Riding on Toy Story 3 succes

JAMES MAY'S TOY STORIES

U.S. Premiere: Monday, June 28th at 10/9c

One of the co-hosts from Top gear shows what toys can do today. This series includes making a real house of legos and connecting model trains between two real towns. Just a funs 6 part show of doing crazy stuff with toys.

The Return + Ultra Cosplay

Futurama Returns

Let's face it The Simpsons are over, but Futurama remains funny. It has hour long premiere on Comedy Central June 24th. Love this show

The IT Crowd Returns

BBC 4  viewers in England get the show on June 25th, then everyone on the internet. Love this show, too.

The IT Crowd is one of the best comedies to come out in years. Two IT Tech geeks and a stupid women bugle there way mutilpe problems. The surreal and insane plots make watching sitcoms enjoyable and engaging again. The otaku humor is high with inside jokes on computer tech, video games and everything else that makes up a otaku life.

ULTRA GABBA GABBA!: Yo Gabba Gabba & Ultraman double feature

I'm going for Ultraman, but Yo Gabba Gabba is fine too.





Friday, June 25th 2010, 6:30 pm

FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING!
JACCC Plaza
244 S. San Pedro St.
Little Tokyo, Downtown LA

from facebook:
This FREE double feature provides something for both the young and young-at-heart! Come meet the characters from the innovative hit show YO GABBA GABBA! and watch some of your favorite episodes projected on an outdoor screen. The night continues with the iconic Japanese sci-fi show ULTRAMAN


Break out the lawn chairs and blankets and kick off the summer with this free outdoor screening in Little Tokyo! Classic shows, food trucks and the music of DJ Ultraman all come together under the downtown LA sky for this family friendly event.

Cosplay Contest and Anime Swap Meet

FESTIVAL: Sat/Sun, June 26-27, 2010 from 4 PM to 10 PM (Sat) and 4 PM - 9:30 PM (Sun)

COSPLAY CONTEST: Saturday, June 26, 2010 from 6 PM to 7 PM
COSPLAY CONTEST SIGNUPS: Saturday, June 26, 2010 from 4 PM to 5:30 PM

WHERE:

Valley Japanese Community Center
8850 Lankershim Blvd.,
Sun Valley, CA

Too Many Donuts: LA 1st annual Donut Summit

I ate so many donuts at the Donut Summit. I'm happy I did. The hopefully 1st of many donut summits was held last Sunday, June 13th at Griffith Park.

When I first arrived I was greeted by good parky a friendly Metro Bloggers. Metro bloggers LA's division made they event possible so hats of to them. The Metro bloggers were courteous and help put my friends and my donuts down. You were suppose to bring a dozen donuts as your entry in to be fair. I chose not to be a jerk a did the status qou. I waited around mingled for a bit, but to be honest I just wanted to start eating the donuts right away.

What happened was simply beautiful. We ate way too many donuts. Donuts from everywhere in LA. Every two-bit donut shop, Krispy Kreme, Winchels and what have you was thoroughly examined and digested. Two long tables could barely fit all the donuts that were brought. Sure enough more donuts were brought in throughout out the event. Even as I was leaving more donuts were being introduced.

This donut summit wasn't only a fun food fest, but a ceremony to find the best donuts in LA. There was a selected criteria to categorize the donuts.

The winners I care for were

BEST OVERALL DONUT OR PASTRY:
BEST DONUT FILLING:

Donut Man
915 E Route 66
Glendora, CA 91740

I donut know if it was the best to me, but the strawberry filling was superb. It's mouthwatering waiting for one when it's right in front of you.

MOST UNCONVENTIONAL DONUT: Frygirl


BEST CHOCOLATE DONUT :DK’s Donuts
1614 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica




more winners


Before the donut voting ended donut trivia and haiku were spouted. Coffee was drunk and everyone was told to use the disabled toilet as it was the only clean one.

The winners were handed donut medals and truly they were winners for now they had donut necklaces to prove so.

As I slowly walked away from the event I thought I hope it's even bigger next year.

Event even made the LA Times

ZPFfffft!!! art show at Scion gallery in Culver City

Scion Installation Space, 3
521 Helms Ave.
Culver City,
June 19, 7-10 p.m.

Complimentary valet parking and open bar.

I wanna go to the Scott Pilgrim Party, but traffic in LA sucks

Today is the Scott Pilgrim Party with early demos for Paul Robertson's new game. I wanna go, but traffic will suck. The Lakers are playing a home game right next to E3. Did I mention this Laker's game  either propels the Lakers to the NBA finals or leaves them behind. (Riots) It's also the start of the LA film festival, all in the same area.

Downtown is fucked

Squids watch movies

LA Film Festival

Starting the day after E3 downtown gets cluttered again for film festival patrons. The LA film festival returns.

For a selection of movies check out my previous post.

June 17th-27th Various locations

Squid Capsule

Come see some strange art

The capsule is composed of forty transparent vinyl membranes dangling from the sky by steel aircraft cables and grazing the courtyard floor. A cloud of fog envelops areas of the plump tentacles, creating small weather systems within the installation that convey the visitor from drier into wetter zones. Visitors are encouraged to touch, lounge, explore, and experience this newest installation at M&A.

Saturday, June 19th


12 - 4pm

1619 Silver Lake Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90026

Extra E3 CONTENT

http://attractmo.de/blog/im-throwing-an-e3-party-game-night-giant-robot-featuring-gaijin-games/:

"Game Night with Gaijin Games

This is the first Game Night at Giant Robot. It's a bi-monthly low-key event we're running to help build up the VG community in LA. This first one is all about the excellent Bit.Trip series by Gaijin Games. The equally excellent Gaijin Games crew will be in attendance, so here's your chance to school them at their own games.


More reasons to come:
■Games projected on the side of the building (!)

■Bit.Trip themed menu items next door at Giant Robot's restaurant: gr/eats
 
Monday, June 14, 2010, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net
(310) 445-9276"