I read the new Adbusters at lunch. Always good fodder to ingest when your work place is located at a trendy mall. 

I had time to take walk down to the beach this morning. Looked like a UFO parking lot. 

Just had a maple bacon cupcake. Seriously amazing. Imagine a French toast flavored muffin with light buttery frosting and a hint of smoky bacon. Whoa. 

Was in Silverlake this weekend and this wild posting grabbed me. So true. 

This Thanksgiving holiday brought me some relaxation and reflection. On a quiet, long walk I spotted a bumper sticker I couldn't answer.

Never drive and shoot pics on your iPhone. Not smart. Here are my last pics of that nature as I head home on the Long Beach bridge. 

Promenade entertainment--some intentional and some serendipitous.

It's funny how you can spend decades in a city yet never see one of its icons. But I suppose that's possible when we never leave our personal neighborhood niches.

Daylight savings has darkened my after work walks to the car. At least Santa Monica is pretty in the dark. 

I've been stuck in a darkened room all day so my sunny lunchtime stroll looked even more spectacular than normal.

A vivid, solid rainbow dominated the sky above morning traffic. It brought a smile to my face, but my fellow commuters hardly noticed. 

Despite being a creator of advertising, I enjoy reading Adbusters to help me keep things in perspective. Here's an excerpt. 

Walking past Chase this morning. My partner Jim points out the bank's next  personal injury lawsuit. 

I didn't get clearance from  my coworkers but hopefully they don't mind me sharing some Halloween awesomeness. 

I'm embarrassed to say despite all my years in LA and trolling downtown, I've never seen these views from Bunker Hill until this past weekend. 

There are some funny people out there. Someone put a fake mouse on this public bench. 

Been noticing these stickers around Long Beach the last couple months. Very graphic and Obey-like. Kinda intriguing.

Everybody expresses themselves differently. Still I often wonder why people place these type of stickers on their cars. Especially this one. 

Considering I drive a Mitsubishi Galant, no one would say I'm a car guy. Still, I'm always compelled to click a few shots of  classic cars I pass. 

There's a perfectly round water stain where our potted plant used to sit. It angered then saddened me to think somebody would take what's not theirs. Unfortunately, sometimes, people suck. 

A farm in the suburbs? Yup. Surrounded by strip malls and planned communities is Tanaka Farms in Irvine. In the summer you can pick strawberries and watermelons. Today we grabbed the squash of the season. 

Was at my local Borders and saw my friend Jonathan's magazine in the racks. Here's a dreamer who went and did what he enjoyed. Good to see it coming to life. Inspiring. http://jacquesmag.blogspot.com

Walked by a lawn with random mushrooms sprouting. College-self might have wanted to eat them in hopes of a good time. 

I remember when bright colored gum was pure joy. Happiness was cheap back then. 

Food Truck craze came to Long Beach today.  I sampled a bunch of trucks and wasn't too impressed.  But i guess it's better than the boring, old roach coaches. 

Went to the local mall with the goal of finding something weird or odd. Mission accomplished.