i’ll take obama and a tall nonfat latte
Starbucks took my suggestion about offering free beverages for voters. Consequently, the line at the Eagle Rock Starbucks this morning was as long as the one at my polling place. I love America.
soleil for a day
1. cirque love Since starting gymnastics at age five—or at least since reading Geek Love in college—I’ve wanted to run away and join the circus. Actually, the problem was that I wanted to join the circus but I didn’t want to run away. How fortunate, then, that AK found out about Cirque School , where you can lea rn the trapeze arts without ever leaving L.A. She gave me a class for my birthday, which I finally redeemed last night (after reading up on it, I decided it sounded kind of hardcore, and that I needed to build up some flexibility and upper body strength before going—I’m not sure that happened, but a month passed, I was a little closer to reuniting with my left splits and I was itching to take the class). The classes are held at Absolution L.A. , a small West Hollywood studio walled with honey-colored wood and stocked with pilates machines, trapezes, a climbing wall, red vinyl chairs and other items of expensive-looking fu rn iture. It reminded me, I told AK later,...
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Besides encouraging the citzens to go out and vote, I remember driving up to 7-11 and get Icee for my sons. On the window, there was Political Ads. You can tell your own political party preference when you order a cup of coffee: McCain (red) or Biden (blue.) I thought it would leave the customers in a catching 22 because it reveals the political party you are interested.