Lemonade

Last October, I went to Asheville to see Elizabeth Gilbert read excerpts from Big Magic. The trip itself was great, but happened to take place during one of the worst months of my life.

Full, safe and happy in Los Angeles

Sunday is my favorite day of the week. My past few Sundays have been hectic – I usually work doubles at the restaurant. I spend the day making derpy voices with my co-worker Michelle.

Elvina Beck

It’s a Saturday in Hollywood. And it’s sweltering out.

Griffith Park

Before there was Melissa’s 100, there was California Lights. When I was 16, my parents planned a trip to California, at my persistence. I was an artistically tortured teenager – everything felt more important, and the feelings of that importance flowed out on paper and in photographs. My blog was called California Lights – mostly…

Let’s Pretend I Found The Lotus Sushi & Hookah Lounge On Purpose

I don’t know a lot about the Hollywood area. What I know, I don’t particularly like. I was reminded of this again today after encountering a man in Starbucks (near the Chinese Theater and a lot of the touristy stuff), who felt the need to verbally harass an asian man for buying a printer. I…