I was once again invited by the lovely and talented folks at South Coast Repertory to see a new work by Yale-educated playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Doctor Cerberus. It starts off as the typical coming-of-age in the 1980s story that we have all come to know and love (loathe?), but each of the seemingly stock characters show themselves to [...]

Last, but not least, I conclude my review of Summit Crest with the plan 2. This plan had some nice features that I liked, and it would be my second favorite plan next to the plan 3.
Hopefully the dude who got caught in the pic doesn’t sue me for not having a model release form [...]

gastropub - gástrō pùb noun Brit. a British term for a public house that specializes in serving high-quality food.
ORIGIN 1990s: blend of gastronomy and pub.
Haven Gastropub is a fairly recent addition to the slew of cute and unique shops and restaurants that make up The Plaza area of Old Towne Orange.  I had wanted to try Aldo’s [...]

I was lucky enough recently to witness an opening weekend performance of The Language Archive, penned by Jennifer Cho, at South Coast Repertory.  The work centers around George (Leo Marks), a linguist at a university who struck me as a cross between Henry Higgins and Bill Nye The Science Guy.  We quickly meet the two [...]

Today I am going to review the plan 1 of Summit Crest in Lake Forest. This was a great plan for so many reasons. It was efficiently designed, and had some major BK approvals. For those that don’t know, BK is our resident architecture expert when it comes to home designs.
I liked the front porch [...]

World Cup is the most watched sports event in the world. However, it is definitely not the most entertaining and exciting event. Watching Brazil play against China is the equivalent of the Dream Team playing against Angola. Game’s over pretty much when it was announced.
As far as the best football event (soccer is now a [...]

“It looked like AAA to me. How was I supposed to know that it was a steaming pile of crap when we took it on? I mean — I had no idea that there were bets against the crap pile in there. To me — it looked like a good idea, and some of those [...]

There are not too many non-Irvine or single family detached new home projects currently being built in Orange County. So when I heard about the grand opening of Van Daele homes’ Summit Crest in Lake Forest — I had to check it out. I admit, the only knowledge I had about Van Daele was that [...]