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!