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Wednesday, March 16, 2005 · posted at 7:51 PM

Star Search. There is a huge difference between growing up in LA and growing up in LA County. However since a lot of people have never heard of the rinky dink city I grew up in, I would usually just say "LA" when asked where I'm from. My suitemate in college would distinguish between her Compton-esque LA upbringing and my suburbian LA by saying she was from "LA-LA" whereas I'd say "border of LA-OC" (though now I can't say OC either because that brings a whole other set of stereotypes to deal with...).

So where am I going with all this? I'm not best friends with Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan. Brad Pitt isn't a regular at any of my hometown hangouts. I've never gone to the GAP and seen Scott Speedman buying socks. In short, being from "LA" is a world apart from living and hobnobbing with stars in Tinseltown.

Apart from a few random celeb spottings (e.g. Ed Begley Jr. at the mall, the guy from Black-Eyed Peas at the towne center), I don't have a huge celebrity scrapbook to brag about (especially considering most of the pages are filled with boy band encounters). But it definitely got fatter this past weekend when my roommate's bachelorette getaway in LA resulted in a celebrity/day spotting that left the out-of-towners with something to brag about.

Friday
Who:Omarion from B2K and the Oscar-worthy "You Got Served"
What:getting a pedicure
Where: nail salon in a strip mall
With: his boys and bouncers.
Rating: *1/2 B2K frequents the Los Cerritos mall (though are any of them old enough to drive??) and pre-B2K, one of the members would always knock on Karen's door to borrow her pool key.

Saturday
Who: Crew (possible producer?) of Spartacus the tv mini-series
What: eating breakfast
Where: Le Pain Quotidien at the table next to us
With: his too cute family
Rating: ** No clue who he was, but he was super nice and his kids were adorable. What two year old knows how to say "I want brioche"?!

Who: Eric Szmanda, aka Greg Sanders, the cute dorky lab guy from CSI
What: sporting a 6 inch tall spiky hairdo while eating dinner
Where: Buddha's Belly
With: not a girlfriend!
Rating: *** I'm not a CSI fan... but I will be now!

Sunday
Who: Jake Gyllenhaal. No he's not the guy from "Top Gun" (though sporting a crew cut), he was in "The Day After Tomorrow," "Donnie Darko," and "The Good Girl." What you haven't heard of those? Fine, he was in "Bubble Boy"!!
What: eating breakfast and buying teas
Where: Urth Caffe, a frequent fav when he was with Kirsten Dunst
With: not Kirsten Dunst! Although the pooch they share(d?) was waiting outside on the sidewalk
Rating: **** Great skin. Looks much taller in person. Was super nice and allowed a Floridian to take a picture with him.

Who: Jay. Don't know who he is or what he does, but he was way too hot to not be a star!
What: looking like a blond Adonis while eating brunch/lunch
Where: at the cafe where my roommate was throwing up ;)
With: a Botoxed Cindy Margolis lookalike and two cute dogs
Rating: ***** Again, don't know who he is or if he's even a star, but so delicious looking.

How does one become a reporter/photographe for Us Weekly? I may have just found my calling...



	Wednesday, March 16, 2005 · posted at 7:51 PM Star Search. There is a huge difference between growing up in LA and growing up in LA County. However since a lot of people have never heard of the rinky dink city I grew up in, I would usually just say "LA" when asked where I'm from. My suitemate in college would distinguish between her Compton-esque LA upbringing and my suburbian LA by saying she was from "LA-LA" whereas I'd say "border of LA-OC" (though now I can't say OC either because that brings a whole other set of stereotypes to deal with...). So where am I going with all this? I'm not best friends with Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan. Brad Pitt isn't a regular at any of my hometown hangouts. I've never gone to the GAP and seen Scott Speedman buying socks. In short, being from "LA" is a world apart from living and hobnobbing with stars in Tinseltown. Apart from a few random celeb spottings (e.g. Ed Begley Jr. at the mall, the guy from Black-Eyed Peas at the towne center), I don't have a huge celebrity scrapbook to brag about (especially considering most of the pages are filled with boy band encounters). But it definitely got fatter this past weekend when my roommate's bachelorette getaway in LA resulted in a celebrity/day spotting that left the out-of-towners with something to brag about. Friday Who:Omarion from B2K and the Oscar-worthy "You Got Served" What:getting a pedicure Where: nail salon in a strip mall With: his boys and bouncers. Rating: 1/2 B2K frequents the Los Cerritos mall (though are any of them old enough to drive??) and pre-B2K, one of the members would always knock on Karen's door to borrow her pool key. Saturday* Who: Crew (possible producer?) of Spartacus the tv mini-series What: eating breakfast Where: Le Pain Quotidien at the table next to us With: his too cute family Rating: No clue who he was, but he was super nice and his kids were adorable. What two year old knows how to say "I want brioche"?! Who: Eric Szmanda, aka Greg Sanders, the cute dorky lab guy from CSI What: sporting a 6 inch tall spiky hairdo while eating dinner Where: Buddha's Belly With: not a girlfriend! Rating: * I'm not a CSI fan... but I will be now! Sunday Who: Jake Gyllenhaal. No he's not the guy from "Top Gun" (though sporting a crew cut), he was in "The Day After Tomorrow," "Donnie Darko," and "The Good Girl." What you haven't heard of those? Fine, he was in "Bubble Boy"!! What: eating breakfast and buying teas Where: Urth Caffe, a frequent fav when he was with Kirsten Dunst With: not Kirsten Dunst! Although the pooch they share(d?) was waiting outside on the sidewalk Rating: ** Great skin. Looks much taller in person. Was super nice and allowed a Floridian to take a picture with him. Who: Jay. Don't know who he is or what he does, but he was way too hot to not be a star! What: looking like a blond Adonis while eating brunch/lunch Where: at the cafe where my roommate was throwing up ;) With: a Botoxed Cindy Margolis lookalike and two cute dogs Rating: *** Again, don't know who he is or if he's even a star, but so delicious looking. How does one become a reporter/photographe for Us Weekly? I may have just found my calling...	Recent Posts I get so weak in the knees... I was sitting in th... gambling makes funRound 3 question: What is a sure... I'm not only the Hair Club president, I'm also a m... Just not that into you. Every season I pick one re... Hair-raiser. At the risk of sounding like a Long H... Retract those claws.Evelyn: Well, I wonder where M... Beautifully Human. I went to the Jill Scott conce... Author's Note: Usually I renounce Valentine's Day ... Allow me to introduce you to my pukey face.And it ... One night stand. Most women think it's completely... Morning news babie goose ryan bluemouse daves son dawntaught desiree diorama emily escadawg galveric high entropy invisible cube jepgato kyellow lilly mhuang mogbert nudream starfish + coffee verbivore Archives March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 January 2007 March 2007 April 2007 November 2008

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