Devils Night is at it again..

Had to throw in an extra post for today, cause I just got the info.

Devils Night Drive in will be playing

A Nightmare on Elm Street tomorrow night!!!!

Its a drive in people, its halloween.. its an awesome combo if you ask me.

Heres the link with more info.

Backwoods Maze!!!!!

Holla!!!!

Something wicked this way comes to Burbank!!!!

Apparently this things is getting rave reviews...and its in somebodies backyard!!!!!

Its a haunted maze, I mean how scary can they be?

You tell me...I'm a chicken and am easily scared... but the hubby likes scary so... scary it is...

Im posting this before I go, but I will be going this coming weekend, since its like a 5 minute drive from my amazing digs in Noho, and its FREE!!!!

The price is right, and I get an excuse to cuddle up to the hubby.

Okay.. back to the maze...

Okay so its in Burbank,

heres the addy:

1912 N. Pepper St.

Burbank, CA 91505

Its on: October 23rd, 24th, 25th, 29th, 30th and the 31st till 10pm, 11pm on Halloween

Not sure if its good for the kiddies or not, so I would say better safe then sorry...bye kids.

Anyways go with a group... or by yourself if you are brave as they let you go in with just your peeps to keep you guessing.

As its a mom and pops kinda thing I dont have a link...

but just trust me... its there... and I promise to do a follow up about it...

if you are lucky maybe the hubby will sneak our video Flip camera in and will get some gross footage of me shrieking....

Halloween is just around the corner....need stuff to do?

Hey ghouls and ghosts...

I know... LAME!!!!

but I had to...

I HAD TO.

So, Halloween is a nearing, and we all want to have stuff to do.

For me its the kick off party for the season, so it has to be exciting.

So, I thought I would list a few ideas here leading up to the BIG DAY!!!!!

One way to get out and celebrate is:

THRILL THE WORLD DAY

Now you ask what is Thrill the World Day... and I say...

OH YOU KNOW, only the greatest day of days (besides Thanksgiving and Christmas.)

Okay... I'll tell you...

This Saturday the 24th at 5:30pm Pacific time... people around the world will all be doing the Thriller Dance!!!!!!!!

So head downtown and get your undead groove on, and rock to the king of pop.

Oh... MJ must be so happy... who knows maybe he'll actually stop by?

Heres a link with info on what and where, oh and links to places that might be able to learn you the dance.

The Stuffed Sandwich

The “Hubby” here. So Ashleigh asked me to be her guest blogger for a bit because the television industry is soaking up all of her free time. I’ve been going through the many things I love having access to in Los Angeles and I keep coming back to….Beer. There is an endless cornucopia of beer varieties to be tasted in this world and I know where you can start.

San Gabriel is home to The Stuffed Sandwich, the gathering place for beer lovers. They carry more than 700 beers from all over the world. They always have 7 beers on tap that are rotated frequently and each month brings a different theme. There are a couple of rules:

1. You have to order food.
2. You have to bring your own glass.


Don’t order Miller Lite while you’re there, or the proprietor just might call you out. They’re open Tuesday thru Saturday – 11am to 8pm. They will keep you posted on upcoming events and specialty beers if you sign up for their newsletter.

Stuffed Sandwich

1145 E Las Tunas Dr.

San Gabriel, CA 91776

Melrose Market!!!!

This weekend!!!
Get out there and go spend some money people!!!!

The info is below, regarding this awesome shopping oppurtunity.

MELROSE MARKET is a two-day pop-up market featuring 24 independent, up-andcoming
designers showcasing the best Los Angeles has to offer in fashion, t-shirts,
accessories, art and more. Come find great deals on the latest work from LAʼs most
talented undiscovered artists while enjoying finger foods and cocktails by Chef Eric
Greenspan (The Foundry on Melrose). A portion of all purchases will go to Art Share
LA, a community arts incubator that promotes cultural excellence and shapes lives
through, art, education and community action. Presented by Entropy Apparel.
This event is free to the public.
EVENT DETAILS
What:
Young designers pop-up market, free to the public
When:
Saturday and Sunday, August 8th & 9th from 10AM to 4PM
Where:
The Foundry on Melrose
7465 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Who:
Local, independent designers showcasing the best Los Angeles has
to offer in fashion, jewelry, t-shirts, art and accessories and selling it all
directly to the public.
• Finger food and cocktails by The Foundry on Melrose and Chef Eric
Greenspan.
• Portion of proceeds go to Art Share LA, a community arts incubator that
promotes cultural excellence and shapes lives through, art, education
and community action.
• Presented by Entropy Apparel.
For more information, email info@melrosemarketla.com
www.entropyapparel.com www.artsharela.org www.thefoundryonmelrose.com
www.melrosemarketla.com


I think that pretty much covers it...
but if it doesnt, heres the website.

