Random yet extremely insightful and thought provoking articles on dating.
The best date I ever had was here in Los Angeles. I was working at Trader Joe’s and this hot artsy looking guy passed through my checkout line. I only had mere minutes to strike conversation, hook, line and sink him, as I scanned his produce. I asked him how his day was going and [...]
Golden Dragon Parade (Chinese New Years)
Saturday, February 20
The 111th Annual Golden Dragon Parade includes almost two dozen floats, multiple marching bands, sundry edibles, and little kids throwing firecrackers at your feet!Celebrating over one hundred years of tradition, the 111th Annual Golden Dragon Parade returns to usher in the Chinese New Year. With over [...]
Tonight, the Hammer Museum hosts Open Projector Night, an Apollo Theater like evening in which intrepid filmmakers submit their shorts to face the applause or wrath of a rambunctious audience.
On Friday, Soul Sessions transforms the Grand Star Jazz Club in Chinatown into two floors of phat beats and booty shaking goodness to cleanse the mind [...]
So they say you find love when you are not looking. I have to admit that is kind of true. Without premeditating it I am always looking for “him.” When I’m hiking I think “he’ll” be hiking too, we’ll pass each other, lock eyes, approach, and embrace with a movie kiss. I honestly believe that [...]
As a child, I fully expected to be a household name by the time I turned thirty. Thirty was so far away that there was no doubt in my mind I would be a famous actress by then. When I was young if I knew of the Rachel McAdams and the Natalie Portmans of now, [...]
Little known fact: I went to high school in Los Angeles, so I’m kind of from Los Angeles. So when I found myself back in LA after a long hiatus, it was a bit of a homecoming. I looked forward to perpetually sunny climes, rollerblading on the boardwalk, and the general openness of the people. [...]
8:45 PM Saturday night. Zero plans. My excuse, Thanksgiving weekend blues. Everybody I know is out-of-town, back home with their families, or working. Or maybe I just don’t have enough friends? I am sitting on the couch still wearing my P90X clothes and P90X dried sweat, with a jar of high end vodka and very [...]
I hate to keep switching allegiances as quickly as Joe Lieberman but the stories we’re getting in our latest question contest just keep getting better and better. Today’s favorite comes from SantaMonica08. Good stuff, Maynard.
NYC circa 2005 (or sometime around there)
I met D. through my best friend’s boyfriend. We hit it off immediately and I [...]
Tonight, the Single Malt & Scotch Whiskey Extravaganza invites novices and enthusiasts alike to sample a rare collection of single malt, premium Scotch, Irish and Japanese whiskies. On Saturday, C.I.C.L.E. calls on all chaps and dames to mount their non-motorized transport machines for a cheeky ride through the Art Deco highlights of Downtown Los Angeles. [...]
