<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457</id><updated>2011-08-05T03:56:43.126-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Love From La Land</title><subtitle type='html'>This started out about my love fest with Los Angeles, now it's all about me.  How LA.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>50</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-884366448199294035</id><published>2009-02-27T16:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-27T16:07:40.972-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm baaack</title><summary type='text'>Alright, so I've been away a long, long, long time.  I know that the couple of people who were reading this blog have probably long since given up and gone away.  I can't really blame them.  However, I just started looking back over this, read some old post and came to a conclusion.  I was kind of funny and shouldn't have stopped writing.  So, into the fray once more and all that.  Perhaps people</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/884366448199294035/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=884366448199294035' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/884366448199294035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/884366448199294035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2009/02/im-baaack.html' title='I&apos;m baaack'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-112363238916686447</id><published>2005-08-09T17:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-09T17:09:43.840-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Video games mame and kill</title><summary type='text'>S. Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games - Yahoo! NewsI couldn't believe when I read this headline.  I mean I knew video games could hurt you.  I was myself the victim of a physical injury at the hand, er feet really, of a video game.  But, death?  I had no idea.My own run in with the dark side of the video world happened at christmas.  My sister got her dream gift of a sony </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/112363238916686447/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=112363238916686447' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/112363238916686447'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/112363238916686447'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/08/video-games-mame-and-kill.html' title='Video games mame and kill'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-112286325852113468</id><published>2005-07-31T19:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-31T19:27:38.526-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Oye Gevalt</title><summary type='text'>I'm not jewish but I've always found yiddish to be a very expressive language and oye gevalt pretty much sums up how I feel at the moment.  I'm too exhausted to go into the all the details.  But, the last four days have been pretty exhausting.1)  I was so wiped out in the middle of the week I took a three day weekend off and even skipped SNB.2) Friday I had a very nice sushi lunch and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/112286325852113468/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=112286325852113468' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/112286325852113468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/112286325852113468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/07/oye-gevalt.html' title='Oye Gevalt'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-112188660135782252</id><published>2005-07-20T12:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-20T12:10:01.406-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Raise a glass of Romulan Ale</title><summary type='text'>Farewell, Scotty - Yahoo! NewsIt's a sad day as James Doohan, better known as Scotty, died.  I've been a star trek fan for what seems like all my life.  Scotty was a particular favorite of mine with his: i'm giving her all she's got, captain.  Done in scottish brogue.  And of course one of my favorite movie lines of all time is from Star Trek IV (the one with the whales) when Scotty faced with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/112188660135782252/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=112188660135782252' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/112188660135782252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/112188660135782252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/07/raise-glass-of-romulan-ale.html' title='Raise a glass of Romulan Ale'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-112179886035212219</id><published>2005-07-19T11:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-19T11:47:40.373-07:00</updated><title type='text'>sorry been away so long ... again</title><summary type='text'>Sorry I've been away for so long ... again.  I blame that place of which I cannot and therefore do not speak unless it is in the most general manner in which any such place it could be. (I think I just channeled yoda there. but without all the wisdom and kickass jedi powers)  However -- and notice how the word however always proceeds something that gets you into trouble -- however, this is too </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/112179886035212219/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=112179886035212219' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/112179886035212219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/112179886035212219'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/07/sorry-been-away-so-long-again.html' title='sorry been away so long ... again'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-112015038506764709</id><published>2005-06-30T09:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-30T09:53:05.106-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Me and drunk - old friends</title><summary type='text'> "The world's first Pina Colada was supposedly invented in the Hotel Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico in the 1950s."I love this fact because it combines two of my favorite things: stupid trivia and booze.I don't want to give the impression that I'm a lush.  I'm not.  I just come from a long line of them and so yes I enjoy the occasional alcoholic beverage.  and yes one glass a wine a night is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/112015038506764709/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=112015038506764709' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/112015038506764709'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/112015038506764709'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/06/me-and-drunk-old-friends.html' title='Me and drunk - old friends'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111965195016018562</id><published>2005-06-24T15:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-26T20:47:24.390-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Joey Potter and weird things you see in life</title><summary type='text'>You'll have to excuse me.  I just drank 6 fluid oz of sake.  Sake can really hit you hard. But on with the show. Hey have you missed me?  Have y'all been wondering where did v.carrie go and all the laughs?  Did you start having visions that I was stuck under the refrigerator with no phone in reach?  