Crawfish festival!!!!!

Not really MY thing... but the hubby loves the crawfish.
I cant imagine eating them... but you know... some people like that kind of thing.

Anyways...
The 2009 Crawfish festival is almost upon us!!!!
Aug. 1-2 in Long Beach...


There will be all kinds of good ol Southern cooking, along with music, and dancing... and of course Crawfish.
So... even if crawfish is not your thing... but Jambalya is... Well.. you too should go to this...

Heres a link with more info...


(and yes.... the above picture is a crawfish in SF...I just thought it was funny)

Im Back!!!!! and this time I mean it (hopefully)

Okay... So...
I got a job... with Long hours... and busy days...and I have been a terrible blogstress...
awful.
I am committing myself to my blog this time...
even if it means I get 3 hours of sleep a night...
I am committed.

I mean.. who knows more to to do in this crazy city then me?

So I promise to keep my blog updated... with at least a couple entrees per week, so you all will be in the know.

The Hubbys reunion

Okay...
So as I wrote... last weekend was the hubby's 10 year reunion.
So.. we flew from Los Angeles, CA... home to tofu, Hollywood walk of fame, convertible hybrids, beach bikes, amazing sushi joints, and of course Denis Haskins from Saved by the Bell... to Mississippi... home to hurricanes, pigs feet, and FE MA trailers...

(okay I know I sound mean to Mississippi, its actually gorgeous there... tons of trees... old homes... some really cool old bars and restaurants...I just cant live there cause well... I just cant... I am way to open minded for the South... oh and I need to be able to find chicken in restaurants that isn't breaded).

Okay... so LA to Mississippi for the weekend... sounds like a lot of flying and not much hanging out in MS.... we know but the hubby cannot take off of work his movie starts shooting next week...
So we do it... horrible flights... I really thought we were going to die on the second flight... it was scary... the plane took a serious nose dive... and the flight attendant was on the floor in a ball.

Okay.. we get there super late... but we make it to the reunion.
I had a lot of fun, but there were a few things I would change about the reunion...
First off... CASH BAR??????? I thought we paid a lot of money to go to the reunion... the least you could do is have a open wine and beer bar... but whatever, we paid for our drinks, not the end of the world.

Secondly... maybe you shouldn't serve dinner? I think the better option... appetizers. They taste better and you can have a wider variety, or at least better quality food.

My third and final change... a microphone that is louder then the guests. It was funny... a few girls would yell at us and you could hear that more then the microphone.

Other then those three things... the reunion was pretty nice.
I got to know the hubby's friends from high school and I tried to get the embarrassing stories... but everyone said they didn't have any. Plus they all knew he would do something in film... but they were mostly shocked that someone had moved as far as California. That kinda shocked me... cause I know a ton of people from my hs days have moved all over the planet.

Alright... so thats about it for this post...
Talk you later!!!!!

Dear Blog...

I Still love you... I really have no excuse as to why its been so many days since I posted.

I am sorry... Im not even that busy... I mean Im not a loser, I have friends and have plans... it's just that I just didnt have any inspiration the past few days to post to you.
I dont want to put anything up like you dont matter... cause you do... YOU MATTER BLOG! You matter!!!!

I promise to be better.

Reunion!!!!!

Tomorrow at the crack of dawn, the hubby and I fly to Mississippi for his reunion!!!!
Then.. we fly back.

It should be fun... we got the hubby an amazing Calvin Klein suit that he looks awesome in.
and I got a cute little dress that matches (we didn't plan it, trust me... I tried on a lot of dresses... color was my last concern)
his suit. So... my plan is to be so Californian that people want to be as cool as we are!!!!


Dear god... please let them have put more money into then the people who wrote in sharpie on the sign above.

