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Nothing To see: AIR GUITAR
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010. 9835; I'm sailing away. Set an open course for the Baltic Sea. Cause I've got to be free. Free to play guitar invisibly ♪. And with those inspiring words still echoing over the Troubador's audience, Björn Turoque strode on to the stage, microphone in hand and beer in the other, to MC the 2010 LA Regional Air Guitar Championships. My God do I lead an awesome life! And flee the stage with what little shreds of their dignity they can salvage. Also, how LA: Dee. And then BLAM HOLY ...
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Nothing To see: November 2009
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Sunday, November 15, 2009. I'm reading Foucault's Pendulum right now. I've had a pretty good track record with Umberto Eco and, well, it's important to read pretentious books on occasion so as to have something to talk about at cocktail parties. I don't know. Certain years being divisible by nine is very important, and the transition from Julian to Gregorian calendar is a very Big Deal. I think. I'm pretty sure that there's some internal consistency here, that there's a coherent (if farcical) logic to th...
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Nothing To see: February 2010
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Pimpin', part 2. I'm glad to realize that LA has its own, homegrown brand of psychedelic limousine. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Skewed Snapshots From Tokyo. Pimpin, part 2.
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Nothing To see: Lots-o-running
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Thursday, May 20, 2010. I ran a half marathon last weekend. Finished in 1:52:41 (8.6-minute mile). Kinda proud of that. May 21, 2010 at 10:06 PM. May 26, 2010 at 9:19 AM. May 26, 2010 at 9:20 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Skewed Snapshots From Tokyo.
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Nothing To see: Trombottle
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Sunday, April 18, 2010. Are you familiar with the trombottle? If not, you should be! It's the most unique. Finally, after years of labor, its creators have consented to provide the world with a short performance. Featured below is a performance of the Bottle Waltz, a commissioned piece written by renowned composer Keith Kirchoff. Joseph Barker, the world's foremost trombottle virtuoso, solos accompanied by accomplished bottle performers Joe. Yeah, most unique. You heard me. April 18, 2010 at 11:46 PM.
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Nothing To see: May 2010
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Thursday, May 20, 2010. I ran a half marathon last weekend. Finished in 1:52:41 (8.6-minute mile). Kinda proud of that. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Skewed Snapshots From Tokyo.
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Nothing To see: January 2010
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Monday, January 25, 2010. My adventure with Pee Wee. I'm ever-so-slightly afraid that this post, coming hot on the heels as it does of Flight of the Navigator, will change the tenor of this blog somewhat, reducing it to a series of pithy commentaries on pop culture ephemera from the 80s. Which, I suppose, could be an interesting topic for a blog (certainly already being done, I'm sure), but a blog that I'm ill-qualified to write for. Having not grown up in the US (you may have heard? I've done a whole bu...
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Nothing To see: December 2009
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Monday, December 14, 2009. Walking down Fremont today (I'm in Seattle for the next two weeks, by the way), I happened to walk past this phenomenal, psychedelic stretch limo and thought I would share it with the world. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Skewed Snapshots From Tokyo.
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Nothing To see: A cheap date
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Thursday, February 24, 2011. So I went out on a date last night with my friends J and A which proved to be a delightful and cost-effective way to spend an evening on the town in LA (note: not actually a date). And afterwards, like one does, we decided to sojourn to Banana Republic for some light browsing of the summer fashions and a few glasses of champagne. I have no idea why Banana Republic thinks of itself as upscale enough to warrant a champagne evening, but who am I to turn down free food? We spent ...
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