Happy Halloween

Hey all
Hope you have a great holiday!!!!!!
give some kids some candy and get scared!!!!!!!



HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Pumpkins!!!!

Just photos of some pumpkins I wish I had done.



Sesame Street:

This one is just... Fun.

Pretty pumpkins.

AARRGGGHHHH!!!!

Wish I was this creative...and talented... I can barely cut triangle eyes into a pumpkin

Love it.

And... because I am a complete Little Big Planet geek...

So... I am still sick

I am beginning to think I have the plague.
I am gross....
I can't even function.

My poor hubby.... I left work early yesterday and he had to take care of me for most the afternoon into the night.... poor him.

So... here is the deal, I am not going to worry about my lack of posts this week... well... cause they are not gonna happen.

I just cant.

So there.

Its not like anybody is reading this anyway....


So... Happy Halloween...I think this year I am the DD.....cause even if by some miracle I do feel well enough to go to a party.... I am not drinking... I Cannot imagine bringing being drunk into this mix of sniffles, mucus, inhaler, Orang juice, Zicam, plugged ears, piles of kleenex...and everything else I got going on.


And because I can....
here is a funny picture of dogs trick or treating.

Sick

So... I am sick.
I hate being sick.
And I am at work.
I really hate being sick at work.
I just want to lie around under 5 blankets with some crazy holiday socks on... cause thats all I can find that matches lately... yesterday I was sporting green and white candycane socks... the day before... purple socks with spiders on them....

So.. I just want to lie around under 5 blankets with socks on and watch a cheesy movie, with some soup.
Cause right now... my head is feeling heavy, my nose goes from stuffy to running... stuffy to running... stuffy to running.
I am attempting to drown my illness out...
I think I have peed 10 times today... the hubby says I have to be careful not to get liquid poisoning... or whatever it is... where you drink to much you drown....
I am not worried.. cause I seem to be peeing constantly so I think I am good.


Anyways... Im sick and at work... and it sucks.
Happy Winter has finally arrived to you too.
Oh.. and

 ps- the hubby is taking really good care of me, spoiling me even... but he is the one who got me sick...

Carnival of Darkness 2

Okay... so its October...
and you dont feel like its Halloween... so what do you do?
How bout a Horror Short film festival?

The LA Film School is putting one on.
On Thursday Oct. 28....

Carnival of Darkness 2.

Its pretty reasonable too... $10
These films are made by the future filmmakers of America people... these people will be making our entertainment... so why not go and judge for yourself who should continue and who needs to think about continuing their studies in another field?

If you like Horror films... I suggest you go to this.
I on the other hand... get enough of them thru the Hubby....


Go on get scared.

Lost Boys

Alright...
If you are like me... you include films like: Shaun of the Dead, Clue and Gremlins as Halloweenish movies...
What I mean by this is that I feel like these are my type of movies to watch during October...a tiny bit scary... enough to qualify as a participant in a day of horror film watching with friends.

Also in that I would say is... The Lost Boys... classic vampire film from the 80's.
Keifer Sutherland and the Coreys... classic.

Well... my friends at Devils Night Drive in must agree cause they are screening The Lost Boys at their downtown drive in on Oct. 23rd!!!!!

These are good peeps...and I wanna support them cause they rock!!!!
Check em out.

Mid Week Reminder

Hey all...

So just a friendly Wednesday Reminder....
that Saturday will be the Silverlake Art and Craft fair.
They will have some food trucks and some local handmade goodies.

Please go support your locals.   You can find some great stuff here, the hubby and I go and are always amazed at the deals we find.

We always find some records we were only too happy to scoop up.
I have found some great used books, last time I went I bought an adorable pillow shaped like an owl.
My friend and I bought a pretty swanky baby blanket for a friends baby boy.  It was pretty badass.. it had griffins on it...and was made of satin. 

A dear friend of mine has been known to go and sell her vintage salt and pepper shakers... they are rockin... you really start to find yourself going...  I could use 3 more sets of salt and pepper shakers... and trust me you find ways to justify.  I mean who doesnt want salt and pepper shakers that looks like: clogs, mushrooms, a coat rack where the hats are the shakers, and beer steins. 


So please think about buying something from someone local...

Backwoods Maze

Hey So last year I posted about the Backwoods Maze.... and I had not yet gone when I posted.  I went last year.. .and it IS CREEPY!!!!!!!
If you love to be scared and you love the Halloween mazes... THEN YOU WILL LOVE THIS ONE!!!!

It is still free, and still in Burbank in someones backyard.... but it is awesome.
It is very cramped quarters so its single file... so you will be in a small group and you will scared by a monster.....

