COLUMN: Pumpkin spice is for those who have lost their grinds
The longer your coffee order is, the more I hate you. This morning, the girl in the Starbucks line in front of me ordered a, “Venti, decaf, Cinnamon Chai Latte with half a pump of vanilla, an extra shot and extra whip cream.” What the hell does that even look like? I don’t know and […]
MARASCO: Coffee Run
“I can get the coffee,” I said, naive to the certain doom that awaited. As soon as the words came out of my mouth, the assistant director’s face revealed an expression I had seen before. It was the look that we see from Gandalf when Frodo volunteers to take the ring to Mordor — admiring […]
SHEA: Runner’s high
Ever since I got new sneakers last week to replace my shin-splintery Nikes, I’ve taken up running again. While I typically do other types of exercise to stay in shape, such as walking, Pilates and the elliptical — even stairs if I’m feeling extra hard on myself — I tend to avoid running because it’s […]
MARASCO: The Legend
There are approximately 2 million cars inside the city limits of Los Angeles – a car for every two people. An absurd figure when you take into consideration that it includes infants, middle-schoolers and people in retirement homes. For my first month living in Los Angeles, it also included me. “How have you been living […]
