Archive | August, 2005

Downtown and The Valley

Downtown LA is not a nice place.  I can’t really say this with any authority, as I was only there for about 2 hours, however I did drive through the heart of it.  And driving through the heart of Downtown LA is like driving to hell and back.  I think I must have seen more [...]

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Par-Tae

Just click the minibar below to see pics of my house warming par-tae.

As stated previously, all-in-all a wonderful night.  So thats it for today, nothing else of interest.  Move along, nothing to see hear.

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The Entertainer

Par-tae.
I would classify lasts night house-warming party as a resounding success.  My place did not reach maximum occupancy, however it was certainly an impressive get-together.  Lots of people spilled out into the patio area, even a couple of smokers but I guess that’s okay.  All told I think about 31 people showed up, most with [...]

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The Battle Sonnet

This is my last entry in the poetry war with C-po.  My words stand for themselves.
Come into my apartment and my home and my place,Oh who is this tiny pale man, this filthy disgrace?Do I recognize who this person is that I behold?Yes it is he, Cody Powell, who smells like mold.
So why is he [...]

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Poetry Fight

Get a load of the nerve of this guy.  I guess its on.  My answer is in the same structure and rhyming style, I can play it any way he wants.
Cody Wayne Maxwell Powell
Those four words are filthier than your stank,Which is worse than a rotten sewage tank.So put down that burrito,I’m the natural mosquito,And [...]

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The Persians

So I have this like-minded 24yo girl living in the apartment right behind me (wall-mates), and another 32yo girl living above her.  I don’t see them very often because I am secluded in the front with my nice patio and street parking.  However, one house over, are my neighbors.  After talking with my wall-mate this [...]

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ME GRIDLOCK!

My trip came full circle as I ended up back at my apartment.  With final measurements and plenty of options, I went back to OUTRAGEOUS CONTEMPORARY HI-TECH EUROPEAN IMPORT FURNITURE to peruse their selection one more time.  And that’s when I saw her.  A steel frame, glass top, with nice leather chairs.  It screamed CONTEMPORARY [...]

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Burbank. BUR-bank.

Any time I say Burbank, or even think it, I think it like Will Ferrell says it.  BUR-bank. In Burbank lies Ikea, a veritable utopia of affordable yet nice furniture.  Or so I thought… enter me, into a world of plywood.  Now I don’t mean to knock Ikea, but their furniture is probably the worst [...]

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When the Sun Comes up

The first place along the esteemed Santa Monica Blvd that I visited was Pier 1 imports.  I have been familiar with this classic college/hip/young-adult furniture/accessory store for quite some time.  There used to be one located in Casady Square that was pretty nice, which was extremely close to my house and right next to my [...]

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OUTRAGEOUS CONTEMPORARY HI-TECH EUROPEAN IMPORT FURNITURE

My journey for a dining room table took me first to OUTRAGEOUS CONTEMPORARY HI-TECH EUROPEAN IMPORT FURNITURE.  Alright, the real name is just Outrageous Contemporary, but their sign clearly reads OUTRAGEOUS CONTEMPORARY HI-TECH EUROPEAN IMPORT FURNITURE.  This place was absolutely insane.  They had chairs that look like this and couches that looked like this.  Needless [...]

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