Posts Tagged ‘california’

inspiration from Mike Shinoda

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

fact: I wanted to marry this guy when i was 17. And 18. And 19 and 20.
fact: I used to know the birthdays of all members of Linkin Park.

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http://www.mikeshinoda.com/video/all/mike_shinoda_graduation_speech_art_center_college_of_design

Hosted on his own website, this video was taken at the 2009 commencement for the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, the school he graduated from in 1998. Mike focuses on ~being yourself~ and reminds me why I thought he was the cat’s pajamas.

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San Diego Adventure, Day One And a Half: Spring Break With My Mom, Part Two

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

birds of paradise plants palm trees in del mar

Saturday the cuz showed us the beach towns around the San Diego area. Beach towns are little places along the shore that have their own bit of beach land to their name; they’re like little suburbs of the greater San Diego area. We began our journey in the little shopping area near chellchelle’s apartment. She gets a fancy pants McDonald’s. No really! It’s a working concept model McDonald’s. We were assured that no matter how fancy this McDonald’s is, In-n-Out Burger’s taste will win our hearts and tastebuds over. Sure, Chelle. If you say so. After nomming bagels, our tour guide took us to the beaches. Stores, restaurants, bars, and galleries galore. There are a LOT of art galleries in these places. Some were super upscale, others were more crafty and cut it close labeling themselves as actual galleries. I think those ones called themselves malls of some sort to cover their hides. We visited Del Mar, La Jolla, Encinitas, Carlsbad, and Solanas Beaches. Encinitas was the most intriguing to me, but La Jolla has seals. Lots of seals! and mussels as we caught the shore at low tide.


beach with seals hanging out

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Only after hanging out with the seals did we see that we are to be warned! They are quite ferocious!

beware biting seals

After our beachy endeavor, Chelle took us to the best place she knew: In-n-Out. Mom and I had been told repeatedly how wonderful the fresh made burgers are, how awesome the special sauce tastes, how yummy the fries are, and our final decision?

in-n-out burger empty in-n-out tray

AWESOME SAUCE. It’s a great burger. The menu has three burger choices: the double double, the cheeseburger, and the regular hamburger. These burgers taste like the kind you make on your grill in the backyard with a hint of “this was made in a fast food joint.” The big thang with these guys is they don’t freeze their meat. Unfortunately for people like me, In-n-Out is a California-based restaurant, as in only in California.

So ended our Chelle-hosted tour, day one and a half of San Diego’s beach communities.

Here’s a map for those of you who are keeping score at home!


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I Hope My Mom Sees This

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Apparently I’m slow on picking up on things. At any rate, Keith Olbermann made a special comment on the passing of Proposition 8 a few days ago. He seems to be just as confused as I am that the hippie dippy awesome state of California rescinded its law on allowing gay marriage.

on the whole idea in general: “this isn’t about yelling, and this isn’t about politics. This is about the human heart, and if that sounds corny, so be it…”

on people against legalized gay marriage: “What is it to you? …they don’t want to take anything away from you.”