The Weirdest Dream

Don't be stupid, Orange County...oh wait, too late!

2010-02-26T17:05:27Z

http://www.mnn.com/the-home/gardening-landscaping/blogs/orange-countys-law-breaking-landscapers

Maybe it's time to rescind that 40% rule, OC. You should be applauding this couple and encouraging people to follow their example, not taking them to court and fining them.

Saturday is Free Pretzel Day

2010-02-17T19:41:13Z

http://www.auntieannes.com/fpd/FPD.html

Live!

2010-02-15T18:08:59Z

http://thecattycritic.com is up!

Right now, it's just the blog but eventually, I'd like to design and expand it beyond just restaurant review posts. A recipes section, entertaining design ideas...things like that.

And I just found out that I'm the #5 blogger on Urbanspoon San Diego! Very cool...

Catcher in the Rye

2010-01-29T17:41:43Z

My best friend, Sarah, was quite eloquent on Holden and what he embodied and how many of us, as teenagers, felt connected to this character. I had to share.

"Warning: there are spoilers below. This post is intended for A) people who have finished reading Catcher in the Rye, B) people who never intend to read it, or C) who intend to read it but don't mind having that experience knowing background information.

I love the Catcher in the Rye. Those who find it unappealing usually don't like Holden's initial negativity or cussing, and some of the exposition can seem meandering. Holden positions himself as an unreliable narrator: "I am the most terrific liar you ever saw." (Which, interestingly, is in direct opposition to Fitzgerald's narrator Nick Carraway: "I am one of the few honest people I have ever known." Oh how I love thinking about Catcher and Gatsby together---they are two sides of the same thematic coin: alientation, loss of innocence, loss of the ideal, etc). So we know Holden is unstable. To me, that makes the book more exciting: Salinger, through Holden, draws our attention to the instability of creating personal or fictional narratives. Why should we, as audience or reader, trust the narratives of another?

The whole telos and mystery of the novel is this: why is Holden unstable? Why has he been kicked out of so many schools? Why does he feel "lousy" and "crumby?" Why does his head hurt so much?

We learn quickly enough that Holden's little brother died in the recent past. That begins to explain some of Holden's behaviors, but it doesn't quite reveal Holden's full psychology. Patient readers have to wait until the end to discover all of the layers about this character. I love that Salinger waits and waits to reveal crucial information. In the last few pages, we realize that Holden's whole narrative has been given to us from a mental institution---that he has gone insane, by someone's standards, although he insists that he is not crazy to feel the way he does about humanity.

Salinger is brilliant. He has put his readers in the role of psychoanalyst, and my first desire upon reaching the end was to re-read the book from start to finish again, now knowing what I knew about Holden's location.

Is Holden crazy? Or is he more sane than all of us? He goes to meet his little sister, Phoebe, at her school, and when he does, he sees graffiti on the wall (omission of the full curse word is my notation):

"But while I was sitting down, I saw something that drove me crazy. Somebody'd written'F--- you' on the wall. It drove me damn near crazy. I thought how Phoebe and all the other little kids would see it, and how they'd wonder what the hell it meant, and then finally some dirty kid would tell them---all cockeyed, naturally---what it meant, and how they'd all think about it and maybe even worry about it for a couple of days..."

Holden goes on to say that he wishes he could punish the creep who wrote the slur or even rub it off with his own hand, but he finds himself gutless to do either---and this makes him feel, in his own words, depressed.

Shortly thereafter, he goes to a museum and has a similar experince:

"I was the only one left in the tomb then. I sort of liked it, in a way. It was so nice and peaceful. Then, all of a sudden, you'd never guess what I saw on the wall. Another 'F--- you.' It was written with a red crayon or something.... That's the whole trouble. You can't ever find a place that's nice and peaceful, because there isn't any. You may think there is, but once you get there, when you're not looking, somebody'll sneak up and write 'F--- you.'"

I felt the same way today at the Wild Animal Park with Katie (post to come later tonight). We were looking at a gorilla and baby gorilla statue together, and Katie was pretending to feed them and was hugging them and loving them in all her innocent delight. Two separate times when we were visiting, two groups of 4th-5th grade boys came up and started making lewd comments about the mother gorilla's breasts. So different from Katie's pure joy... It made me feel sick to my stomach. The first time it happened, I wanted to cry... That such disrespect and vulgarity and lack of oneness with nature and beauty could intrude on us that way. I felt exactly like Holden. Exactly. I was reminded of him, before I came home and knew that Salinger had died.

