Summer of L.A. '08

What constitutes a dead blog? Well some would say (namely my friend Kip) that not posting on a regular basis is lame. Here is my attempt to catch up on all the items I planned to blog about this summer captured in one YouTube video. It includes the Hispanidad Parade, a lot of fun events around town with friends, my birthday, the ArtWalk, Comic Con, Dodger games and of course fireworks. Please to enjoy!

My goal is to post one item a week. I have no doubt that the two of you who actually read this thing will keep me honest. Don't worry I have enough political fodder to keep me going through November at least.

... and Action!

Living downtown there is always something being filmed. A few weeks ago I woke up to the screams of teenage girls on cue every 5 minutes or so. It came in waves and began to seem a little creepy. Below our window is a parking lot and a production crew was setting up craft services to feed everyone for the day. Around noon I noticed a huge throng headed my direction lead by 3 boys. Across the street the paparazzi were going crazy and just out the balcony I realized it was The Jonas Bros. I swear this was my first realization of who they were (come on, way too vanilla for me).

Back for Summer!

I've not posted much the past few weeks but I'll try to  make up for lost time. The summer gets so busy between activities here in LA and traveling for work. I have a backlog of items and I promise to catch up. Also, the new iPhone 2.0 update allows me to post a lot of "on the run" items on Facebook and Loopt. Now if I can just get everything to sync I'll be a better blogger. I'm hoping for Blogger to come out with an application for the iPhone.

This photo was taken at this year's Lotus Festival last week. It's one of our favorite events of the summer. I know this is an odd thing to say since I live in Los Angeles but I wish every day could be summer. I love July and August.

Danger: Using Web 2.0 at 40

I've always thought of myself as a techie. I covet the new gadgets and try to keep up with the latest developments. But I have to admit that lately I can't keep up with the Web 2.0 world. There are so many choices and no standards. Open source and social networking (whether micro or macro) are starting to junk up my bookmarks (oh yeah and there is site to sort those too). Is this what happened to my mother when e-mail first hit the scene? I barely keep up with Facebook let alone with the Twitter, Jott and Ning's out in the cloud. 

OK, yes it's true I love my iPhone but where do I draw the line? I am excited about the Loopt technology coming with the 3G iPhone. I've always thought it would be great to know if you're at the same concert or airport with someone you know. When will I know that the world has passed me by?

Mr. S - Letter People

Another great night in LA! We went to Cinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetary tonight- one of our favorite summer haunts. The movie was a lot of fun, The Man Who Knew Too Much with Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day. The DJ is awesome and before the movie he played this song I thought was really cool.

When I get home I look up the song and it gets even better! Come to find out that the song is from a 70's children's show. I've been mesmerized all night!!!

6th inning stretch?

On Sunday I flew back to LA and we drove straight to Dodger Stadium in an attempt to salvage what remained of the weekend. Alas, LA tested our resolve and true Angelino status with a 95 degree heatwave. We tried to stick it out but I couldn't even follow the game it was so hot. The tickets supported two AIDS charities and we got access to the All You Can Eat Pavilion. Now I understand how they get (bribe) people to sit in the bleachers but who wants a Dodger Dog when you're melting?

Indy - Gem of the Midwest?

In my line of work I've been fortunate enough to visit almost every major U.S. city. Last weekend's trip was my first to Indianapolis and I'll admit I was surprised. What a great little town! The city had some excellent public art and monuments. I wish I wasn't so tired from working because they had a very cool place to rent a Segway and I wanted to take a lot more photos. Next time.