i swear i posted this earlier today.

here’s another article about me on comic book resources!

i’ll be appearing as a guest star on Monday, September 8th on Raising the Bar on TNT. it comes on at 10/9 central. does that mean 10 or 9 in los angeles? 10, right?

back from texas and coming up with a texas-themed brea list for next week. (i do love themes.) suggestions are welcome for all the texans that read this blog.

i almost opted out this week since i’m out of town, but it seems like a bad idea to quit a weekly post the second week in. so i give you, this week’s brea list.

tilly and the wall - o

Pot Kettle Black from Team Love on Vimeo.

i’ve posted before about liking them, but i’m a big fan. one member tap dances in basically every song. lovin’ it. very good for getting ready in the morning and needing to get pumped up for the day. only problem is that you might put on something crazier than you normally would. you’ll be that pumped! favorite songs are “pot kettle black” and “dust me off.” plus, that video feels like something i’d like to do with my friends.

the daily show - it’s not like i just caught on to this or something, but when election time rears it’s ugly head, i like having a faux news show to make fun of all the craziness that we call democracy. also, john stewart, kind of cute. am i wrong?

american apparel tank tops - if you’ve met me, i was probably wearing a tank top. if you have seen a picture of me, same. several times this week, when i wasn’t feeling like wearing something too nice but still wanted to look cute, american apparel long tanks saved me. i just pair them up with some cute shoes and nice jeans and no one seems to care that i’m showing a little shoulder.

venus magazine - i literally read this magazine like a book. from cover to cover. and it has an insane amount of album reviews. (it’s the secret to how i know about so much awesome music.) and they have a twitter profile.

sweet potato anything - at some point recently, los angeles got an insurgence of sweet potato fries. really, you can’t go anywhere without them showing up on the menu. honestly, you could make a sweet potato shoe and i’d love it. so please, los angeles, keep the fries coming.

it’s been a busy week so sorry for the few posts. i’m heading to texas tomorrow so don’t expect any major posts until after that. in the mean time, you can always follow me on twitter while i’m in east texas. i’ll try to put more pics on there than normal to make things interesting.

i have big plans to drink as much iced tea as possible.

i’ll leave you with a cool website i like (thanks to partyends.com) - they shoot music, don’t they - a site out of austria that features bands playing in kind of crazy places. like for example, a great texas musician, john congleton from the paper chase playing in a bathroom. kinda cool.

the clips page has been updated with two episodes of a web series i was in called “Writer’s Room” and a dance-sequence scene from the film, Corpse Run.

i’ve decided to keep that page rotating. so if you find clips of me places, let me know and i may post them (as long they aren’t illegal). and maybe i’ll make some clips too.

this was called “brea’s list of things i like.” but thanks to laura r. (see below in the comments), it gets a new name. so here’s the brea list - now more conveniently named!
and even though i’m sure the things i like will mostly be bands, books, and comics, i’ll try to throw in other things every so often.

mates of state - re-arrange us

this new album is embarrassingly catchy - embarrassing because you’ll find yourself singing at the top of your lungs in your car. then someone is staring at you so you pretend like you’re talking on your blue tooth or something. and you’re glad you’re wearing sunglasses so you don’t have to look them in the eye.  that kind of catchy. my favorite songs are “re-arrange us,” “great dane,” and “jigsaw.” and all of them.

here’s a video for “my only offer.”

books about the way we think: i’ve been on this kick lately.

in order -

Kluge by Gary Marcus (so good) - we think we’re logical but we’re really not

The Political Mind by George Lakoff - a must-read for anyone interested in politics, how framing words and ideas change our outlook and opinions, hard to explain but easy to read

Credit and Blame by Charles Tilly - a look at the way our culture gives credit and places blame

in the clothes department, Paperdoll - www.paperdollfashion.com - i wore one of her dresses to Comic Con - fun and beautiful stuff. plus she designed some stuff for Kimya Dawson who i’m a fan of.

last but not least -

the club sandwich at vegan spot. in fact, i wish i was eating one right now. also the twinkies they have there are made by my friend jenn.

this is definitely my new favorite website. and i’m upset that i didn’t think of it first.

daveydanceblog.com

this one is my favorite so far. because it starts with that lady taking a photo in front of a building before he starts dancing. i honestly can’t believe no one sent me this site earlier.

Davey Dance Blog -44- CHICAGO - OKgo “A Million Ways” from Pheasant Plucker on Vimeo.

anyone know any website similar to imdb but for authors? you know, with their history - personal and professional - and little tid-bits about their lives.

example: i just read Riding Towards Everywhere by William T. Vollmann - and the whole time i kept thinking about who this guy is, how he has time to ride around on trains, how old he is, etc. etc.

anyone know anything like that - that’s not wikipedia (because sometimes it doesn’t have too much)? or do authors generally get to stay kind of under the radar?

two dentist posts in a week? why not?

these outtakes from the 1800DENTIST commercial are hilarious. suzi performs at ucb at least once a week.

i’ve been slacking on my los angeles isn’t so bad series.

Machine Project - these people do cool stuff in echo park. i went to a talk about real life super heroes, like vigilantes, but with capes and names. it was cool. i also went to a lecture about sea slugs. sounds boring, but i promise it was amazing. they also had a thing where you go and make your own jam.

here’s a picture of the guy talking about the real life super heroes.

that’s a really terrible photo from my phone but you get the idea.

i like places with people doing creative stuff that’s might be a little out of the ordinary.