tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37210302011-09-03T08:50:28.513-04:00Southlander in PhiladelphiaAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.comBlogger681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1152710647776578542006-07-12T09:23:00.000-04:002006-07-12T09:24:07.790-04:00

Penny Marshall (i.e. Laverne), Godmother to NBA B-Ballers?Who knew?Exhibit A:this article in SI about "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Magic has passed it on to Baron Davis and Paul Pierce)..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1149029269982601152006-05-30T18:46:00.000-04:002006-05-30T18:47:49.993-04:00

Ahh!So.. it is still technically May, so my previous post will not have been wrong..Long time no post.. butanyway..I finished my first year with a few cuts and scrapes.. but hopefully by the start of next year I will be ready for more and a summer's worth of reading, writing, and relaxing sharper..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1138097756349006722006-01-24T05:14:00.000-05:002006-01-24T05:16:19.403-05:00

First time out I got an I.. neither admirable nor fun.. but I found out yesterday that my rewrite was an A.. So my head is still officially above water at least until April or May sometime..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1137069465638435072006-01-12T07:13:00.000-05:002006-01-12T07:38:26.786-05:00

Last night was fun..* I went to a dinner talk about Einstein and Race last night, though our dinner discussion was largely about other things.. Saw a few good friends there..* Watched some Project Runway, arguably the best reality contest ever made.. Angeleno (raised or trained) Latinos representing strong on that show, though many are falling off..* I (my team) won at QUIZZO on my first time out

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1137069443576730942006-01-12T07:08:00.000-05:002006-01-12T07:37:23.586-05:00

It's been a month since my last post.. So I'll give the both of you who read this updated..* I finished the opposite of strong.. Once I get my paper rewrite graded I will *hopefully* be able to say I made straight A minuses..* About that last post about LA not feeling like home.. I take that back -- it TOTALLY felt like home, and it felt good.. I really need to get my act together regarding my

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1134518435873801762005-12-13T18:58:00.000-05:002005-12-13T19:03:05.090-05:00

This is a blog entry I posted at that social networking site that I very often frequent these days, mostly because I have reconnected with a number of high school friends there. Anyways, the title suggests the post is about art, but really I think it's a homesick rant.. Of the three of you who read this blog, I think only one of you has an account at that site, so I'm reposting it here because

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1134166277051295442005-12-09T17:04:00.000-05:002005-12-09T17:13:32.506-05:00

for now..U: almost the end of the term -- many ups and downs, feelings of inadequacy, knowing that this is all typical in the process of grad school.. Hoping that my shortcomings weren't overly frequent or large..D: PANDORA.. Awesome site, great idea.. If you haven't already tried it, don't hesitate.. though I'm a little bummed that the choices try to stick to the genre, rather than finding

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1131916594046071882005-11-13T16:11:00.001-05:002005-11-13T16:17:46.236-05:00

Just checking in -- school is a lot of work..And.. what the f"*#* is up with Comment Spam? How did that happen? I didn't imagine such a thing existed, but now that I see it it is rather annoying.. When I get time, which will be never, I'll do something about that.. moreso than here (my blog) or any other cheezy time-wasting site, I've been at mi espacio, and getting most of my news from

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1128506290640592102005-10-05T05:54:00.000-04:002005-10-05T06:01:07.656-04:00

A weird thing happened on MySpace..I was editing my profile, and I thought I had inserted an image correctly, but when I viewed my profile, there was an obvious error -- an image became a link..After clicking on the link, rather than going to what I figured would be the url for the image, it went to a user's profile..But not just any user..This user's page looked different from others - there was

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1127416951199758862005-09-22T15:13:00.000-04:002005-09-22T15:22:31.206-04:00

So.. I sarted my new program..And I got absolutely nothing accomplished today..I really don't have time to have a day go by and accomplish nothing, but it's harder to stop than it would seem -- for me at least..There are three others in my cohort. I like the department - it is pretty congenial.. Our cohort size also feels good.. It is small, but not tiny, and definitely not too big..Well.. this

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1123841754904466042005-08-12T04:57:00.000-04:002005-08-12T06:25:54.813-04:00

