Captain’s Log. Stardate 01012023. Vegan? Almost vegan? What’s “vegan”? This list is pretty damn close to a One Size Fits All, which always seems like an impossible claim—until you slip… Read More
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I MADONNARI: SANTA BARBARA’S ANNUAL STREET PAINTING FESTIVAL FEATURED RASCAL’S VEGAN FARE
Captain’s Log. Stardate 06042022. Location: Santa Barbara, CA After a two-year hiatus, the three-day I Madonnari Italian street painting festival returned to Old Mission Santa Barbara, as it traditionally has… Read More
FAB 5: OAT LATTES IN VENTURA, CA
Captain’s Log. Stardate 03272022. Location: Ventura, CA How could I not have seen it before?? Ventura, a town that hugs the shores of Southern California, is one of the most… Read More
DAY TRIPPIN’: 8 HOURS IN OJAI, CA
Captain’s Log. Stardate 10312021. Location: Ojai, CA If you take a 20-minute journey from the coast of Ventura, through Johnny Cash’s once-upon-a-time home of Casitas Springs, and into the Topatopa… Read More
ENTRE LAS ESTRELLAS
Captain’s Log. Stardate 01112021. Late Saturday night, a joyous soul left this earth. Where she went I can’t say for sure. But my grandmother prayed to the Virgin Mary. She… Read More
DEAR DIARY: HELLO, FUTURE SELF
Captain’s Log. Stardate: 08242020. Our 37th birthday has arrived. Sh*t, it came out of nowhere. Half of me loves this version of myself in an admirable way, gently and sincerely.… Read More
ADVENTURE TIME: THE GETTY CENTER
Captain’s Log. Stardate 10132019. Location: Los Angeles, CA Adventure time is my favorite time. And for this one, I was lucky to be accompanied by two of the most beautiful… Read More
RUNYON CANYON: MUST LOVE DOGS
Captain’s Log. Stardate 06152019. Location: Los Angeles, CA How ridiculously cute is my little family?! My work fam that is. Meet Opie—he’s the big bundle of fur on the left,… Read More
TODAY I TURNED 7 YEARS OLD!
First Mate’s Log. Stardate 10122018. Location: North Hollywood, CA Hi! My name is Romeo Einstein Mozart, but most people call me Romeo. And today is my seventh birthday! Yup, it’s… Read More
LEO LADIES LUNCHING
Captain’s Log. Stardate 08192018. Location: Los Angeles, CA Happy birthday to me! My wish was quite simple…all the vegan food I could eat. And with Scarlett’s b-day only a few… Read More