http://truecity.existentialmedia.net Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:00:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just ate the jalapeno poppers from jack-in-the-box for the first time and I guess i'm ashamed to say that they were awesome. it's a troubled subject: americanism. On one hand, I'm an american, through and through. I was born in america to a set of parents that were born in ... http://truecity.existentialmedia.net/2008/10/god-bless-whatever i've been wearing the same pair of insufficient shoes for a few days now. It's the only pair i own that I don't wear socks with and my feet have developed a bit of a vinegar tinge. It's still fascinating (to me) because it's new - usually my ... http://truecity.existentialmedia.net/2008/10/sensory-acquaintence-with-myself I've had a bit of practice with grieving. Over the course of my twenty five years of life, I have experienced the loss of three grandparents, one aunt, one uncle, one brother, three friends, a dog and two cats. And those are just the deaths immediate to me - while ... http://truecity.existentialmedia.net/2008/05/grief-a-perfect-crystal-or-travel-by-roundabout When I started this whole blogging thing - I had a great big vision about where it would go: A blog about the city and the connective tissue making it move and breath and pulse - the documentation of the bodily functions of My City. Trouble is, I spend my time ... http://truecity.existentialmedia.net/2008/04/gurgle I read a great book for a class at UCLA extension. Here's a few thoughts on it: In The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles, William Fulton describes the growth of Los Angeles as a kind of run-away train being engineered by a diverse cadre of ... http://truecity.existentialmedia.net/2008/03/book-report Last night I dreamed I witnessed a brutal beating. Young men stomping on each others torsos and pausing between blows to get the right angle for the most damage. I was scared and with a couple of friends who were scared too and we were trying to walk ... http://truecity.existentialmedia.net/2008/02/inter-vent I met a guy last night who's name I can't remember because he was introduced by his nickname which is something like "wanleed" or "manscreed" or something. I couldn't really tell if he was into the nickname or not and so I just left the space in my head ... http://truecity.existentialmedia.net/2008/02/counter-fellow I am often overwhelmed. Lately, I have been a giant crocheted bag swinging around the skyline of my life... a soft wrecking ball. The stitch on my bag is loose enough to allow several versions of me to stick their arms out the holes to grab at the stuff that seems ... http://truecity.existentialmedia.net/2007/11/stunned Holy Schneyekies! Life is certainly a rambunctious, slobbering beast, isn't it!? I've been feeling a bit like this lately: I'm zooming out into god-knows-where-i'm-going territory and today I can't believe i'm still hanging on. My first few years in California, I was blindly in love with LA, even more in love with San Francisco, ... http://truecity.existentialmedia.net/2007/09/beastly-living On Tuesday, as I took the E Dash up 7th Street to City West, a man sat down directly across from me. He was rather large with a zip-up sleeveless cammo hoodie, weightlifting gloves, rainbow reflective wraparound oakley sunglasses, and a haircut like a shorn and disheveled baby. It ... http://truecity.existentialmedia.net/2007/08/first-blush