Apparently I have a reunion sometime this year as well... but we will see if anyone wants to see each other enough to plan one... I think they are just intimidated by my success. We will see if one comes to light... I have fears if it does its going to be in the gymnasium with a punchbowl and a bunch of folding chairs. Fingers crossed that I don't have to sneak a flask and a lazy boy in. Ill bring my ipod if that helps? (can you picture it... me carrying a lazy boy in... haha that image makes me laugh, in my head I have heels on... and some sort of crazy 80's updo....) Oh I make myself laugh...
I think its cause I am between film projects and don't see a lot of people so I have to entertain myself... and I have gotten really good at entertaining myself.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!!!!!
Go out into the world and have fun!

3 of a Kind Theatre

For several years now some dear friends of mine have been very involved in a theater group, that really focuses on the artist.
3 of a Kind, is a group of artists who come together to work on their passions, whether it be acting, writing or directing.
The group meets once a week, and each week the playwrights of the group write scenes, that are then directed and acting by the group. At the end of the season, those who want submit a short play they have written and they put on a formal production of three or four of the plays chosen.

It is a very interesting idea, and I think its great. I mean how awesome to be part of a play that has never been done before? You are the character... you are the director... the writer... there is not another performance to compare it to... you are in charge.

Anyways... I am going off on my praise for the group... when I really want to let you know that they are performing this weekend!!!!
4 shows left. One Friday, one Saturday and two on Sunday!!!!
Go see it!!!!
Support these artists who are doing it for themselves, and not waiting for it to happen!!!!

I saw the show last weekend... they are very good... they have topics that we may not all feel comfortable talking about...
Thats what is so great, is that even though each piece is its own entity... you feel a unity between the three plays.

Go... enjoy live theater... its pretty inexpensive too..
$10 for students, $12 for all the rest of us folk...not bad... it costs more to go to the Arclight people come on...

Oh, and me and the hubby have a small part in the first piece as well.

Oh... and they have refreshments... and wine... you know Im a sucker for wine... but who isnt?
A play... and some wine... what a nice combo.

Oh.. and they will be auditioning for their fall season soon... so chek out the website for info about that... and more info on the play this weekend.

Oh and tell em Ashleigh sent you!!!! It wont get you a discount or anything... but I thought it was a nice way to end this blog.

Pasadena Chalk Festival

Next weekend,
Fathers day Weekend Paseo Colorado, will hold its annual Pasadena Chalk Festival.

This sounds really fun.

What is it you ask?
Well artists from around Los Angeles are invited to apply, to creat a work of art on the sidewalks of Paseo Colorado.
Basically, the sidewalks become an art gallery.
They have all kinds of categories, so it makes for some interesting art.

The pictures above are some of last years winners!!!! See how cool they are? I mean... I'm lucky to be able to make a hopscotch with chalk... and that is just lines and numbers... I can't even tell you how much talent it takes to draw a lion that looks that amazing.

Its fun, and free!!!! So why not take a gander?
Who knows maybe you will be inspired to create your own

The Moth Story Slam is a coming up!!!!

The Moth is a group focused on good story.
It started a long time ago when people would get together and tell stories to one another.
Now its in Los Angeles, and its pretty exciting. You can attend, and just listen, you can judge, or you can tell stories.
Each event has a theme, so people have some sort of focus, and it pulls the night together.

Heres some info on upcoming shows:

"HOME" on June 16th:
Host: Jackie Clarke

6:30 Doors
7:30 Stories begin
$6 at the door

at El Cid
4213 Sunset Boulevard, Los Feliz
(between Bates and Myra Avenues)

Prepare a five-minute story about HOME. Where you're from... your humble abode, your roots, your heritage or where your mama lives. Home is comfort, a refuge, domestic bliss! Or perhaps a dysfunctional swamp with no lifeboat in sight. Your zip code, your people, your culture, your pajamas.

There is no place like home.
"MAIL" on June 29th:
Host: Jackie Clarke

7:00 Doors
7:30 Stories begin
$6 at the door

at Air Conditioned Supper Club
625 Lincoln Boulevard, Venice
(3 blocks south of Rose Avenue)

Prepare a five-minute story involving a mailbox. Love letters, junk mail, hate mail, fan mail, Dear John, ransom notes, court orders, news from the admissions office. Think mail order brides, brown paper packages, test results. Take us back to breaking the seal on the letter that changed your life! Email, telegrams, parcels, chain mail and other special deliveries.

