Browse Month: September 2006

Let the games begin!

Today is the first day of school and we’re already hearing kids crying! I’m going to cross my fingers for a smooth year but I’m sure things will get pretty bumpy soon.

fruits and veggies

On Sunday morning, the Brother and I went to two Farmers’ Markets. One was down the street from the apartment and the other was a much larger one in Santa Monica. It was so nice to walk around and to be surrounded by the smell of citrus and berries. The colors were so vibrant and an aura of “granola” filled the parking lot. I ended up bringing home asparagus, white peaches, strawberries, daisies, and about 45 photos of fruits and vegetables.

In the afternoon, we drove down to Melrose Ave. and walked around in an antique fair. It was outdoors and people were sellling all kinds of junk. I did, however, score a rare red cover “Catcher in the Rye” for 5 bucks…a nice find. We then walked down the street and browsed through the shops and got a few more photos taken.

I would consider this to be a pleasant Sunday filled with lots of walking, exploring, and photo-snappin’. Until next time, Brother.

Bipolar

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I’m at the 2nd WORK Artshow, which seems to be quite a success. The theme this time is “Bipolar” and people interpreted it in various ways. It’s neat to see so many creative people all in one little room sharing the stories behind their pieces. I missed the last one, “Robots and Bunnies”, but saw all the pieces hanging in the back room. It’s funny that Jes went to that one while I was at a bridal shower and now I’m at this one while Jes is at a bachelor party. Hey, Kenneth came by too! That was cool.

Anyway, I’m hanging out with the brother and his friends and I trying out a fast lens (Nikon 50mm f1.4) that I rented for the weekend. It normally retails for about $280 but I got to rent it for $12 for the entire weekend! It was well worth it too because I didn’t have to use flash all night. I can’t believe the low light shots that I was taking and how clear they came out. I may be renting it one more time for Patty’s wedding next Saturday and it will probably be one to put on my wishlist.

birthdays are yummy

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When September rolls around, I get to eat lots of good food. It’s because both Jes and I have our birthdays in Setember along with the brother and several other friends. You just GOTTA at least have dinner if not a party. And with dinner comes birthday cake or dessert. Well, Jes’ birthday was on Wednesday and we’ve already had a really good steak with a Sinful Chocolate Cake (above) AND a Chinese dinner with cake from Goldilocks. It’s just too bad that I have a bridesmaid dress to fit into next Saturday. It fits now but we’ll see if it allows me to breathe next week.

In other news, Jes is on a cruise for Bang’s Bachelor Disaster. It sounds like a hoot with 15 guys on a boat with lots of buffet food and drinks. I even heard that they picked up a sailor suit for Bang to wear on the boat. It’s going to be awesome…and disasterous. Good luck, Bang. I hope you don’t get saran wrapped to a pole this weekend.

My turn! My turn!

Two Names You Go By: Beak and “Hey”
Two Parts of Your Heritage: Thai and Chinese
Two things that scare you: the ocean and mosquitos
Two of Your Everyday Essentials: moisterizer and lip balm
Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now: Matsumoto’s Shave Ice t-shirt and favorite black adidas shorts
Two of Your Favorite Bands or Musical Artists: Jack Johnson and Linkin Park
Two Things You Want in a Relationship: humor and unconditional love
Two Physical Things that Appeal to You: a nice smile and cute butt
Two of Your Favorite Hobbies: photography – I’m only allowed to have one
Two Things You Want Really Badly: a faster lens and a Crumpler bag
Two Places You Want to go on Vacation: Italy and France
Two Things You Want to Do Before You Die: witness sea turtles hatch and see the Aurora Borealis
Two Things You Are Thinking About Now: why my head hurts and what’s for dessert
Two Stores You Shop At: Target and Albertson’s
Two people you haven’t talked to in a while: Brooke and Linda
Two Favorite Web Sites: coolphotoblogs.org and cuteoverload.com
Two Favorite Sports: Skiing and Running
Two things you did last night: watched Days of Our Lives on TiVo and made fish tacos
Two shows you like to watch: Good Eats and Grey’s Anatomy
Two places you like to go to: dog park with Koa and Napa
Two Favorite People: Jesse and Brother
Two Favorite Subjects In School: Anatomy and Exercise Physiology
Two Favorite Places to eat: Fukada and The Magical House
Two things you ate today: chicken salad and a Krackel
Two people you last talked to: Jes and Jimmy
Two Things You’re doing tomorrow or next week: dinner with in-laws and writing a bridesmaid speech

–Got this list from my brother who got it from his friend in NY. Who else wants to play?!