My parents went on a really long road trip for about 2 weeks. I was their second to last stop before going home. They arrived around Thursday afternoon (May 28th). That night we - Dave, Me, Hamish, Erin, Teresa, and David - went out to eat at the California Pizza Kitchen. We ordered way too much food, but it was delicious.
On Friday morning I showed them our old apartment so they could understand how incredibly wonderful our new apartment is compared to our old place. From there we went to Dave's campus for a little tour of his lab.
Next up, the Santa Monica Pier. We walked along the pier for a while and then headed to the 3rd St. Promenade. I found a dress at Forever 21 and my mom found a couple t-shirts at Urban Outfitters. We headed home after that and stopped at Costco to buy steak and shrimps for dinner. Once again, we had way too much food, but it was really good.
In the morning I made swedish pancakes for breakfast and then they were off. A quick little visit but it was really nice to see them again.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Failure
Today my friend Becky and I had planned on going to Disney's California Adventure with our free passes left over from my birthday. First Becky encountered traffic on the way to my apartment. Then we got a semi-flat tire on our drive down there. We stopped at a gas station and just had to fill it with some air. That completely threw our whole day off. We were late to start with, plus we needed to leave early because Becky had an audition around 4:30.
We decided to turn around and go to the Citadel Outlets for some shopping. Turning around meant we had to join the line of traffic that lead into LA. We arrived around 9, just to find out that stores didn't open until 10.
Fine, we're going to The Grove to shop and get food there. A little before 10 we walked up to the restaurant for breakfast and drinks and were told they couldn't serve us drinks until 11. We just couldn't win today. Eventually we got our drinks, had a yummy omelette, and watched Ever After.
We decided to turn around and go to the Citadel Outlets for some shopping. Turning around meant we had to join the line of traffic that lead into LA. We arrived around 9, just to find out that stores didn't open until 10.
Fine, we're going to The Grove to shop and get food there. A little before 10 we walked up to the restaurant for breakfast and drinks and were told they couldn't serve us drinks until 11. We just couldn't win today. Eventually we got our drinks, had a yummy omelette, and watched Ever After.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Memorial Weekend
Saturday - Dave and I did a little bit of cleaning up around the apartment and getting supplies ready for his road trip. Around 5:30pm, our friend Hamish from New Zealand flew in to LAX. He is visiting for 2 weeks. We're letting him stay at our place, but his rent was to be paid in Pineapple Lumps and L&P. He brought 15 bags of Pineapple Lumps and 4 bottles of L&P. I was ecstatic!
That night we brought him to an authentic Californian eatery, In-n-Out. We got him a one of their folded paper hats and two stickers. He loved the food. We also made him try Root Beer. He was hooked.
Sunday - In the morning Dave and Hamish left for their 5 day road trip to Death Valley, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon and Phoenix. I went to The Grove in the afternoon and bought two new pairs of jeans for Dave. He has only one pair of jeans left that do not have holes in them.
On Sunday night I went with Dustin and Janelle to the Flight of the Conchords concert at The Greek Theater. It was awesome! In the beginning they came out in sweet robot suits. They told a lot of jokes, poked fun of the USA, and made me miss New Zealand.
Monday - I woke up at 6am to go cheer on my friend Janelle who ran the LA Marathon. Parking and navigate around the road blocks was quite the obstacle. While trying to find parking at the starting line I hit a pigeon. It was terrible. I didn't hit it hard enough to completely kill it and saw it flapping and rolling around on the ground. It was so sad.
I went to the starting line and looked for Janelle, but there were so many people I couldn't find her. Once it got to the walkers in the back of the pack, I drove ahead to about 2/3 of the race. When I got there it was only a few runners going by, so I hoped it was the first of the pack. I waited for about a half hour and then I saw her. I had made a sign that said, "Go Janelle!" on one side and "Janelle Rocks!" on the other. I held it up and cheered her on.
From there I went to the finish line. I made a quick stopped at Ralph's and bought her a dozen pink roses for the finish line! I picked a nice open spot along the road about 200 yards from the finish line. While waiting I had two people come up and take pictures of my sign. It was just a piece of cardboard with the letters written on with permanent marker. About 40 minutes later there was Janelle, still running strong! She looked so happy to see me and so happy to be almost done.
I amazingly managed to find her in the family and friends welcoming area. We walked around for a little bit. Janelle went off to go get a massage and hung out it the shade. She did awesome and I'm glad I could watch her. She finished the race in about 4 1/2 hours!
That night we brought him to an authentic Californian eatery, In-n-Out. We got him a one of their folded paper hats and two stickers. He loved the food. We also made him try Root Beer. He was hooked.
Sunday - In the morning Dave and Hamish left for their 5 day road trip to Death Valley, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon and Phoenix. I went to The Grove in the afternoon and bought two new pairs of jeans for Dave. He has only one pair of jeans left that do not have holes in them.
On Sunday night I went with Dustin and Janelle to the Flight of the Conchords concert at The Greek Theater. It was awesome! In the beginning they came out in sweet robot suits. They told a lot of jokes, poked fun of the USA, and made me miss New Zealand.
Monday - I woke up at 6am to go cheer on my friend Janelle who ran the LA Marathon. Parking and navigate around the road blocks was quite the obstacle. While trying to find parking at the starting line I hit a pigeon. It was terrible. I didn't hit it hard enough to completely kill it and saw it flapping and rolling around on the ground. It was so sad.
I went to the starting line and looked for Janelle, but there were so many people I couldn't find her. Once it got to the walkers in the back of the pack, I drove ahead to about 2/3 of the race. When I got there it was only a few runners going by, so I hoped it was the first of the pack. I waited for about a half hour and then I saw her. I had made a sign that said, "Go Janelle!" on one side and "Janelle Rocks!" on the other. I held it up and cheered her on.
From there I went to the finish line. I made a quick stopped at Ralph's and bought her a dozen pink roses for the finish line! I picked a nice open spot along the road about 200 yards from the finish line. While waiting I had two people come up and take pictures of my sign. It was just a piece of cardboard with the letters written on with permanent marker. About 40 minutes later there was Janelle, still running strong! She looked so happy to see me and so happy to be almost done.
I amazingly managed to find her in the family and friends welcoming area. We walked around for a little bit. Janelle went off to go get a massage and hung out it the shade. She did awesome and I'm glad I could watch her. She finished the race in about 4 1/2 hours!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Werewolves, Museums and Gnomes
On Friday I worked on a feature film called The Roommate. In one scene I was picked to be featured dancing on the staircase with the lead actress and a few boys and girls. The boy I danced with is actually going to be one of the main werewolves in the new Twilight Saga, "New Moon". He was really nice. And the funny thing is, I had just seen in my new Entertainment Magazine a picture of the werewolf pack for the Twilight movie with him in it. Crazy!
Tonight Dave and I used the gift card I got from my parents for my birthday and went to the movies. We saw Night at the Museum. It was really cute. I'm sure people will think it's cheesy, but I liked it. It was really fun and entertaining.
And then when we got home from the movie and were at our front door, Dave noticed my garden gnome was gone. We looked in the bushes nearby, but it wasn't there. I guess someone stole it, which makes me really sad. That gnome was awesome. R.I.P. good gnome, wherever you are. May the person who took you away from me ... stub their toe!
Tonight Dave and I used the gift card I got from my parents for my birthday and went to the movies. We saw Night at the Museum. It was really cute. I'm sure people will think it's cheesy, but I liked it. It was really fun and entertaining.
And then when we got home from the movie and were at our front door, Dave noticed my garden gnome was gone. We looked in the bushes nearby, but it wasn't there. I guess someone stole it, which makes me really sad. That gnome was awesome. R.I.P. good gnome, wherever you are. May the person who took you away from me ... stub their toe!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Earthquake!!!
It's me. Dave. Last night I felt my first earthquake! I was on the computer and I thought I heard a train or semi or something outside. But then I started feeling the room shake and I knew it was on. The shaking only lasted for 15 seconds or so but it was amazing. Hopefully we are still in LA when "The Big One" happens.
Birthday Present
It is a large black and white photograph of a street in Amsterdam with a cute red bike in the center.
See, it's large! I love it!
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