Don't worry I'm alive. I'm well (physcially at least. mentally...well) So, Thursday I went to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111965195016018562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111965195016018562' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111965195016018562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111965195016018562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/06/joey-potter-and-weird-things-you-see.html' title='Joey Potter and weird things you see in life'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111932816639324791</id><published>2005-06-20T21:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-20T21:29:26.393-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Yarn update</title><summary type='text'>I know you're all waiting to find out about my yarn for "tie one on"  Update is still waiting to hear from Southwest Trading Co., but they are looking.  In the meantime working on my first hat. v.carriePS: File this under the most boring entry ever. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111932816639324791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111932816639324791' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111932816639324791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111932816639324791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/06/yarn-update.html' title='Yarn update'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111932792836734549</id><published>2005-06-20T21:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-20T21:25:28.400-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ahhhh!</title><summary type='text'>Yeah, that sums it up.  Last night, Sunday, I was sitting knitting and all of a sudden it hit me: I have to work tomorrow. The weekend goes by way too quickly.I had a lovely weekend.  Saturday so much fun at  Laurie's birthday party.  Don't believe her when she says she was a bad hostess.  She throws a great bbq.  I loved meeting more of her friends. But, then Monday comes.  See Saturday I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111932792836734549/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111932792836734549' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111932792836734549'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111932792836734549'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/06/ahhhh.html' title='Ahhhh!'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111903166490114002</id><published>2005-06-17T11:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-17T11:39:11.936-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Where have all my ideas gone?</title><summary type='text'>Alright, have been writing as often. Partially because I'm busy with that place I cannot discuss.  Partially because I keep forgetting what I want blog about.Last night leaving SNB (stitch n' bitch) I something in mind to talk about, something to share. Now, completely gone.   My memory is getting worst and worst. My brain a seive of ideas. Only not catching the good ones.    So, a few random </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111903166490114002/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111903166490114002' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111903166490114002'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111903166490114002'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/06/where-have-all-my-ideas-gone.html' title='Where have all my ideas gone?'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111854381020168723</id><published>2005-06-11T19:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-11T19:36:50.240-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I take it all back</title><summary type='text'>Remember a few entries ago when I complained about my roommate's inabililty to load a dishwasher properly? And it defied common sense? I have the bestest roommate ever! And I take it all back! (And we know I don't use the exclamation points lightly)Last night my world got turned upside down.  It's amazing how the world keeps going topsy turvy and changing isn't it?Self: Yes it is.Me: I wish </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111854381020168723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111854381020168723' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111854381020168723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111854381020168723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/06/i-take-it-all-back.html' title='I take it all back'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111825111920959032</id><published>2005-06-08T10:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-08T10:18:39.243-07:00</updated><title type='text'>10% off - what a bargain</title><summary type='text'>Who doesn't love a discount?  You go into a store and  you see 10% off and you're so much more willing to buy it because it's a bargain.Well folks, I'm 10% off so I'm starting to feel like a real bargain. Not in a cheap way of course.  More like deal of the century way.A couple years ago I put on some extra weight and all the body image issues came out in a big way.  I've always had weight </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111825111920959032/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111825111920959032' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111825111920959032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111825111920959032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/06/10-off-what-bargain.html' title='10% off - what a bargain'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111809033393854913</id><published>2005-06-06T13:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-06T13:38:53.966-07:00</updated><title type='text'>So maybe I overreacted a little</title><summary type='text'>Macworld: News: WWDC: Apple drops IBM PowerPC line for Intel chips: "Third party developers, including Microsoft, announced support of the transition following Jobs’ announcement.“We plan to create future versions of Microsoft Office for the Mac that support both PowerPC and Intel processors,” said Roz Ho, general manager of Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit.“We think this is a really </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111809033393854913/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111809033393854913' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111809033393854913'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111809033393854913'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/06/so-maybe-i-overreacted-little.html' title='So maybe I overreacted a little'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111808087852776200</id><published>2005-06-06T11:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-06T11:01:18.563-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My entire world has changed</title><summary type='text'>Apple announces shift to Intel chips from IBM - Yahoo! News: "SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL - news) on Monday said it will shift to using Intel Corp. (Nasdaq:INTC - news) microprocessors in its Macintosh computers, severing its long relationship with International Business Machines Corp., which had supplied chips to Apple."Buddha teaches us that life is change.  