TJs Goes Gangsta

Have to share. This is just too good not to!

Was in Trader Joes this afternoon. As I'm walking down the frozen food aisle to get a jar of pears (I have an addiction. I'm getting help.), I thought my ears were deceiving me, or that I was at least having a 90s flashback, but there it was. It wasn't an auditory hallucination. That was Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise playing overhead.

What made this truly hilarious, I was in one of the whitest TJs around. La Canada-Flintridge (California), in case you're wondering.

And since the song has been stuck in my head ever since, a trip down memory lane seemed in order...Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise"

Ummm...That's It?

Coachella lineup announced yesterday.

Disappointed.

Not sure who would have got me jumping up and down, but Jack Johnson and Roger Waters aren't it.

In all, am really only interested in: Portishead, The National, Tegan & Sara, Sia, Battles, The Swell Season, Death Cab, Rilo Kiley, Autolux, Justice, and Shout Out Louds. Not sure if that makes a 3-day pass worth it.

Want Coachella to be an annual tradition...but...might opt for the LA Times Book Festival this year.

Although, am intrigued by the All Points West Festival...but torn, because I want to support a local festival, like Coachella, not trek to NY...but do have a free place to stay in NY, so could be worth it.

Must ponder....

First Submission

Well, in holding to my New Year's resolution to finally get moving on freelance writing, I have submitted my first piece.

Yeah. Pat on the back.

At this point, I'm just glad I wrote something and submitted it, even if it never gets published.

Baby steps, baby steps.

The Art of Procrastination

Why does it take me more than six weeks, numerous extensions, and promises to have it done "by next week", to finally get around to writing an article that took all of three hours?

My procrastination skills continue to amaze me!

I'm a little...

...burned out.
...giddy.
...spent.
...amused.
...over it.
...ecstatic.
...tired.
...inebriated.
...annoyed.
...in love.
...frustrated.
...hungry.
...pissed.
...happy.
...bored.

I'm Feeling Old...

So, apparently there is a generation of kids out there today that don't know that Will Smith was a rapper before he did TV or movies, and that the moniker "Fresh Prince" didn't originate with the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

Here's a classic:

Can You Valet A House?

When I lived in DC a few years back (in my past life), some friends bought a one bedroom condo for over $300K. And for another $15K they got ONE parking place in the garage. Parking in DC is horrid, but I always found it ridiculous that they had to pay extra for parking. So, I was a little amused when I saw this:


This house has been parked in a public parking lot in Pasadena (Union & El Molino, if you want to check it out yourself) for a few weeks now. I finally got a picture of it today.

I just wonder, how expensive is it to park a house? And is it cheaper to do it yourself than to valet?