How it Works:
7:00 PM *sign up to tell a story, volunteer to be on a judging team or just sit back and listen. 7:30 (SHARP), we'll pick the first name and the show will begin. Each teller will have 5 minutes to tell his or her tale. After each story, the judges confer, and give a score. The teller with the highest score becomes our StorySLAM winner. The winner will compete with the year's other winners in our next GrandSLAM Championship.

Be Forewarned:
The Moth is NOT a venue for readings; it is a venue for tellings. No notes, papers, or cheat sheets allowed. Contestants are judged on sticking to the five-minute time frame, sticking to the theme and having a story that sticks -- one that has a conflict and a resolution.

Story tips:
No standup routines please:
The Moth LOVES funny people but requires that all funny people tell funny STORIES.

Steer clear of meandering endings:
Your last line should be clear in your head.

Start in the action and set up the stakes.



There is a lot more info on the website about other events, the history of The Moth, and podcasts.
Check it out!!!!

Randomness: BOYCOTTING!!!! You don't mess with me.

I will NEVER shop at any Jo Anns again.
Nor will my husband who spends hundreds of dollars here a week on supplies.
I went in to buy some stuffing... there was a red sale sign on a bin of 20 oz. stuffing... for 2.99...so I grabbed the last 4 bags...and waited in a long line of people to be rung up at the register.
Finally an older asian woman rings me up...and I notice the bags are ringing up at 4.99... so I say oh those are on sale...
she says no they arent
I say Yes they are!!!! Go check the sale sign.
She does... she doesnt want to... but she does..
she comes back and says there is no sign..
So I go back to take a look... and low and behold... its gone!!!!
I ask if she took it down... she says no...
Now, people... I am not a liar... I saw a big red sale sign... with the price of 2.99...
I ask her again...and she still denies it...
I saw that freakin sign 10 minutes ago... the woman took it down and hid it... cause it is nowhere to be seen....
So.. I say fine.. I dont really care what the price is... thats not the issue...
when I get back she goes to talk to the manager... and I am at her register...
she tells him I said there was a sale sign and it wasnt there... I say it was... and that someone took it down... he yells across the store at me... in front of several customers..."I WILL NOT HONOR THAT!!!!" What the????
I worked several years thru college in retail... managers do not say that... I know customer service... you at the very least come and talk to the customer... YOU DO NOT YELL ACROSS THE STORE AT SOMEONE....
I said fine... just finish ringing me up, I want to leave...
I apologized to the lovely woman behind me who says she would do the same thing...
and I get my stuffing... take one last look at the stuffing aisle... for the red sign...cant find it and head out...

Really? did this just happen to me? Did this woman just hide a sign... and cause all this drama???

I literally got more angry as I got in my car... I literally had to sit in my car for 5 minutes for fear of being unable to stop myself from driving Eddies SUV into the Store.... probably wouldn't look to good on my part. I might look a little out of control.
But at least the SUV would be a good enough size to cause some major damage...

Anyways... yes I dream of revenge... but no I am not stupid... I will do it in a smart way... with letters to their corporate office... and by spreading my distaste for them on the World Wide Web!!!!

I had to call Eddie to calm myself down... and then a quick stop at Starbucks... to get a chai latte... a Venti... cause I needed it.

Now that I have had a couple hours to calm down... and gather my thoughts... I am still shocked at what hapened... Im not gonna lie... I know I can be a hard customer to deal with... I worked in retail, restaurants, at a college, on commercials, tv, reality shows, on movies, as a caterer, a babysitter, a volunteer.... Ive done a lot... and I feel like at the very least on my worst days... I have been honest, and a human. We all have our bad days... just be a decent person.
CAUSE YOU DONT WANT TO MESS WITH THE WRONG PERSON... And I may just be that person.

VCR Day!!!!

So on my official holiday cheat sheet... it says today is

VCR DAY!!!!!

So in honor, I think we should all pull our VCR's out of the cupboard (thats where we keep ours)
and watch all of the old VHS's that we keep tucked away behind all the DVD's and BluRays!!!!!

I mean other then that, how do you celebrate VCR Day? Anyone?

But... my cheat sheet also says its Daniel Boone Day...



Apparently June 7th... not a very interesting day....

But hold on kids... tomorrow is
Upsy Daisy Day!!!!! Yah for June 8th!!!!!

Rose Bowl Flea Market!!!

Next Sunday, June 14 the Rose Bowl will be hosting its once a month Flea Market.