At the time of graduation, my high school was 69% Latino, about 11 - 12% African American, and about 4% Asian/Pacific Islander (though that number seems low in memory).. My freshman year in college, more than one person told me I was the first black person they knew beyond a "seeing them around school, maybe saying hi" level. That shocked me.. As time went on and I progressed through my

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1122646201264994632005-07-29T10:07:00.000-04:002005-07-29T10:10:01.263-04:00

The Four Ex-Governors of California sat down for a discussion of the question Is California Governable?.. I wonder that myself sometimes..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1122645659187372372005-07-29T09:58:00.000-04:002005-07-29T10:15:04.960-04:00

Hey everyone.. I can't believe this, but the LA Times has published the recipe to Slippery Shrimp - a divine dish made at LA's Yang Chow restaurant (if you haven't been, go -- it's good -- the pork fried green beans are also good.. well.. everything there is good)----------------------------------July 27, 2005 latimes.com : FoodCULINARY SOSYang Chow slippery shrimpBy Barbara Hansen, Times Staff

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1122643817694281332005-07-29T08:54:00.000-04:002005-07-29T13:30:35.736-04:00

It seems that with the announcement that Federated will be closing down hordes of regional department stores, and converting the rest to MACY's (with a handful of Bloomingdales amongst..I originally heard the news via Philadelphia-oriented media.. My immediate reaction: "I hope they keep Lord & Taylor.. But would I be upset if they converted it to a Bloomingdales? (don't think so..) And

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1122467523398027752005-07-27T08:29:00.000-04:002005-07-27T08:32:03.403-04:00

So.. It figures -- today the Daily News slams Drexel.. Let's hope that new Provost works fast to generate more good press to cover what seems to be the university's uncanny knack for generating bad press.

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1122293475034069112005-07-25T08:02:00.000-04:002005-07-25T08:14:24.973-04:00

The Inquirer profiles new Drexel Provost Steve Director today. His professional pedigree is solid - he was Dean of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon and then Michigan, two schools Drexel could learn from. Everything I've heard from and about this guy seems to suggest that Drexel is on the way to being smart about respecting its strengths while adding some academic heft and earnestly trying to

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1121951475737306732005-07-21T09:07:00.000-04:002005-07-21T09:11:15.743-04:00

Phinally, a brand-name blog chain has hit this city, and I couldn't be more thrilled.. Please patronize.. This city is no less deserving of a brand-name blog chain than Austin or Boston or Seattle.. And if you disagree, tough -ist..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1121897992898038742005-07-20T18:17:00.000-04:002005-07-20T18:19:52.903-04:00

Google is now officially taking over the world.. Or at least presenting it to us in a pretty compelling way.. If you haven't already seen this, check it out.. GOOGLE EARTH -- it's pretty FUNCKING insane.. The future is pretty much now I guess..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1121879589874235702005-07-20T13:11:00.000-04:002005-07-20T13:13:09.880-04:00

Play cousin The Quantic beat me to the punch (and way out-qualitied me here) blogging about the THE NEW PERIODIC TABLE!!!Insane.

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1121714344268510002005-07-18T15:15:00.000-04:002005-07-18T15:19:36.070-04:00

Just to remind myself for the future, and actually get word out to all kiddies out there..Rupert Murdoch's NEWS CORP IS BUYING the company that owns MYSPACE.COM!!!!! According to the LA Times (cite: News Corp. to Buy Intermix Media for $580 Million By Jesus Sanchez, Times Staff Writer, 11:38 AM PDT, July 18, 2005)..In other news - THE BOONDOCKS CARTOON will begin on Adult Swim on the Cartoon

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I haven't posted in forever.. But.. I saw this story that was so postworthy that I simply could not deny it (apart from the fact that I haven't posted in over a month?)It's about this show the alphabet was going to show but didn't -- STSers, Afro-, Latino-, Homo- and other various Ethno-lectuals, this is your chance to comment your heart away.. It was called "Welcome to the Neighborhood"..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1115757195175739892005-05-10T16:05:00.000-04:002005-05-10T16:43:46.516-04:00

Yesterday I walked into my local college bookstore looking to grab something to drink for the sluggish hours later in the day. To my surprise I found a new product in the fridge -- Diet Coke with Splenda.. For several selfish and not-so-selfish reasons, a member of my inner circle has become an ardent fan of Splenda, so this new product came as something of a pleasant surprise.Upon looking for a

