I love this museum. Especially the fact that it is free after 5pm and you can cruise in at 7:30 and have the museum all to yourself for half an hour before closing on a Monday night.
I called a friend at New Regency for a drive-on and felt cool. Too bad the studio store was closed--dashing our dreams of discounted DVDs.
Talk about urban cowboy. One that loves sushi no less. And Cuban food.
But, it was fun. As always.
Beautiful wedding, and super swanky reception at the City Club, on the 54th floor of the Wells Fargo Building in the heart of Downtown LA. What a view!
One of the most beautiful cats I've ever seen. He belonged to my cousin's grandma (on the other side), but when the grandma died, my cousin's family adopted him. He's a purebred Himalayan. I love his fluffiness, his burnt tips and gorgeous blue eyes.
In any other city, food is expensive. Going to Safeway for fruits and veggies means paying $4/lb for bell peppers. But here, at the local Mexican ranch market, you can get a cornucopia of food for so absurdly cheap you'd think you were dreaming. Your eyes do not deceive you:
- The watermelons below are $1.99 each (compared to $6 at your average supermarket)
- The cantaloupe is $0.33/lb
- The raspberries (actually they are bushberries, a hybrid) are TWO CONTAINERS FOR $1. Tell that to Safeway, which sells them for $3-4 per container.
- Fatty artichokes are also 2 for $1.
My dad and I walked out of there with 10 and a half pounds of cucumbers, onions, cabbage, lettuce, lemons, etc etc etc for a grand total of $7.43.
I love this greater metropolitan area.
They are pretty much the best thing evarrrr. White fish beer battered and fried to perfection, topped with shredded cabbage, tomatoes, and luscious crema fresca. All atop two fresh corn tortillas. Plus the requisite condiments: salsa, cilantro, onions, and LIME. The lime is key.
Added bonus are the plump, roasted yellow chiles rolled in lemon pepper salt. OMFG. I'm happy.
Ahh, home sweet home. Get ready for some nonstop posting action! =D Initial pictures include:
- Case full of Vietnamese sweet treats, including the stuff my brother and I always called "green brains."
- Pre-packaged Vietnamese snacks
- Monk begging for alms outside the snack shop. Barefoot. I wasn't sure if he wanted money, or snacks.
- The best Vietnamese coffee in the world. Once you have it, everything else pales in comparison.
- Random soy jerky at the supermarket
- Southern Californian staples: the strip mall and palm trees.
- Strip mall in Westminster, or Little Saigon
Arrrrgh, I forgot my sunblock. I'm going to be burnt to a crisp.
