Life: Afternoon Hooping

Life: Afternoon Hooping
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Happening upon this hooping class this afternoon, taught by Pamela Randolph, put the biggest smile on my face. Pamela is a member of UCLA's FitSquad which travels around campus offering fitness education. This fitness based hooping class is open to all members of the Wooden Center and/or UCLA students/faculty/staff. Brava, Pamela! Keep up the good work!

Life: UCLA Gymnasts @ Half Time

Life: UCLA Gymnasts @ Half Time
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Bruins down by 15 at the half.

Life: Champions Made Here!

Life: Champions Made Here!
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UCLA v Arizona

Life: RIP Michael Jackson!

Life: RIP Michael Jackson!
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News crews are already queuing up in front of UCLA Medical Center. Helicopters are flying overhead. I'm leaving now before pandamonium ensues!

Life: UCLA v. LMU

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U-C-L-A Fight Fight Fight!!!

Life: What I've Been Listening To For The Past Two Days

My Mail Delivery Dude, Mark, is down there somewhere!

Art: Make Art Not War

I was just wandering around Westwood Village enjoying another beautiful sunny day in Soul Cal when I stumbled across this print.  It was taped to the side of a metal box which, no doubt, hides very important telephone wires and such.  

This crazy little print (about 11"X16" printed on heavy card stock) jumped right off the side of said box and into my hands!  Shocking, I know...but what could I do?!  I (oops, I mean Mr. Poster) just couldn't help himself!

I suppose Mr. Poster knew that I could guarantee him a MUCH better life hanging framed in my house than he ever would have experienced plastered on the side of a metal box in the Village!  ;)

Mad props to the artist...wish I knew who you were!

(Sorry for the crappy photo...stoopid iPhone!)

Life: What's Yer Time Worth?!

I ran into the Village today to see my Tailor (who is THE BEST, btw) and I encountered a mob of what appeared to be mostly UCLA students in line for (what I assume was) free food being given away at the Grand Opening of the new Chipotle restaurant on Broxton.  While I'm sure I did similar things for free food (a couple of years ago *ahem*) when I was an u-grad at UCLA...the whole scene left me thinking how my time is worth so much more these days.  I mean, it's not like it's the American Apparel Warehouse sale or anything!  Seriously, what could a burrito at that place cost?  

Actually now that I think about it I undoubtedly spent many waking (yet, less valuable) minutes of my life in a line for Diddy Reise cookies (just up the street) which were indeed NOT FREE, but practically.  Yum...worth every minute!  Oh and I feel it's worth mentioning that the end of this line wrapped around the corner and came within a few feet of Bel Air Camera.

So the moral of this story is if you want to get a college student's undivided attention offer them free food....the end.