a few things im thankful for

directv
tivo
sirius
howard stern
indoor plumbing
broadband internet
1 terabyte portable hard drives for under $99
whoever invented the chimichanga
geoff boucher for showing me superman vs mohammad ali
steve jobs
all things flushable

rooftop hotubs
christmas lights
plain m & m’s
soul food
janes addiction
breakaway sweat pants
all things pharmaceutical grade
mini churros
white boards

sleeves
horse collars
apple juice
“unnecessary” quotemarks
geminis and scorpios
carbs
personal fouls
jack in the box
foam hand sanitizers
stopwatches
all things disposable

after parties
pre parties
virgin mary tattoos
pre approved financing
a rebounding stock market
sexting
all things brazilian
all things french dipped
competitive sleeping

death metal
streaming netflix
regenerating cells
digital photography
american apparel
tumblr, for saving blogging
crowns
stub hub
dillons
the tolerance of those around me
santee alley
all things california grown

jessica simpson
hash tags
ad tags
triple blades
complete seasons
under wiring
all things under
all things black
sarah palin
traffic maps
high definition

you
& zombies

it was a rock show

at a strip club on thanksgiving wednesday

and even though at home i was tired and happy and cozy in my jammies w/the heater going

when the hot babe said wanna see some rock in an unusual place i was all hmmm

lets just say its a brilliant way to debut your band to america

bikini protest at LAX

“Every time I go through security I always say, ‘I don’t even know why I got dressed this morning.’ I end up taking off belts, jewelry and everything else off anyway,” Corrine explained to NBCLA. “I don’t want to do a body scan, and I’m hoping by wearing a bikini they will see everything they need to see and we can avoid a pat-down, as well.”

They say things start in California and move East. lets all root for this to be a new trend.

believe it or not but im sorta a boss

whats funny is no one really listens to me.

almost everywhere ive worked before a good boss lets the people leave early on Thanksgiving Wednesday

and so the small amount of people that i can tell to go home early hardly ever do!

its very frustrating.

so today i have a secret plot.

i am very very thankful for all of the people i get to work with, but the peeps in my immediate proximity save my butt and make magic happen pretty much every day

so since they probably wont go home early today i am going to take them to a special lunch.

and since the one person who has had to report to me the longest is a vegan, today we’re going to go to one of her favorite vegan restaurants.

then there will be cupcakes.

always drinking

, always street

life is so filled with tradeoffs.

i used to think, think of the little kid tony and do the things he’d do.

do the things he’d want to do if he was an adult.

use that spirit inside him, and the accessibility mr hollywood has been blessed with.

be inspired by his dreams back when he didnt know that dreams can really come true,

instead of selling out to the ridiculously limited possibilities

that you think are all you have to choose from.

people say im creative but when i was a kid a blade of grass was a sword

an old sock balled up was a super bowl football

and the 3-acre christmas tree “forest” was an endless foreign country.

nowadays i sit at a desk with a phone that could call anyone,

with a computer that can dial up anything

and a job capable of reaching millions in minutes

and im stunned with how many roadblocks i create for myself

instead of rocketships to infinity.

when i call myself a sellout, its because i have substituted dreams

for mediocrity.

for no good reason other than i forgot how i got here.

but at least im still drinking.

i get a lot of mail at work

most of its crap. obvs.

but i will tell you this

if you make little hearts out of the dots in I’s

and if you use two Love stamps

and if you seal the letter with a heart sticker,

odds are i will listen to your (probably, but hopefully not) terrible cd.

nice job Alisa Shamrow!

since the year is winding down imma feature some of my favorite pics of 2010

in the last few weeks

this one was from a huge immigration rally in may in downtown LA

funny thing about taking pictures of people, i get very nervous that people will be upset that im stealing their souls.

they dont seem to be upset that im stealing their souls

especially if i ask.

hola may i steal your soul? i ask.

dont mind at all, senior! they say right back.

and often they smile.