Out & About in LA - West Hollywood (just won’t be the same…) A local icon, WeHo Jesus (Kevin Short) has passed away. He was the sweetest soul. You could always count on him for a non-judgmental hug, or an encouraging or loving word. He made our city better.
I hope you’ve met your idol, Kevin. Rest in peace.
LA Pride misses you. (And :::hug::: hello to any of my Tumblr friends who still exist.)
:::stumbles on to Tumblr after a celebratory night full of no sleep:::
On too many social media posts I’ve seen some people unfamiliar with our voting system ask “how” Biden could have won - “Look at all those RED states! Way more than BLUE!” Those outside the US: I get it, it can be confusing. Those who live here? Well… (please educate yourself she says out of the side of her mouth). I can NOT explain the archaic electoral college system to you (mostly because I’m choosing not to - and did I mention the no sleep?) but basically each state is treated individually no matter their total population or total voting population. See, a LOT of those red states are NOT full of PEOPLE - at least farrrrrrr less than many of those blue states. (Here’s where the electoral college numbers come in to help “even” representation out, and blah blah blah.) Here’s a comparison: I live in California - that blue state way over to the left. Now we don’t look the largest in land mass but California’s population is greater than the COMBINED total population of the 22 smallest US states - by over 2.4 MILLION. Each one of these California CITIES - Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco - is larger than the population of these US STATES - Wyoming, Vermont, North Dakota, and Alaska. The population of the CITY (not county) of Los Angeles is larger than ANY of the 23 smallest US states. Los Angeles is also the biggest COUNTY in the US - with a population larger than 43 of the 50 US states. Worth repeating: the population of a single California county is larger than 43 of the 50 states. “But what about Texas?! It looks huge!” It is - in land mass, but the population of California is 48% larger than that of Texas. Heck, you could throw the population of Ohio - the 7th largest state in the nation - into Texas and their combined population is still over a half a million smaller than California’s.
Anyways, when you see that map with all that RED remember: BLUE won this election. :::flips off the electoral college and high-fives the combined BLUE votes in EVERY state - so far over 5 million MORE “blue” votes than “red”:::
Now to sleep the best sleep I’ve had in 4 years.
:::waves hello::: I haven’t been on tumblr much the last couple years - usual life/work stuff - but when I am it’s endearing how years later I still get random anonymous questions about my job and projects I have worked on. This answer is for that anonymous someone who asked about Glee: I’m fairly sure it has been discovered and recognized by now, but it would have to be that a then relatively unknown long-haired, beanie-wearing Finneas O’Connell (the brilliant songwriter and musician brother of Billie Eilish) held the recurring role of Alistair on season 6 of Glee. And if you didn’t know, now you know. And if you did…? :::again, waves hello:::
How bad are the current California wildfires? This is San Francisco, mid-day. Dozens of fires throughout California, and over 2.5 MILLION ACRES burned so far here in 2020. It all feels apocalyptic.
Out and About in LA - Hollywood, California. Yesterday volunteers painted “All Black Lives Matter” across the Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue intersection as a way of showing solidarity and to honor black LGBTQ+ people and the fight for racial justice nationwide. Today, again, we march.
So, this happened. Military vehicles flooding Hollywood Blvd. You know, to intimidate peaceful protesting. :::heavy sigh:::
Rest in peace, Kobe Bryant.
It has been a very, VERY long time… but, “hi” to anyone who remembers me. I hope you are doing well.
Amy Winehouse Drawing
Post-A-Drawing-Friday. Another in my “Women Who Rock” series. Strange timing that this was the piece nearest completion. Photo of drawing - Prismacolor on Strathmore.
(EDIT: Eight years later - today. Oh, the beautiful music we missed out on. Rest in peace, Amy Winehouse.)
(Remember my old “Out & About in LA” posts? Well…)
Anaheim, CA - From the Disney affiliates tour/pre-opening of Disneyland’s new “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge”
Was just reminded Glee made its debut 10 years ago this week. Still one of my favorite jobs.
(My drawing of the core original cast - from 2012.)
Out & About in LA - Universal Studios.
Update on the backlot mural across from the New York street set. Homage to classic horror movies. Done!
