Friday Questions, beating the heat

September 12, 2004 by Eric Richardson

So Friday I wasn't anywhere near a computer, and missed the week's Friday questions at LA Blogs. Since my Friday morning activity was a bit topical to the question, though, I think I deserve a little leeway for my late response.

  • What is your favorite beach to cool off on? When do you go to beat the crowds?

I'm a big fan of just heading down to Manhattan Beach. If I think it'll be crowded I'll head more for the middle ground between Manhattan and Hermosa, but otherwise I'll stick nearer to the Manhattan pier.

  • If not the beach, where is your favorite cooling-off spot outdoors? indoors?

Outdoors? Being out on a lake. Friday the destination was Canyon Lake, a private lake community out in Riverside county (right by Lake Elsinore). We took a trip there as the Waterski Team and Wakeboard Club. The water was absolutely perfect.

Indoors? Wherever there's air-conditioning.

  • Where is your favorite spot for ice cream/sorbet/gelato?

Lickity Split in El Segundo. Amazing frozen custard.

  • What is your favorite flavor?

We had pumpkin once when it was freshly coming out of the machine. That was great. I've gotten the root beer flavor a couple times.

  • Stuck at home? What are you making in your blender?

I'm stuck at home wishing I had a blender.

  • Got any original concoctions you want to share?

Not really.

  • Favorite winter-themed video or book?

My family always had a soft spot for White Christmas. Either that or the Muppets' Christmas special.

  • What was your favorite water-themed activity as a kid?

Waterskiing. I guess I'm still a kid.

The Thing in the morning

September 09, 2004 by Eric Richardson

I mentioned a little while back that watching movies in the daytime feels a little odd. Today we watched The Thing from 11am-1pm. It's really weird to come out of a movie like that, stepping from a pitch-black theater to the middle of a really nice day. It just doesn't feel right.

if i had a time machine, it wouldn't be 1:45am

September 08, 2004 by Eric Richardson

Have you ever watched a movie that had time travel, and watched a whole complicated plot unfold that could have all been averted if the guy with the time machine just went back five minutes before everything started? Right now I'm writing a short paper / expanded journal entry on why that's ok for my speculative cinema class.

Update, 2:41am: The finished product is here, in PDF form.

thursday art walk

September 07, 2004 by Eric Richardson

Kathy and I went to the beach yesterday. I picked up a copy of the Downtown News in the lobby on the way out and read it through out in the sun.

One item of interest was the little blurb on Thursday's Downtown Art Walk. Being Area-Wide Resident Artist for Downtown, I figure I should start checking things like this out. The DN article made it sound like this was something that started just at noon, but Sean Bonner (and the downtownartwalk site) tells me it's really 12-9, so I think I will be checking it out. Also a little deceptive in the DN article is the claim that this is a walking tour. Yeah, you could walk the whole thing, but it's quite a hike.

it's break time

September 06, 2004 by Eric Richardson

You may have noticed that I've started posting less on the weekends. It's not intentional, but it's good to get away from the computer for a while, especially when you're around oneas much as I am.

Enjoy the weekend. Don't spend it online. After hitting up the beach this morning, Kathy and I are about to head over to Griffith Park and take advantage of the clear air today.

Mount Hollywood, here we come.