Mar 28th, 2009
De-stress with Yoga
As stressed-out Americans look for ways to relax and chill out during an increasingly chaotic time, the practice of yoga has gained in popularity over the years. Yoga studios can be found just about anywhere these days, and with any luck, you just might find the time to fit a class into your busy schedule. Yoga’s [...]
Mar 24th, 2009
Breakfast on Hillhurst Avenue
The area in Los Angeles between Los Feliz Boulevard and Prospect Avenue is a mecca of independently owned restaurants, cafes and mom-and-pop type stores for customers to hang out and explore. Age-old buildings have been renovated on the inside to house karate studios, acupuncture practices and organic supermarkets. Like a smaller version of Melrose, the eight blocks [...]
Mar 24th, 2009
Naps and Chats
One of the most entertaining and educating experiences anyone can ever go through is to sit and observe an African American beauty salon. Growing up going to an African American salon every other Saturday, I never really paid attention to the many interesting things in that atmosphere, but as an adult, I can’t help but [...]
Mar 24th, 2009
Expired food left in stock
I can’t help but check the cheese after I order a pretzel at the Juice It Up located on campus. The habit started last spring semester when I happened to look at the cheese dip that came along with my pretzel. The date on the container was expired. I had been served two-month-old processed cheese, [...]
Mar 19th, 2009
It Began With An 9-2 Lead
The Matadors jump out to an early lead and the entire Cal State Northridge campus lies asphyxiated, unable to breathe and worried that if they gasp, even if just for a moment, they might wake from their reverie. Die-hard fans and never-were fans stand elbow to elbow…watching, hoping, and praying that somehow their little known commuter [...]
Mar 19th, 2009
A lot more to offer than just a patch of green
Griffith Park is one of those places I always meant to visit when it was just a 10-minute drive from my bachelor apartment near Park La Brea. I realize now that I missed a lot by not exploring the park back then. I finally visited on a sunny and warm Saturday morning in February with a [...]
Mar 12th, 2009
Stuck in Perris for the weekend
My plan for Sunday morning was to arrive at MacArthur Park to take photos of the lake for my propose blog series on it. But instead I ended up in the City of Perris. Why Perris? When it’s a city that has a population smaller than CSUN, 30,000 to be exact, and doesn’t even have [...]
Mar 11th, 2009
Internet Joke or the Return of the Infomercial?
It used to be that infomercials were something shown at two in the morning. People coming home after a late night out would turn on the TV and see an infomercial worthy of telling their friends. Not because the product was any good, but because the acting and product were so ridiculous. It may be because [...]
Mar 9th, 2009
Twilight: When all is Said and Done
The four black books with distinct red and white images sat neatly on my bookshelf. I had just finished the phenomenon. The last words of the 756-page Breaking Dawn were read and now all the books were closed. Alas, the Twilight series was over. Along the journey I formed a deep bond for Bella, her vampire [...]
Mar 9th, 2009
New York style Italian food in Santa Clarita
As I sit with my family at a local Italian place in Santa Clarita, I look and see my favorite actor Joe Pesci dining across from us. The small-framed, Italian man has starred in movies Goodfellas, Casino, My cousin Vinny among others. Pesci is a family friend of the owner of the place and [...]
Mar 9th, 2009
Being Buddhist
Spirituality is an important part of most people’s lives, especially for those who feel the need to have an understanding of who we are and where we fit in this world. Nichiren Buddhism is one way of helping understand just this. Through teachings, we learn that all living creatures are interconnected, so every action whether [...]
Mar 9th, 2009
A revolutionary victory in Los Angeles
Roberto Saravia, a Central American studies major at CSUN, cast his ballot for Mauricio Funes, the candidate for the revolutionary party of El Salvador in a symbolic presidential election that took place in MacArthur Park on Sunday, March 8. Saravia was born in the U.S., but he is very much aware of the situation [...]
