Please Register

Now that we are in between conventions, I would like to remind you to register to vote. I am really not going to tell you who to vote for, but as my father would say:

"You can't (expletive for complaining) if you do not vote."

Many of you probably haven't moved since the last time we voted in a presidential election, but if you have moved or changed names or even changed parties (This applies to some states) or just turned 18 please take the time to register and pass this along to friends.

How can I register to vote?

A great resource to find information about rules in your state please go to The League of Women Voters . (You do not have to be a woman to look at it)

If you are ready to register a great place to go is Rock The Vote . You can just simply type out your information, they fill that out in a printable registration, you print it and send it. How easy is that?

Please do this soon. Many states require longer periods before election day.

Please pass this on to friends an family.

Note: If there are other bloggers out there who just want to copy this information and use it in their blog I really welcome it.

What are they wearing-not exactly the best role model

I Amy Winehouse's music. I really do. I know she has personal issues and I really think she is a horrible role model, but as any of you have ever watched VH1's Behind the Music or any Bio-pic you know that drugs are not new in the life of music.

I find myself guilty of following this latest trend. Amy Winehouse hair.

Here I am on my 32nd:



From Chanel's 2008 Fall Paris runway show to the streets of Los Angeles the mini-bee hive has now become the new staple.

Get out your Aquanet ladies!

What happens in vegas Stays in Vegas

I don't think one should pose such and existentialist dilemma on the Vegas crowd. They might just believe you.

Since my trip to Vegas was over a month ago I think it would be best summed up in a picture post.

Double birthday happiness

I wonder who I got my style from?

Pre-Bette

I miss my sisters

Maybe I should have used a better setting

Cousins

One for the fridge

Bette

Sorry it took so long to update this post. It was really overdue.

Not a star sighting exactly

It isn' t a star sighting I guess, but more of a interesting tid bit about a tv show.

If you do happen to watch the new 90210 show, the exteriors for the Peach Pit was shot at a restaurant called Kokomo Cafe on Beverly.

I pass by it on my way to work and thought I would share.

Happy birthday mom!

I hope you have a wonderful birthday!! I wish I were there.

I can't believe I forgot

There were a few things that I waned to accomplish during my unemployment. When you are employed there are a lot of things you can't enjoy because they are open during the time you are working.

• Ride the subway. CHECK (The Hollywood and Vine Station is covered with film canisters. see pictured)
• Go to China Town and eat dimsum.CHECK
• Set foot on the Paramount Lot. CHECK. Which I did once because I had an interview for one of the 17 jobs I applied to there.

There were actually a few things I didn't get the chance to do like go to the new addition to LACMA called BCAM. I did do a tour of the outside installations but didn't go inside. I also wanted to learn a new language but didn't get to that either.

The one thing I had to do before I started working and made a point to not forget. Do you know what is coming?.......

I had to get eat a hot dog at Pink's.
Here is me enjoying a simple ketchup and mustard. I say simple because there are some crazy gut busting creations offered at Pinks. click here . Being a Chicago girl I had to scoff at their attempt at a Chicago style dog.

Any one who has ever had a Chicago dog knows that it comes on a poppy seed bun, has relish, mustard, pickles, onion, tomato, sport peppers and my favorite celery salt. This didn't have half the toppings and it was a Polish not a dog.

I thought Pinks was fine. A hot dog is a hot dog is a hot dog, but I will always have a special place in my heart for a Chicago Style Dog.

back in the action again

I have been back in Los Angeles for almost a week and I am happy to say that I am not leaving town for quite some time. I met Asher's extended family in North Carolina last weekend. It was very quick and I wish I had more time visiting. It really felt like planes, trains and automobiles.

I did get the opportunity to see my grandparents as well and spend some time in the projects and visit my favorite bookstore.

Before I go back in time and catch you all up with my life this summer I did want to let you know that speaking of time machine I saw Rick Springfield a couple weekends ago. I would love to know his secret, he doesn't look a day over 30.

Now we go back in time to before I got my job.

i am here

I survived my very first earthquake today. It was more disorienting than anything else and it took me a while to register what was really happening. On the way home, I realized what I felt was not very much unlike riding down Sunset Blvd. Bumpy with a big pothole.

People were quick to comment that "they" say the big one is coming, which isn't very comforting.

With this event and the bridge collapse in Minneapolis and how it crippled the cell phones in that area, it is very important that you choose an out of state emergency contact as well. Mine is the Amazing Mandu. No one could really reach me for a few hours today, but all I had to do was email her from work and she was able to spread the word.

