adrian did this and i think it’s pretty awesome…a good sneak peak at what’s to come in the next season.

currently listening to: the new girl talk album. it’s pretty insanely good. to be honest, i thought i was over anything that resembled a mash-up but it turns out, i’m not. plus, this is not your typical song-over-another-song - it’s much more interesting. just when you think, i may skip forward, he plays a clip of the jackson 5. and y’all know how i feel about the jackson 5.

just saw: Hellboy 2. for some reason, i’ve only seen parts of Hellboy on television but now i feel like i should go back and watch it for real. this was amazing. seemed to be cut a little short in parts but the characters alone were worth watching. and selma blair, i love you.

currently reading: about writing by samuel delany. a suggestion from neil gaiman’s blog. it’s a good non-fiction, informative book for those interested in writing. plus this guy wrote it:

and he looks like a wizard so i trust anything he says.

i keep forgetting to post a link to chioke’s page so i’m devoting a whole post to it.

this is a link to chioke nassor’s website - chiokenassor.com he writes funny blogs, makes good movies (”the gina gershon sex tape” is bomb) and he is a general funny guy. he also gets mad at me when i don’t call him back. but not too mad, just peeved.

i also use his business card as a bookmark so every time i read, i think of him.

no posts for a few days due to friends in town, working and a brief brush with a cold. i am thoroughly convinced though that if i can drink enough orange juice and sleep enough hours, i can rid myself of any illness in two days.

just finished:

tuberculosis and the politics of exclusion by emily k. abel - all about how los angeles proclaimed to be a great place for healing from tuberculosis leading to an influx of sick people and how the city started excluding specific groups (poor people, immigrants, young men with wanderlust) from health care and even started sending them out of los angeles (specifically Mexican immigrants). this is a great book for my recent quest to learn more about los angeles history and it explained some of the myths about la. it is not such a good book to be reading while sick because i just kept thinking that i might have tuberculosis.

the plain janes by cecil castellucci and jim rugg - my friend brazos gave me this a while back and it sat on my shelf for a long time. he’s visiting this weekend so i figured i should read it in order to give it back to him. i loved it. i heard there is a sequel. if you like art, comics, or cool girl high school rejects, you should check it out.

website that’s kind of rad: badastronomy.com - i read about it recently and checked it out. it’s sassy and science-y. and i don’t feel dumb reading it.

also - check out my friend michelle’s video on the front page of funny or die today. it’s called “loosen up my butthole” (what can i say? the girl comes up with classy video titles). or the direct link here.

when the world is destroyed, all kitties will look like this!!

(he got in a fight)

quick plug for another UCB show - this wednesday at 9:30, two of the best improv troupes in los angeles are performing at the Upright Citizens Brigade- Convoy and Last Day of School. reserve tickets at ucbtheatre.com

go check it out. i’ll be there.

just watched: Be Kind Rewind and Escape from New York (what? i’m sick. i can watch two movies in one day)

can i just say that Palms Thai has some of the best lunch specials in los angeles? if not the best?

just watched: The Good Shepherd - loved Angelina Jolie

just finished: X-Factor: The Longest Night - i’m really about this comic

my family is awesome: my brother also keeps a blog. zanegrant.org he is funnier and smarter than me so it’s worth a peek.

a quick plug for some of my friends who do comedy. my friend, michelle, is doing a show this week at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre on wednesday called Girls Gone Blue. she’s a funny lady and i’m sure the show is great. it’s sharing the slot with some other very funny ladies and Molly Prather’s show, “That Girl,” which is also hilarious and a little sad.

it’ll be a good night if you’re looking for some comedy in los angeles. you can make reservations here.