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1115132321315348732005-05-03T10:39:00.000-04:002005-05-03T11:06:16.583-04:00

Awesome article today on Yuengling beer in T, The New York Times Style Magazine.. Evidently this Philadelphia throwback is developing underground cachet -- if the Grey Lady is on it, then there's something to it. All us Philadenizens know that "Lager" (it's so standard here that locals never order it by name) is an ideal beer, perfect for lightweight beer novices like me, but respected by beer

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1113935636404431642005-04-19T14:25:00.000-04:002005-04-19T14:33:56.406-04:00

This is interesting.. The new marketing campaign for the new critically acclaimed show starring everyone's ex-Hogan's Family member is to sign a loyalty pledge. But you know what.. the show is worth it.. As a bonus, it comes on just before Desparate Housewives, making it probably the best 90 minutes on TV these days..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1113327516678261482005-04-12T13:24:00.000-04:002005-04-12T13:44:50.216-04:00

So.. there is this new truck nearby school named "TacoMovil".. I've tried it before when it was closer to my old building, but now it's moved about two blocks down the street to a much more visible location. In the past when I've tried their food there was a woman serving (sometimes with another woman).. Today, however, there were two dudes.. The menu lists Tripe as potential ingredient, but

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1112816744869959782005-04-06T15:32:00.000-04:002005-04-06T15:48:18.930-04:00

This is the first certifiably warm day of the year (yesterday was also warm, but only relatively -- it was still in the 60's most of the day -- today the high was 76). My wife doesn't read my blog (any blog, actually), so she won't know that I bought her some earings from matthew izzo for her birthday (both of us are April babies..). A gorgeous but expensive necklace I spotted there would be

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1111675247034289762005-03-24T09:30:00.000-05:002005-03-24T09:40:47.033-05:00

I haven't posted anything in a while..Basically I'm trying to figure out which grad school to go to.. For how it's going, see the title to this blog..It's great to have options -- don't get me wrong.. but when you hit a fork in the road like this, it can be gut-wrenching to figure out which path to take..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1110688098989535032005-03-12T23:15:00.000-05:002005-03-12T23:28:18.990-05:00

Not that anyone asked me my opinion, and I have not been an official resident of Los Angeles for years (approaching a decade).. BUT.. The LA Times reported today that Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, a powerful local politician representing the American Black population in Los Angeles, just endorsed Antonio Villaraigosa for the runoff mayoral election (she endorsed Hahn last time around in 2001).. This

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1108759925345100602005-02-18T15:31:00.000-05:002005-02-18T15:52:05.346-05:00

There is an article on MSNBC about this report that came out naming the most stressed cities, which might as well be called "where is the hood".. Well.. coming up in the Medium-sized cities division is... MY HOMETOWN!!! (see if you can guess/remember which it is - as if someone who didn't know where I'm from is even reading this)... The bottom and top ten lists are here.. First of all.. I didn't

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1108567718808784202005-02-16T10:25:00.000-05:002005-02-16T10:42:40.686-05:00

I have spruced up my MySpace page with 80's-esque diagonal background (not much unlike the one on this page) and video entertainment, and come out of anonymity, using my real name.. A friend (perhaps the sole reader of this blog) alerted me that all of a sudden most of her friends were on myspace around the same time I found out that my brother's music group finally got a myspace page (I think it

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1108567628515620732005-02-16T10:23:00.000-05:002005-02-16T10:45:12.666-05:00

Well.. that's pretty much it.. There will be a version of the Apprentice in Britain showing on the BBC (website here). The contestants as a group seem older and more serious than their American counterparts, and the bloke in "the Donald's" role (his name is actually Sir Sugar, I believe) looks simply serious and mean as opposed to goofily pompous like Mr. Trump. I have yet to watch the video clip

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1108567530381030132005-02-16T10:22:00.000-05:002005-02-16T10:44:47.903-05:00

This site is off the hook.. The Baby Name Wizard's Name Voyager graphs the popularity of baby names over the decades. We were banking on Olivia (if we have a girl -- don't freak out - no one's pregnant.. yet), but that is like the 5th most popular name of 2003!! The author of the book that this site is a very good advertisement for (though, now that we have the java web app, who needs the book?)