Flea Markets are usually not the big... but this one... It's huge!!!!
The Rose Bowl Flea Market gets vendors from all over Southern California... and it makes
for quite a flea market.

There are tons of vendors selling:

Vintage clothes, antiques, art, food, furniture, new clothes, homemade goods and tons more!!!!
There are over 2500 vendor booths!!!!

I love going to flea markets, cause you never know what you are going to find. I have gotten some great art, jewelry and records at flea markets.
Some vendors will take credit cards... just make sure to take some cash for those smaller purchases!!!!

The flea market goes from 9am-3pm tickets are $8
For those heavy hitter flea marketers you can get in at 8am for $10
or even enter at 7am for $15...
But for the serious collector... for $20 you can go in at 5am...
THATS DEDICATION!!!!!! I love to shop... but not at 5am...

The Rose Bowl Flea Market is held every month, on the second Sunday of the month, so if you cannot make this one... there are lots more!!!!

The next one is July 12th!!!!

Another donut activity!!!

This may be the best idea ever..

A wine tasting...paired with donuts. UMMMM.... Sign me up!!!!
Grace restaurant is doing just that!!!!

Heres some info on whats going down at Grace:

In honor of National Doughnut Day (June 5th), Pastry Chef Mariah Swan presents the
Grace Doughnut Tasting Menu available Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening.

Salted Caramel Doughnuts
Bourbon pecan ice cream, strawberries
2007 La Morandina Moscato d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy

Pistachio Doughnuts
Chocolate buttermilk marble ice cream, dried cherries
Croft Ten Year Tawny Porto, Douro, Portugal

Buttermilk Brown Butter Glazed Doughnuts
Warm rum spiced milk
1998 Chateau La Grave Sainte Croix du Mont, Bordeaux, France

Tasting Menu $18
Wine Pairing $15


Ummm.... Hello Pistachio doughnuts.... salted caramel doughnuts!!!!

This is worth the splurge... both the carbs and the dollars.

Its going on this weekend only...BUT...
Grace will have doughnut Wednesdays on a regular basis.

Starting at 6pm... doughnuts will be on the desert menu.

Heres a small list of the awesome flavors that are available:

Banna Fritter (filled)
Ginger Cream Cheese (filled)
Pistachio (filled)
Chocolate Whiskey
Buttermilk Brown Butter
Curried Sugar

You can also get doughnuts togo... you just have to order by the dozen.. and call ahead of time.
This is amazing...
Take advantage of this awesome find. We live in a huge city and should be happy our food choices are so
varied and marvelous.... I say this cause I just came back from Palm Springs a few days ago... and the food...
not so yummy... my favorite meal I had was at a fast food italian place at the outlets on the way back to
Los Angeles...

So... enjoy our many great restaurants we have here!!!!

Donut Day!!!!

Many donut shops around the city are teaming up with the Salvation Army, and tomorrow Bakemark will make a donation for every donut purchased.

What could be better? I mean who doesnt love a donut!!!!

I am posting a short list of some of the local donut shops participating... but there are tons more across the states...
Just look for the red poster to the left.





LOMITA MISS DONUTS & BAKERY 1871 PACIFIC COAST HWY
LOS ANGELES ALEX'S DONUTS 6211 FRANKLIN AVE.
LOS ANGELES CORNER DONUT SHOP 10948 WEYBURN AVE.
LOS ANGELES DONUT HOUSE 3500 OVERLAND AVE STE 150
LOS ANGELES DONUTS U.S.A. 11624 VENICE BLVD,
LOS ANGELES MAGGIE'S DONUT 4377 W. PICO
LOS ANGELES SUPER DONUT HOUSE 7307 SUNSET BLVD
LOS ANGELES WESTDALE DONUT SHOP 2918 SAWTELLE BL.
MARINA DEL REY WENDY'S DONUT 4000 LINCOLN
SANTA MONICA D.K.'S DONUTS 1614 SANTA MONICA BLVD.
SANTA MONICA DONUT KING 1912 LINCOLN BLVD.
SANTA MONICA SANTA MONICA DONUT 2822 SANTA MONICA BL.
TORRANCE JON'S DONUTS 3127 ARTESIA BLVD
TORRANCE MISS DONUTS & BAKERY 1842 W. 182ND ST
TORRANCE DONUT DEN 4257 PACIFIC COAST HWY.
WEST LA WESTSIDE DONUTS & CROISSANT 11277 SANTA MONICA BLVD

Okay,
So now a little history on why the Salvation Army is connected to donuts.
This is the 71st annual Donut Day!!!!

