So by the time you read this, I’ll probably be on a plane back to Los Angeles. Yea! I love my family, but I have never been so homesick in my life. I guess I’m now officially an Angeleno. I’ve actually been somewhat suspecting this for a while now. I kind of hated Los Angeles [...]

Oh darlings, I’m almost glad that you didn’t know “Silver Lining” by Rilo Kiley, b/c it’s a great little song, and now I get to introduce you to it. But let’s see how you do with this song from another now broken-up couple: I don’t know you But I want you All the more for [...]

If you know me, you know that I’ve often complained about my sister refusing to take the (really good) advice that I give her. Somehow, it never occured to me that I might have come off as (more than) a bit obnoxious. Then I read this post on advice by the Anonymous Smithie, and it [...]

a blogumn by Amy Robinson Today commemorates my one-year anniversary of working again at an officey-type day job.  While it’s great to keep this job in this dung-beetle fodder of an economy, I do miss my freedom.  For a year and a half prior to that monumental “first day”, I had the opportunity to work [...]

I loved, loved, loved this NYT article on low-tech fixes for high-tech gadgets, with advice on how to get your dry ink cartridge back up an running if it gives out on an important printing job — been there, and how to fix your cellphone with a jar of rice after it’s fallen in the [...]

. a blogumn by Kelli Bielema A decade in L.A. without possession of a motor vehicle is a thought that would send most Angelenos barreling off the Ventura Highway. There are a few options to travel using the local Metro system, but it is unreliable at best. As if traffic isn’t bad enough for cars, [...]

I can’t remember the last time I travelled without a laptop. I’ve been racking my brain all weekend and the last time I can confidently say that I left it at home is when I did my Western Hemisphere tour with Crystal L. Back in 2000.  Yes, it’s like that. But I left my laptop [...]

So Zacki from “Tall Glass of Shame” guessed correctly that Friday’s lyric was from “You Don’t Have To” by Dusty Springfield, so you guys didn’t get totally creamed. Just mostly. :) Is this the week you make your comeback, though? Let’s find out. Of all the bands with former lovers in their ranks, this might [...]

Well, I’m too busy with extremely last minute packing for my flight home to St. Louis for my first baby shower. But no reason why you guys should work when you could be procrastinating on this: 1. Apparently Dr. Who might be reimagined as a high-tech stage show. God, I wish England wasn’t so cold. [...]

. a blogumn by Clark Perry So let’s say you’re dating someone and it’s going well. You’ve proven yourself to be a good cook, dinner date and spirited conversationalist (which of course means you’re a good listener). You’ve both been to movies, museums and plays and you’re looking for something new. Before long, one of [...]