And</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111808087852776200/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111808087852776200' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111808087852776200'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111808087852776200'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/06/my-entire-world-has-changed.html' title='My entire world has changed'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111775407195471084</id><published>2005-06-02T16:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-02T16:14:31.956-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm not crazy!</title><summary type='text'>You know how sometimes you keep things to yourself because you think you're the only one who thinks and/or feels that way.  Self: Yes, I do.Me: I'm so glad.  Because I think I might be the only one who knows what I mean.Self: I should try an example.At work there's a kitchenette.  In the kitchenette there are cups.  What I deem the normal size cups (probably 16oz? And only in America is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111775407195471084/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111775407195471084' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111775407195471084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111775407195471084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/06/im-not-crazy.html' title='I&apos;m not crazy!'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111774940044718259</id><published>2005-06-02T14:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-02T14:56:40.486-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Talking to myself</title><summary type='text'>Me: I want to blog.Self: Okay. But, what do I want to blog about?Me: I don't know. I had this one really interesting thought yesterday.Self: It wasn't that interesting.Me: I guess not. I did forget what it was about.Self: Talk about dieting.Me:  No, it's too depressing right now. I've hit a plateau and am losing motivation and just no.Self: Talk about the cats.Me: They are really cute.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111774940044718259/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111774940044718259' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111774940044718259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111774940044718259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/06/talking-to-myself.html' title='Talking to myself'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111764797931361839</id><published>2005-06-01T10:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-01T10:55:16.250-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Swedes plan to become the next superpower with the L-wrench</title><summary type='text'>Did you know Saudi Arabia has an Ikea?  It's true. I saw it on their website.  Ikea is taking over everything.  Through their  mass produced furniture that is further homogenizing the world the Swedes are exporting their culture and next thing you know we'll all be taller.   That's right world, watch out for the Swedes. They're taking over one pre-fabricated couch, coffee table, media cabinet </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111764797931361839/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111764797931361839' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111764797931361839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111764797931361839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/06/swedes-plan-to-become-next-superpower.html' title='The Swedes plan to become the next superpower with the L-wrench'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111749041092921222</id><published>2005-05-30T15:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-31T12:31:54.836-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Things to know when you grow up.</title><summary type='text'>There's certain thing I think everyone should know when you grow up.  Or at least are living outside your parents home.-How to balance a checkbook-How to do your laundry -How to boil water.  Not so much too cook, but in case of emergency you can have water that won't give you dissentary.-When to get your oil changed in your car-How to buy condoms without being embarrassed-How to load a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111749041092921222/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111749041092921222' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111749041092921222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111749041092921222'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/things-to-know-when-you-grow-up.html' title='Things to know when you grow up.'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111734644492320139</id><published>2005-05-28T23:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-28T23:00:44.973-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Step One: admitting you have a problem.</title><summary type='text'> Okay, I have a confession. I've had a problem most of my life, a syndrome if you will.  I call it lost puppy syndrome.  It actually runs in my family. We see a creature with this "help me, I'm lost" look in their eyes, and we just want to take them in, feed them, and let them know it's all going to be okay.  You're home now. Traditionally this has been a problem for me when it comes to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111734644492320139/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111734644492320139' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111734644492320139'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111734644492320139'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/step-one-admitting-you-have-problem.html' title='Step One: admitting you have a problem.'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111716864614955885</id><published>2005-05-26T21:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-26T21:37:26.186-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Things I've learned ... this week...so far</title><summary type='text'>You know how some weeks are one of those weeks.  Yeah, I'm having one of those. I won't go into details because, you know that would be a downer.  And I'm all about the uppers.  So, here's some things I've discovered  this week.A) The best conversations you can have, sometimes, are the ones you have with yourself.  Especially when people are totally insane and well kind of suck.Me: What is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111716864614955885/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111716864614955885' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111716864614955885'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111716864614955885'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/things-ive-learned-this-weekso-far.html' title='Things I&apos;ve learned ... this week...so far'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111705830180309078</id><published>2005-05-25T14:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-25T15:03:50.580-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My life since Tivo</title><summary type='text'>(I seem to be in the alliteration and SAT words today.  Please bare with me.  So, you can figure out what words I used incorrectly and then make fun of me dictionary.com. )It started a year ago.  Almost everyone in my life seemed to be apart of this strange cult.  