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1108567463590849232005-02-16T10:21:00.000-05:002005-02-16T10:44:29.546-05:00

Webneveshteha the blog of an Iranian cleric (story here). Is it strange/ironic/simply balanced that the same day this story runs, we get word of an publicly announced alliance between Syria and Iran (story here)?

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1108567177201799322005-02-16T10:20:00.000-05:002005-02-16T10:52:01.746-05:00

Wow.. there has been so much to write about -- There are so many cool things I've found over the internets over the past week or so that I have decided to run several entries to cover them all.. (I played with the "time posted " on all of these to make them seem orderly on the menu.. not that it matters - it reflects when I wrote them, not when I thought to post them)

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1107534965466595112005-02-04T11:28:00.000-05:002005-02-04T12:06:18.233-05:00

The New Yorker this week has a piece on Black Los Angeles architect Paul Williams. He designed several rooms in the Ambassador hotel, which is potentially slated for demolition. Check it out if you have the chance. These links may also be useful: A Los Angeles media blogger touches upon the article USC Alumni magazine article on Williams The article is pretty good and I should repeat that

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1107531018456866272005-02-04T10:29:00.000-05:002005-02-04T11:40:51.873-05:00

Check out this quote.. it's pretty scary.. Two years ago, an unnamed Bush aide told Suskind, "We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors ... and you, all of you, will be left to

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1106938776899920172005-01-28T13:55:00.000-05:002005-01-28T14:35:15.496-05:00

Haven't posted in a long minute.. But.. I just came across something undeniabley post-worthy (at least, it is, to me, this second..) JE.. Slick -- this guy is slick -- and I hope his wife pulls through -- and.. is he my candidate? Check out his latest talking point.. it is energizing..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1105388752351891102005-01-10T15:23:00.000-05:002005-01-28T14:39:09.983-05:00

This is an open post for those who want to discuss the PBS show in question. Give your own insights, or comment on my immediate thoughts about the show.

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1105038415873582242005-01-06T14:01:00.000-05:002005-01-10T15:33:29.776-05:00

I think that there's maybe only one or so other people than me who read this blog.. If you care, comment now or forever hold your peace (until my next post..). I must be attention-starved.. Why else would I have a blog. Anyway, I want to see if anyone is out there (that means you too, JW).. Your comments don't have to be witty - and they don't even have to be well-thought out.. A simple, "word",

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1105026802537256362005-01-06T10:25:00.000-05:002005-01-06T12:02:06.436-05:00

I have a bone to pick/axe to grind/complaint to make, and I guess only the 1.75 people who read this blog will know about it. Last night on PBS was a documentary, "Do You Speak American" which I had heard/read hear and there was good, but didn't think much of it until I realized, flipping through the channels, that it would be on, and so I watched (it's three one-hour segments long). All

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1104944458050102372005-01-05T11:21:00.000-05:002005-01-05T12:02:50.606-05:00

Barring some last-minute plot twist, it is becoming increasingly likely that Philadelphia will become our permanent home (permanent as in, the next half-decade, even though I've already been here nearly as long). Given this reality, there are a few things I am considering. The inferiority complex is hard to avoid, even as a non-native. But it is also true that, as a non-native, I see the

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1104939490794224672005-01-05T10:20:00.000-05:002005-01-05T11:06:50.883-05:00

I want to touch on these topics more later, but I need to start getting productive today.. Anyway, briefly.. 1) USC is the UNDISPUTED national champion.. Makes you wonder if last year's team would be undisputed if they weren't ROBBED of the chance to play in the title game.. 2) There is an amazing article on Hip-Hop in this week's Village Voice here. 3) There is a thought-provoking article in

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1103988623704286342004-12-25T10:22:00.000-05:002005-01-05T11:06:38.463-05:00

My wife's family celebrates Christmas on Christmas Eve, really, so last night my mother, sister, and a cousin came down to San Diego. Today we'll (I, my brother and sister-in-law and wife) will go down Mexico way to spend time with my father-in-law, and then head up to L.A. to kick it with my family for Christmas. I really couldn't eat anything -- whatever illness I had seems to be relapsing -- I

