Disqus - Friends of outwrong

Re: Do you guys have an association?

Anika Malone — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:11:06 -0000

I would kill for biodegradable pots. I'm envisioning a world were instead of fighting rootbound plants in 5 gal. pots, I just drop the whole shebang in the ground. Thanks for the tips on the growers. Despite having a million growers nearby, it never dawned on me to approach them. Meanwhile, as a consumer, I'm still trying to find useful things to do with the pots I have.

Re: Death of the hat tip?

Anika Malone — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:40:06 -0000

I'm a serioual hat tipper. Hell, most of my posts are linkalicious because of a sentence I read. I think not only is it just polite, but it backs up sources. I see too many "big" bloggers just post stuff now and get pissy when people call them out on their sources or accuse them of lifting someone else's post because they've decided they're too big to link to anyone.

Re: Monday Bullets: L.A. Has a Center!

Anika Malone — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:51:11 -0000

I'm in love with that map. Probably because it follows my suburban way of thinking about Los Angeles. I'm up to here with Silver Lakers who call themselves eastsiders, though I got fed up with that about 11 years ago, so there.

And WFME is going to have to live with himself. Considering that I can put over 200 miles a day on my car spanning 4 counties and 12 cities, I'm eating in my car. Just get out of the way when you see the green Mini (now crunched) with a black chick eating a taco from Taco Bell. I may even be talking on the phone and trying to shift gears at the same time. ;P

Re: Monday Morning ‘Minders

Anika Malone — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:59:42 -0000

Can I just say how much I love the 64 Worst things. I've been obsessing over them and have a ton of blog posts to address them. And each time I do another one pops up with one of my I Can Do Without This Crap item.

Re: 64 Worst: Couch Dumpers vs. Nowhere To Eat After 10PM

Anika Malone — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:12:32 -0000

Hmmm...we've never had a problem finding food to eat after 10pm when we lived in the Fairfax district. Our favorite was Greenblatt's. On the pricey side, but at least it's good unlike the places you mentioned, save Mantilini which is just okay. Tom Bergin's has food after 10pm, and some of the places at The Grove will sell you a sandwich or appetizer after 10.

Also, IIRC, El Floridita is open after 10. I know that I've have plenty of meals there edging upon 11pm. The Romanian restaurant next door is also open late. Csardas is also open pretty late, though that's iffy, seemingly depending on how many Hungarians are kicking it on the patio.

I haven't lived on the westside for 10 years, so I won't run down the places in Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey we used to frequents as I don't even know if some of them still exist. I do know that you can get late night food over at Sawtelle. After a late day of working, with 2 starving babies, if we weren't in the mood for Greenblatt's, we'd head over to Sawtelle (10 - 15 min. drive from Melrose/Fairfax at that hour) and get some yakitori or udon.

Over here on the east side, it's a lot harder, but taco trucks and stands abound and you can't get better and cheaper food. Too bad there's no decent tacos west of downtown. Some of the sushi bars on this side of town stay open a little later than the ones in Hollywood. I've also found some tasty Cuban bistros over here.

Re: ICME: Mattress Dumper — D’oh!

Anika Malone — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:13:44 -0000

Oh noes! They're stalking you!

Re: 64 Worst: Self important jackholes vs. Extended post fire closures in Griffith Park

Anika Malone — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:22:58 -0000

I moved from Santa Monica to Hollywood to get away from self-important jackholes. 8 years later, I had to move from Hollywood to El Sereno to get away from an even worse type of self-important jackhole.

I vote jackhole. I don't even think I've been near a fire closure area in Griffith Park and I'm over there at least every other week.

Re: 64 Worst: 911 Response Time vs. Time It Takes To Get Ticketed or Towed

Anika Malone — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:56:48 -0000

Oh this is right up my alley. Nov. 2002 was probably the worst month in my life...no I've had worse, but this was nonstop drama. We got into an accident in October. Got our car back in November. The day after we got the car back, it was stolen from right in front of our Melrose area apt. LAPD never showed up. I walked around the neighborhood until I could find a cop (Goodfellas and Starbucks is where they usually hang). I needed a rental car for work, so I got one and parked it where our Jetta used to be. It was street sweeping day and it ended at noon. I parked my car there at 12:03. I know this because not only did the car's clock said that, but so did my phone. I went inside to get my work stuff, and came back out 3 minutes later. Ticket.

