ComicCon – Thursday

Welcome, Ladies and Gentleman, to the first of my three-part coverage of the geek mecca ComicCon. I attended the convention for the full weekend and hit up all the major panels and I intend to brag extensively about it, so let’s get started.
Thursday brought us sneak peeks at several of Hollywood’s upcoming movies. Keanu Reeves [...]

Fresh

I love really great food. Being able to jump off the bus and choose from tons of incredible restaurants at my feet was probably one of my favorite parts of studying abroad in Paris, but LA has a slightly different vibe that makes it harder to just find tons of restaurants or bakeries all at [...]

Getting down to Urth on Melrose

The denizens of Los Angeles flock to Urth Caffé not merely for its delectable fresh roasted whole bean organic coffee and hand selected fine teas, nor its charming atmosphere.  Hordes of agents, actors, and producers perpetually line its shaded patio, strategically located on Melrose Avenue, primarily because it is a place to see and be [...]

Surf City, USA

In high school, I had a somewhat embarrassing addiction to the quasi-reality MTV show “Laguna Beach.” As a result, Laguna has been on my list of must-sees since being in California. On Saturday, I set off on a pilgrimage with some high school friends to check Laguna off the list.
Since being in LA, [...]

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

 

Across from the Kodak Theatre in the hustle and bustle of Hollywood Boulevard, lies the set of the Jimmy Kimmel Live show.  And last Monday night, we were a part of the studio audience!  After taking a brief but informative tour of the studio, we were escorted in front of all others who had been [...]

A Day at Nerd Fest

On Thursday, some friends from work and I went to Comic-Con for the day. We left at 7am to get there for the 10am opening. In typical LA fashion, there was a huge accident and we got stuck in traffic for 5 hours. Finally arriving at Comic-Con at 3:30pm, we headed up the sidewalk passing [...]