If this were a movie and not a blog you'd hear each of the following one at a time, becoming a cacophony of people talking, ending in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111705830180309078/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111705830180309078' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111705830180309078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111705830180309078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/my-life-since-tivo.html' title='My life since Tivo'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111695413688179106</id><published>2005-05-24T10:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-24T10:02:16.916-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Into every tooth a little floss must clean</title><summary type='text'>Last night I got home late.  Well, later than usual.  Instead of leaving work and heading directly to home and 24 season finale.  I joined my friend Gwen at the West Hollywood Farmer's Market for a little dinner, a little coffee, and a little talking.  By the way, totally love the Farmer's Market.  I wish I lived within walking distance of it.  I swear upon all that is holy that if I did, I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111695413688179106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111695413688179106' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111695413688179106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111695413688179106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/into-every-tooth-little-floss-must.html' title='Into every tooth a little floss must clean'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111689469485929766</id><published>2005-05-23T17:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-23T17:31:34.866-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What's that cracking sound? The 8th seal of the apocalpyse you say</title><summary type='text'>Apple may use Intel chips for Macs - Yahoo! News: "SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL - news) has been in talks that could lead to it using Intel Corp. (Nasdaq:INTC - news) chips in its Macintosh computers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, reigniting decade-old speculation and sparking a 5 percent rise in Apple's stock price.The report, which cited two industry </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111689469485929766/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111689469485929766' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111689469485929766'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111689469485929766'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/whats-that-cracking-sound-8th-seal-of.html' title='What&apos;s that cracking sound? The 8th seal of the apocalpyse you say'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111672830212871533</id><published>2005-05-21T19:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-21T19:18:22.133-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Finally! Photos of Xander</title><summary type='text'>I finally got a real digital camera. So, here's a couple of photos of him.  If Wesley ever appears I'll put him up, too.Xander meets the foot  That's my foot. I plan to reveal myself here slowly.  Physically that is.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111672830212871533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111672830212871533' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111672830212871533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111672830212871533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/finally-photos-of-xander.html' title='Finally! Photos of Xander'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111663970562458977</id><published>2005-05-20T18:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-20T18:41:45.673-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Story of Asshat</title><summary type='text'>First off, let me just say that I'm totally bored at work right now.  The shred box isn't even making me happy.  I just want  to go home.  But, I can't yet so I'm going to be productive and finally tell the story of Asshat.Few months ago I had this conversation withmyself:Self: IMe: YesSelf: You need to put me out there again.Me: What do you mean?Self: Dating, moron.Me: Why with the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111663970562458977/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111663970562458977' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111663970562458977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111663970562458977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/story-of-asshat.html' title='The Story of Asshat'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111652315196605848</id><published>2005-05-19T10:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-19T10:19:12.010-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Why is my southern accent coming out today and other important questions</title><summary type='text'>So this morning I'm talking to my co-worker J. and he's originally from South Carolina.  He usually keep his southern accent under wraps, which is good because otherwise my southern accent would start coming out something fierce.  Except for this morning.I don't know if it's the influence of Brit &amp; K-fed getting to me but even my thoughts in my head have a southern accent to them.  Uh weird.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111652315196605848/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111652315196605848' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111652315196605848'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111652315196605848'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/why-is-my-southern-accent-coming-out.html' title='Why is my southern accent coming out today and other important questions'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111643660932672652</id><published>2005-05-18T10:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-18T10:19:36.320-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I can handle your truth, I just don't want to</title><summary type='text'>CrazyAuntPurl: Now for the important stuff.Above is a comment I left on my new friend  Laurie's blog It was regarding Britney and Kevin: Chaotic.  And boy, was I wrong.  Do not watch this show. It's not even entertaining in an Anna Nicole Smith train wreck sort of way.  I have nothing personally againt Britney Spears; I don't know her personally.  But, 30 seconds of that on my TV I had a seething</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111643660932672652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111643660932672652' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111643660932672652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111643660932672652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/i-can-handle-your-truth-i-just-dont.html' title='I can handle your truth, I just don&apos;t want to'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111639140110346719</id><published>2005-05-17T21:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T21:43:21.126-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The shred box</title><summary type='text'>Last night I was thinking about the phrase the devil's in the details.  And that idea that it's not the big things that's a problem, it's the little things that always trip you up. Things you miss or don't consider.  