Key Club & Rainbow Room

Went to go support a local band the other weekend. They were playing at the Key Club in Hollywood a few Friday nights ago. I went with Greg and Brandi and we had a grand ol' time of drinkin' and smokin' hehe.

Gloomy days

Most of my Saturday's, unlike my Sunday's (which are spent going to the mall or relaxing), are spent getting up relatively early and finding some sort of adventure to embark on. Whether it is going to the beach, searching for poppy fields, going for a hike, or driving out to L.A, I like to be doing something outdoors.
Last Saturday, a friend of mine and I drove out to the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway). As we made our way down Decker Canyon, the sky faded from baby blue to gloomy gray. We stopped on the side of the road somewhere passed Neptune's Net and Leo Carrillo.
In our sandals and dresses, we climbed down a bunch of rocks to a little secluded beach. Since it was soon to be a hi-tide, we found two big flat rocks to lay on.
Then the best thing happened...dolphins appeared! They were so close to shore! I wanted to run into the water and swim with them. :)
I didn't...but that would of been amazing. :)

Happy Mother's Day

Happy 

Mother's Day!

poppies part 2

We went back to our spot for more poppies this weekend! The downside is that, unfortunately, the land is privately owned, and were told by the rather sexy security guard that it was alright to stay for the day (the owner was gone) but basically couldn't come back. We'll have to find another pretty spot. There are plenty indeed! Anyway, it was an amazing and relaxing day! We drank wine, ate pomegranate seeds, and sun-tanned. :)

picnic's and poppies

Krista, Kim, and I went out in search of poppy fields, but never found them, instead we decided to have a picnic on a hill somewhere in the middle of nowhere off the 5 fwy on Saturday. It was such a beautiful day! We went to Trader Joe's and bought wine and lunch, and frolicked in the fields.

TGI almost F

<- Things on my desk at work

Tomorrow is FRIDAY!

Things I plan to do this weekend:

• Sleep
• Study
• Shop
• Drink and eat
• Exercise
• Venice and Malibu
• Take a long walk

Vintage Sharon Tate

On Valentine's Day I went out to the Pasadena Rose Bowl Flea Market and did some thrifting. I bought a Marilyn Monroe photo, and after walking around for a couple hours, I spotted this antique Valley Of The Dolls pill jar. It's so rare and since I am a huge Sharon Tate fan, I bought it! I can't believe i found this!!! I left after purchasing it and felt satisfied! It was in horrible shape, so I used some polish and made it look decent.

I have some other Sharon Tate memorabilia as well...

This is an original Don't Make Wave's poster from 1967

A copy of The Vampire Killer's poster

An original 12+1 poster from Europe

la jolla

pictures from last weekend

 

Greg and I at Neptune's in Malibu last weekend

Krista and I @ Jekll's

 

 

...flowers from my walk around town...

life and road trips

It's been an odd week so far. Maybe that is because it's been fairly cold and gloomy out, whatever the reason, i feel the need to be alone to gather all my thoughts. Life can be so confusing at times. I need a new job, I need to figure out what I want to be, I need to get over a friend that I am head over heels for, and I def need to keep saving money for that mini cooper convertible I have been dreaming of...

Anyways...A friend and I were talking about going on an adventure up north in a few months. Los Angeles to Santa Cruz to San Francisco...and where ever else in between.

San Francisco is such a beautiful city. Everytime I go it seems to be smack in the middle of winter, so a summer road trip sounds very pleasing. I hope it happens.

Pic taken with b&w film December 2004 at the Panhandle in the Haight Ashbury district of SF.

I've always thought there was a spirit in the center of the photo. It's more likely the reflection of the water, since it had rained that day. What do you think?

[watching Idol gives back and it is making me teary eyed]

the outdoors

I did a lot of walking this weekend. It was such a beautiful weekend, I felt guilty driving, so I decided to walk to where ever I wanted to go. Today I walked to Starbucks and sat outside and did some reading and enjoyed my iced chai latte. I have to do this more often. When I went to the UK, we walked everywhere! American's can get so lazy. While walking, I felt more in-tune with the birds flying in the sky, the trees swaying the in breeze, the truck drivers honking at me (hah), and the aroma of Sunday BBQ.
I walked over to Target and bought myself a new baby blue bra for only $7.99, I met a guy at Subway, and got some new pantie's at TJ MAXX.

fat tire and sunsets

I took a little trip on Friday to the beach with Krista. I left work a couple hours early and we were off to Neptune's Net. Our buddy, Greg, met up with us there, and we had drinks and food. It was a good time.
The rest of the weekend was good. I didn't do much besides shopping and sleeping. I amaze myself at how many hours I can sleep on the weekends. Oh well, it was a nice weekend! I need to stop drinking beer tho!

neptune's

Yesterday I text Krista asking if she wanted to go to the mall, since my date had stood me up. I wasn't upset, since I am really not into the guy I had been dating for a couple weeks. Thankfully, he made it easier on myself to end things.

I text Krista, and she text me back asking if I wanted to go to Neptune's for food and drinks.

How ironic! I was supposed to go there on my date.

I replied, telling her I was down.

It was a beautiful day! I got Calamari and Krista ate onion rings. We drank plenty of fat tire's and enjoyed the nice breeze. Our friend Greg came down and we all had a very nice time.

I love the ocean.

[P.S. No, we did not drink all those beers]

i wish i lived in san fransisco

[picture taken by me in dec '08]

San Diego

I went to San Diego last weekend with some friends to visit a friend. We only stayed a night, but it was a great night! We went to Pacific Beach, layed on the sand, BBQ chicken, steaks, shrimp wrapped in bacon, red peppers with feta cheese and onions. The food was amazing! We drank sangria and played 7, 11, or doubles. The next day we stopped in La Jolla, got breakfast at The Cottage, saw seals, walked around in tide poles and took in the beauty of the ocean.

I love San Diego