Unfortunate Twitter typo of the day

Celebrate the holidays with the Culver Hotel and their over roasted turkey!

Mayan calendar, schmayan calendar

Jonathan Quick, Earth's goalie.

Via Hockey Memes on Twitter.

Update: Let's Go Kings just posted this version:

No words needed

From Captain Cartoon

Baby, It's Cold Outside

My favorite version of this song, performed by Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting.

Talent ran in Whiting's family.  Her father was songwriter Richard Whiting, whose credits include Hooray For Hollywood and On The Good Ship Lollipop.

I've posted this before, but it's no less creepy a year later...

Mommie Dearest wishes the world a Merry Christmas...just like Christina said!!!

2013 Writers' Police Academy is officially a go!

Despite some veiled threats that 2012 would be the last go-around, Writers' Police Academy 2013 is officially a go!  With dates, a (return) location and everything!

Heck yeah, I'll be there!

Hopefully this also means another Golden Donut Short Story Contest.  Because I've had all sorts of fun and luck with that one!

RIP F&E? Say it ain't so!

Rumors have been going around that Fresh & Easy stores may be headed for the end of the line and now there's a not-quite-announcement that the end may, in fact, be nigh.

I've been a fan of Fresh & Easy since they arrived in the U.S.  They're a great alternative to chain grocery stores (which around here are pretty much down to Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons) and an even less pricey version of Trader Joe's.

When I lived in Hollywood I spent months looking forward to that location opening, so much so that I giddily snapped this picture when the signage went up.  It was slow going initially for the Hollywood store, which had to open without a liquor license thanks to interference from the CVS next door.  They did eventually get the license and over the years the chain has made a number of adjustments and improvement to enhance the shopping experience.  Fresh & Easy has some really great products and really great prices, and I'll miss them big time if they do close it down, not to mention that would leave a whole lot of empty storefronts.

Dog's Christmas

Awww.  Reminds me of Uggie from The Artist.

Hollywood Sign gets a facelift

This is something I would have been all over when I lived in Hollywood and was still a rabid fan of all things Tinseltown.  The legendary, iconic sign has been freshened up. 

Here's a time-lapse video of the work done on the sign.  Props to Sherwin-Williams for their participation.  That was a lot of paint!

H/T to Curbed L.A.

Merry Punjabi Christmas!

This was apparently a promo produced a few years ago by Nick Jr., part of the Nickelodeon family of networks.  It's strangely hypnotic and addictive.

Hallelujah! It's the Silent Monks!

It. Never. Gets. Old.

First Bank of Tatooine

This actually exists in Marina del Rey right now:

Go on with your bad self and your 1977 Star Wars font, First Bank!