So is Holden insane? Or is he right to feel depressed about human nature? He is probably the most pure character in the novel, and this is one reason why he suffers from alienation. We, being acculturated to the world around us, view Holden as extremely troubled in the beginning of the novel---but is Salinger making the point that, by expecting Holden to start fitting in a little more, we are the ones who are most troubled?

Phoebe asks Holden what he wants to be when he grows up. Holden misremembers a line from a Robert Burns poem:

"I thought it was 'If a body catch a body,' I said. Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around---nobody big, I mean---except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff....That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy."

Holden wishes he could spare children "the fall"---the loss of their innocence. He wants to preserve purity in the world, but he knows he cannot. He begins to think like the rest of us: that he is crazy. In a world that thrives on drama and heartache, maybe he is crazy. Or is he? Salinger criticizes the baseness of human nature very roundly here. We're willing to lock Holden in a mental institution because he expects more of human nature than we can ever give him. He wants to save innocence from the intrusions of those who would seek to corrupt it, but like he discovers with being unable to rub out the graffiti on the wall, he is not powerful or courageous enough to do so. Society is too strong; the expectations of conformity weaken and condemn him.

Holden is one of my favorite characters in all of literature. So often I feel I could be him and let myself be overwhelmed by the forces of despair and animosity and perverseness. Unlike Holden, though, I have realized that while no physical place might be a place of complete peacefulness, there are places in your mind and heart that are unassailable if you put certain mental gateways in place.

I have learned, especially this past year, that no one can stop hateful people from entering her sanctuary---whether through physical trespass or through merely trespassing with hateful or untrue words. But the fact is, Holden is not crazy---and nor are the rest of us who really champion the beautiful and the good. Let the negative people believe that everyone thinks and operates as they do, or that we are all schemers or would use others. The problem with being a person like that is that you assume the rest of us operate like you do. Salinger shows us a character who takes more of a stand than any other character from the realism literature genre I have ever met.

Not everyone is in it for just himself, and as Salinger shows us, to the rest of the world, being true in heart, or trying to be a good person, might appear to be insanity.

Salinger was a genius.

When I first started teaching, I taught the third level of the three English 11s. There was AP, advanced, and regular. I taught regular. Lots of people had given up on those kids. Over the year, they would reveal much to me about that. Perhaps I was partly naive, and perhaps I had guts of steel, but I walked into those classes with many of the same expectations I would later have for my AP students. They were never "throw-away" kids to me. I did a horrible job teaching them The Crucible, but as I began to understand more about the craft of teaching, I taught them Gatsby and Catcher in the second semester. They could give presentations and analyze motif with the best of them. It helped that I loved both books, like really loved them. And it helped that we had a very luxurious pace.

I will never forget one of my students, Mike. In the beginning, he came in everyday with his hoody on, didn't want to make eye contact, didn't want to be there. I have a personal philosophy that you cannot teach a child that you don't treat like a human, so I would stand at my door everyday and say hello to every student. He didn't meet my gaze for a whole semester.

And didn't meet it for most of second semester. That's okay: as a teacher, you keep going. Finally we started reading Catcher, and something clicked for him. He started responding "Hello" back at me. At the end of Catcher, he asked me if he had to return it to the school library and if not, what would happen to him. The next day, I gave him his own copy to keep, and he said it was the first book he'd ever really read and that he loved it.

But that wasn't me... That was the gift of the author Salinger, who died today. Thank you for touching us all with your words."

Om nom nom nom...

2010-01-15T23:21:26Z

333 Pacific review

CNN updates on Haiti

2010-01-14T23:32:34Z

CNN has a good running update on what's going on in Haiti. Some entries are sad as reports of confirmed deaths of noteworthy people such as the one below come in. But other stories are inspiring. $5million raised via texting to Red Cross so far. :)

5:50 p.m. (Haitian time) -- A Brazilian doctor whose work in Haiti earned her comparisons to Mother Teresa was killed in Tuesday's earthquake. Zilda Arns Neumann, 75, founded a charity providing education and aid to children, pregnant women, and families in Haiti. She was a Nobel Peace Prize nominee.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/14/haiti.updates/index.html?hpt=T2

Credit card companies profit off charged donations

2010-01-14T21:22:54Z

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/14/as-wallets-open-for-haiti_n_423238.html
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/top-stocks/blog.aspx?post=1551273&_blg=1,1551052

Guess the lesson is, don't charge donations to your credit card...LAME.