A few weeks later, I was assaulted outside my apt. bldg. on Thanksgiving. LAPD response time? 3 hours and 42 minutes. The next day, I was going to cross the street and one of the cops on bike "pulled me over" for jaywalking. At 6am the Friday after Thanksgiving.

On the other hand, the times I call 911 on the freeway, the cops are pretty fast to show. I see here in my new area that 911 is super-duper fast. I've heard screeching tires only to she a helicopter fly over not 2 minutes later, then I hear the sirens. I gotta say, it seems if I require police help, I'd much better be in El Sereno, than Hollwyood.

Re: 64 Worst: People Who Can’t Drive in the Rain vs. Pink’s Hot Dogs

Anika Malone — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:21:47 -0000

Rain drivers. Man...I used to got to Pink's right when they opened to get a chili cheese dog or 3 while I did my laundry. Strange, I used to eat at Pink's more often when I lived in Pomona. Once I moved down the street from it, I couldn't handle the lines. It's so not worth the lines. But this shouldn't have been about Pink's, it should have been more about the clueless dolts in the line. Or the people that go there on freakin' tour buses.

But people in LA really suck at driving in the rain. It has nothing to do with if you're from here or not. It has everything to do with the type of car you drive and how often you choose to be a moron and talk on your mobile, drinking coffee while it's raining for the first time in months.

Re: Keep your lousy Feral Parrots, I get Feral Peafowl

Anika Malone — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:35:42 -0000

LOL...I always wondered if there were wild peahens over there since the Arboretum is full of them. Yeah, I'll take our crazy, chattering parrots anyday. Peahens are loud!

Re: 64 Worst: The 405 Freeway vs. The L.A. River

Anika Malone — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:06:07 -0000

Aw man...I have nothing against the 405. I thought it was this horrid stretch of road, but I've gotten to Lake Forest faster, than it takes to get to the 10 on Fairfax. From Pico. ;P

As for the river...well, it is what it is. If you've never actually walked along it, it's an eyesore. Up close it's, uh interesting. I'm from Kansas City and we got a nice river separating the city from the 'burbs...and Kansas. Yeah, it was a shock when we moved here and I was like, "That's not a river, it's storm drain." But now, I have a fuller appreciation for it. There's a lot of neat little pockets of coolness on/near it and it is fun to walk. In fact, I'll be heading over to the Burbank section tomorrow. I highly suggest taking a tour with FoLAR to see more of the river.

Re: 64 Worst: Neighborhood Film Shoots vs. Asshole Bus Drivers

Anika Malone — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:36:48 -0000

Filmshoots, but it's a toss up on what part: The No Parking signs posted for weeks on end for a shoot that never happens or the obnoxiously loud workerbee (usually on a radio or mobile) who wants everyone trying to get by that they work in The Industry. Luckily, I've never had to deal with noise issues.

I can forgive angry bus drivers. There aren't that many of them and if I had to drive LA streets and deal with the public every single day, I'd be pissed off too. As it is, I just need to drive SoCal streets and I fantasize about outfitting my MINI with flamethrowers, a cowcatcher and something that'll crap oil and/or thumbtacks out the back. I also want a large hand that'll punch other cars off the road.

Re: To the couple having sex in Griffith Park last Monday

Anika Malone — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:40:26 -0000

Aw man...they heard? I told my husband to be quiet!

Re: My $4 cherry is officially busted

Anika Malone — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:11:14 -0000

Alameda last Friday...I paid $3.87 today to fill up my MINI. $40.56. That's a killer. When we bought the MINI it cost $18 - $22 to fill it up. I remember the first time it went up to $27 and I thought I had died. $40.56...that's SUV prices right there.

Re: Battle Of The Buses: MTA’s No. 439 Vs. Big Blue’s No. 10

Anika Malone — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:17:17 -0000

That's a great idea, though I have to say I'm backing BusTard on this one as I'm partial to the BBB 10 to get downtown from that area.

Re: It Caught My Eye: The Passion Of The Flower

Anika Malone — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:11:38 -0000

So pretty...I heard that the passion flowers over there are actually getting a bit invasive and crowding out the natural flora.