But, it's all the small things that are the most satisfying.  Like the shred box.  I love the shred box at work.  Not only are you throwing something away, you know that it'll be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111639140110346719/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111639140110346719' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111639140110346719'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111639140110346719'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/shred-box.html' title='The shred box'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111634885340570468</id><published>2005-05-17T09:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T12:53:37.903-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Don't fight the three hole punch. It'll kick your ass.</title><summary type='text'>It's very difficult for me to to discuss work in any great detail because I work in reality and they make you sign these 10 million dollars non-disclosure agreements.  So, if I spill the beans I lose my dough.  Forever.  My grandchildren would be paying off the damages and their grandchildren's grandchildren would be paying off the damages.  And then instead of being a much beloved legend in the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111634885340570468/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111634885340570468' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111634885340570468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111634885340570468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/dont-fight-three-hole-punch-itll-kick.html' title='Don&apos;t fight the three hole punch. It&apos;ll kick your ass.'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111620367600847181</id><published>2005-05-15T17:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-15T17:34:36.020-07:00</updated><title type='text'>It's a man!</title><summary type='text'>I'm happy to announce that there's a new man in my life. He's the cutest little thing, a real snuggle bug.  And the kindest yellow eyes you've ever seen.  Yep, it's happened.  I've adopted another cat.  I met him yesterday at Petco and it was love at first pet.  I was a bit surprised because normally I'm drawn to the all black, grey and white cats.  And this fella, who's name I have just decided </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111620367600847181/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111620367600847181' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111620367600847181'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111620367600847181'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/its-man.html' title='It&apos;s a man!'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-111605229448693349</id><published>2005-05-13T23:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-13T23:31:34.486-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Has it really been that long?</title><summary type='text'>It's hard to believe, but it really has been over a year since I last made an entry into this blog.  Well, that's not true.  It's very easy to believe.  I'm a Sagitarious and that's what we do. We start things, get a good head of steam going and jump to the next thing.  So what's been the next thing?  Work.  Lots and lots of work.For those of you who don't know I work on a reality show.  Now, I'm</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/111605229448693349/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=111605229448693349' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111605229448693349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/111605229448693349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2005/05/has-it-really-been-that-long.html' title='Has it really been that long?'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-107957601163724870</id><published>2004-03-17T18:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-03-17T18:16:45.826-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Sound of One Hand Clapping</title><summary type='text'>I was just reading my last post and what crap.  Not necessarily the sentiment, but the way it's written, crap.  How do you let me get away with writing so poorly.  Oh right, nobody reads this but me.  That's probably a good thing, even though it's kind of sad. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/107957601163724870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=107957601163724870' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/107957601163724870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/107957601163724870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2004/03/sound-of-one-hand-clapping.html' title='The Sound of One Hand Clapping'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-107808606263157363</id><published>2004-02-29T12:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T15:22:56.673-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Is it clever if you're trying?</title><summary type='text'>So, yesterday I was on the phone with my friend who lives in Delaware, Dana, and on Friday I had read another friend's webjournel and both these incidents made me aware of something:  What's normal in LA is not what's normal everywhere else.For example, in Deleware anyone who is in their 30's and hasn't been married, engaged and/or had kids is questionable dating material because you're just not </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/107808606263157363'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/107808606263157363'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2004/02/is-it-clever-if-youre-trying.html' title='Is it clever if you&apos;re trying?'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-106781793164687410</id><published>2003-11-02T16:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-11-02T16:05:45.500-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Okay, so it's been awhile since I've written anything, because well, I kind of forgot that I had this because I was working like crazy on a little reality show.  But, seeing how I'm about to be unemployed again (and I feel find about this really) I thought I'd start trying to actually write something.So, the fires.  I have a friend who lives near the Grand Prix fire, but he's fine. Thank God. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/106781793164687410/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=106781793164687410' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/106781793164687410'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/106781793164687410'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/11/okay-so-its-been-awhile-since-ive.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-94797876</id><published>2003-05-23T12:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T15:32:13.473-07:00</updated><title type='text'>You Call It Babbling, I Call It ... Uh, I Guess It's Babbling</title><summary type='text'>Okay, it's Friday and last day on the job.  Oh, I'll miss you [snipped so as not to reveal what show I worked on at the time.  NDA's are a bitch].  Last few weeks (by which I mean last couple of months) I haven't had a whole lot to do.  I kind of hung around waiting to finish paperwork, did some transcribing, and now I feel like an Amazon, as in woman and not online book retailer.  