Haiti

2010-01-14T17:05:50Z

The stories and pictures coming out of Haiti are saddening.

Doctors Without Borders reported that all the hospitals are closed/abandoned. They're still pulling people out of the rubble. Port-au-Prince and its people are in dire need.

You can help by donating to one of the following:
American Red Cross: The American Red Cross is sending money, supplies and staff to Haiti to support relief efforts. Donations to the International Response Fund can be sent to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013 or made by phone at 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish) or online. The Red Cross also will accepte donations via cell phone: You can donate $10 to be charged to your cell phone bill by texting "HAITI" to 90999.

Doctors Without Borders: The first reports are now emerging from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams who were already working on medical projects Haiti. They are treating hundreds of people injured in the quake and have been setting up clinics in tents to replace their own damaged medical facilities. To donate, click here.

International Rescue Committee: The committee, based in New York City, is a network of first responders, humanitarian relief workers, healthcare providers, educators, community leaders, activists, and volunteers. It provides emergency relief, relocating refugees, and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. To donate, click here or text "HAITI" to 25383.

International Medical Corps: International Medical Corps is deploying an Emergency Response Team to Haiti. The team is providing medical care and other emergency services. International Medical Corps

Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund: Wyclef Jean is one of Haiti’s most famous sons, and his tweeting about the earthquake there has been a galvanizing force on the Web. Jean is most famously a member of the Fugees. His publicist says he arrived Wednesday in Haiti to assist in relief efforts. Several of the most popular topics on Twitter referred to a tweet from the singer urging people to send a text ("Yele") to his Haitian charity, Yele, to donate $5 to the savaged country. (The number is 501501.) To donate online, click here: http://www.yele.org

Many more organizations are taking donations and dispatching aid. Please help.

Vegas Uncork'd

2010-01-12T21:04:53Z

Last night, I made hotel reservations for Vegas for my big 3-0. Luckily, via my timeshare, we got an awesome deal. The plan is to see KA and nosh at a nice restaurant and then spend the rest of the weekend hiding out at the pool or in the big soaking tub. :)

Come to find out, the weekend before is http://vegasuncorked.com/

Was thisclose to changing the reservations...then I did the math and financially, to do the events I want x 2 (Dan would come along, of course!) would more than double the cost of our trip. And with that weekend coming right after we pay our mortgage...just not financially smart. :(

So the plan is to save up and go next year. Payard, Cora and Robuchon...wait for me.

Catty Critic Promo

2009-08-06T01:49:43Z

I really enjoy blogging about my food experiences and am hoping to turn it into something that could be an actual job or produces some semblance of an income. If not...well, poo. But I'd really like to at least see the blog become something frequented on the intarwebs by people.

I'd really appreciate it if you could pass the link to the blog around to up readership/get the word out there. And if there's places that you think I should try out and review in the LA/SD area, let me know!
http://cattycriticfood.wordpress.com

My plan is to start doing weekly updates so that I have some sort of consistent schedule and also get into the habit of taking pictures of the stuff I eat to include in the posts (cuz we all know part of eating is done thru the eyes).

Any advice/recommendations on getting this to take off would be cool (Heh, Justin, I've been using what you sent me, thanks!).

I have a Yelp account already and am cross-posting. I'm going to apply for Yelp Elite and have been looking online at other foodie sites and came across la.foodblogging and am going to try and become a contributor to that/get linked on there.

I've also started a Twitter for Catty Critic where I'll post a link to updates and other food-related twitters when I'm out and about. http://twitter.com/cattycritic

Thanks!

Yelp!

2009-02-24T20:09:11Z

Dan suggested I start a Yelp account to try and direct more readership to my Catty Critic blog. So I did...http://cattycritic.yelp.com.

I know a few of you are on there. Friend me if you'd like! :)

PSA

2008-10-31T00:11:20Z

I think it's interesting how up-in-arms some people get about their candidate. It's like, "OMG, how dare you even think about voting for someone else! You MUST be stupid. Don't you even say anything negative about X!!! I KEEEEEL YOU!"

Frankly, if you have good reason to vote for your candidate, specifically, you agree with their political stances and views and what they want to do to move this country foward, I applaud you. You are certainly a lot more intelligent than the lady who doesn't trust Obama because she thinks he's an "Arab". But if you are voting for your candidate because you think he's cute or he's a good Christian, then you have no right to tell people they are wasting their vote.