The women of the Salvation Army who served donuts to the soldiers in WWI were volunteers, and the only female non military personal allowed on the front lines. Thats pretty risky... not sure if I would volunteer to serve donuts on the front lines...mojitos... maybe... donuts???? not so sure.

Lets all get donuts tomorrow... come on... donuts are like the cheapest food out there... what its $4 for a dozen?
Just do it... and if you dont want to eat them... take them to work, give them to your coworkers... who knows you may make your boss so happy he/she lets you out early for a nice weekend!!!!!

GO GET A DONUT!!!! Help the Salvation Army!!!!!!

I love this site!!!!

Cake Wrecks... it kills a lot of time.

Its so simple... so smart... so funny.

A blog about cake disasters... like this one:


A cake that has the directions on how to decorate it... as the decoration.

Or this one:


Even the baby is trying to escape this cake. (SCARY!!!!!) ( What kind of event would you get this for? - a baby shower... are you insinuating that the baby cannot wait to escape the moms belly?)

How about this one:


It seems the decorator gave up and just said... hide it.


But its also fun to look at AMAZING, AWESOME and sometimes jawdropping cakes:


Heres a pretty awesome James Bond cake:


How about this adorable little ghost cake:



Now we get to the JAWDROPPING part:


Yes WallE is made out of CAKE!!!!!
I mean who could eat that? Its too amazing to eat.

So, go check out some Cake Wrecks...

LA Wine Fest!!!!

Okay,

So I imagine by this point most if not all of my faithful readers, think I am an alcoholic. I post a lot about bars and drinking... I know it. But, I am not, I enjoy drinking... its fun, and a great way to be social. Wine tasting is super fun with a group, or can be a romantic weekend for two... plus wine can really have a great effect on your food!!!! Its amazing how the right food with the right wine can be a great combination.

That being said...
LA Wine Fest is this weekend.
and it sounds spectacular.

There will be A LOT of WINE!!!!! from hundreds of wineries. Reds, Whites, Pinks, Champagne and other liquor as well!
There will also be pairings... chocolate... cheese...
and FOOD!!!!!

Tickets are a bit pricey... but it includes your tastings
One day is $55, or $100 for two people.
So, if you go with a friend you can save $10!!!!!!

The event will be this weekend, at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood.
Check out their website for more info, and to buy tickets.

Belmont Tunnel Exhibition

Graffiti has been around a long time!!! We dont like graffiti, or do we?

I am a definite believer that it has its place in the art world.


Well, for many years the famous Belmont tower in downtown Los Angeles has been an open canvas for
graffiti artists. Crewest gallery will be hosting an exhibition, The Belmont Tunnel Exhibition to be exact.

The exhibit opens June 6th, 6pm-9pm with a reception. The artists will be on hand this night.

Then on June 13th, 7pm-10pm there is a fundraiser event for TemptOne Foundation, $10 cover, with music. The TemptOne Foundation those patients with Lou Gehrigs Disease, its a great foundation take a look at their website.

And, the closing reception will be June 17th, 6pm-9pm with a slideshow presentation of the Tunnel thru its years.

Go to this... support local artists!

Palm Springs!!!

The hubby and I are on our way to Palm Springs!!!
We are celebrating our one year anniversary... which I know was a couple weeks ago... but we are busy people..

So, we are off for a fabulous weekend of massage, laying by the pool and happy hours!!!!

I hope you all have a great weekend!!! And I will see you in JUNE!!!!!

BuFest

Malibu will be hosting a music festival this weekend, the BuFest.
It sounds pretty fun!!!!
Saturday and Sunday from 11:15-9pm There will be music and good times!!!
Plus the Paramount Ranch is beautiful.

Heres some of the lineup:
Saturday:
Rock Nation
Adams Attic
Mozella
The Energy
David Baron

Sunday:
Reel Big Fish
Unwritten Law
The Elevators
From Jupiter
Noise Attack

Plus a ton more!!!

One of the cool things about this festival is that they are going to have a "zero impact" over the weekend, on the environment. They will be using biodegradable supplies, and generators that have the least carbon output. They also support the Cancer Hope Foundation.


Tickets are a bit expensive $35 for a single day, $50 for both... but just get a drink... relax... enjoy the music... and the fact that you are having a good time... and you are being good to the environment.

