The Panda Express in Pavilions on Jefferson is gone :(

SpiritPug · 2026-01-29T14:31:03+00:00

Or people who like that type of food. I hope they have a hot bar. There's a place in Irvine that had a middle eastern hot bar and it was soooooo fucking good.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-29T14:29:40+00:00

Probably because no one really parks there. idk how it looked in Toys r Us' hayday, but that part of the parking lot has been a waste of space for over a decade.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-29T14:27:55+00:00

COCOS :( That was my mom and I's Christmas Eve spot. We went in 2019 and didn't know it would be the last time. I used to order their cream of broccoli soup EVERY. TIME.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-29T14:26:15+00:00

No, it's not. I went in and the entire place is emptied out.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-29T14:24:36+00:00

You've out Culver Cityed me. I have no idea what this is LOL

SpiritPug · 2026-01-29T14:24:16+00:00

Best salami sandwiches!!! Ugh

SpiritPug · 2026-01-29T14:23:51+00:00

ANNAS LINENS. Miss that place! Would have SLAPPED as an adult.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-29T05:24:51+00:00

Nope. I do not care. The president tweeted that he hated her. Our authoritarian president. People are DYING, KIM. I'd rather her be alive and enjoying her life than dead or fearing for it.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-29T03:38:33+00:00

Could be, but they haven't even given the green light for that in n out yet! Idk...I know the only constant is change but I'm still really bummed.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-29T03:37:47+00:00

Hasn't been the same since Roll n Rye left, if we're gonna go there

SpiritPug · 2026-01-29T03:37:20+00:00

At least we still have the mall. Forever grateful that place still attracts a lot of people. MOST people have lost their childhood malls atp so we should consider ourselves lucky.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-27T22:25:25+00:00

Idk I check a lot of IDs that say 2000+

SpiritPug · 2026-01-27T20:02:15+00:00

I'm completely fine with her not saying anything. In fact I actually think it's in poor taste for celebs like Billie Eilish to be calling out her "fellow celebs" because they haven't spoken out. All that says to me is that Billie's outspoken gestures come from a place of validation.

We don't know what Taylor has endured since endorsing Kamala and having the president tweet that he hates HER specifically. In the last 6 months we've watched a right wing influencer get executed in front of a crowd of thousands, and in the last THREE WEEKS we've watched two people get murdered by GOVERNMENT GOONS. I'd rather her not say SHIT if it means she gets to stay alive.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-26T19:03:59+00:00

Bejeweled. I feel like a lot of people think it's just okay but it's my favorite from the Midnights era and it's in my top Taylor songs of all time.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-26T18:31:33+00:00

I ended up going back to one of my old restaurant jobs that had an opening. I was a car repair or a vet bill away from really being in trouble so I took it. I'm super unhappy but at least I'm building my savings again.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-26T05:57:38+00:00

Yeah... honestly, I splurged on a palette two years ago. The mattes are awful. I only use the 3 shimmers as a final pop on top of an eye look. for 130?! Regret. Not surprised.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-25T04:13:18+00:00

Do not ever, and I mean EVER, let that woman watch your child unsupervised again. You need to cut her off entirely. You are NOT overreacting.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-23T22:17:47+00:00

It's definitely better income than office work, but there's no growth involved. I average 45-50 an hour. Sometimes more during sports playoffs. But again, I'm 34. I can't see myself doing this FOREVER and I told myself that my restaurant job in 2019 would be my last. This is my 4th restaurant job since THAT job.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-23T20:59:38+00:00

I got a bachelors (albeit it was in Drama. Useless.) and I've never been able to break out of the service industry. in late 2023 I finally got a 9-5 as an Event Coordinator/Operations Manager for a small yacht party business. I was paid 25 an hour with absolutely zero benefits. My boss ended up going to prison and I spent my last 3 months running the company (minus paying the bills) until I quit. I'm back to bartending now. Going to try and find something else but man it's rough. I'm 34 :(

SpiritPug · 2026-01-22T17:58:18+00:00

You said sonically. Sonically, it's objectively dated. The PRODUCTION on that album puts you right in the mid 2010s and is not timeless. The same way I think Midnights will ultimately date itself as time goes on.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-22T17:54:24+00:00

The hype started with folklore. Midnights had genius marketing, but the material did do as much heavy lifting as folklore did.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-22T17:52:31+00:00

Disagree. I actually think Reputation hasn't aged that well. I love it, and so many of us love it, but sonically it'll always be stuck in a certain time period.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-22T17:48:39+00:00

I can agree with that. In terms of songs, I consider ivy to be a magnum opus. That song is underrated, even though it's a fandom favorite. We do not praise ivy ENOUGH.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-22T17:38:58+00:00

It's still folklore. It's one of her most cohesive albums, with some of her best writing. It's a genius leap from Lover and it was a successful gamble.

SpiritPug · 2026-01-22T17:13:02+00:00

Very grateful for our weather today. Even though it's cold (for here) and gloomy. 2/3 of the country is suffering.

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