Genius!

Caught this in a parking lot in Simi Valley.

Weather I don't miss...

My mom sent this the other day while I was out savoring the 70 degree afternoon.

The best Selina Kyle to grace the screen?

Adrienne Barbeau voicing Selina Kyle in Batman: The Animated Series .

The buns are watching...

I volunteer a few days a week at the SPCALA where these rabbits reside until someone adopts them.

Saber Tooth cats covered in tar look like Wooly Mammoths

Ever since I have laid eyes on the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits, I knew what I needed to do: volunteer in the lab separating, labeling and possibly cleaning fossils. I first came upon them in 2002, when I first visited Los Angeles to hang out with my sister that lived in her environs. I didn't go in to the Page Museum until 2004; but my eyes widened to a frightening bulge once I noticed what was beyond the garish displays of Ice age alumni: an all-volunteer group cleaning and sorting the fossils that have been collected since 1914. Musing at what would be quite tedious, I kept my speculations tucked in to the tune of maybe being one of the white coated wonders.

Fast forward to 2007:

I took a peek at the volunteer requirements, and I am not sure my desire will be fulfilled. Eight hours a week?! Even though I did read that if you volunteer over 96 hours, you can help excavate Pit 91! It only happens in the summer time for two months, and watching them dig I can't help but feel anxious. I admit to my feverish love of tedious activities; digging around for Pleistocene has beens sounds like an excellent way to spend my afternoons.

Not so Farsi away....

I couldn't resist, even though it's in French...

I bought tickets for a screening of Persepolis that includes a Q&A with Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud. I have been a long time fan of the graphic novels, so here's hoping it will be a great interpretation. I caught an interview with Marjane Satrapi that mentioned she had complete creative control. (yea!) Although my one qualm so far is the subtitles. In the previews they are white, blending in a bit too well. It'll make for an interesting experience, that's for certain.