Comic Con

I don't think I've ever seen as many people at the same place at the same time. This is insane.


For the rest of the pictures of the day, visit the Flickr Set.

The Beginning of the End

I'm off to read until my eyes cross.

WooHoo

Tell me you don't have the theme song for the Simpsons running through your head right about now. I know you do...at least you do now!

The movie is a week away and the marketing push is in full swing. One of the elusive Kwik-E-Mart 7-11's is right by my office and I am such a geek that I have no shame admitting how cool I think that is. I finally stopped by today to take a few pictures.





There was quite a line outside, in fact there has been every time I've driven by. That's why it's taken me until now to stop.

I always get a kick out of Simpson's humor which is why these were my favorite touches from the inside:





There was also a little art on the side wall for folks who were paying attention.



There were all out of Krustee-O's so I may have to stop by a few more times to try and luck into some before it transforms back into a 7-11.

You can check out the rest of the pictures in my Flickr album.

Just Looking For A Little Shade

As I was driving out of Griffith Park after dropping some equipment off at the Zoo for work, I spotted this guy:



Horrible picture, I know, but it is a coyote resting in the shade right by the road. In a very busy green park area too!

He was pretty skinny and rough looking. A good reminder that the animals in the area are still adjusting to all of the burned out areas. I'm betting there isn't much shade in the hills, very little water (if any) and food is probably still a bit scarce. Poor guy was just looking for a little relief from the heat. I know how miserable I am already this summer, I can only imagine what life is like in the burn area.

He was a good sport about me stopping my car in the middle of the road to take a few cameraphone pictures ( I know, I'm an idiot). After a minute though he let me know it was time to move along.

Happy 4th of July

So I went to the firework show at Chase Park in Marina Del Rey this year, mainly because it's 135 degrees out and the beach sounded so much better than home. Also in case you hadn't heard, simply thinking about fireworks in the valley this year will cause the dry hills to explode into a massive ball of fire.

Well it was certainly cooler than the valley. Just a heads up...fireworks and fog don't mix. Who knew!



At first they were just a little dulled by the fog, but after a few went off the smoke seemed to stick in the moist air. Really bizarre.



I did still get a few good shots though:





Fun side effect of the fog...red fireworks make the sky look very cool!