A year ago, my friend and former blog partner Joe (a.k.a. J-Unit) had a bachelor party up in Lake Tahoe. It was a pretty fun bro weekend full of beer pong, barbecuing, and a forest fire (unrelated to the barbecuing). With the area full of smoke, we spent a lot of time indoors, and thankfully …
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VIDEO: Three Grandmas Watch the Kim Kardashian Sex Tape. ‘Nuff Said.
Old people: they’re just like us! Take for example these three women of a certain age who gather to watch the Kim Kardashian / Ray-J sex tape for the first time. To put it mildly, it’s hilarious. Thanks, m_ruv for the heads up!
How To Pub Crawl for 12 Hours in Downtown LA
Your guide to some of Downtown LA’s best bars: divey hole-in-the-walls, swanky rooftop escapes, artsy biergartens, and much more…
B-Side Blog To Judge Southwest Regional Barista Competition
My biggest physical challenge yet: squaring off against caffeine.
Currywurst Arrives In Los Angeles!
When I went to Germany three and a half years ago with my friends jash and m_ruv, I returned with an undying love for currywurst, a local street food in Berlin that combines sausage and curried ketchup. Some vendors sell it with bratwurst, others with bockwurst, and quite frankly there are many heated arguments (according …
DEAD CELEBRITIES: Corey Haim Edition
Just days after several ’80s teen icons were resurrected at the Oscars, one of that era’s most famous teen idols has died. Corey Haim passed away at 38 today after struggling for years with addiction and drug abuse. Sad news indeed. Is it bad that my first instinct is to wonder if he’ll make it …
GOOGLE BUZZ: Yea or Neigh?
Google launched its new, horrific service Google Buzz today, which is basically all the fun of Facebook, but without the architecture. Or structure. Or lack of chaos. In short, it’s like a chat room with no walls. A total and complete inundation of commentary that sprawls and grows faster than the most insidious of weeds. …
Substitution Fail
From the menu at Marmalade in Los Angeles This seems to be illogical. Thanks to m_ruv for spotting it.
ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: Bombes Away!
Impressed by my ever involved Adventures in Domesticity, my mother last month gave me two Julia Child cookbooks: Julia Child & Company and Julia Child & More Company. My mom, who likes to call herself C-Side, explained to me that more than any other tomes, these two cookbooks elevated her culinary education. This was all …
Cat Magnets Provide Delightful Afternoon Fun
A most welcome surprise came for me this afternoon: a friend of mine sent me an early, unexpected birthday gift. But this wasn’t any ordinary gift. It was Dress-Up Cat Magnets. And yes, it’s exactly as it sounds. In honor of these new magnets, I decided to craft several cats in the likeness of their …
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