im not in the best mood this morning



next door there were several trucks making noises at 730am. is that even legal?

now at 8:58am, of course theyre quiet.

i also dont like it when its cold in los angeles in the morning. its 52 degrees. not why we pay the rent here that we do. for this temperatures we could be living in indiana for a fraction.

but then i went to laughing squid - SINCE I WAS AWAKE - and lo, this quasi arcade fire band has released this whimsical video and it made me wanna take on the day.

also cant believe corey haim is dead.

make out with your crushes. never know what tomorrow may bring.

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worked from home today which was great cuz today i was asked if i could do dinner at 6pm



as the inventor of everythingll tell you
it can take a while to get from say hollywood to the ocean at rush hour



so i combed my hair right and left the crib early cuz it can take longer than an hour to get across town.



somewhere around culver city i was all, damn that is so beautiful



met two lovely ladies at kanpai japanese restaurant, said peter do us right



and he omakazied the heck outta us. and then after we paid up he was all

try this, on me, for each of you.

a little sake called Demon Chaser.

ironic since it makes you devilish.

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milwaukee has still yet to deliver a proper man, making poor lindsay blame herself. WI!?



you know lindsay from minnesota. who once dated that billionaire only to run off to wisconsin to find some corn fed prince charming in gods country? seems like no matter who we are, what age we be, or where our crib at, we all share the same patterns:

I either spend months with someone I dislike, pretending that I can ignore everything about them that makes me cringe, only because they seem so deeply infatuated with me...

And then, when I actually like someone I convince myself that they could not possibly like me. It's as if I've come to expect that relationships can only be one sided.

my prognosis: this sounds like a woman who needs to come to austin starting next weekend and hug drink it out.

that probably goes for the rest of you too.

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tacos arizas is why i believe in america



or at least los angeles.

only here can you make food out of a truck, park it next to a walgreens,

and please so many people all night, who dont deserve your tender wares.

they have a few milk crates on the sidewalk if you cant wait to eat yr tacos

they have a small card table aside the trailer if you want to add some salsa

and across the street a man in a tiny truck blares spanish music and repairs shoes.

he has a sign that says shoe repairs.

i wait for my tacos al pastor, look down at my shoes, and wished they needed repairing.

a buck fifty for two tacos, four bucks for a pollo burrito, a buck tip and

oh why not another fiddy cent for being so awesome

and then speed away into the darkness of echo park

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did you know that sxsw was the first place i ever met mad pony kristin?



will i see her this year? who knows.

did you know that Motörhead is going to make their mighty return to austin?

and gen. pitt, they're rockin on st paddys day.

and also, did you know that as of today you can now download 1,000 songs for free, legally?

almost one each from the over 1,400 bands that will be there.

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you all know mr todd martens, but do you know why hes smiling?



cuz he beat the f outta cancer.

see that scar? todd was at the doctor and the doctor said:

all those years of basking in the right field bleachers of wrigley has gotten you skin cancer

todd said left field doc, left field. (right field sucks.)

then todd sucker punched his primary care physician, rifled through the cabinets until he found a scalpel. and

cut

that

evil

out of his 48 inch python.

totally not his pitching arm but that doesnt even matter either.

what matters is he took the cancer and showed it to his totally freaked out and cowering doctor sprawled on the floor and said is this it? IS THIS THE CANCER DOC?!!!!?!?!11?

he was all yes i guess yes!

and todd flicked it out the window

opened the door

paid the nurse his $25 co-pay

and sewed up his arm with a guitar string left handed

while reviewing the new frightened rabbits epic with his right.

because sometimes, friends, it aint no thing.

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this sushi wasnt good



the service was fast, the price was ok. but everything we ate felt like it was left overs from thursday

and it was sunday.

heres why Foursquare is powerful - as bad as it was, the restaurant in question has no mayor.

which means if i simply go back for a drink then im its mayor.

but who wants to be mayor of somewhere pukey and terrible and dry and flavorless?

ive only been playing foursquare for a little over a month and im already mayor of 7 places, and i highly recommend them all:

+ El Gran Burrito (Los Angeles, CA)

+ Kanpai sushi (Los Angeles, CA)

+ KFC vine near sunset

+ Liliya China Bistro (Los Angeles, CA)

+ Mann Glendale Exchange 10 (Glendale, CA)

+ Origami Cafe (Los Angeles, CA)

+ Spitz - Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, CA)

saw Alice in Wonderland yesterday before the Oscars, and i liked it!

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in defense of the quickie



almost every time i am asked about the keys to blogging
i say first you really have to blog
and somewhere their excuse is but i dont have the time.



meanwhile all of them understand the beauty and the glory
and the satisfaction
of what many have called the Quickie.



it should be of no surprise that in these A.D.D. days
of instant messaging, drive thru fast food, and chat roulette...



a short powerful blast of reportage from ur part of the world
might be exactly what yr fans want,



and what yr perfectly capable of delivering.



for example, yesterday andy threw a keg party
and the craftsman was delicious
and the guests were dynamic, fascinating, and mindblowing.
even the rain came.

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i really dont think artists should be judged in award competitions



Best Picture
what should win: 'Avatar'
what will win: 'The Blind Side'

Best Director
who will win: Kathryn Bigelow, 'The Hurt Locker'
who should win: Quentin Tarantino 'Inglourious Basterds'

Best Actor
who will and should win: Jeff Bridges, 'Crazy Heart'

Best Actress
who will and should win: Sandra Bullock, 'The Blind Side'

Best Supporting Actor
who will and should win: Christoph Waltz, 'Inglourious Basterds'

Best Supporting Actress
who will and should win: Mo'nique, 'Precious'

Best Animated Feature Film
what should win: 'Fantastic Mr. Fox'
what will win: 'Up'

Best Original Screenplay
who should win: Quentin Tarantino, 'Inglourious Basterds'
who will win Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, 'A Serious Man'

Best Adapted Screenplay
who will win: Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, 'District 9'
who should win: Geoffrey Fletcher, 'Precious'

Best Original Score
who will win: 'Avatar', James Horner
who should win: 'Fantastic Mr. Fox', Alexandre Desplat

Best Original Song
who should win: 'Almost There' from 'The Princess and the Frog'
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
who will win: 'The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)' from 'Crazy Heart'
Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Best Documentary Feature
what will and should win: 'The Cove'

Best Poster
'Precious'

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