UnHipLA » Discovery of the Day http://unhipla.com Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:50:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Not a bad deal http://unhipla.com/2009/02/11/not-a-bad-deal/ http://unhipla.com/2009/02/11/not-a-bad-deal/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:05:53 +0000 http://unhipla.blogsome.com/2009/02/11/not-a-bad-deal/ At Whole Foods on Arroyo Parkway, you can get a 2 taco plate with rice and beans for $5.29 (or thereabouts) at the 2nd floor restaurant.  That’s a pretty good deal for Whole Foods.  The plate was good too, not exactly savory, but good in a healthy, filling way.  I suppose if you slather it [...]]]> At Whole Foods on Arroyo Parkway, you can get a 2 taco plate with rice and beans for $5.29 (or thereabouts) at the 2nd floor restaurant.  That’s a pretty good deal for Whole Foods.  The plate was good too, not exactly savory, but good in a healthy, filling way.  I suppose if you slather it with hot salsa it could be even better.  I had the carnitas and chicken taco plate.  The chicken was better than the carnitas. 

Also while I was at Whole Foods, I stocked up on my new favorite wunder-cookie – Erin Baker’s organic breakfast cookie mini’s.  I will blog about them later!

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Nucleus Sketch Book Society Sessions Every Wednesday | 6:00PM – 9:00PM

The Sketch Book Society is an informal club for professional and aspiring artists to gather, share, draw, and inspire one another. Hang out and meet local artists in a [...]]]> Just got this from my Nucleus email newsletter:

Nucleus Sketch Book Society Sessions

Every Wednesday | 6:00PM – 9:00PM

The Sketch Book Society is an informal club for professional and aspiring artists to gather, share, draw, and inspire one another. Hang out and meet local artists in a relaxed atmosphere while gaining some pencil mileage. Complimentary refreshments are served.

On February 18, 2009 we will hold a special session with a live model. Tickets for this session are $15.00 per person. For more information, click here.

Also, Nucleus is renting out space for serious artists in their loft workspace above their gallery. 

(626) 458-7482 | 210 East Main St Alhambra, CA 91801 | Mon-Thur: 12pm-9pm, Fri-Sun: 11am-10pm

www.gallerynucleus.com

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M took me to this hilarious place.  Long Beach City College is overrun with rabbits, big, fat, brazen ones who will run up to strangers and beg for food.  

  This one hopped up so fast that he almost knocked into my camera.

At first, I was just so delighted by their cute-ness:

 

 

The rabbit above [...]]]>

M took me to this hilarious place.  Long Beach City College is overrun with rabbits, big, fat, brazen ones who will run up to strangers and beg for food.  

  This one hopped up so fast that he almost knocked into my camera.

At first, I was just so delighted by their cute-ness:

 

 

The rabbit above was right in front of me and sat still enough for macro shots.  

 

But then I started to see the rabbits as larger rats, campus squirrels and cats, and other campus blight.

 

Apparently the rabbits have been around since the college’s founding when it was on fields of beans, alfalfa, and carrots.  They’re indigenous rabbits!  Some rabbits there are pets who were dumped after Easter.  These rabbits then get jumped or "thumped" when they’re in the wrong territory. 

"We rule this skool!"
The rabbits made the news two years ago when there was a strange slaughter of them.  The story is too sad to repeat.  

One article I read said there were around 200 rabbits on campus. I saw at least 30 lazing about.   The rabbits seem to be quite content as the campus puts out food for them.  I was amazed by how tame and unafraid of people they were, and how many holes they have dug around campus.

"What recession?  We got it good here."

This truly was one of the strangest L.A. sites I have seen.  Thanks M!

Long Beach City College

4901 E Carson St

Long Beach, CA 90808

(562) 938-4353

www.lbcc.edu

For the raw footage and more cute rabbits INCLUDING VIDEO, visit UnHipLA’s Picasa page here.  The videos show just how close the rabbits get to people.  This blogger has great pictures of the baby bunnies on the campus.

*** UPDATE *** 1/27/09   This bunny post, thanks to LAObserved.com, has multiplied onto other blogs and news sites.  NBC Los Angeles’ Kevin Sullivan’s blog post provides more information on the bunny blight and what the campus has been trying to do about it.  Thank you everyone for the views!

*** UPDATE ***  1/29/09.  The bunny post hops on.   LBPost.com gives the history of Long Beach City College and its rabbits.  CurbedLA linked to the LAObserved story.  Then on YouTube, I found this hilarious clip from a 70s film called "Night of the Lepus," in which mutant rabbits the size of trucks galavant through towns, wreak havoc, and kill humans.  Hilarious.

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Delicious lamb kebabs can be found at this hole-in-the-wall in the northern part of Pasadena. Click the menu picture to see the prices. The cook is very nice too.

Shish Kebab Express2495 E Washington BlvdPasadena, CA 91104(626) 398-9777 

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Delicious lamb kebabs can be found at this hole-in-the-wall in the northern part of Pasadena. Click the menu picture to see the prices. The cook is very nice too.

Shish Kebab Express
2495 E Washington Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91104
(626) 398-9777
 

]]> http://unhipla.com/2009/01/04/kabobs/feed/ 0 The Facts of Life http://unhipla.com/2009/01/02/the-facts-of-life/ http://unhipla.com/2009/01/02/the-facts-of-life/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:17:30 +0000 http://unhipla.blogsome.com/2009/01/02/the-facts-of-life/  The Facts of Life….are online!

http://www.hulu.com/the-facts-of-life?c=Comedy/Sitcoms

Yippie for hulu.com, a YouTube-like website, run by television networks which offers free TV shows – current faves like 30 Rock and nostalgic ones like Diff’rent Strokes and One Day at a Time.  Blast from the past!

