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---XWL
29 June 2010
16 June 2010
Your Daily-ish Photo (Freaky Bumblebee Thinks It's a Honeybee Edition)
For your entertainment, a slideshow of a freaky bumblebee, deceptively colored like a honeybee.
My backyard is full of surprises...
08 June 2010
Crazy NBA Speculation and Internet Poll Time...
Peter Vecsey in the New York Post reports that David Geffen is making a serious play for controlling interest in the Los Angeles Clippers and hopes to lure LeBron James away from Cleveland, too (the rumor is already being shot down by the LAT Fabulous Forum blog, but that doesn't mean you can't still dream of a new future for LA's moribund NBA franchise).
Seems like if the franchise were to get a chance at a reboot, that they should bury the old cursed name, and ring in a new era by renaming and rebranding themselves, here are a few choices, some have been out there before, some are my own invention, most make use of the location, or the Geffen connection, pick a favorite
As far as these names go, LA Rockers sounds good on the tongue, and you could have a dual theme of Rock and Roll, as well as Earthquakes with regards to merchandizing. Hollywood Knights, too would be popular worldwide merchandizing-wise, though why people still think Hollywood is some glamorous place rather than the ratty, rundown, and skeevy hole it has been for most of its history, is beyond my ken. That Other Team benefits from accuracy, though the might be tough to fit on a jersey. The West Hollywood Pride would have absolutely fabulous jerseys, so they have that going for them, and would be pretty unique amongst major sports franchises in explicitly courting the 'gay dollar'. The LA Ogres might work, but the Shrek thing is kind of played out, and would look dated pretty quickly (see Raptors, Toronto for previous examples of a team jumping on a current trend and then looking foolishly dated very quickly by choice of name/mascot). That leaves the LA Dragons as a pretty solid choice, you could have both a western style dragon main jersey, as well as Chinese dragon alternate jerseys to cater to the massive (and massively interested in NBA basketball) Chinese market, and given that they are already working on another How to Train Your Dragon film, looks like this is the current ongoing animated franchise over at Dreamworks, so the cross promotion thing would be of real benefit.
Seems like if the franchise were to get a chance at a reboot, that they should bury the old cursed name, and ring in a new era by renaming and rebranding themselves, here are a few choices, some have been out there before, some are my own invention, most make use of the location, or the Geffen connection, pick a favorite
As far as these names go, LA Rockers sounds good on the tongue, and you could have a dual theme of Rock and Roll, as well as Earthquakes with regards to merchandizing. Hollywood Knights, too would be popular worldwide merchandizing-wise, though why people still think Hollywood is some glamorous place rather than the ratty, rundown, and skeevy hole it has been for most of its history, is beyond my ken. That Other Team benefits from accuracy, though the might be tough to fit on a jersey. The West Hollywood Pride would have absolutely fabulous jerseys, so they have that going for them, and would be pretty unique amongst major sports franchises in explicitly courting the 'gay dollar'. The LA Ogres might work, but the Shrek thing is kind of played out, and would look dated pretty quickly (see Raptors, Toronto for previous examples of a team jumping on a current trend and then looking foolishly dated very quickly by choice of name/mascot). That leaves the LA Dragons as a pretty solid choice, you could have both a western style dragon main jersey, as well as Chinese dragon alternate jerseys to cater to the massive (and massively interested in NBA basketball) Chinese market, and given that they are already working on another How to Train Your Dragon film, looks like this is the current ongoing animated franchise over at Dreamworks, so the cross promotion thing would be of real benefit.
07 June 2010
Your Daily-ish Photo (What Happens in the Purple Room? Edition)
So, as these posts aren't exactly daily anymore, a slight change in the title (the -ish ending is ever so versatile and useful).
And whatever happens under that purple light inside the 'motor clinic', can't imagine it being all that nice.
I'm thinking the scene in there is either Lynch-ian, or Tarantino-esque, but I could be wrong, I'll leave it up to you, dear readers, to decide what's happening in the purple room
03 June 2010
Your Daily Photo (I've Got Your Brunfelsia Pauciflora Right Here, Buddy Edition)
So, didn't get around to shooting stuff, and the Lakers are less than two hours from tip, so I've got priorities bigger than wandering around this city taking snaps, but tomorrow, for sure, something will be captured.
NBA Playoffs 2010 Edition: A NBA Finals Poll . . .
I believe this poll covers all possible combinations of outcomes:
02 June 2010
Your Daily Photo (I've Got Your Romneya Right Here, Buddy Edition)
Same Romneya, different day (actually shot the same day, but being posted a different day, plan on taking some shots tomorrow afternoon, so if I can get them uploaded before the Lakers game starts, tomorrow's daily photo should actually be a photo from that day)
01 June 2010
Your Daily Photo (Bloomin' White Flower Edition)
It's the return of daily photos, and daily blogging of some sort. Miss me?
UPDATE:
Looked up what kind of plant that is, it's a Romneya (aka Matilija), and is native to the region, and according to wikipedia produces the largest flower in the poppy family.
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