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Weekend Update

Brian — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:44:24 +0000

Friday Night was the Battle for Burbank. Every year Burbank High School and John Burroughs High School, the two Burbank High Schools, face off on the football field. This year the winner of the game got to go on to league, which added a little more excitement. While neither Erin nor I have ties to either school it’s still fun to go with some friends and most of the Burbank community.

Saturday morning I got up and put the cabinet doors back on my freshly painted cabinets. It looked pretty nice.

Saturday afternoon we had a BATH (BBQ at the House) for a good friend who’s about to have a baby. We have started this tradition where every time one of the guys get married, or has a baby, we get together and have a BATH, while the girls have their shower. It’s kind of goofy, but it’s a fun tradition. We grilled up some carne asada, and had all the fixings for some good tacos.

Sunday it was my turn again to lead worship at church. I received quite a few compliments on my song selection this time around. I think it’s easy to tell when I put some good time into preparing, not that I ever just throw a service together but you get the idea.

Erin and I spent the rest of the afternoon at home. We did a little yard work in the front and then spent the rest of the afternoon in doors. Erin did a lot of work on our finances and I did some shredding, filing, organizing and cleaning.

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Keep your GPS out of Area 1

Brian — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:15:25 +0000

If you have a GPS stay out of Area 1.

That’s what I learned from this week’s Police Reports in the Burbank Leader.

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New in Burbank

Brian — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:53:00 +0000

I'm always excited about the new business and restaurants that come into Burbank. Here are a few things I've noticed lately.

Wokcano seems to be expanding into the area formerly inhabited by NYPD Pizza. No offence Wokcano but I was hoping for something different.
A new restaurant called Fish Dish is going in over by the airport. Their sign just went up last week. It's located next to San Sai. It seems a little odd to have a fish place right next to a sushi place but we'll see.
The building in front of Burbank Athletic Club (Hollywood Way and Victory) is being renovated. Not sure what'll be put in there. It used to house a banquet hall, laundromat, and tanning salon. I'm hoping for something new and exciting. Maybe a Starbucks… just kidding.

LAX Noise Complaint System

Brian — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:22:00 +0000

This sounds really cool. According to NBC Los Angeles "Users can access the system at www.lawa.org by clicking on the "Noise Management" link on the left hand side of the page." Now, it's too bad the service wont work for Burbank. I'd be logging complaints all the time, although that might not be fair since I live so close to the airport.

Verdugo Mountainway Trail

Brian — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:31:00 +0000

Saturday afternoon Erin, Chris and I took a little hike in the hills above the Nature Center in Burbank.

The view of Burbank from the trail

the remnants of an old cabin

Chris and his friend Jack

Erin standing on the cabin’s foundation

Car Chases Galore

Brian — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:23:00 +0000

Did you watch the Bentley car chase last night? I watched about an hour of it, from 11pm to 12am. Initially I was trying to watch the news to see the story of the car chase through Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, but I never got to see the coverage on that because I was sucked into the Bentley chase. I don't know why, but car chases are always interesting to me. And, the added excitement of the possible celebrity status of the Bentley's driver kept me interested even longer than I normally would have been. What's wrong with me? And, what was going on last night that lead to two car chases?

Time Capsule Opened

Brian — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:27:00 +0000

Looks like they did open the time capsule in Burbank. Here's the LA Times story. I can't wait to see what the pictures look like.

Burbank Time Capsule

Brian — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:01:00 +0000

The LA Times ran a little feature on a Burbank time capsule hidden in the Magnolia Blvd. bridge on February 1, 1959. The people of 1959 predicted monorails, atomic power, and a park-like city of 150,000. It's supposed to be opened on February 5, 2009, but like the Times writer, I wonder if it really will. There probably isn't much need to open it at this point, especially if the Times is able to report on its contents with it still buried.

According to the 2000 census Burbank's population is 100,316, which is thankfully quite a bit less than the 150,000 predicted in 1959. Can you imagine another 50,000 people?

Dinner Tonight: Masa

Brian — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:49:00 +0000

Tonight Erin and I are meeting some friends for dinner at a little restaurant in Echo Park called Masa. I looked the place up on Yelp and was pleasantly surprised to find that their specialty is Chicago style pizza. Not what I would have guessed from the name. My last foray into Chicago style pizza was Taste Chicago in Burbank. It was decent but their sauce was a little bland for my taste. The reviews for Masa seem pretty positive so I'm getting a little excited. I'll let you know how it turns out.

More Airport News

Brian — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:59:00 +0000

The Burbank Leader reported yesterday that the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority is about to start an ad campaign for it's proposed night-time curfew. I guess they figure that more people need to be made aware of the plans. Not a bad idea. I'm all for it. Let's get that curfew in place already.