See, it's </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94797876'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94797876'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/05/you-call-it-babbling-i-call-it-uh-i.html' title='You Call It Babbling, I Call It ... Uh, I Guess It&apos;s Babbling'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-94694201</id><published>2003-05-21T10:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-02-29T12:41:24.310-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Month of Loss ... Continues... And I still Feel Pretty Good</title><summary type='text'>Okay, so yesterday was another end to an era, the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  I love this show.  For six and half years I've followed the story who saved the world, kicked vampire butt, and got to sleep with two hot vampires with souls.  Well, Spike didn't have a soul at the time, but it was coming.  So, thanks for the memory Joss Whedon and gang.  It's been fun and has filled </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/94694201/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=94694201' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94694201'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94694201'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/05/month-of-loss-continues-and-i-still.html' title='The Month of Loss ... Continues... And I still Feel Pretty Good'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-94458178</id><published>2003-05-16T09:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-02-29T12:42:08.640-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Month of Loss ... And I Feel Fine</title><summary type='text'>Okay, so Wednesday was it, the Dawson creek series finale.  It was the end of an era.  Thank goodness I had Gwen with me crying away, so I didn't feel like such a dork.  It was very embarrasing to admit to the Post Coord.  that I had to leave at 7:00 to get home by 8:00 pm.  So, Gwen and I were standing outside bemoaning the end of DC, the end of Buffy coming up next week, my purse still gone.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/94458178/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=94458178' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94458178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94458178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/05/month-of-loss-and-i-feel-fine.html' title='A Month of Loss ... And I Feel Fine'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-94334411</id><published>2003-05-14T08:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-05-17T15:29:36.366-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>(This used to be a link to a webpage that told you what star crossed X-Men you were.  I was wolverine. I'm so dark and brooding)Which Star-Crossed Marvel Lover Are You?Oy.  Well, tonight PACEY &amp; JOEY 4 EVER!!!!!!!!! Damnit....Janet, I love you.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94334411'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94334411'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/05/this-used-to-be-link-to-webpage-that.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-94273961</id><published>2003-05-13T09:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-02-29T12:45:02.576-08:00</updated><title type='text'>WHEN ONE WINDOW IS NOT ENOUGH</title><summary type='text'>Okay, it's the morning. I'm at work.  I'm not actually working. I'm kicking myself because I forgot to email my resume to myself at work so I could update it and give it to Jen.  It's that stupid show I'm freelancing for. I told them I could handle an hour of transcription last night. They gave me three tapes.  One was an hour long!!!  The other two are looking pretty hefty as well.  So, I was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/94273961/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=94273961' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94273961'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94273961'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/05/when-one-window-is-not-enough.html' title='WHEN ONE WINDOW IS NOT ENOUGH'/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-94227536</id><published>2003-05-12T14:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-12T14:54:44.436-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GOTOkay, so for a weeks now I've been kind of unhappy at work because there wasn't a lot to do.  I get bored easily.  But, I've moved desks and I'm enjoying the company.  So, now I'm kind of liking this money for nothing and chicks for free biz.  Of course, I'm not interested in "chicks" But, I couldn't think of a clever replacement for men which I am now surrounded by.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/94227536/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=94227536' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94227536'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94227536'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/05/dont-know-what-you-got-okay-so-for.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-94216970</id><published>2003-05-12T11:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-12T11:30:16.036-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>DON'T STOP THE MUSICSo, I've moved desks at work.  I'm now back with all the post people and we've got tunes playing, specifically James.  It's amazing the difference music makes to your day.  It can immediately make you feel better, or worst if that's what your after.  Music is definetly proof that there is a higher power in the world, in my not so humble opinion.Take Saturday.  Gwen and I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/94216970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=94216970' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94216970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94216970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/05/dont-stop-music-so-ive-moved-desks-at.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-94080598</id><published>2003-05-09T17:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-09T17:02:01.706-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>LA IS A SMALL TOWN, REALITY TV EVEN SMALLERLos Angeles is actually a huge city, but for those of us who work in Reality TV it's an extrememly small subdivision of a very small town named Entertainment, Population: 2000 Successfull, Enumerable Wannabees.  You decide where I fall.  Anyhoo, saw a guy today I once had a crush on.  That's always fun, in a way picking a scab is fun.  You know you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/94080598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=94080598' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94080598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94080598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/05/la-is-small-town-reality-tv-even.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-94062380</id><published>2003-05-09T10:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-09T10:38:16.