I’ll confess, I’m getting bored: Los Angeles has been an adventure, but after eight months of being on America’s West Coast full time, I think it’s reaching a natural conclusion. I’ve tried getting into real estate, music, acting, modeling, and now dance…and none of it … Continue readingNo, We Won’t Go Back!
Okay, it took three weeks of literally being right on the sand where I could hear the waves day and night, and several days where I just lazed on the beach in the sunshine, but I dare say I’m a real California coast resident who’s … Continue readingA Bolt from the Blue
I’ve covered the fate of the inland seas in my science-fictional alternate history in a previous post, but I assumed that the Salton Sea would just be replenished to its historical peak levels. But what “historical peak levels” are is subject to change in an … Continue readingWhat If: A Larger Salton Sea
The vision for the South Bay cities continues to expand. In particular, the vision of Rosecrans Avenue (among perhaps other areas of the near interior) being turned over into a canal, an inland counterpart of Marina del Rey, only surrounded by Coruscant-esque miles-tall buildings, is … Continue readingSail for the Tall Waters Only
Having lived across the west side of Greater Los Angeles for a while now, some ideas for the futuristic form it takes in my science-fictional alternate timeline I set my stories in have started to crystalize better…and one such story is “Children of the Storm” … Continue readingAfter Children of the Storm: Into the South Bay
Riksgränsen was my first time skiing…anywhere. Ever. The very fact it’s located north of the arctic circle and I was skiing under the midnight sun made it hardcore, but until I looked back on it I had no idea how hardcore the whole experience actually … Continue readingThe New Me: Tan, Blonde, and on the Slopes?
Yes, I did it! After decades of being a drab brunette, I’m now platinum blonde. And not just any platinum blonde: a full Jean Harlow platinum blonde straight from Hollywood (literally: the salon I go to is in Hollywood and works on celebrities a lot). … Continue readingTan and Blonde, but am I Fun?
Has anyone else stopped and thought how it’s slightly odd that Orange County, California became a sleepier, suburban, family-oriented area, in stark contrast to how the west side of Los Angeles and even Malibu developed? Seems like some low-hanging fruit for some alternate history, especially … Continue readingAn Alternate History of the California Coast
In my effort to make myself over to be tan, blond, and fun, I’m making progress with my tanning. Next step: blonding. I’ve contacted a salon in Hollywood that works on celebrities, and one of their people can see me tomorrow! Wow. It’s just a … Continue readingBeware The Tired Dancer
Might my quest for beauty in my thirties (far later than it should have been, but what’s done is done) lead me to a visage of “natural beauty” that in fact has nothing natural about it? I wonder with my latest interests in what techniques … Continue readingDare I Put the Max in Looksmaxing?