I'm also glad I'm not the only one to name the bees. I have one of those black ones in my backyard I call Hefty because he 33 gallons of buzz. There's the bumblebee I call Polly (short for Pollenator), because he can hit 50 flowers in under 2 minutes and leave with a pound of yellow hanging off him. I also have a hummingbird I named Marble because she will just sit still for 3 minutes at a time. I didn't even know that was possible in a hummingbird.

Re: A Million Dying TreesLA

Anika Malone — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:54:56 -0000

There is a double edged sword here, we do have this water shortage to think about and trees are waterhogs in general. I have no idea how drought tolerant these new trees are because I've never bothered to look them up. There are over 30 kinds of trees that are given away. One would think that it would pretty easy to match at least by left type the or work in a pattern a tree that would complement the existing trees. But only 3 trees showed up here all on the west side of the street where they'll get considerable shade from the houses from October to March and my street is all fat palm trees.

When the other two trees die, I wonder if they'll still be counted against the Million trees. It's sad to think that they could have given me all the trees and they'd be very well taken care of right now.

Re: Its a right toasty day in outer Monrovia

Anika Malone — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:06:42 -0000

It felt like 100 in South Pasadena. My kid performed with her tap/ballet class for the local YMCA. I didn't even put her tights on her it was so hot. They did 5 dances and by the end, she looked ready to pass out. It was a relief to get back home to 93 degree weather even though my backyard thermometer read 98.

Re: A Million Dying TreesLA

Anika Malone — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:08:21 -0000

I guess I shouldn't complain about the burnt dried spit smell of carob trees then.

Re: Going to the Library? Bring Them Dolla Bills

Anika Malone — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:19:34 -0000

I highly suggest a LA County library card to back up your LAPL card. With the County cards you also get access to libraries in LA that are outside the LAPL system.

Re: OMG Gangs!

Anika Malone — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:28:09 -0000

AV isn't going to be doing anything soon, so we can all relax. Mr. Couldn't Pass the Bar talked a good game when he was a community organizer, but he's had 14 years of elected officaldom to actually put his big talk into action and he hasn't. My kids will be in their 30 and Villaraigosa will still be talking about Getting Serious on the gang problem in LA.

Re: Battle Of the Buses: Oh, It’s So On!

Anika Malone — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:52:30 -0000

I was looking forward to meeting you guys at the finish line, knowing that BusTard would get there first ;P. Unfortunately, we kinda got into some margaritas for happy hour.

Re: Friends, Angelenos, Hungry Drunk People–Lend Me Your Collective Rage

Anika Malone — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:04:45 -0000

I've been thinking about this "issue" for a week now. It's hard for me to feel too bad about the bricks and mortar shops because, 1) they're everywhere, 2) they're expensive comparatively speaking, and 3) the slow service at times.

Let's take my street, Huntington Dr. There are a lot of restuarants over here and 3 of them are very good. However, if I'm hungry NOW and broke (as always), I'm not going to Hecho in Mexico where it takes 10 minutes to order a drink and another 20 to get the drink, nevermind actually eating your food--you're looking at 30 - 40 minutes after you walk in the door. I'll go to one of the taco trucks where I can get tacos and a burrito to feed my entire family under $20 and in 10 minutes. As tasty as Hecho in Mexico is, we've never left there with a bill under $75 and usually 2 hours pass us by as we wait and wait and wait to get our bill. Such a shame because it is a very nice, albeit empty, restaurant and the food is good.

I get the troubles of the bricks and mortar shops and yes, the taco trucks should probably park where there's less competition for restaurants, like closer to my house...but we must look at this logically too. The taco truck vendors have been taxed, fined and legislated at the whim of the merchants, when do they get a say in how they run their businesses?

Re: It Caught My Eye: About A Man Named Jed

Anika Malone — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:32:41 -0000

I love that rock. When I visited my friends or doctor I'd have to make sure the rock was still there. There was one up the street that was moved about 7 years ago.

I love these little things in LA. There's an altar over near me that I can see with my binoculars from my backyard,but can't figure out how to get too it. One of these days I'll have to hook my camera and binocs together to get a picture. It's like a religious niche in the hillside.

Re: The California Cactus Center

Anika Malone — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:47:10 -0000

Yes, we were stunned by the large variety of stones and the price of them...I had never seen them so expensive before. My husband picked out a a pleiospilos that is pretty cool looking.