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Oringially Posted on: Sanity Doesn't Live Here Anymore  Okay, I'm going to admit it. I love Dawson Creek, or at least I did until they broke up Joey and Pacey at the end of Season 4. I've watched the show since it's beginning, blocking out Season 5 and most of 6, but now that it's coming to a close and I feel compelled to watch it to the bitter end. But, that's only because I hold out hope that</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/94062380/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=94062380' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94062380'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94062380'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/05/oringially-posted-on-sanity-doesnt.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-94061759</id><published>2003-05-09T10:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-09T10:05:47.703-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>WHERE HAVE ALL MY DIGITS GONE?So, I've finally figured out what to do with this weblog, besides using it as a way of filling up time at work.  I just don't have a lot to do right now, and I'm enjoying it as much as possible.  But, it's been a hard week.  As anyone knows me has heard,: my purse was stolen.  It's been a nightmare.  It wouldn't have been such a big deal if it was just my purse </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/94061759/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=94061759' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94061759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94061759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/05/where-have-all-my-digits-gone-so-ive.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-94014629</id><published>2003-05-08T14:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-08T14:51:03.846-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Janet Tokerud's Radio WeblogOkay, this reminded me of another reason why I love Los Angeles and another great passion of mine, Mac computers.   LA had the second Apple Store (aka my happy place) to open in the country.  It wasn't the first because of time zones.  Still, when I heard an actual Apple store owned and operated by my beloved computer company was coming to town I had to go.  I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/94014629/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=94014629' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94014629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/94014629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/05/janet-tokeruds-radio-weblog-okay-this.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-93607981</id><published>2003-05-01T11:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-05-01T11:23:02.740-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>my tiny life What's more -- all the people I know in San Francisco (and most San Franciscans, actually) hold a disdainful attitude toward LA. They'll tell you that LA is full of traffic and smog and vapid people, but they don't even stop to realize that their city (and its Southern appendage Silicon Valley) has 100 times worse traffic, the streets are dirtier, and their population is almost </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/93607981/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=93607981' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/93607981'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/93607981'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/05/my-tiny-life-whats-more-all-people-i.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-93548278</id><published>2003-04-30T12:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-30T12:30:36.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>TODAY'S MUSING ON LOS ANGELES(note I realize talking about Los Angeles traffic is about as original as making cracks about California falling into the ocean, but what the hell) Okay, so today I was driving into work. That means travelling south on the 405 through the Sepulveda pass and into West LA.  You have a choice. You can take the 405 or you can drive Sepulveda.   I was driving on the 405</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/93548278/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=93548278' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/93548278'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/93548278'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/04/todays-musing-on-los-angeles-note-i.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-93490871</id><published>2003-04-29T14:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-29T14:54:36.880-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Los Angeles Of course the weather is always great in LA. Before Europeans found it, it was lightly populated by people who could cope with the desert-like conditions without resorting to civil engineering. The first Europeans to name the area, in effect, "The City of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels" were probably so bothered by the heat that they began to contemplate their own demise. A lot has </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/93490871/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=93490871' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/93490871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/93490871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/04/los-angeles-of-course-weather-is.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-93490636</id><published>2003-04-29T14:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-29T14:50:44.830-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Los Angeles As Dream Factory ERICKSON: Well, I wrote about Los Angeles after I came back, and I'm fascinated with Los Angeles. I can't say that I love Los Angeles, and I sort of distrust anybody that says they either love or hate Los Angeles because it's like loving or hating a blank slate, and it depends what you want to write on the black slate. Los Angeles is a relatively laivable city if you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/93490636/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=93490636' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/93490636'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/93490636'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/04/los-angeles-as-dream-factory-erickson.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338457.post-93489403</id><published>2003-04-29T14:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2003-04-29T14:33:48.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Let me make something pefectly clear.  I love Los Angeles.  I'm not sure why.  I haven't tried to analyze it too much.  But, this crazy city that people love to thumb their noses at has more to it than  shallow, image crazed, anorexic idiots.  I mean that exists, too. But, that's what's so great, it all exists in Los Angeles, warmed over by the sun ready to be shaked up every now again by the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/feeds/93489403/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5338457&amp;postID=93489403' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/93489403'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5338457/posts/default/93489403'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lovefromlaland.blogspot.com/2003/04/let-me-make-something-pefectly-clear.html' title=''/><author><name>Carrie V</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
