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