good evening y’all! this is a very local post to los angeles but i’m quite sure everyone understands having to deal with a shitty intersection! ever since i moved here from back east – there has always been one zany intersection that drives me absolutely nuts and seemed to be the perfect breeding ground for a nasty accident!


when you’re going north on cahuenga – out of hollywood and towards the valley – as you round a corner on the ‘cahuenga pass’ – it intersects with odin (plus there’s exits from the 101 freeway) it’s hard to explain but basically you’re driving on a street with two lanes – the people coming from the other street don’t have to stop – they just drive right into a new third lane – yet if you haven’t driven there before you would assume that you have to stop which causes weird confusion plus people drive pretty fast around that corner – when you’re heading back towards hollywood – the same drama occurs – not good times!



so earlier this afternoon i was heading over towards burbank (to pick up a dresser at ikea which of course was a pain in the ass piecing it all together – i kept calling it a ‘mess in a box’ but it finally came together!) so there was work being done at that intersection clogging up traffic – when i came back – i realized they were putting in stoplights – which totally made my day! if there was one place where a stoplight was needed around these parts (besides britney spears‘ driveway) that was top priority in my mind – i was all ‘i need to post this to popbytes’ oh happy day – it’s the simple joys in life that makes it all worthwhile! if you’ve driven through the section i’m talking about (there’s a map located below) i’m positive you’ll be just as thrilled as i am!



i hope everyone is having a terrific weekend – i’m resting up for the week ahead – i’ve got not one but two nights of seeing spice girls – i decided to go both wednesday & friday night – i’ll be in total spice overload! popbytes over & out for tonight…xxoo!

hey hey! a dear friend (thanks m!) passed this along and i got a chuckle out of it – so i posted it below – how are we all doing today? i’m going to be running some errands and will be back later – xxoo :)



YOU KNOW YOU’RE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHEN:


1. Your monthly house payments exceed your annual income.


2. You drive next to a Rolls Royce and don’t notice.


3. You don’t know anyone’s phone number unless you check your cell phone.


4. You speak Spanish, but you’re not Mexican.


5. You begin to ‘lie’ to your friends about how close you are when you know damn well that it’ll take you at least an hour to get there. (see below)


6. Getting anywhere from point A to point B, no matter what the distance, takes about ‘twenty minutes’.


7. You drive to your neighborhood block party.


8. In the ‘winter’, you can go to the beach and ski at Big Bear on the same day or mow your lawn in your shorts on New Years Day, and maybe sunburn.


9. You eat a different ethnic food for every meal.


10. If your destination is more than 5 minutes away on foot, you’re definitely driving.


11. Calling your neighbors requires knowing their area code.


12. You know what ‘In-N-Out’ is and feel bad for all the other states because they don’t have any.


13. You don’t stop at a STOP sign, you do a California Roll.


14. You really can never be too rich or too thin or too tan.


15. You’ve partied in Tijuana at least 3 times and you don’t remember at least 1 of them.


16. You go to a tanning salon before going to the beach.


17. You eat pineapple on pizza.


18. Your cell phone has left a permanent impression on the side of your head.


19. You think that Venice is a beach.


20. The waitress asks if you’d like ‘carbs’ in your meal.


21. You know who the tinsel underwear dude in Venice Beach is.


22. You classify new people you meet by their Area Code. An ’818′ would never date a ’562′ and anyone from ’323′ or ’213′ is ghetto/second class. Nobody likes anyone from the ’909′ because it stinks there.


23. You call 911 and they put you on hold.


24. You have a gym membership because it’s mandatory.


25. The gym is packed at 3pm…on a workday.


26. You think you are better than the people who live ‘Over the Hill’. It doesn’t matter which side of the hill you are currently residing, you are just better than them, for whatever reason.


27. You know that if you drive two miles in any direction you will find a McDonald’s or a Starbucks.


28. You know what ‘sigalert’, ‘PCH’, and ‘the five’ mean.


29. You can’t remember…is pot illegal?


30. It’s barely sprinkling rain and there’s a report on every news station: ‘STORM WATCH’.


31. The Terminator is your governor.


32. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from California.