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1103731156643190202004-12-22T10:37:00.000-05:002005-01-05T11:06:17.650-05:00

It's morning in San Diego. Usually we go to In'N'Out immediately upon arrival, but this time we didn't go until the fourth day of the trip. I was hoping to make a trip to the Bay Area, but I think that such a trip is not extremely feasible at this point. The dead prospects of going to Vegas, however, are being . We have done A LOT of shopping, have already gotten bad service by a person we now

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1103577338223737542004-12-20T16:05:00.000-05:002005-01-05T11:06:01.123-05:00

So.. I'm in the studio of my brother-in-law, keeping my blog up-to-date.. The vacation so far has been as it usually is -- I always am struck at how bright the sun is out here.. We went shopping in San Ysidro and it felt nice to be close to the border -- on the edge of America, so to speak.. We are doing a lot of Christmas shopping for family.. trying to find tasteful gifts that in the end won't

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1103313920743135042004-12-17T15:01:00.000-05:002005-01-05T11:05:18.410-05:00

I'm going back to Cali.. Temporary, limited edition colors (of course, we'll see how thrilled I'll be to change it all back come January -- temporary may end up being several months) to commemmorate my attempt to blog my vacation.. I am very happy to be going home to Southern California - I probably won't get to do 1/4 of the things I want or intend to, but.. it will just be good to be back,

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1102773348657435512004-12-11T08:51:00.000-05:002004-12-17T15:01:51.913-05:00

There a few stories that caught my eye int he LA Times today. One is a story about Flying While Muslim -- not the most harrowing I've heard, but these stories definitely need to be voiced and heard. The other is about family and moving away from California. Well.. I'm all for that. The more people that make the right decision for their family (heh heh heh) in moving away from California, the

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1102668573108891272004-12-10T03:47:00.000-05:002004-12-10T03:49:33.106-05:00

It's been said that the dearth of Republicans in the ranks of the nation's faculty is clear evidence of bias. Jonathan Chait agrees that the issue is bias -- the bias of Republicans against the values that academia cherishes.

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1102618350784401502004-12-09T13:43:00.000-05:002004-12-09T13:54:23.590-05:00

Frank Rich is on a tear.. For the past three weeks (at least).. or maybe since the election, which is around four weeks, this guy has been slangin' stupid-dope op-ed pieces for the Grey Lady about the media and any cultural change that the election may have or have-not signaled. Here is the latest one.. If you haven't already, do yourself a favor and check them out -- they are seriously right

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1102518664482371892004-12-08T10:02:00.000-05:002004-12-08T10:23:08.056-05:00

The Grey Lady has an article about the new Caltrans District 7 building in L.A. I remember reading in various places about "why does Caltrans, of all things, need an expensive building". But.. now that I've seen the building (at least on the screen), I think my alignment with the opposition has withered.. What I can't wait to see (in person) when I get back is the "urban lobby" which features

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1102082560478419062004-12-03T08:36:00.000-05:002004-12-03T09:57:08.383-05:00

A very interesting article from LA Times today -- I love the things LAT comes up with sometimes -- about social and cultural divides between Mexican-cultured and American-cultured students in a majority Latino high school (Montebello). Though perhaps not as pronounced, this division was kind of matter-of-fact at my high school in the early 90's, something I didn't really reflect on until I

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1101953735145527722004-12-01T21:08:00.000-05:002004-12-01T21:20:37.876-05:00

A lot has happened.. A lot of time has gone by.. ODB passing.. A bunch of stuff I can't even remember, having ideas here or there.. what have you.. I guess a blog is for jotting that stuff down, not so much holding back because you don't have time to fully develop a thought.. Besides that -- I've been mad busy.. Not getting what I have to get done, barely making in what I need to get done..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1100036861848700032004-11-09T16:25:00.000-05:002004-11-09T16:50:56.806-05:00

Wow.. This has been a very crazy day.. it seemed like almost every other hour I found out some either really good or bad news.. But, I think I will keep the good and try to forget the rest.. The last piece of good news I got (which I found in my mailbox, like, minutes ago) is that Indiana University has received my application for this program that provides fee-waivers to underrepresented

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1099918211889167632004-11-08T07:41:00.000-05:002004-11-08T07:50:56.146-05:00