Personally, there are pros n' cons I see for both candidates. Neither is a super-hero that is going to set this country "right" (that's all subjective as to what right is) again. It'll take a lot of time and effort to do that, especially due to bipartisanship and trilateral system. But whoever wins, the next four years will be hopefully better than the last four.

A Political Break

2008-10-30T20:56:03Z

Gee, there sure are lot of Obama-lovers n' Prop 8 opponents on my LJ friends list. ;P

I've seen quite a few posts as to why Prop 8 is wrong. The only reason I'm seeing on why to vote yes is religion-based or homo-phobic. I wonder if there's anyone out there that has a reason on why to vote yes besides the religious/anti-gay stance.

I have yet to see people post reasons as to why they are voting for Obama. I'm talking substantial reasons such as in "he wants to implement Plan A to fix Issue B", not this "Hope, Change, Blahblahblah" rhetoric. And is there anyone out there who is voting for McCain? Why? And how do you factor in Palin in your choice?

I've been getting a lot of fwds to YouTube vids featuring McCain supporters in the Midwest/South. It's really kinda of scary as to why they are against Obama - a lot of it being based on bigotry, racism, and religiousness (McCain's the right sort of Christian) and nothing else.

Sometimes I wonder if it would be better if there wasn't a popular vote since, obviously, people aren't making informed decisions**.

**No, I'm not talking about you...unless you flipped a coin or something.

EDIT: Yes, I know how the voting system works. I'm just saying, is it a waste of a vote if someone voted without being informed at all? Why should a person even bother voting if all they're gonna do is go "Oh, well he looks like a good Christian...I'll vote for him."???

djkitty @ 2007-09-12T10:09:00

2007-09-12T17:10:13Z

Hi everyone.

I’m participating again in the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk, an event to help raise funds to battle our nation’s No. 1 and No.3 killers – heart disease and stroke. Last year, I managed to raise $1500 with your help. I hope to be able to do the same this year with your support.

Please visit the link below if you would like to make a donation.
http://heartwalk.kintera.org/sandiegoca/rbehrens

Every little bit counts. :)

Thank you!

Heart Walk 2007

2007-08-22T23:43:47Z

Hi everyone,

I'm participating in the American Heart Association's Heart Walk again. Last year, with your help, I managed to raise $1500...way more than I was hoping to!

If you'd like to make a donation, click on the link below. Every little bit makes a difference.
http://heartwalk.kintera.org/sandiegoca/rbehrens

Thanks!

Let's play!

2007-08-17T00:29:10Z

So I created an RSS feed from my new public blog just for kicks.
http://syndicated.livejournal.com/djkitty513

The new blog is meant to serve as a sort of medium for exercising my writing skills. It'll mostly be filled with random stuff...musings, reviews, poor attempts at humor...

There may be a decrease in LJ activity (yay, no more ranting!!) while I'm experiencing the honeymoon phase with the new blog. Heh.

Comic-con

2007-07-12T23:39:55Z

The schedule is up in case you're curious. Things to note :
THURSDAY
- 11:45-12:45 Richard Hatch: Battlestar Galactica Forum—Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek/Capt Apollo), composer Bear McCreary, Dr. Kevin Grazier (BSG science consultant), and special surprise guests conduct a provocative and humorous discussion of Battlestar Galactica, both new and classic. Includes trailers, comic reel, and Q&A session. Room 6A

- 1:30-3:30 Paramount Pictures—Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, and Nickelodeon Movies present a bold new vision for the future of adventure. Be here for a one-of-a-kind presentation put together just for the fans at Comic-Con as you get a look at such highly anticipated films as Beowulf, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Stardust, Hot Rod, Iron Man, and the next installments of Indiana Jones and Star Trek, plus a few surprises. Appearing in person: JJ Abrams, Neil Gaiman, Roger Avary, and SNL's Andy Samberg. Hall H

- 5:00-6:30 Lost Season 4—If the Lost finale was any indication of things to come, you will not want to miss this panel! Co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse will discuss the exciting new season of ABC’s Lost, all leading up to the ultimate series finale. They’ll spotlight bonus features from the 3rd season DVD box set, preview the new Lost video game, take questions from the audience, and perhaps serve up more surprises. Ballroom 20

FRIDAY
10:30-12:00 Warner Bros.—Warner Bros. presents a sneak peek at some of its upcoming major film releases!

