The communicatrix likes this stuff

Blogs

• I read (almost) everything that this, this, and this blogger publishes.
• For the whole list, click here.

Books…

• …I have reviewed and recommend
• …I have not reviewed, but love and recommend
• …I have read thus far in 2013

Community

• Goodreads, a reader’s social site
• Women’s Business Socials , No snotty ladies allowed!
• kernspiracy , Designers’ (and marketers/etc) email list
• UPOD, professional writers email list
• The Secret City , “church” for artists (NYC, monthly; L.A., occasionally)

Flan (yes, it gets its own category)

• The Flan King, Now shipping across the U.S.!

L.A.-local stuff

• Café Tropical, Cuban-style coffee joint in Silver Lake
• Café du Village , Terrific, inexpensive Larchmont eatery RIP
• Catts & Doggs, Pet supplies and grooming in Silver Lake
• Kaldi Coffee & Tea, Local-to-Atwater coffee, wifi and patio!
• Pasquale Shoe Repair, They have a café, too!
• RM Automotive, Geniuses with the Japanese autos
• Taylor’s, Old-school steakhouse in Koreatown

Shopping

• Amazon , I am all for shopping locally where possible. I am also for saving money where possible. I think this is best done with a combination of thoughtful spending and thoughtful not-spending. I spend locally to keep my family-owned hardware store in business. On the other hand, while I suppose there are non-awful Big Box stores, I have zero problem buying most of my electronics via Amazon. (And when I do, I buy via a friend’s affiliate link.) Amazon affiliate kickbacks help to keep me in luxuries like first-run books, Kindle or hard-copy, which I in turn review here. So hey, THANK YOU for buying stuff through my Amazon link. Especially really expensive stuff, like electronics and shoes and 15-lb. bags of coconut flour.

Updated April 28, 2013, but do check individual pages for latest dates, and always “phone” first. (Haha…”phones.”)