+ Occupy LA + Michael Jackson fans in mourning + Skid Row = Psychomagic. Occupy Michael Jackson: "Lest anyone accuse me of giving conservative folk ammo against the movement, let me be perfectly clear: I totally am. Those people have been dream assassins since the beginning of time, it’s like their thing to rip down idealism. And that’s what the Occupy movement is all about: Making life better in a conscientious manner, or at least having access to a dream of a better life."

+ I Let My Mom Run My Life for a Week (and it was super super super intense).

+ I wore a nude bodysuit around NYC for a day to experience what it's like to dress in a current diva staple. Does naked to the world mean naked to the self?

+ This man has been building a time machine in his basement for the last nine years.

+ The intriguing but ill-fated Process Church and the groovy Sabbath Assembly (the latter dug up hymnals of the former 40 years later)

+ A friend and I skinned an owl

+ + I went on an insane luxury press junket to Jamaica and everyone freaked out about "ethics"

+ Wear Dare: An experiment in looking terrible

+ A family of for-realLas Vegas Vampyres

+ My foray into amateur filmmaking (not such a good idea for my family; seriously, relatives, do yourself a favor and just skip it)

+ My L Word obsession goes too far Part I

+ My L Word obsession goes too far Part II

+ Jessie’s Girl