2010.03.22
So I’m just going to keep adding to this post as it applies to my experience in LA.
I think having lived in Philly for so long has conditioned me to fear of change. Like the old dude who ran the library in Shawshank Redemtion. The jaywalking thing here really messes me up. My legs get all wobbly, waiting on corners. Blowing traffic lights (on a bike) in LA is a bad idea also. On the other hand, the “you need a car” thing has turned out to be an exaggeration. The Downtown, Echo Park, Silverlake, Los Feliz, and Hollywood areas are all within reasonable biking distance. I don’t know what the big deal is. And actually if you stay off the main drags, most of the streets are super open. Just don’t expect any cars to be looking out for you.
Meanwhile I’m inking the last 5 pages of GWC. So keep an eye out for that.
2010.2.24
(picture linked from Pendelton Ward’s Twitter jawn)
Hey that’s me in the green cardigan at my first writer’s meeting that I was allowed to attend. This was at some place called Castaways; a huge ass fancy Denny’s type place but with nautical theme I guess. I didn’t eat anything. That’s Tom Herpich gesticulating. If you don’t know his comics, you should snatch them up.
I’m trying to adjust to cartoon camp as best as I can. I’m really bad at taking pictures so I had to use Pen’s picture. Anyway — getting a lot done with Forming plans. The pieces are starting to emerge already. Big plans, big plans. Also found a coffee shop that’s open till midnight. And a vegan Pho spot! My dream come true. My real dream was to open my own veggie Pho shack. But actually food service is a fucking drag so forget that.
Everyone here is helping me out big time. Good vibes. It’s true however that LA transportation blows. I rode the bus yesterday and there was a crazy hispanic dude, with huge knife scars on his neck. He wouldn’t stop cackling to himself like a crazy witch. I mean, I guess that’s not really worse than anything I see in Philly on a daily basis. Oh yeah also it’s warm here. Yessssssssssssssss
I meant to ask you the other day if you say “jawn”.
try saying “jawner” next time
I’ve never seen or heard “jawn” before, so I had to google it to find out what it means… According to urbandictionary.com it’s a Philly word meaning “thing”, but I lived around Philly for a decade without encountering it…
I was craving pho real bad one day when I saw the one and only Vietnamese restaurant in my whole area, so I went in there and wound up not getting anything because they didn’t have any of the gourmet cuts of beef like tendon or tripe that I was used to from all the rockin’ pho joints in Philly, and it was overpriced and I knew it would be mediocre… But I made some from scratch at home the other day with fresh stuff from my own garden, so all is well.
I’m happy for you Jesse! Warm is where it’s at.
Jesus Christ, why are we still coming back here?
I’ve never even had Pho, I thought it always had beef in it.
It usually does. It’s hard to find a place that has the veg option. Green Leaves does! YAAAA! Any time I can get a big bowl of noodles and sriracha sauce I’m psychedddd.
Fantastic shoes, Jesse.
You’ve always struck me as the kind of man who appreciates a good shoe.
Are they brown, or oxblood? MAN it’s hard to find oxblood polish nowadays.
And now a second post. The anti-spam word is Primus.
I can’t pass that up.
For the record, my friend Mike makes up the anti-spam words. And also I’ve been wearing hand-me-down shoes for the past 3 years so I can really say I have good taste. I was wearing Earth shoes for a while. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Vegan Pho? that ain’t vietnamese. Real pho is massively beefed out of a big ass man-pot (also, ask for quay)
Normally that kind of statement aggravates me but I agree with Jack 100% because it’s similar to what I said.
There must have been one Vietnamese dude, though, that was allergic to beef or something. And he would go “T.V.P.* numba one!” Sorry that was weak, I’ve been sick.
*Textured vegetable protein
No one jaywalks?
It’s like Europe or something.
Yeah you get ticketed for jaywalking. It’s a leash on my instinct to move at opportune moments.
(sriracha the Flaming Cock)Good for the Gullet!
When will you include Anunnaki Nibiru to forming
unless you already have it planned for it’s future.
Hey Moneyhands,
Not sure if you’re a veg’tarian but if you aren’t, check out Bludso’s in Compton (don’t worry, it’s like Willyburg) for a proper meal. If you are a dogmatic veggietarioso, well…treat your tastebuds to some Bardo and head on over to Bludso, buddy.
You might run into Dr. Malachi Z. York on the lam(b), selling tablets about the 144,000 up in there.
Bludso http://www.laweekly.com/2010-02-05/eat-drink/monet-s-briskets-bludso-s/
Thanks for the tip man! Unfortunately I don’t eat the meats. oh well
congrats on the premiere the other night
May 8th is right around the corner…getting stoked! Gonna blast some “Levitation” by good ol’ Roky and the Elevators in celebration.