With the over dependence of cell phones today and how temperamental they can be in an emergency, it is a smart idea to choose an out of state contact. Put it in your cell phone as OUT OF STATE EMERGENCY. Publish it with the HR people at your work and let others know.

It saves a lot of headache for your loved ones and it helps to free up lines so that people can get through to 911 and other emergency hotlines.

They only shoot things when I am gone

Both of the times I have been out of town they have been shooting TV shows on my block.

San Francisco: Entourage
Las Vegas: Monk and Private Practice

I guess they know when I am leaving.

A New Recruit?

I love Los Angeles, as I am sure you can tell, and I love sharing that love when people come to visit. One person I really do not have to persuade is my cousin Brandon whom I think will be joining the cult of Los Angeles soon.

I think we covered a lot of ground, hit Venice Beach (pictured below), many street wear shops, did rodeo drive, did lunch at Tiffany's and hit many of the Entourage spots. Like Toast where we saw Tony Parker and Eva Longoria having lunch with friends. Paparazzi are like vultures by the way.



Brandon, the billion dollar pancakes at Fred 62 are calling your name.

Congrats

Congrats to Asher! He was a semi finalist in the Watchmen contest on YouTube and won a high definition camcorder and his name is on the webpage. click here

Maybe you will see more of our adventures together via video instead of my digital camera.

I am lame

I know that I got you all excited to read about my adventures and then I disappeared again, how lame of me.

I will get you caught up quickly with these next few posts, which I will try to space out because I am leaving town again.

Regularly scheduled broadcast

I interrupt these regularly scheduled highlights to bring you a fashion police moment.

As I was crossing the street from the Beverly Center the other day, which is the pinnacle of trendy fashion, I saw a girl walk across the street in a Gucci t-shirt. It was only after I minute that I realized that it wasn't a G but and an H.

My new job

A lot of people have been asking me how I like my new job. The answer to that is that I love it. It is quiet peaceful and they really allow me to be creative, which is all I could ever ask for really. I think I am going to start putting together some training programs, which is cool. I am a huge unabashed nerd and love to learn new programs and software.

If there is a certain golfer in Pacific Palisades who is reading this blog I want you to know that I am doing a lot more accounting than I ever thought I would. You can laugh.

Working here just made me realize how much I hated my last job. It is hard being a problem solver somewhere where they don't want to solve problems and would rather just sit around and talk about others behind their back or get their undies in a twist because they want a certain cake flavor. It was the most Devil Wears Prada than I ever want ever again.

There is more to life really.

So in summary my new job is so completely and wonderfully different, my boss is great and seems more like a mentor than I have ever had before.

I did have another birthday

I am having my pretend birthday tonight with friends. Thai food and international '60's night. Nothing like Japano pop that says birthday. It reminds me though that I never talked about turning 32.

Frankly it doesn't feel different.

Asher is the best birthday partner. I love birthdays with him because we get to do what ever I want. Sad, to sound so much like a diva, but it is nice to be treated like one every once in a while. I do the same for him. What is the male form of diva?

Of course here is a picture of us at the French Crepe Company. I'll never get sick of that place.


I did a little bit of shopping for an interview I had at a travel magazine, but found that after I bought stuff that I was offered a job at where I am currently working. Hired on my birthday, what a present that was.

I also bough David Sedaris new book, which I am dying to dive into very very soon.

Then it was off to my favorite tapas restaurants called The Courtyard for tapas and more tapas. I had to try the dates wrapped in bacon, even though I can't eat pork. It was worth it.

So that was 32.

Ready

I have been in town out of town back in town had visitors seen celebrities shopped till I dropped and now I am ready to stay put.

Life has been a whirlwind and the next few posts will be highlights.

I said highlights!

Happy 4th

It has been a long time since I have posted and I will work on that this weekend.

I just wanted to pause and wish everyone a safe and happy 4th.

No drinking and driving.

Windy City Guest

I wont have the chance to post because I am getting a guest today, my cousin Brandon. I am excited, I love guests.

lull

Sorry about the lull in posts, last weekend was unbelievably hot and then I got unbelievably busy. I have a day off Friday, and hope to store up some posts. In the meantime I wanted to let you know that I saw the following:

Alfred Molina
Jeffery Jones-the Dad from Beetle juice
Natalie Portman

until friday.

In the meantime

While the amazing Mandu was is meetings I did have the chance to visit the fake purse ninjas in Chinatown, Matisse's early drawings at the SFMOMA, and lunch with a former bookclub member and to Ghirardelli Square to get Asher a trolley car full of chocolate.

Nice person alert: (I know that is a strange thing to say)
Someone at one of the chocolate stores gave me a 20% off coupon, because she couldn't use it and I thought that was nice.