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somewhere under the rainbow: rufus wainwright at the hollywood bowl.
rufus wainwright at the hollywood bowl, recreating judy garland's 1961 concert at the carnegie hall. september 23, 2007. was he up for the task? "recreation" would be too strong a word; perhaps...
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the fun starts here: la county fair.
oh, the los angeles county fair. it's over, but you know, you can always plan for next year. i loved the ad campaign, which poked fun at la stereotypes, but god knows everyone i know has their own...
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the refresher.
i'm ashamed to say i don't frequent the refresher in the farmers market all that much. it is one of the few stalls i clearly remember from my childhood that is still in the market, and one of the least...
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ashes.
everything's burning, a horrible thing has happened in my manila neighbourhood, a long ago friend has passed; i am unspeakably sad today. i wish for anyone who passes through here to be well, happy,...
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weekend lunch in san pedro.
sunny weekends in los angeles are wonderful, but sometimes the heat can be a little more than one can take. one of my favourite weekend day escape is lunch on the waterfront in san pedro, at the ports...
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drive by: dolce isola.
just a mini-report from my cousin, ed, regarding dolce isola, the ivy-offshoot that is in a very, very unlikely location--about half a block away from hamilton high school on robertson. but,...
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basquing in bakersfield: lunch at wool growers.
i have always had a bit of affection for bakersfield, ever since a long ago trip down the 99 in the wee hours of the morning, with my only company being the radio. i turned to the left of the dial,...
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R.E.M. at the hollywood bowl 29 may 08
i was told that the sound was terrible for most of their set. i was in the garden boxes, and it was actually quite good--not particularly loud, which should have tipped me off. that, along with the...
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diversion.
my new favourite diversion is the flickr group, guess where LA. g'wan over to see if you can figure out where each photo was taken.
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thursday night market at yamashiro's.
i brought the wrong camera lens for the market, so there aren't any food shots for you (besides the gorgeous stone fruit. so good.) . but here's what you need to know: a few flower and produce vendors...
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the inevitable jitlada post, probably *not* the one you want to read.
yeah. i knew i'd get around to it. i haven't been to jitlada in maybe six years, and i remember liking it but not loving it. it was quite possibly before the current owners took over and transformed it...
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special delivery
it may not be the most glamorous job, but delivering ice cream on one of the hottest days in los angeles might be the best.
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belle + sebastian forever.
it was literally a dark and stormy night. lightning was in the distance, and rain pouring sobering buckets on a drunken euphoria of the thought of belle + sebastian playing at hollywood forever...
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chung king debris.
it's not as spicy as the photo would suggest. also, possibly not as interesting in its pre-digested state. i do, however, highly recommend the eels with brown peppercorns.deelish.chung king1000 s san...
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the don draper float
the don draper ice cream float: one scoop of don draper-flavoured ice cream--vanilla, bourbon, caramel and smoke--floated in boylan bottleworks creme soda. from the lake street creamery truck at the...
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trippin'!
yoony and i took a quick trip up to san francisco relatively recently...probably spent more time on the road than in the city, so yay for that, interstate highway and byway system. you own us.my...
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dinner at incanto, in which i finally meet....
(x-posted at my guammy blog)one of my favourite blogs is ono kine grindz, which is based out of honolulu, but its author, reid, is a globetrotting kind of guy. we had made plans throughout the years to...
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a walk around hayes valley.
just some photos from one of my favourite neighbourhoods in the citybell'occhio, a curious shop filled with curiosities. there was a lady dressed like an elegant acorn in there, and i bought a hazelnut...
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sunday morning at porto's bakery.
a little sunday morning instagramming. apple galette red velvet cupcakes and flan guava and cream cheese pastries parfaita damn fine cheese roll. medianoche sandwiches for breakfast.porto's...
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