out the flavoring, added fresh toppings, …

Further Evidence That Los Angeles Is Run By Idiots

MTA to Los Angeles:  You need more traffic  According to the Los Angeles Times, there’s apparently a movement afoot to install toll mechanisms on the previously free and glorious carpool lanes that extend across L.A. county’s myriad highways.  The thinking is that drivers should pay for the luxurious privilege of a reduced traffic lane, especially …

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Vito's Pizza

For those of you who don’t live in Los Angeles, there’s something you should know about our currently frosty (63 degrees!!) city:  we have very bad pizza.  Let me restate that:  we have very bad normal pizza.  The dainty, gourmet stuff is fine.  You know what I’m talking about:  the fancy stuff with the proscuitto …

Absolutely Horrific

I don’t want to be overly cynical or anything, but I’m truly amazed at how dumb people can be sometimes.  Yes, I know that sounds harsh and particularly “angry blogger”-ish, but it’s true.  I mean, we all do dumb things —  it’s normal — but the other day at the gym, I witnessed one of the …