The Invasion is a nightmarish journey into a world where the only way to stay alive is to stay awake. The mysterious crash of the space shuttle leads to the terrifying discovery that there is something alien within the wreckage. Those who come in contact with it are changing in ominous and inexplicable ways. Producer Joel Silver appears in person.

In the supernatural thriller One Missed Call, people receive terrifying cell phone messages of their own final fatal moments. Stars Edward Burns and Shannyn Sossamon will be on stage to introduce film footage and answer questions.

In Whiteout, Kate Beckinsale stars as Carrie Stetko, the lone U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, whose investigation of the continent’s first murder draws her into a shocking mystery. Now, with only three days until winter, Carrie must solve the crime before Antarctica is plunged into darkness and she is stranded with the killer. Star Kate Beckinsale appears in-person.

In the all-new action comedy Get Smart, Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS.

In Trick ‘R Treat, the tricks and treats of Halloween turn deadly as strange creatures of every variety—human and otherwise—try to survive the scariest night of the year. Mike Dougherty appears in-person to discuss his directorial debut produced by Bryan Singer.

Written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, Watchmen was originally published by DC comics as a 12-issue comic book series between 1986 and 1987, before subsequently being collected into a trade paperback. It is the only graphic novel to win the prestigious Hugo Award or to be named among Time magazine’s “100 Best English Language Novels from 1923 to the Present.” Director Zack Snyder will appear in-person to discuss the upcoming film and answer questions. Hall H

- 2:00-3:15 Spotlight on Neil Gaiman—One of Comic-Con’s most popular guests returns to spend his weekend with you. Neil Gaiman talks about this busy year, including upcoming films Beowulf, Coraline, and Stardust (set to premiere Comic-Con weekend in L.A.), that little ditty called Death looming on the horizon, and tons of other great stuff he has in the works. Room 6CDEF

- 2:15-3:00 New Line Cinema: Shoot 'Em Up—A gritty, fast-paced action thriller, Shoot ‘Em Up kicks into high gear with a memorable opening scene and never relents. New Line Cinema will show exclusive footage from Shoot 'Em Up, and star Clive Owen, along with director Michael Davis, will be there to discuss the film! Also included in the presentation will be a special preview of New Line Cinema's upcoming films, including The Golden Compass. Hall H

SATURDAY
- 10:45-12:00 The Simpsons–Having just aired its 400th episode, The Simpsons has now released its first feature film. Join members of the team responsible for both and find out how they did it, including Matt Groening (creator and executive producer), Al Jean (executive producer/head writer), David Mirkin (former executive producer), Matt Selman (executive producer), Michael Price (co-executive producer), David Silverman (director of The Simpsons Movie), Matt Warburton (supervising producer), Don Payne (consulting producer), and Yeardley Smith (voice of Lisa Simpson). Moderated by Bill Morrison. Hall H

- 12:45-2:00 Heroes: Exclusive Volume II Clip and Q&A—Heroes chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities. Be the first to see an exclusive clip from Volume II and learn more about the DVD Heroes 360 and more. Participate in a Q&A session moderated by co-executive producer/comic book writer Jeph Loeb, with creator Tim Kring, comic book artist Tim Sale (Batman: The Long Halloween), and the entire cast—Jack Coleman (H.R.G.), Noah Gray-Cabey (Micah Sanders), Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman), Ali Larter (Niki Sanders), James Kyson Lee (Ando), Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura), Hayden Panettiere (Claire Bennet), Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli), Zachary Quinto (Sylar), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh), Dania Ramirez (Maya), Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli), and more. Ballroom 20

- 2:15-3:15 Battlestar Galactica—Michelle Tauber of People Magazine calls it “an instantly addictive, girl-powered show that packs emotional punch, rip-roaring adventure and surprisingly sexy heat.” Come see what all the buzz is about as SCI FI celebrates the ladies of Battlestar Galactica. Panelists include Mary McDonnell (Laura Roslin), Katee Sackhoff (Kara “Starbuck” Thrace), Tricia Helfer (Number Six), Ronald D. Moore (executive producer), David Eick (executive producer), and Erik Storey (VP, original programming, SCI FI). Moderated by Mark Bernardin of Entertainment Weekly magazine. Ballroom 20

- 2:15-4:00 Disney—Disney and Disney•Pixar showcase two upcoming films with this exclusive Comic-Con presentation!

