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Juliet Roberts Copyright ©2006 Daily Titan /FX4VNNFS%SJOL1SJDFTr̾BOEPWFS 2 BUZZ 09.13.07 daily.titan daily.titan BUZZ 09.13.07 3 Colorado Boulevard BY GAIL NAVARRO Looking to satisfy your sweet Daily Titan Staff Writer tooth? 21 Choices offers frozen yogurt in yummy combinations Victoria Beckham is not the that usually pack people inside and only posh thing to hit Los Angeles squeezing them out the door during County these days. Pasadena, the evenings. Equipped with hanging particularly Colorado Boulevard, pictures and television screens feeds the need of the rich, fashion- mounted high above the counter, conscious outdoor shopping fiend. 21 Choices combines a unique brew However, the thought of spending of delicious concoctions. Strawberry enough money to bankrupt the Mai Tai, Tahitian Vanilla and average college student doesn’t Oatmeal Cookies are just to name sound like much fun. Sample a few. Pasadena by discovering the hidden “The Kit-Kat Cookie looks really gems behind the name-brand stores good,” Azusa Pacific University without having to burn a hole in student, Kelsey Hunter, said as she PHOTO BY GAIL NAVARRO your wallet. stared up at the menu mounted on People walk down Colorado Boulevard in Old Town Pasadena. For some free entertainment the wall. It is a busy night but Hunter beer, there are plenty of martinis, interesting display to take in while during the day, observe the people College student, has worked at is a frequent customer and said that wines and specialty cocktails to get waiting for your drink. However, sitting outside the shops – they are the café for almost a year and said the service goes by fast because the the party started. With such a wide don’t get carried away because it’s quintessential California beach bums that customers usually come in to servers are efficient. With only two selection to handle every night, easy to splurge if you do plan on and retro hippies stuck in a late 60s buy gifts for their loved ones. So locations in California, 21 Choices bartender Garrison Schwartz is one drinking the night away in a tropical limbo. Even those selling their work when Valentine’s Day rolls around is worth its weight in frozen yogurt. of the many bartenders that make yet cosmopolitan paradise. on the street can catch your eye, but next year, pick up a dozen “I Love Another tasty establishment rounds in and out of the counter. Spending a day in Pasadena is you will most likely be targeted by a You” authentic Belgian chocolates. that should tickle the fancy of Quite literally staring you in the time well spent. If you arrive around person selling roses if you happen to Choose to lounge inside or watch any chocolate-lover is Leonidas face is a gigantic brewing machine the late evening, that long stretch of be with your significant other. cars pass by outside, under the Chocolate Cafe, which serves fresh propped up in all its majestic glory boulevard simply comes alive after A good lunch-time destination backdrop of a classic European café. Belgian chocolates. Its signature located right next to the bar. Even dark. Compared to the conventional is Noodle World. It has the right It is a pleasant getaway from the hot chocolate definitely hits the though the machine is sealed off by mall atmosphere, it is nice to enjoy far-east flavor that entices everyone noisy night life and the congested spot. Hop inside and sample one glass like a giant trophy case, it is an the fresh air for a change. who takes a whiff of its Chinese, of the many goodies on display. For long stretch of sidewalk. Thai and Vietnamese soups. instance, the popular Lingot consists If you are not in the mood to English graduate student, Lori of praline with vanilla butter cream. take it slow, Gordon Biersch is a Lu, said she liked the wide variety The Leonidas stores in Pasadena and great place to get some drinks. The of Asian dishes because they came Santa Monica are the first two in the brewery restaurant is a social hub at a reasonable price. Basically, it’s world, according to the stores’ Web that is an ideal place to catch up a bargain for anybody looking for site. with old friends or make new ones at one. Candice Wheler, Pasadena City the bar. Besides the award-winning PHOTO BY GAIL NAVARRO PHOTO BY GAIL NAVARRO These are just some of the chocolates for sale. 21 Choices Frozen Yogurt shop is crowded any day of the week. 4 BUZZ 09.13.07 daily.titan Getting under their skin For some people body art has important, personal meaning, but for others they just want something that looks cool BY MARISSA ARMSTRONG Mesa likes to refer to the show as Daily Titan Staff Writer “Memorial Ink.” Jennifer Davis, a 35-year-old Whether it’s for aesthetic artist at Outer Limits, has been appeal, spiritual enlightenment, or tattooing for over 10 years and has a sentimental value, tattoos, piercings, different take. branding and scarification are an “I’m a firm believer that they ongoing trend with increasing don’t have to mean anything,” Davis popularity. said. “Some do, or they can just be With popular television shows pretty. I never ask because I don’t like “Inked,” “Miami Ink” and want to put people on the spot or “L.A. Ink,” many people think make them feel dumb because they that body art has to have some don’t have a story.” deep or empowering story behind Shawn Spoon, 38, started it; however, many artists seem to tattooing 12 years ago and is now disagree. working at Sunset Ink in Sunset On the “Inked” shows, most of Beach. He said he likes to do off-the- the tattoos that make the show are wall spur-of-the-moment tattoos, pieces that memorialize a deceased and “stuff that’s wacky.” Recently he relative, overcome struggle or show tattooed a tin of ribs on someone. a heroic endeavor. That’s why the “Some people overthink crew at Outer Limits in Costa something that’s just art,” Spoon PHOTO BY DANIEL SUZUKI WHERE’S THE SCENE Shawn Spoon gives a flowery design to a customer at Outer Limits tattoo shop in Costa Mesa. said. Davis and Spoon both said there IN FULLERTON??? is nothing wrong with tattoos having The Daily Titan wants to know deeper meaning or a story behind them, but that it’s OK to get them purely for the art. Some people get tattoos for both reasons. Joe Cariati, 36, who teaches glass blowing at Cal State Fullerton said, “I kind of just fell in love with the look and process of tattoos, and it was all downhill from there.” With a sleeve on his right arm and a half-sleeve on his left, Cariati said some of his pieces are symbolic and some are just aesthetic. He usually PHOTO BY DANIEL SUZUKI gives the artist an idea and lets them The beginning stages of a tattoo. run with it, he said. While many people are comfortable with getting tattoos for purely aesthetic or artistic purposes – if the “Inked shows are any indication – some people still require a great deal of thought and hopefully some symbolism to go into their body art. 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