This year I found a link to to it with videos and photos and info.
These people are serious about their maze... they put it together in September... that is how much time they put into it.

GO!!! get yourself scared...oh.. but personally I dont think its for the kiddies... They WILL have nightmares.


Here is the address:
1912 N. Pepper St.
Burbank, CA 91505

Check out their website for times and other information.

Oh and P.S- do not be fooled... I put up the tamest picture I could find... this thing is scary and gross!!!!

Culver City Oktoberfest

Okay... So by now you probably understand a few things about me...
Alcohol is a big part of my life...and I wanna share that with you.
Please dont be offended... its just that a lot of awesome things seem to go on about alcohol.


Other things are happening too... but in todays post... well... it is about beer.

This Wednesday night... Culver City will be host to their very own Oktoberfest....
Downtown Culver City with all its cute shops and restaurants will be a hopping.
There will be music, and prizes and food.
There will be discounts and free stuff too!!!!! yay!!!

There will also be wine tastings and free classes, such as pole dancing lessons.

Not to mention all the beer tastings you can enjoy, many of them seasonal and artisanal.

For more info... check out their site!!!!

Just a Yogamerican Dream Reminder!!!

You have 2 more shows to go see this show!!!

If you know anything at all about Yoga... even just the fact that you use a mat and breathe you will find the humor in this show. 

Oh... and there you go... now you know that you use a mat and breathe. 

So... go to the website... and go see this show!!!!

Support local theater. 

Gourmet Food Truck Festival

Go to Valencia Much?
No, me neither... but if I wasnt already going to the awesome Haunted Haywagon on Saturday (see early post) I would hop in my Mini with my hubby and head to Valencia.... because they are having a Gourmet Food Truck Festival!!!!

You all know how I feel about the food trucks... they rock!!!! So I am constantly amazed and excited about  all the food truck happenings.  I mean if you dont hit a food truck event this year it is NOT my fault.  They are like Starbucks.. they are everywhere!!!! and I love it.

So... this Saturday head to Valencia... cause from 5pm-9pm 20+ trucks will be at the Bridgeport Marketplace!!! which has great shopping... and easy parking!!! YAY!!!!!!

Here is a short list of just a few of the trucks participating:

Dim Sum Truck
Tapa Boy Food Truck
Fishlips
Comfort Truck
The Sweets Truck
and
DOSA Truck



Alright...so why dont you take a drive... at night its nice with the windows open and the music playing....
hit some trucks up...do a little shopping... and then grab a drink....

Now that is a complete evening out.

Halloween shindig at the Aquarium of the Pacific

For those of you who are like me... have like 5 things going on on Halloween (Saturday Oct. 30) and nothing goin on the rest of the weekend.... you kinda want to spread the love around...

So.. here is something to do on Friday Oct. 29!!!!
yay!


Night Dive at the Aquarium.

This is not for the kiddies, its 18+. Alcohol will be sold, and there will be dancing and you can check out the aquarium!!!
I have never been to any of the night events...and am really excited to check out all the animals at night.

Oh... and since this is a Halloween event... dressing up is encouraged!!!!!

This is gonna be so much fun...
oh and tickets are only $11.95.


Oh and check out their website for more info on other events at the Aquarium, they got some good stuff coming up.

Los Angeles Beer Week

So I just stumbled upon the fact that is is Beer Week here in LA.

But do not worry... the best part is yet to come. 

On Sunday the Beer Week Festival will take place at Union Station. 

Its such a gorgeous building, I love when I spot it in films. 

Anyways, the festival is from noon- 4pm.

Tickets are $40 but you get UNLIMITED beer. 

did you read that... UNLIMITED.

Sounds like an awesome deal.

Food trucks will also be on hand, so you can have beer and food pairings. 

Plus... if you haven't put it together yet....

Union Station is a major public transportation hub... subways, busses, trains...cabs if you will. 

So.. you can get your drink on...and you can get home safely.  

Dine LA Week

Okay...

So... if you haven't been told... or you just don't know.



It is Dine LA week....which means... those restaurants that you have been wanting to go to but you don't cause they are a bit pricey....and its easier to go to Poquito Mas at the end of your street... (thats what I do)....then now is the time.





There are hundreds of restaurants in Los Angeles that are involved...and they have pre fix meals for lunch and dinner.... check out the website... and maybe check out a new place.

Dine LA goes on thru Oct. 15th... so you have a few more days to enjoy!!!!!

Go out and EAT!!!!!!!


P.S- Just so we are clear... I like Poquito Mas... thats not a knock at them, I just know I should eat other places as well.

