What is life without art? Earlier this week I went to an art supply store with my best friend. Her goal was to purchase enough colored pencils so that she could draw a life-size portrait of her newly ex-boyfriend in a tutu with horns and a pitchfork. Both of us were not having the best [...]

Adventures in Asian LA: Immediately, If Not Soon
There’s tofu, and then there’s tofu, the former being that squishy thing your aunt has absolutely no idea how to cook and thus puts in a casserole with cheese the moment someone in the family declares themselves vegan (just toast will do, thanks) with the later being the [...]

There is a lot of academic stress lurking on campus. Every place I go, I hear horror stories about midterms, colossal size projects with mind crushing due dates, and of course term papers. The majority of people I meet absolutely despise them. In fact, they feel there should be a proposition banning term papers. I [...]

Adventures in Asian LA: Your Guide to Asian Sweets
I know you’ve been to a Chinese restaurant and just as soon as you kick back and start wondering what’s for dessert, you’re handed a single fortune cookie along with the check. I know you’ve gobbled up a fantastic sushi spread at your local Japanese joint [...]

For my first blog post on our newly redesigned site, I find it perfectly fitting to tell you the tale of my maiden voyage to THE ORIGINAL STARBUCKS. Perhaps I did not emphasize that enough.
The Original Starbucks
My tale begins with three college students piling into my roommate(Leigh!)’s car at the wee, early hour of 9:00am. [...]