wandrlust – discover the undiscovered

Some people love donuts. Cops for example are stereotypically associated with the donut. Maybe they do love donuts as much as they are portrayed to, but I have a theory, one that comes down to the donut shop itself.

See — the majority of representations we see in regards to officers of the law come from film and television. Most of said shows take place in Los Angeles and even if the setting isn’t LA, generally, they are at least shot here. Of all the places I have ever been to, I have never seen a city so filled with donut shops (that and places that serve pastrami all over shit) as LA. Yelp has around 465 donuts listed in LA County – although I think its much more than that even. My point is, with the hours cops have and the surprising lack of places that are open 24 hours, donut shops tend to be the default establishment for cops — or maybe, cops just love donuts.
Continue reading ‘The Donut Hole — La Puente, CA’

When Vampires decide to become human, they are choosing mortality. They can no longer live eternally but they can feel and die like humans. I am not sure if the same rules apply for cartoon characters becoming human, but what I do know is that in the cartoon world you do not age or change your clothes. When Fat Albert chose to be human, he kept the clothes — but age and mortality are clearly a factor in this exchange. I think the addition of chops are suiting for a more mature Albert,  and although a whole Domino’s Pizza for yourself may keep up the image, in the human world, heart attacks are real. Here is his earlier cartoon incarnation for comparison: