Unfortunately, this has been the view from my downtown balcony for the past week.  This photo was taken last Saturday morning at the beginning of the fire, when the smoke was at 20,000 feet up in the air and only 5% contained (according to KROQ).  It’s grown a lot over the last week, but current [...]

The long weekend is here!  Go out and have some fun in the sun!
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
If you’re in the OC, there’s a strawberry festival happening in Garden Grove.  The 51st running of this annual family-friendly festival is happening throughout the weekend.  It’s free and wholesome fun.  Excerpt below taken from the web:
The four-day event, which is [...]

The weekend is near! Here’s a rundown of upcoming goodies:
Thursday night – Downtown Artwalk
This great monthly event held every second Thursday is a regular draw for thousands of people to wander the usually empty streets of downtown.  All of the 50+ galleries in downtown open their doors for free and extended hours, which you can [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day.

In my first week in Los Angeles (back in Fall 2007), I had a slow day at work so I began to compile a list of things that I wanted to do while living in LA.  A couple chicken-scratch scribbles on cocktail napkins led to a dedicated notepad that evolved into what you see above.  [...]

So, a little introduction to this blog.  I have been inspired to start a blog by a few friends and a recent discovery into the blogging world while at work.  At first I thought it was just an online diary for people to share their thoughts and daily activities for all their friends to read [...]