Melinda Loomis

Writer, insomniac, seashell enthusiast, future crazy cat lady.

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Christmas in California!

Posted by Melinda at 9:11 AM

Labels: California, Cool Stuff, Famous Idiots, Holidays, In the News, Jerks, LOL

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Writing

Bouchercon
California Crime Writers Conference
Coffitivity
Creative Screenwriting
Don't Break the Chain
Freedom With Writing
Go Publish Yourself
IngramSpark Blog
John August Script Library
L.A. Times Festival of Books
Left Coast Crime Conference
Malice Domestic
MasterClass
Moondance Film Festival
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Mystery Writers of America
Mystery Writers of America - Southern California Chapter
National Novel Writing Month
Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity
Query Shark
Query Tracker
ScreenCraft Screenwriting Blog
Script Magazine
Script Pipeline
Scriptapalooza
Sisters in Crime
Sisters in Crime - Los Angeles Chapter
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
The Crime Fiction Writer's Blog (DP Lyle)
The Graveyard Shift (Lee Lofland)
The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog
TV Script Collection
Writer's Digest
Writer's Digest Novel Writing Conference
Writer's Digest Writing Competitions
Writers Guild Foundation
Writers Police Academy
Writers Store
Written? Kitten!

Beach Cities

Aquarium of the Pacific
Ballona Creek Renaissance
Easy Reader News
Hawaii Magazine
Hulualoa Gallery
Kailua-Kona Webcam
Manhattan Beach Pier Live Cam
Marina del Rey Farmers' Market
Marina del Rey Historical Society
Marina del Rey Patch
Marina del Rey WaterBus
Mariners Village
My Marina
Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
Playa del Rey.com
southbay
The Argonaut
The Beach Reporter
Visit Marina del Rey
We Are Marina del Rey
West Hawaii Today

The Rest of L.A.

Alison Martino's Vintage Los Angeles
Angels Flight
Avoiding Regret
Bringing Back Broadway
Bruce Torrence Hollywood Photograph Collection
Castle Green
Deranged L.A. Crimes
DowntownLA.com
DTLA Rising
Hollywood Boulevard Cam
Hollywood Lost and Found
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood Walk of Fame
LAFD News
Los Angeles Conservancy
Los Angeles Downtown News
Los Angeles Theatres
Militant Angeleno
On Bunker Hill
The Hollywood Partnership
Time Out Los Angeles
We Like L.A.
You are Listening to Los Angeles
Zilf's Old Los Angeles Postcards

Foodie Stuff

Alison's Wonderland Recipes
America's Test Kitchen
Aunty Liliko'i
BeignetFest
Cafe Du Monde
Chef Kevin Belton
Cherry Bombe
Cook's Country
Cook's Illustrated
Cookie and Kate
Dancing Tomatoes
Delish
Eataly L.A.
Eater L.A.
Eater New Orleans
Epicurious
Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality
Fine Cooking
Five Marys Farms
Food & Wine Magazine
Food, Inc.
Food52
Forks Over Knives
GMO OMG
Hearst Ranch
Helms Bakery District
Hungry For Change
In Defense of Food
James Beard Foundation
Julia Child on PBS
Julia Child's Kitchen
Lidia's Italy
Louisiana Cookin'
Marina del Rey Farmers' Market
Martha Bakes
Minimalist Tiki
Nordic Ware
Restaurant-ing Through History
Saveur
Savor the Flavor
Standing's Butchery
Sunset Magazine Food & Wine
Sur La Table
Surfas Culinary District
Surfside Sips
Taste of the South
Tasting Table
The Atomic Grog
The Gourmandise School Blog
The Gourmandise School of Sweets and Savories
The Jacques Pepin Foundation
The Julia Child Award
The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts
The Non-GMO Project
Trader Vic's
Williams-Sonoma

Worthy Causes

A Minor Consideration
Auction Horses Rescue
Be The Match
Bill Foundation
Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary
Carson Scholars Fund
DomHugs
Fisher House
Fred Jordan Missions
Gary Sinise Foundation
Hope for Paws
Mike Rowe Works Foundation
Operation Underground Railroad
Pearl's Memory Babies
Preserve Varian Arabians Ranch
St. Jude Children's Hospital
The Exceller Fund
The Gentle Barn
The Salvation Army
TIER (True Innocents Equine Rescue)
Toys for Tots
Union Rescue Mission
United Pegasus Foundation
USO
Westside German Shepherd Rescue

Fun Stuff

Cake Wrecks
Chewbacca Mom
Dance, Matt, Dance!
Dueling Church Signs
Free Hugs in Hollywood
Mike Rowe uses his dramatic narrator voice on fan's home video
Missing Missy
Post Secret
The Babylon Bee
The People's Cube

Television

Are You Being Served Central
Barry
Best of America by Horseback
Better Call Saul
Book TV (C-SPAN-2)
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad - Save Walter White
Dexter
Dexter-inspired posters
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Forensic Files
Hawaii Life
Honey West
Huell Howser Archives at Chapman College
Key and Peele - All 298 sketches ranked
Kids in the Hall
Liquid Television
Lotsa Luck
McMillion$
Mr. Bean
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Naked City
Poirot
Psych
Psych: Shawn & Gus Nicknames
Shadow & Substance: Exploring the Works of Rod Serling
Sledge Hammer!
Sledgecast! The Sledge Hammer! Podcast
Snapped
South Park
The Food That Built America
The Futon Critic
The Inventor: Out For Blood in Silicon Valley
The Joey Bishop Show
The Keepers
The Outer Limits
The Twilight Zone Archives
TV Line
TV Obscurities
TV Tattle

Film

"The Artist" Guide to Los Angeles
60 Free Film Noir Movies
American Cinematheque
Bette Davis: The Official Website
Blade Runner's Iconic L.A. Locations
Captain Howdy
Close-ups and Long-shots
Eddie Muller - The Czar of Noir
Fifties Crime Films
Film Noir Foundation
Kansas Anymore (A Guide to Classic Film Screenings in L.A.)
Noir City
Noir of the Week
Radiator Heaven
RiffTrax
Silent-ology
Strong Bad on Independent Films
The Hollywood Revue
Turner Classic Movies

Music

93/KHJ Boss Radio
Al Bowlly
American Bombshells
Cladrite Radio: Music from the 1920's, 30's and 40's
James Torme
Joe Jackson
Johnny Mercer Archives
Johnny Mercer Foundation
Jonatha Brooke
Josephine Baker
Kate Bush
Liz Vice
Margaret Whiting
Marty Stuart
Oingo Boingo
Pistol Annies
Postmodern Jukebox
Puddles Pity Party
The Andrews Sisters
The Babys
The D-Day Darlings
The Zambonis

Avenging Angelenos

Includes my short story "Christine Thirteen"

The Fish That Got Away

Includes my short story "The Legend of Bahama Bobby"

Crossing Borders (Best Anthology - San Diego Book Awards, Finalist - Silver Falchion Award)

Includes my short story "Like Deja vu All Over Again"

LAst Resort

Includes my short story "Crime Drama/Do Not Cross"

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Mystery Writers of America

Member of

Sophie

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Sophie

Sophie and her fireplace

Kitty middle finger activated!

Blue skies over Marina del Rey Channel

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Marina del Rey looking north towards Venice

Contemplative pelican, Marina del Rey

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Lifeguard Tower, Marina del Rey

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Venice Pier #2

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Sticky Chicken

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Best potato salad ever!

Bean Salad

Tomato slices

Burrata Cheese

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