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SF Bay Area

Add another David to the books!

Okay, so remember yesterday when I said I have had some sort of unintentional “thing” with guys named David lately? (scroll down to the bottom of this link to refresh your memory) Well you can add David Arquette to the list…. Yeah – I met him tonight at a screening of the new short film...

Boosting my ego

It’s been a while since I posted on this blog that is supposed to make me famous…so now I am going to post something. So a couple of weeks ago I had three distinct moments of minor Z-list SF Bay Area stardom. OK, actually, it didn’t even define my stardom – because that doesn’t exist....

Varvatos and me

The new John Varvatos store opened in SF recently and I was privileged enough to go to the grand opening party – and to meet Mr. Varvatos himself. As one of my favorite menswear designers, I was totally excited to chat with him. I was hoping that he would say, “Hey Dino, you want a...

Pit stains and celebrities

Earlier this week, I went to a screening of The Rocker starring Rainn Wilson (a.k.a. Dwight Schrute from “The Office”), Emma Stone (a.k.a. Jules from “Superbad”), Josh Gad (a.k.a. that funny dude from “Back to You”), Christina Applegate (a.k.a. reinvented comedienne from “Married With Children”) and this one young man that few people know about...

I am so cool because I got a new tattoo!

So yeah – last weekend before I went to Texas (which would explain the elongated absence) I got a new tattoo. It’s one of those Baybayin tattoos that all twenty/thirtysomething Filipinos get to show that they are Filipino and that they are cool. Mine says Ti agmúla, agápit, which in Ilocano (a Filipino dialect), it...

BART is getting on my damn nerves

I am usually a loyal rider of BART. But as of late, my faith in the stink-happy trains of the Bay Area Rapid Transit has been dwindling at a steady pace because of the following: 1.) Last week, when I was riding BART, for the first time EVER, a train broke down, making me late...

It is fucking hot outside…

I think the title of this post says it all: it is so fucking hot outside. I didn’t think it was that bad until I went to the city where I thought it would be at least 10 to 15 degrees cooler, but no. It was fucking hot outside. Fucking hot. It was fucking hot....

Pressing to the front of the line

I am kind of apprehensive to admit this because it will show my elitism – but I am going to share it with you anyway. I love to use my power as a member of the press to go ahead of the line at certain events – mainly for press screenings. Actually, it’s only for...

“What Not to Wear” in San Francisco

For some reason, when I post pictures on here of myself, my eyes look really weird. Anyways, on Thursday, I went into the city to chat with Clinton Kelly and Stacy London for a “What Not To Wear” piece I am working on. The two fashion therapists ambushed a gal in Palo Alto and they...

You should be listening to Janelle Monáe

For real, if you haven’t listened to Janelle Monáe you need to. Right now. Click here to listen to her fantastical music. Click it NOW! I got to interview her this weekend in SF for an article I am working on and she is the SWEETEST! Plus, she said I looked cute! So extra points...

Ricky Lizalde hangs out at Levi’s in SF

Mr. Ricky Lizalde from Project Runway Season 4 was in San Francisco showing his five denim designs (including the one he did on the show) he exclusively created for Goodwill and Levi’s. And no, he did not cry. He was really cool to chat with. But it would’ve been funny if he did cry.

A gelato rant

Last night was the first time in a long time I actually did something that young professionals do: go out to dinner with friends in a “hip” part of the city. After giving my bank account a ridiculous work out, I went to dinner at Viva in SF’s happenin’ North Beach with Arnold, Marivic and...