Haunted Hayride

As Halloween is soon to be upon us, I want to post some fun Halloween activities.

The first is something I just stumbled upon and am thrilled I did...it sounds super scary and fun and so very East Coast.

A Haunted Hayride!!!!

This sounds so fun.
This year it is going to be at Griffith Park, and it will go thru the Old Zoo.
If you have ever hiked thru the Old Zoo area you know its creepy during the day...so at night it has to be very scary..plus there will be people jumping out at you.
Sounds like a blast...

Sounds like a fun way to get all warm, break out those scarves and hats... sit in a wagon with friends and get some scare on.

I am going to this.

There is also food trucks and a carnival which sounds awesome too.  So make a whole night of it!!!!!

Check out the website for prices and dates.

Pasadena Wine Festival

Hey...so Saturday is the Pasadena Wine Festival.

There will be 100+ wines to try
Food Trucks
and
Live Jazz and Salsa under the stars


FUN!!!!
Love it!

Plus... it will be at the beautiful L.A. County Arboretum.  If you have never been you should go just to see the awesome grounds.

This sounds like a nice calm way to spend a Saturday afternoon/evening.
It will make you feel like you live in one of those small towns that actually has a "community" feeling.
Sadly this is not one for the kiddies....its 21+ only.

Tickets are between $28-$85 depending on what kind of wine experience you want.
Check out the website for more info.

Improv in Los Angeles

Hey all...

So todays post is about Improv.

You should go see some.
It is hilarious.

So let me tell you why I am all about Improv.
I was a theater major, in College and I stopped acting a few years after I graduated.
So recently I have been feeling very uncreative.  So I started to go see some improv, and I started to take classes.  Improv is scary...but its a rush.

Anyways, in this time of... unstableness in the world, where people are being a little bit tight with their money it is important to go out and spend money on the arts.  But... I know what you are saying... you get burned a lot when you go see shows.

There IS a lot of bad theater in Los Angeles. I won't lie to you.  But this is why you should consider the art of improv.  It is funny.  There are soo many schools around Los Angeles, and the prices are really low to see a show.  You could say to yourself... I feel like seeing some improv and you could find 2-5 shows to choose from that day, thats how much improv is around...and these are just the schools I am talking about.

Here are the links to some of the top improv in the city.  Check them out....go to a show... have a laugh.
Plus we need to support the arts!!!!

Upright Citizens Brigade
Comedy Sportz
IO West
The Groundlings
ACME Comedy Theatre

It's Monday... and its Gloomy

I know the title and theme of my blog are about getting out and doing stuff....
but some days... like the first gloomy day of the winter season... I just want to stay home and wrap up under a blanket... watch some tv and eat some soup.

Its days like today that I wanna spend with my hubby...sadly he is working today.  I wanna go to a movie and stay in doors.

I also wanna bake something warm and chocolatey.

So... Today I am taking it to you... my few but fantastic readers...

what do you do on a gloomy day like this, where all you wanna do is stay inside and snuggle up?


oh and the picture below... made me laugh...
I dont have a dog or a doggie umbrella
I just thought it was funny.

Santa Monica Wine and Food Festival

Its tomorrow!!!!!

It sounds like a lot of fun!!!!
A nice afternoon on the beach, eating and drinking what is not to like?

So heres some info on it:

This festival celebrates the independent restaurants.  No chains are allowed, and they are really putting a strong emphasis on fresh foods.

There will be live music and dancing as well as cooking demonstrations.  One of them is one that I am super excited about... my favorite cupcakery will be doing a demonstration.  Tiffin Soforenko the Executive Chef at Yummy Cupcakes will be showing her stuff!!!!

Yummy Cupcakes is awesome by the way, they have a location in Santa Monica as well as Burbank.


There will also be several other cooking demonstrations as well.

So.. there will be tons of restaurants and wineries there.

Tickets are a little bit pricey... but its worth it cause it includes your tastings, entertainment, drinks, and cooking demonstrations.

General Admission: $40
VIP: $60- I would totally splurge on this event and go for the VIP tickets.

Oh and they are donating a portion of the proceeds to the following charities and groups:

Boys and Girls Club of Watts/Willowbrook
The Heritage Education Group
and
The Special Olympics of Southern California

I pasted the links for all the above groups so you can check them out for yourselves, and maybe give something to them... money, time, stuff.


I mean just check out the website for the event and look at all the businesses that are involved....

So... to recap:
Got nothing to do tomorrow?
Head to Santa Monica...and go enjoy being near the ocean with some great food and wine.