I_Heart_The_Eastside's Profile

Fudge, fudge, fudge!
That place is really, really cool.
Ugh.
Let me go back to the bungalow I used to love.
I think their kitchen is bigger than my whole place!
It ain't easy been green...jealous that is.

Hmm. Well, I'm not against altering an original, but why would you? The whole purpose is that you are getting something iconic...something that has withstood time better than, say, your poster of Farah Fawcett. There are so many good knock-offs out there, why not use them for your experiments?

While this room looks nice, I think it would be hard for most people to make a black room that wasn't overly depressing.

Well, as my username implies, I have an opinion about where to live, ha. But, you should definitely try to be within 40 minutes of work...and be able to use public transport.

Now, to a lot of people out there 40 minutes sounds like a long time. It is. But, you would be hard pressed to go from Hollywood to Century City in that time frame during rush hour.

So, have a commute plan and then work backwards. I definitely favor the Eastside for a variety of reasons, but the biggest reason (and I know I'll be attacked for this) is that it's a lot less homogenous than the Westside (let's say West of Fairfax to the Beach and North of the 10). You have a real mix of people. We have Little Thailand, Koreatown, Little Tokyo...the list goes on. And with this we have the restaurants and culture that go with it. The Chinese New Years Day parade and Thai New Years Festival on Hollywood Blvd. We have the downtown art walk every month, Griffith Park, and Sunset Junction. We have Melrose, Larchmont Village, and the vast majority of Historic Preservation Overlay Zones.

Does that mean I never go to the Westside? Absolutely not. Great restaurants, Main Street, and the Getty are all good reasons. But, for me, they are reasons to visit. Not live.

If not wanting doodie hands on my books means I'm a germophobe, well count me in! ha

People, a lot of times it just looks nice to have a light on. Use a low wattage one if you are really green. Turn it off at midnight. If you are on this website you are probably concerned with aesthetics. And there is nothing aesthetic about solar lights or motion detectors.

Hmm. I think their ad manager needs a wordsmith.
"With classic retro style, you can suck your way to success!"

Very similar saying to Rohe's "Less is More"