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DON’T FRONT January 3 2009
I felt like Rev Run while preparing this entry. I was sitting in a waiting room and typing my thoughts on my blackberry...haha.Lately I've been hearing commercials and seeing advertisements about the 'rental' industry. Christmas shopping got you in debt? No worries. You can still get those rims you've been wanting for your ride at rent-a-rim. Wanting to cop that new Iphone but you're not eligible for an upgrade? All good. There's rent-a-mobile. There's even rent-a-luxury-bag for those designer fiends.
I guess I expected something like this to arise. Especially in this city. Even though the economic atmosphere looks grim, the idea of status remains strong. Around here, it's the dubs on your car, the touchscreen cell, and the Italian made bag that define who you are. Rent-a-whatever is simply catering to that image. Sometimes LA is the city you love to hate.
At the same time, the industry serves as a reminder that despite all of this, it really isn't the end of the world. You can thrive (or at least appear so) amidst the foreclosures and weakened currency. Life is still good.
Personally, I think it's all pretty stupid. The grass may be greener on the other side, but there is abundance around you. Creativity, inspiration, and possibility. Just be real, folks.
*Photo courtesy of Management Research News Journal
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26-5 January 3 2009 CA Team & Los Angeles
Happy New Year to you, too, Utah.
It's customary that when we watch a Laker game we visit one of our favorite restaurants near USC. Since we didn't get free tacos from Staples Center, we opted for Chano's. I know I've blogged about them before, and I'm sure I've posted pictures of my usual carne asada taco order. So I'll instead grace you a new addition to my order: chips and salsa. It may not sound that great, but it is. The best pico de gallo served in a styrofoam cup. Ever.
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ROSES FOR MY FRIENDS January 1 2009 Los Angeles
Happy 2009, State College...see you next season.
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ANTICIPATION January 1 2009 Los Angeles
The front page of the Daily News promised beautiful weather in Los Angeles for the first day of the year, as well as the nine things to expect to in the coming months. From Barack Obama's inauguration to Barbie's 50th birthday and from the millionth word in the English lexicon to the reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes (via Robert Downey, Jr), 2009 looks like another whirlwind.
We're ready and we're excited for it. So as the economy, the Lakers, and city transportation make headlines, we'll be here with more t-shirts that make you rethink, reinvent, and recreate. To add to the Daily News' list, you can expect collaborations with Beatrock and Lifeswell. January is already looking good and it just started.
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