Run M Run

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Running through Home Depot. It's crunch time for SP Retreat. Good Luck M!

Beverly Hills, That's Where I Want To Be

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Eating at Ruth Chris's Steakhouse in BH as part of dineLA Restaurant Week(s). Steak was good! Free Pellegrino was even better! Hugo was the best!

Chicken Tortilla Soup ... and Quesadilla on the Side

Monday, January 28, 2008

Esta sopa de la tortilla del pollo era muy muy buena!! Elogios al chef!

Cross Production

Sunday, January 27, 2008

300 crosses to string, label, group and bag for St. Philomena Retreat

3 to 25

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Is this cheating? 3 pictures for 1 day?! Yes, the place was wack. Waitress had attitude. Food sucked. Prices were sky high. But how can I help but be happy when everyone showed up! Thanks to everybody that came, you guys sure know how to make a gal feel loved! :)

Hollywoood - in the hood

Friday, January 25, 2008

Poor Ate Aimee, she comes to LA during the 3 days out of the year that it decides to rain. No worries, she's got Dewdrops and Sunshine here pictured with her in front of the itty bitty Hollywood sign.

Tornado Warnings

Thursday, January 24, 2008

At Guppy Tea House with Ron and Gennie, after being caught in a flash flood.

Rainy Days

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Rainy Days and Mondays dont get me down ... they make me happy, especially with scenes like this. Ok rainy days make me happy, Mondays ...uhh...not so much.

Bottoms Up

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

I confess, I am a drink hoarder. L to R: Moscato D'Asti sparking wine, Lemongrass soda, Buzz Cola from the Qwik-E-Mart, Japanese Classic Ale, Japanese Orange Fanta, Italian Orange Fanta, Blood Orange soda and Stella Rosa sparking wine. PS: this picture proves that my floor is uneven. Ahhh thank you...

Full Moon

Monday, January 21, 2008

Full Moon, you saw me sepia alone, without a flash in my cam, without a zoom of my own.

Jasmine Tea and some Apl

Sunday, January 20, 2008
Shot of Jasmine Flower Tea. I discovered a new setting on my camera today! (Macro) Also saw some apl.de.ap at super crowded Gerry's Grill ... but that's another picture on another blog.

Indian Food

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Naan, naan, naan, na na na na, na na na na, Hey Jude!

Aftershocks

Friday, January 18, 2008

I love it when your bday celebration lasts for several days. Today, I got a shirt from a coworker, a bday card through snail mail! from a friend, and the book that I swapped online. Good Loot!

Bidet

Thursday, January 17, 2008

"Today was a good day!"

-Ice Cube

Stranded

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Clancy needs some sawze. She lost it all while batting her bright eyes all day at work. Oh Clancy when will you learn?

Reading List

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Here is my current reading list. I'm most excited about the Holman Student Bible. It is in contemporary English and has pictures and quotes and other things that make the scriptures come alive. I always wanted to read the whole Bible but I did'nt really understand what it was saying. Hopefully this would change that. I also have Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand and Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert coming in the mail through www.paperbackswap.com. Yay books!

Plastirikku Sakura

Monday, January 14, 2008

Lost in Translation / Scarlett Johansson wannabe? Maybe, but I love it! This plastic cherry blossom is one of my favorite things. It reminds me of Tokyo.

I Love LA

Sunday, January 13, 2008

I'm glad I live here - so many things to do, things to see (and take pictures of), and of course meals to eat! Tonight's LA highlights: Staples Center, Nokia (LA Live), Original Pantry Cafe, Pinks, Melrose Ave, The Grove/Farmer's Market -Pampas Grill, Scoops, Lakers win over Grizzlies 100/99.

Bread Makes Bread

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Mr. Bread makes Hawaiian Bread

We Hooka You Up

Friday, January 11, 2008

This was my first time trying hooka. My coworker showed us a part of his culture and introduced us to something new. I love that -trying new things - especially with someone who knows about it. I liked it, although it hurt my throat. Newbie? Yessa!

My Present

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Look at what Santa left me 35 days after Christmas!

Light at the End of the Tunnel

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This is the sight that greets me right when I get out of work. Isn't God glorious! It is like the world saying "Hi, where have you been all day? I've missed you. Look at what you miss all day while youre inside!" Ha! Touche Mr. Sky ... touche.

Lee is the Man Stan

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This is a painting by the artist, Amanda Visell, for the Stan Lee tribute show that we went to in LA. The gallery invited some artists to create pieces inspired by Stan Lee and this is my favorite piece there! I love her style, I wanna marry it. Ooh I mean ...

Chicken Noodle Soup .. and a Soda on the side

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This was taken at *see above* in Pasadena. D took me as a surprise because he knew I would like it there. (Thanks D!) I love seeing/discovering new places that I havent been to before. It's basically an old school Bevmo. We bought a bunch of things including: lemongrass soda, guarana, Nesbitt's Peach, Japanese Hitachi Beer (with the owl), and of course some cigarette gum. We were like 2 kids in a candy store! ... oh wait, we were!

Epiphany

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This was taken at St. Margaret Mary Church in Torrance. Today was my first day attending Mass there. It's a beautiful church - even more so at this time, I think, because it is still decorated for Christmas. January 6 is the Catholic holiday of Epiphany. My own personal epiphany for today is: it is not good to drink ibuprofen past its expiration date.

It Dont Matter If Youre Black or White

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This was taken at Cerritos Library. Can you guess what it is? This daily photo journal has taught me to look at things interestingly, different angles, different perspectives. There is so much beauty in the world and I think we all forget this sometimes because we get too caught up in our rushed lives. This has reminded me to stop and really notice the kind of everday normal, yet extraordinary beauty that surrounds us everyday, everywhere. There's a photo waiting to happen in each moment!

See the Forest through the Trees

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This is my new Bundt pan mold straight from the After Christmas Target Sale! M, family and I made a pasta dinner last night. Menu: meatballs, cold pasta with mozzarella, tomatoes and hard to find basil, bruschetta and the piece de resistance: Devil's food cake in tree shapes! After dinner entertainment: Apples to Apples. *Yes, I know I missed a spot with the "snow".*

Pink is the New Black

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It was an impromptu cousin's night at our favorite hotdog joint - Pink's! Photo was taken on the sly while this guy was getting our order - Bacon Chile Cheese Dog for me, America the Beautiful Dog for M. The dogs were full of yummy goodness - not so yummy good tummies the next day. Wait: 45 minutes, Total bill: $10.25, Imodium: free from medicine closet, Time Spent with Cousins: Priceless!

Take Another Little Pizza My Heart Now Baby

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Pizza dinner with the family at La Rizza's Pizza House in LB. Good times. Who is the winner with the best face in this picture? (L to R): We have jolly, blurry, half dark, sleepy, half light, happy, half head and scary. What do you think?

Promise of a New Day

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My first official post and picture for 2008! This was taken at the Pike in Downtown Long Beach. The faraway roller coaster is the bridge (modeled after a roller coaster that used to exist here). The ferris wheel is in the middle and the Christmas tree is in the foreground.

Here's to a happy and healthy 2008 for everybody!