I used to be depressed about Valentine’s Day. So much so that I always felt compelled to throw my own Anti-Valentine’s Day event. Screw this romantic couples BS, I’m going to own this holiday! For a couple of years I planned Anti-Valentine’s Day Girls’ Nights Out where I’d make reservations at a fancy restaurant for…
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"Get Fat" Tuesdays: Yep, Taco Tuesdays
Flickr shot by SpeedM It’s Tuesday, you know what that means? Yep, Taco Tuesdays! Why not celebrate surviving Monday with all the delicious tacos you can eat for cheap and a satisfying happy hour? Duke’s Barefoot Bar up in Malibu offers $2.50 fish tacos for their Taco Tuesdays 4pm to close. You can order up…
Workout Alternatives to Fight New Year Gym Crowds
It never fails. After New Year’s, gyms everywhere suffer an overflow of determined New Year’s resolutionists. “This is the year when I’m going to lose 10 pounds.” “This is the year when I’m going to finally get a hard body.” And not that I’m knocking people for having those goals. More power to you. It…
Storm Watch 2006! How to Spend a Rainy Day in L.A.
Hate to go out when the sky is falling? I was reading blogging.la and came across this post asking for suggestions on what to do on a rainy day with out-of-town guests since a lot of activities with visitors usually involve the great outdoors. Hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains? Out. Window shopping in the…
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
It’s only three days until NYE and plans are STILL not finalized. I’ve got the dinner plans down but where to countdown? My friends can’t make up their minds about where they want to go. And looking at all the “hottest” NYE events in L.A. I’m feeling overwhelmed myself and am this close to signing…
Nobody Smokes in L.A.: Last of the Cigar Bars
“Cigars are the perfect complement to an elegant lifestyle” – George Sand I don’t smoke and even if I did, I wouldn’t smoke cigars–so ’90s, so Ah-nold–but my friend, whose birthday is coming up, loves those big, fat smelly stogies and wants to celebrate old-gentlemen style. So she asked me to find an appropriate venue…
Online Dating in L.A.?
My single friends always complain about how hard it is to meet nice people in L.A. and after my own trials and tribs in the dating scene I am apt to agree. Sure, it’s a big city and there are millions of singles out there but you can never really meet anyone relationship-worthy in bars…
And Now 4 Online Stores for That Completely Different Xmas Gift
Do malls during the holidays scare you? The following online stores are ones I keep at my fingertips just in case I need ideas for gifts that are cheap, fun, uncommon and even “thoughtful” since many of the sites even categorize the giftee: him, her, kid, host, party girl, etc. for your convenience. If you…
Ode to a Pumpkin Pie
Nothing says autumn like the warm spices of a pumpkin pie, and then after Thanksgiving we make way for cold, sharp pepperminty things. So for the quick week we have left, I offer up some pumpkin pie alternatives for those who just can’t get enough. Cold Stone Creamery’s Pumpkin Pie in the Sky creation: Pumpkin…
Things I Covet
OK, this has nothing to do with a cool new place or whatnot…but isn’t it very L.A. to covet? Surrounded by all the “haves” shopping on Robertson Boulevard and tooling about town in their Hummers… I’m not the type of girl who brags about which B-list celeb I saw at the Cabana Club nor would…
