For those of you who stumbled on this site expecting to see a girl on crack, sorry to disappoint. Nope, all you get here is me and my ramblings about fun stuff to do in Los Angeles.

Ya see, I’ve lived in the city for over a decade and even though I really hated it at first (being from NorCal), eventually I fell in love with its diversity and its culture. Yes, I said “culture”…in L.A. You can never get bored here, and if you do manage to, well then, you’re just lazy. There’s always a festival, a city tour, a new exhibit, a new bar, a new restaurant or a new store to check out.

Unfortunately I can’t do it all, but I love researching and exploring what’s going on in L.A. I’m not a professional movie critic, music reviewer or restaurant connoisseur but eventually my Googled knowledge paid off for friends looking for places to take first dates, interesting attractions for out-of-town guests or fun venues to celebrate birthdays. Michael (Oh, Great and Powerful Webmaster) started calling me “Carosearch” and said I should start charging for my information.

But we started this blog instead. Here reside my reviews of things that popped up on my radar and occasionally I’ve actually visited/tested/bought the things I write about.

Also, on the right side of the page, we’ve got some stuff every culturally growing Angeleno needs: a constantly updated calendar of L.A. events, links to Sigalert and David Lynch’s daily weather report, and popular L.A. guides and L.A. blogs.

About some of the extra frills on this site:

• Soundtrack for L.A. Living: In collaboration with my personal music supervisor, a post about a song that fits a particular L.A. moment.
• Places I’ll Never Show My Face in Again: The title is self-explanatory but the post is pretty much about where I either had a really embarrassing experience or where I just absolutely hated the service, among other things.
• Crack Every Day: Sign up for my newsletter to get CoC delivered to your email box and get info on sales, giveaways, presales and events as soon as I post it on the site.

As for my being on crack…the name came from my sister for my reviews page when we tried to start our own online zine back in the day and I thought it appropriate for this blog.

And if you feel that I am on crack, feel free to leave a comment saying so. However, although I enjoy a healthy back-and-forth in the comments (love them comments!), I won’t stand for inappropriate behavior. Of course, everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion but it’s how you present it that ultimately decides whether it warrants any consideration. There is a difference between criticism and inappropriate behavior.

Feel free to drop me a note at carolineoncrack [at] gmail.com with tips, compliments or criticisms. I’m bored.

Also, if you’re into taking pictures of L.A. nightlife, check out the L.A. Nightlife Group on Flickr. Feel free to submit your own photos.

Below is my CoC social calendar where I include events I may be attending/checking out/writing about.