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian—Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media present never-before-seen footage and a Q&A panel with the filmmakers of the second installment of the epic fantasy adventure series! Be sure to collect the exclusive Prince Caspian Comic-Con poster, designed by fans on Narnia.com, and selected by director Andrew Adamson!

WALL•E—From Academy Award–winning director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo), WALL•E is the story of one robot's comic adventures as he chases his dream across the galaxy. Meet director Andrew Stanton and sound designer Ben Burtt (Star Wars) as they present a first look at Disney·Pixar’s next animated adventure! Hall H

- 4:00-5:00 Two Rays: Bradbury and Harryhausen—Two of the living legends of science fiction and fantasy reunite in this Comic-Con exclusive event! Author Ray Bradbury and filmmaker Ray Harryhausen share a life-long friendship and passionate interest in all things fantastic. Joining them are Bradbury biographer Sam Weller and Harryhausen producer Arnold Kunert. Room 6CDEF

- 4:15-5:00 Universal Pictures—Universal Pictures' presentation features a cast and filmmaker panel from one of its most exciting titles for 2008: Marvel's new take on cherished superhero icon The Incredible Hulk. In person: stars Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, and William Hurt; director Louis Leterrier; and producers Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd, and Kevin Feige. Hall H

LoJ tickets for sale

2007-07-12T00:14:26Z

Seen in lojmasquerade:

On eBay, there is a pair of tickets for both nights: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120140813081

Another person has 2 Friday tickets and 1 Saturday ticket for $28/each.

FYI

2007-06-27T20:40:57Z

Das Bunker Anniversary featuring Icon of Coil
Friday October 5th
Limited tickets to avoid the mess from last year
$20.

Jamba Juice Coupon

2007-06-21T20:05:51Z

Buy one, get one free.
http://www.jambasummer.com/freesmoothie/thankyou3.htm

Looking for something to do this weekend?

2007-05-15T23:35:51Z

Friday, May 18:
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, currently screening in the IMAX theater:
- The Alps: Giants of Nature
- Hurricane on the Bayou
- Coral Reef Adventure
"Fridays at the Fleet" showcases Amazing Caves (6 p.m.) and To the Limit (7 p.m.) on May 18. Ticket prices and showtimes: 619-238-1233.

Saturday, May 19:
Wine Festival CA Center for the Arts Escondido. 800-456-4465
Family Days at Birch Aquarium, Feeling The Heat: The Climate Challenge. 858-534-FISH

Sunday, May 20:
Sicilian Festival, Little Italy. http://www.sicilianfesta.com
North Park Festival of the Arts 619-294-2501
Escondido Street Fair 760-745-2125

May 19-20:
Indian Fair Balboa Park 619-239-1001

FYI

2007-04-30T23:10:03Z

For those of you interested, Bodies - The Exhibition is coming to San Diego (UTC) - May 12th - Sept 9th.

Dead Sea Scrolls @ SD Natural History Museum - June 29 - Dec 31

djkitty @ 2007-04-18T13:23:00

2007-04-18T20:45:56Z

What happened in Virginia was not a result of a young man playing too many violent video games or watching too much porn. It had nothing to do with the fact that he was Korean or was an immigrant. He did what he did because there was something wrong inside his head and he finally snapped.

What is this need to pin blame on some external source? Why do we have to stress facts that are non-pertinent but separate someone like him from the rest of us? Is it because we don't want to think that we could have anything in common with someone who could do something as violent and wrong as this? Are we so desparate that we want to believe that by doing something as simple as cutting out violence in games or on tv, we have the power to prevent ourselves and our children from ever doing something like shooting 30+ people in cold blood?

As an aside to the media, would it be so hard to confirm your information before publishing it, especially if you got it while trolling the web? Figuring out who the victims were based on what you see on Facebook can't always be accurate. Also, it would prevent people like poor Wayne Chiang and his family from receiving death threats because he was mistakenly identified as the shooter based on the fact that he is Asian, collects guns and went to Virginia Tech.

BUHAHAHAAHAA

2007-04-10T20:54:03Z

This totally just cracks me up....

Free dog to a good home with some free space to run around in.

2007-04-10T00:17:55Z

My coworker is looking for a new home for her dog, Chang Goon. He's an 11yr old Jindo (Korean breed). He's a friendly dog, house-broken. She lives in a condo so she can't really provide the space he needs to run around (he used to be her mom's dog back when she had a house).

http://www.findlocalpets.com/pets/215/