 

]]>  The Facts of Life….are online!

http://www.hulu.com/the-facts-of-life?c=Comedy/Sitcoms

Yippie for hulu.com, a YouTube-like website, run by television networks which offers free TV shows – current faves like 30 Rock and nostalgic ones like Diff’rent Strokes and One Day at a Time.  Blast from the past!

 

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From the Aquarium’s website  www.aquariumofthepacific.org:

Aquarium Event

Shark Lagoon Nights

The public is invited to get up close with the ocean’s ultimate predators at the Aquarium of the Pacific for FREE during Shark Lagoon Nights. Guests will have the opportunity to touch bamboo sharks and see large sharks such as sandtigers as well as rays in the Aquarium’s Shark Lagoon.

Coffee, hot cocoa, beer, wine, desserts, and snacks are available for purchase.

100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90805
(562) 590-3100

 

 

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This looks like a good opportunity to get some unique items.  From Yelp:

Alternative Art Market Saturday and SundaySeptember 27 – 281 until 7 pm

A Harvest of Uniquely Wondrous Curios

T-shirts, Original Art, Pottery, Posters, Jewelry, Handbags, Hats, Home Accessories, Holiday Gifts, Doggie Clothing, And No MMP Guaranteed! (No Mass Manufactured Products)

Plus Live Music [...]]]> *** EVENT CANCELLED *** 

This looks like a good opportunity to get some unique items.  From Yelp:

Alternative Art Market
Saturday and Sunday
September 27 – 28
1 until 7 pm

A Harvest of Uniquely Wondrous Curios

T-shirts, Original Art, Pottery, Posters, Jewelry, Handbags, Hats, Home Accessories, Holiday Gifts, Doggie Clothing, And No MMP Guaranteed! (No Mass Manufactured Products)

Plus Live Music Provided by the following:
Remmy (Flamenco reinterpretation)
Hiro (Jazz Keys & Bass)
DJs Sean & Katia
A special super groovin’ intergalactic progressive jazz improve jam band
And two blues bands too!

Come join us in the majestical courtyard at
88 North Fair Oaks (at Holly St.)
Pasadena
(626) 844-8886
http://www.myspace.com/majesticalroof 

For some pics of this majestical place, visit eyelevelpasadena’s discovery of the spot. 

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Han Kook Market (LA HK Market)
124 N. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90004
323-469-8934 or 323-469-0674

Kim’s Home Center
2940 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 386-4882

I wish I had brought my camera.  

 

 

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2008

 

In Conjunction with Latino Heritage Month..
 
MA ART SPACE
(New Location)
800 South Palm Ave., #1 Alhambra Ca 91803
(626) 975-4799


"Viva la RA-ZA"
Artists:
Lalo Alcaraz, Barbara Carrasco,Magda De Jose,
Carol Es,Linda Gamboa, Emilia Garcia,
Yolanda Gonzalez, Willy Loya,Poli Marichal,
Herbert Siguenza, Gina Stepaniuk,Joey Terril,Linda Vallejo
Y Mas
 
(3 blocks east of Fremont Ave  East on Mission, North on  Palm)

Sunday, September 14 to Sunday, October 5
    Opening Reception, Sunday , September 14, 2 to 6 p.m.
 After Sept 14 By Appointment
 
 
In Conjunction with

 
Howeeduzzit Gallery presents
   THE CHAIR SHOW
821 S. Raymond Ave., #27
Alhambra, CA 91803

(3 blocks east of Fremont,Corner of Mission Road and Raymond ) 
Sunday, September 14 to Sunday, October 5
    Opening Reception, Sunday ,September 14, 2 to 6 p.m.

 

 

I found out about this via an enewsletter I get from the artist Carol Es whose work I dig. 

**** UPDATE *****

I moseyed on down to this and it was a great show.  I was impressed by the art at both galleries and the abundance of food and drink.  The vibe was very laid-back, cool, but in an SGV-way, not pretentious.  People were nicely, artistically dressed.  I’d say the age range was late 30something and up with a majority being Latino.  Not too many young hipsters milling about.  The galleries are in an industrial park of sorts, alongside clothing and computer manufacturers, and a Mexican restaurant.  I was really surprised that Alhambra had this semblance of an artistic community and was really happy to not have to drive past downtown to get a dose of art.  You could say it was Bergamot Station-light, very light, with two galleries within walking distance of each other.  A jazz band entertained at Howeeduzzit while patrons sat on the grass and enjoyed them.  The weather was beautiful.  Yay Alhambra!

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From http://www.larrytt.com/celebrities_playing_tt/, a web page dedicated to images of celebrities playing ping pong.

Also, Ping Pong Playa, the movie, is opening on September 5 in NY, SF, and LA.  It’ll be at the Atlantic Palace in Alhambra, the Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood, and in Glendale.  How fun!  Click the link to see where the movie [...]]]>  

 

From http://www.larrytt.com/celebrities_playing_tt/, a web page dedicated to images of celebrities playing ping pong.

Also, Ping Pong Playa, the movie, is opening on September 5 in NY, SF, and LA.  It’ll be at the Atlantic Palace in Alhambra, the Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood, and in Glendale.  How fun!  Click the link to see where the movie is playing near you.

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