Tag: los angeles
Celebrate Black Friday with friends at Tuna Canyon Park
As someone who enjoys his occasional blatant consumerism, I spent this year’s favorite shopping day in much more serene surroundings. After an incredible brunch with friends in Topanga Canyon, we journeyed on to Tuna Canyon Park. The air was so clear we could see for miles, even all the way to downtown Los Angeles. After the sun set, Sushi (and Sake). What a wonderful day.
Hot enough for you?
LA topped 100 degrees today and I am melting.
An Air Raid Siren Woke Me Up This Morning. . .
Seriously, at 6:30am approximately. I was ripped from my slumber more confused then annoyed. Trying to figure out what it was. Not a car alarm, no modern alarm at all, but the rolling wail of sirens past. The only thing I could think of was the cold war era air raid sirens that have dotted the San Fernando Valley landscape. It rang out again at approximately 10:30am. We also remember hearing something last night at approximately 11pm. I drove down to the nearest to have a look and snap this photo. It looked just as derelict as always. No sign of hooligans. I may never have answers. According to the internet this emergency system hasn’t been used since a test in the mid 80s. Anyone else have a clue?
Interested in these things? here is a great map:
http://wirechief.com/sirens/map.htm
Parking in Santa Monica is serious
This is how I find my car after the vallet parkers have gone. What were they trying to do? What purpose does that chain serve? I may never know.
Orange Raspberry? Who ever heard of an Orange Raspberry?
This is something delightful I found at the local farmers market. Not a hybrid. It is a variety of raspberry. Delicious. check em out if you get the change.
At a reading with Christopher Moore at Vroman’s Bookstore!
Part of a book tour to promote his new book “The Serpent of Venice” a sequel to “Fool.” He is hilarious as always!
TableTop Day 2014 at Emerald Knights!
The final conclusion of an awesome game of Talisman with all my add ons including the newly acquired Dungeons expansion. Introduced the game to a few new players. A fair amount of death and destruction. Lots of veterans died as well. It’s ok, you just grab a new character and start again. We even had a few new players join in the last hour of the game.
I won, but just barely. It was really down to the wire. We played with alternate endings and I drew Judgement Day. Exciting end to an amazing game. After my cleric died in the city jail, I took up the Minstrel. These delightful character gave me the luck i needed to take it all the way to the crown of command. 
My cleric couldn’t hack it in the dungeon, but my Minstrel made it through twice! I ended up getting dealt an infinite turn combo. I didn’t use it of course, but i love figuring this stuff out.
Bird watching from my balcony!
A family of birds moved onto our balcony and made a nest from one of our hanging plants. 
When you wonder whether to take Sunset Boulevard or the 10?
All answers are wrong.