How to Make a Monster- The art and technology of animatronics

This exhibit sounds really cool.

The Muzeo in Anaheim is hosting: How to Make a Monster. It is an interactive exhibit, good for the whole family that gives you a behind the scenes look at how creatures in movies are made.

There are workshops lead by industry professionals, over 30 creatures to get up close with, and models and sketches. One of the cool things is you can control some of the puppets.

This sounds fun, and I am way older then a kid.

I am totally gonna take the trek down to Anaheim for this.
Tickets are very reasonable too...
Adults $13
Kids $9
plus, if you buy your tickets on their website they offer discounted rates.

This exhibit runs thru September 6 2009. You can find out all the details you need on their website.

Cool Globes!!!

Cool Globes is a traveling art show... with a heart.

50 Globes, made by 50 artists are traveling the country, and they are currently in Los Angeles at the
Exposition Park, Rose Garden thru July 23 2009.

The globes are all inspired by simple ideas to help the earth,
some of the themes are:
Plant a garden
Green communication
Water efficiency
Global Unity
Share a ride
and
Service your car.

There are many more globes on many more topics. From the pictures it looks very interesting, I can't wait to check it out.

Happy Memorial Day!

I hope everyone is having a great day. For those of you 9 to 5ers... I hope you are enjoying your three day weekend.

In honor of Memorial Day, I wanted to post a few pics, of some of the awesome places we have here in the good ol U.S. of A!!!!

Venice Beach, CA- where everyone is welcome, and I do mean everyone.


New York skyline, NY- The city that never sleeps


Lombard St. San Francisco, CA- Only in the U.S. would such a street exist.


Mount Rushmore, South Dakota- Giant patriotic art.


French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisana- Southern hospitality at its best, and the beignets are not too bad either.


Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming- The most celebrated National Park we have... and it smells bad!!!!

Valley Greek Festival!!!! Memorial Day Weekend

What are you doing this weekend? You're staying in town cause traveling on a holiday weekend is expensive? Yep... me too!!!!
I wanna go to a BBQ, spend some time outside, and I def want to go to The Valley Greek Festival.

It sounds yummy!!!! I LOVE GREEK FOOD!!!!!! Hummus, pita, olives, chicken on sticks, baklava, spanakopita and...gyros!!! Bring it!!!




The Valley Greek Festival has all this and more, and a huge bonus, its FREE... the food is going to cost you, but to get in is FREE!!!!!
How awesome is that?

Plus there is more..
There will be Greek music playing all day. There will be dancers, church tours, cooking demonstrations and prizes.

So, why not go. Its at the St. Nicholas church in Northridge. Go, have lunch, learn something about another culture, unless you are Greek and then go and have fun with your peeps.

Man... just talking about this makes me really want a baklava.... I think I might go find me some.

HAVE A GREAT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!!!!!

El Bar!!!!

Last night I met some friends at El Bar.
I like it.

El Bar took over the space, when Casting Office changed locations.
Its a nice bar, yes it is in a strip mall... but the whole strip mall received a face lift about a year ago, and the bar is quite snazzy.
The inside is dark, and has textured booths along one wall, while the other has a long bar with a boars head above it. Not a huge fan of the boar, but it adds to the atmosphere I guess.

They have wonderful signature drinks.

I tried their Mojito and it was tasty. I tried a friends Lychee Martini, and was shocked by how yummy it was. Drinks are average Los Angeles prices, about $8-$11 depending. They have a menu for the restaurant next door, so you can have food delivered to you. We didn't get the opportunity to order much, as we didn't know but they were hosting a party for the premiere of the new TV show Glee, and it was blaring...we left shortly after the episode started airing. We tried to stay and tough it out... but we kept getting looks when we had to shout at the person sitting next to us in order to have a conversation.

I will go back, and own the bar. Its one of the nicer, more upscale bars in the valley... yet it doesnt seem to have the attitude of the normal "swanky Hollywood bar."

Whales need love too!!!!

Hey,

So, I came across this awesome sight that combines two things we humans love.

1. Whales
2. Taking pictures of ourselves and putting them on the internet.

Basically, this site Tails for Whales allows you combine your passions. This is how it works, you send a pic in like this:

PICTURE TO COME!!!!
See... see how I am making a whale tail with my arms? Get it? Tails for Whales... okay you do, moving on.

