Category Archives: Cameraphone Follies
Cameraphone Follies: Dirty Sign in Irvine
The mindset represented by this sign is what I mean when I refer to the Orange County city of Irvine as a soulless, planned-community hellscape. If I hadn’t spent 90% of my waking hours at the area’s one oasis of … Continue reading
Posted in America?, Cameraphone Follies, Language
Tagged (in)humanity, absurdity, college, Orange County, signs
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Cameraphone Follies: The Year of the Sign Problem
If this blog has revealed only one significant thing this year (which may indeed be the case), it is that we Americans have a serious problem with sign composition. Flickr TOS-mandated self-credit: my Flickr page And on that absurd note, … Continue reading
Cameraphone Follies: My Favorite Storefront in the Valley
You know, just… pop it in the mail slot. Flickr TOS-mandated self-credit: my Flickr page
Posted in America?, Cameraphone Follies, Language
Tagged innuendo, LA, names, San Fernando Valley, slang
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Progress?
That landlord up the street has another vacancy. Apparently it doesn’t have any of those cool walking closets, but the sign does still have a little problem. [ ... ] Continue reading
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