hey hey hey – gosh i was so bummed today – first off it has been raining – see pics below – you never see hollywood blvd like that – and today was to be the grand opening for the new virgin megastore here in hollywood – sir ‘crazy but cool’ richard branson was to appear to cut a ribbon – along with a rooftop performance from INXS with their new lead singer cutie JD power (i love him!) – but alas it all got washed away – they said it was cancelled not postponed – so i doubt it will happen but i will stay on top of that whole situation – damn that rain!!! it rarely rains in LA so to have it rain on this day was really saddening especially on a monday :( everyone at work was in a mad scramble for umbrellas (poor audra almost went outside with a plastic bag – i had to stop her for the fashion factor) and made hollywood blvd as slippery as all hell…that sidewalk o’ stars was so not built with rain in mind…



so anyways i just caught the madonna appearance on TRL that took place earlier today – lame lame lame – it was just so dumb – i felt like i was in grade school – they showed like 30 seconds of the new video for hung up – and had this stupid ‘dance for madonna contest’ – i think madge wanted to leave & regrets hopping in bed with MTV (except i’m sure the $$$ is good) – and that guy who is now hosting TRL – can they get someone with some zest??? he is such a fucking drip – i’m sure ms. madge was rolling her eyes back into her head – but i did spot blogmate trent from pinkisthenewblog.com so that was kinda fun to see him hanging out in the audience – his blog is super fun – a daily read for sure – of course he is destined to be a star! so rock on!



oh what a day – good times when it rains in los angeles – this was why i left NYC (not really but it does sound good) – popbytes out for now…xxoo…

hey kids! just a quick post – had to share this – this is so freaking me out! it’s been hot as hell here in los angeles and now these fires have broken out – big bad ass fires – and actually some celeb homes are under threat! wild! but the craziest thing is – you know i am in hollywood – which seems oh so distant from the fires burning down the west valley – BUT – i went on my balcony – and dudes – i can fucking smell the fire! i was immediately aurally transported to memories of me being a boy scout (yes i was if you can believe it) i feel like i am camping – i am ready to roast marshmellows (oh smores!) – anyways – it’s so weird – california has had so many fires since i have been here – but NEVER could i smell it like i can now – gosh good times here! anyways i’m watching SURVIVOR (and TIVO’ing the season premiere of ALIAS)…popbytes out for now – i shall soon be sending smoke signals – xxoo!



PS this very post marks my 800th post! rock on!

don’t worry – popbytes is fine! i sure felt that one though – it rolled right through my apartment! scary! this has been like the 3rd one in a week! oh the good times! but don’t worry all is well in hollywood! popbytes out for now!

hey kids – happy sunday – thanks for popping in – its been a wild week – still reeling from the whole culkin thing (traffic is buzzing and great!) – some people think i should have stood my ground – but popbytes has little time for drama – and it would be my ass on the line – not yrs – popbytes is just one simple blogger – so ’nuff said – there is more to the story – and im sure someone else will break it!


what else is going on? besides some rain in los angeles – if you can believe – i almost did a rain dance! we needed it so bad! but it did make things quite slippery – LA just isnt built for rain – i find there needs to be a happy medium between too much nyc rain – to too little LA rain…


i have been working hard this weekend to bring you the best of the best – so if you browse the right hand column – you will notice some new content feeds including – itunes hottest and latest – netflix top releases, my personal netflix que, and top rentals – and some yahoo! entertainment feeds – im trying to bring you only the best – so popbytes becomes yr one stop shop for all things pop – and you can get yr daily fix!


some celeb spottings to report – from brentwood – luke wilson and a pal having coffee at Peets – lady lora spotted rebecca gayheart (noxzema and most recently the blind chick on nip/tuck) and since lora is my soulmate on nip/tuck – this was an especially good sighting! and i just got the whole first season on DVD – so i can settle into that – and catch up (i admit i didnt watch the first season) maybe soon i will have the strength to post some thoughts on the season finale – im still in denial – nip/tuck must return next season – and dr. troy better be fine! hes the hottest person ever! long live nip/tuck and creator ryan murphy!


so i have caught up on a bunch of things – and im so ready for the pop week ahead! and hopefully i will make it to the cinema to catch team america – any movie made up entirely of marionettes deserves to be seen – and reviews have been promising – so im into it! and tonight im anxiously awaiting the third episode of desperate housewives – my gal oprah had the whole cast on fridays show – what a great cast – and a fun show – looks like we all found something to replace the black hole that sex & the city used to fill…


and a special shout-out to my gal (lets just call her S) who has been dealing with a bunch of shit – and shes the last person who needs it – so keep yr head up high – and calm is the word (kinda like grease was the word) much love to you always!


and one more thing – britney federline – is she on cracked – wanting to change her name – so stupid – listen to how we would say it – and say these out loud for a really good trashy time!


hey did you see the new britney federline video?


oh my gosh – im so going to go see britney federline when her concert comes to town!


i just love the new britney federline song – she is ultra-cool!


next to britney – xtina is beyind normal! so britney what is really going on? is it made of gold??? (i will let you ponder what i think kevin may have that is in fact gold – and has possessed britney)


people with that much money just act odd – shit if i had that much money i guess i wouldnt give a crap either – but COME ON!!!



oh yeah she is to make a hosting appearance before the end of the year – i hope we have all been punked! wouldnt that be great???