I'm having some problems with technology these days.. My Launch radio player has been skipping, and simply won't play with any consistency on my home computer. I'm also having trouble here getting my profile to notice my newest posts.. I guess simply the will to engage in new technological passtimes is not enough.. it actually takes preserverance - a resource I should be using on other things..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1099790591335731512004-11-06T20:14:00.000-05:002004-11-09T12:10:04.960-05:00

Once again.. I am going to try to start blogging.. If you look at the history of my past posts, you'll see that my life as a blogger has been in fits and starts.. It's a bit weird feeling to be writing to an unknown audience, and putting yourself out there -- this odd struggle to somehow remain anonymous and at the same time express yourself.. Somehow, this is an activity/movement I nevertheless

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1099949031720208172004-07-30T16:22:00.000-04:002004-12-09T08:26:25.763-05:00

I acquired the landmark album Ré by Café Tacvba at the beginning of this year, but hadn't really listened to it until yesterday.. Well.. being that the album came out almost 10 years ago, I feel so behind.. In particular, the song "El Aparato" haunted me all yesterday. I still have not fully translated it, but it is about an eerie UFO encounter that seems to change the victim (and one of

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1099948951338055642004-07-23T16:21:00.000-04:002004-11-08T16:24:34.520-05:00

My brother called me last night at what was 1:47 a.m... He said that his commercial has been spotted on MTV, and should be on MTV, VH1, and some other stations of that ilk (ESPN, too, I think..) until I think he said the end of August.. If you don't catch it on TV, you can go to kswiss.com and check out the commercial online.. But in the meantime, check out this comic

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1099948828932445722004-07-21T16:19:00.000-04:002004-11-08T16:20:28.933-05:00

My brother is in a new k-swiss commercial with a small but significant (well.. to him, because it's a speaking part..) role getting the point across that raiders fans should consider k-swiss for their next sneaker purchase..

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1087417313593208102004-06-16T16:20:00.000-04:002004-11-08T14:27:07.990-05:00

What sucks... Linking to stories on latimes.com.. They eventually become dead, and so my past posts become senseless.. if they weren't already...

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1079519105507866442004-03-17T05:25:00.000-05:002004-11-08T16:18:00.356-05:00

Got to get to work... I'll have to read these articles later... 1. For those who have no respect for Mexican beer. 2. Chuck Niles RIP. 3. One way or another, I hope Q gets his wish to stay in L.A. 4. WORLD DOMINATION 5. Are the New Dodger Owners having a rough start PR-wise? and probably more, but I have to go to work now...

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1067525501001918022003-10-30T09:51:00.000-05:002004-11-08T15:09:54.580-05:00

What they really think...

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1064501057027663882003-09-25T10:44:00.000-04:002004-11-08T15:10:37.653-05:00

Interesting article about the sheriff of Los Angeles county.

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-1064500982883545492003-09-25T10:43:00.000-04:002004-11-08T15:10:56.976-05:00

One man's experience as a black man in America.

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-807904152002-08-27T16:18:00.000-04:002004-11-08T15:12:01.960-05:00

It seems like the most successful portrayals of L.A. perpetuate impressions/images/ideas that are the least representative of and that least understand the city. Consequently, it always warms my heart when I hear of someone doing something to combat this sad phenomenon.

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-806244072002-08-23T14:53:00.000-04:002004-11-07T22:23:16.636-05:00

Recently there was a march on Washington by supporters of the slavery reparations movement. Opponents of the movement scoff at the suggestion that a reparations lawsuit would even hold legal water. One argument used to support this idea is that the statute of limitations has expired. However, according to Dr. Jonathan Farley, "there is no statute of limitations for genocide."

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-806178002002-08-23T11:58:00.000-04:002004-11-07T22:23:35.323-05:00

We have a great governor! But even though he's shifty (at best), is he worse than the alternative?

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-805696372002-08-22T10:43:00.000-04:002004-11-08T08:00:46.746-05:00

So much for buying a house when we move back to L.A.

Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046064473990185450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721030.post-805691912002-08-22T10:31:00.000-04:002004-11-08T08:01:16.276-05:00

I didn't know that Tavis Smiley has an LA-based NPR show. (this link may point to a different story after August)

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