Okay, so you take a picture of yourself making a whales tail.
You send it to the site, once they gather enough they make a book of pictures of people across the world making whales tails. While they are gathering pictures for books to publish and put on government desks, your photo is becoming a part of a "worldwide people power movement." Your photo could be published on their website, as well as commercials, and news segments. See... one person can make a difference.

Another cool thing about the site is, that they have a link on other ways to do good. Thats nice, I like that.

Etsy... my second love.

While trying to stick to a budget, yet trying to get things for the wedding that we really liked and felt represented us... I remembered my old friend.

Etsy.com

Etsy, is an awesome website, that works in the way Ebay works. Individuals can put up goods for sale, except everything is made by the sellers, and they don't have auctions... you just buy. Their tag line is this: Your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Excellent.

I cannot tell you how much I would buy if I had the money. I would seriously have a habit... a serious one. I love love love Etsy. I have gotten tons of cool gifts for people, jewelry for myself, handmade soaps, and hats.

Etsy is the place Eddie and I went to get our wedding bands. We wanted something economical in price, but rockin at the same time. So, I dug a little on Etsy, and came across Studiometalssmiths Shop. We got our wedding bands in the hammered finish. Studiometalssmith, is Kathleen Bosticks, shop and she is lovely to work with, super accommodating and fast. If you are looking for interesting jewelry I would totally take a look at her shop.

I have bought at tons of shops.. so today I will only talk about one more... but they all rock, and you have to give Etsy a gander. I swear you will be hooked.

One other shop that is great is Posh Totty Designz.
Yes, another accessories shop... but this one is different, along with the amazing jewelry the make... they make cuff links!!!!

For an early wedding gift I wanted to get the Hubby interesting cuff links. I wanted to get him cuff links that were Jim Henson inspired...since he is way into puppetry. I looked at tons of cuff links sites and nothing... mostly basic, or lame themed cuff links. So I went on Etsy and looked up the word "Kermit" I came across Posh Totty, and they had a set of Kermit earrings... and I asked if she could turn them into cuff links... and she did!!!!! Again, super fast, super accommodating.

Pace- Canyon dining at its best.

Have you ever been to Pace?
(pronounced Pa Che, as in Che Guevara the revolutionist.)

If not you are missing out. The whole idea of the restaurant is to be as organic and natural as possible while keeping that fine dining italian food experience. Its very good, and good to the environment. Many of the ingredients are bought from local farmers markets, which are shopped twice a week to make sure everything is as fresh as possible. The meat used has no hormones in it. The water is served to you in reusable glass bottles.

The hubby and I have been wanting to go here for a couple of years, and just haven't. We have no real reason, its a little expensive with entrees averaging $22-$25, but not outrageous. I ordered an amazing chicken dish, and the hubby got the Swordfish... both plates were clean when we were done. We were both happy with our dishes. We also ordered the warm chocolate cake... one of the best decisions we have made in a long time. If you go here YOU HAVE TO ORDER THIS DESSERT!!!!!

Pace, is charming. Its tucked away in a hill, under a tiny little Hollywood Hills market (that has a wonderful deli counter, that makes great sandwiches by the way) off of Laurel Canyon. We sat out in the patio with candles and open windows. It was lovely. The place is a bit rustic, there are peace signs etched in windows, and on candle votives, each table has a natural colored paper on it, and crayons!!!! How fun is that... I dont think I have ever seen crayons on the table of a non chain restaurant... don't get me wrong I love me some Red Robin... but I typically stay away from chains when going out.

Pace is awesome, I can't say enough nice things about it. So, if you want to go out for a nice meal, head up to the hills.

I did almost forget to mention that we went to celebrate our one year of wedding bliss.

Its My Anniversary!!!

May 17 2008...
Its an important date to me and the hubby.

We got married that date, in Burbank, with a ton of friends and family.
I loved my wedding... and since I am still a newlywed.... I am going to make this weeks posts Wedding centric... to share with you some of the awesome things we experienced in getting our wedding put together!!!!

But for this post, I will share some pics with you!!!! These pics are some that were taken in the photobooth we rented. Do this for a party... if you ever have the chance, it was super popular at the wedding... Everyone let loose in there!!! It was amazing.

You may be sick of seeing and hearing about the wedding... but come on... Its my blog... and I will do what I want!!!!!


So... until later.... HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to me!!!!!!

Have a great weekend!!!!