Despite a brief rainstorm a couple of weeks ago, there had been a lack of significant rainfall for almost a year here in California. This week, the weather people Re forecasting a real gully washer. In real LA fashion people are now worried about traffic delays and mudslides instead of the fact we might not have drinking water if this drought keeps going. As much…
February 24, 2014Today, Granny, My Aunt, and I took another weekend day trip – this time to Laguna Beach with special guest My other Aunt. Inspired by our recent Palm Springs outing, this time we decided to head to the beach. I’ve always loved Laguna Beach since we used to stay there in a timeshare when I was a kid. I’d love to live there sometime, (Crazies…
February 22, 2014In this episode of filler posts, I’d like to send a Follow Friday to one of my favorite new blogs, Sploid. Sploid is a from the Gawker folks who publish sites like Gizmodo (and I think Sploid is a subset of Gizmodo), Jalopnik, and io9. It is a recent addition, but I think out of all the Gawker sites, I’ve enjoyed the content they’ve posted…
February 21, 2014The Huell Howser Archive at Chapman college are sponsoring an open house on March 29 for the launch of their new permanent exhibit for Huell’s vast archives on the campus. There is also a new movie entitled “A Golden State of Mind: The Storytelling Genius of Huell Howser” which will premiere throughout the day. Sounds like a good time! One of the things I am…
February 19, 2014Another Crazy Airplane Landing Video (via Sploid and YouTube user Soccer)
February 18, 2014Came across this timelapse video today – it really can’t compare with visiting these Utah National Parks. One of these days I will actually finish writing my trip diaries for my trip here last year and post some more photos. It truly is an amazing place and can’t recommend it enough!! Arches and Canyonlands National Parks Timelapse from Roadtrippers on Vimeo.
February 17, 2014One of my favorite parts of the Gallifrey One Convention in Los Angeles is the chance not only to hear your favorite stars talk on panels, but also for a nominal fee, to meet and take photos with them. Daniel and I have done this several times over the years, and this year was no exception. Our three photos were with Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker.…
February 16, 2014