Okay, just a couple more...

okay, I'm done :) Well, until I get some new ones...hint hint!

Random Pic...

Does it look like I'm a lush? :)

OMG they are so freakin cute!

So lieb! Rayne und Marie-Sophie! :)


Little Summer Bugs :)



Seriously - I don't think it gets any better than those smiles! :)
Can you tell that I'm missing my family? Pictures of Little Rayna cover the walls of my apartment so hopefully she knows that her Tante loves her! Little Marie-Sophie isn't so little anymore so I hope to see her in the Autumn months! I miss her and can't wait to see the rest of my family- pictures the family are all over my walls (I have a lot of wall space) :)

Summer Sundown...

From my window...'twas a lovely evening sky. Hmm maybe I need to get out more :)

Moca at Night...

One Saturday evening, my friend Daniel and his cousin Sarah and I enjoyed a lovely evening at Moca - the Museum of Contemporary Art, downtown LA. Cut Chemist dj'd (is that how one would write that?) and basically it's just a lovely way to see Modern Art. The actual Museum is quite small but it packed in quite a nice crowd. Cut Chemist played most of his new album - of which I wasn't a huge fan. The treble was turned up too high and it was much heavier than I thought it would be. Doesn't he usually play a bit more old-school/funk type of stuff...maybe I'm just making that up. The crowd was lovely though - people enjoying drinks, dancing, admiring art - the make up of a lovely Saturday night. :) Highly recommend checking it out - every Saturday throughout the summer months! :)

Wet Rags...

Hi :) Sooo, LA has had a bit of a heat wave. Now, we all know that I'm not a huge fan of talking about the weather, but this is crazy! I'm in Taming of the Shrew at the LA Shakespeare Company, which rehearses in Topanga...yup Topanga Canyon where the heat index is easily over 100 degrees fahrenheit. Hmm, I just want you all to imagine a bunch of actors, soaked through - looking a bit like wet puppies rehearsing Shakespeare. I shall get some pictures for you soon as I am sure it's quite difficult to imagine. :) We have found some interesting places to stick ice though - but we won't go there as this is a PG blog :)
Here are some pics where we are dried off and drinking - no wait, maybe we're just eating. :)

The Doggie Park Adventure

So, I felt I should share the story of the doggie park. I was dogsitting Lucy (pictured of course) and decided that we would venture to a lovely dog park so that she could run around like a maniac. Well, shortly after we arrived, two pit bulls and Retriever came in to join the fun. Oh and fun it was...Lucy (an Italian Greyhound and wicked fast!) ran them around the entire area...well at some points I would hear her wincing and wanting them to stop...well the last time she circled the park, she saw and ran directly toward me. She jumped up in my arms and buried her face in my neck - oh so cute you're saying right? Well, she weighs 5 pounds...the three dogs that were chasing her however weighed a lot more and as she jumped in my arms they continued running and tackled me!!!!!! I think I was actually lifted off the ground much like a football player but with four dogs on top of me. Those of you who actually know me...each dog weighed about the same as I do! :) I wasn't hurt and it created much amusement with all other dog owners...I think I received a doggie bath that day...yeah good times. So, here are some pics of Lucy from the next day - no tackling that day!

A lovely wedding...

I attended a wedding this past weekend with my friend Eric - as he needed a "plus one". It was held at the Paradise Point Resort in San Diego which was beautiful! I actually don't have one picture of the bride and groom as I was really off my photo taking game that evening. I did,however, make some lovely new friends...though not all of them are pictured. Sorry, my photo taking skills were put to use at the bar...yeah Chardonnay and I are no longer friends :)

Whatcha lookin' at?

Hmmmm...

LA Dodgers!!!!!

Is it just me or does Hal look really tan - yeah maybe I'm just white.

That's right...I enjoyed a lovely Baseball Game at Dodgers Stadium a couple of weeks ago now. I had such good intentions of uploading these photos right away, alas the days slipped away. Sorry!
My friend Greg has left LA for the Summer and is performing at the Tahoe Shakespeare Festival so this was our last evening out with him. :( LA beat the Mets 8-5...'twas quite a good game actually - for Baseball at least. Hey, nothing will ever beat sitting at Fenway in Boston on top of the Green Monster (even though the Red Sox lost that game)...Now I'm a Red Sox/Dodgers Fan. Yup, still hate the Yankees! :)

Yeah we all know I'm more of a Soccer/Tennis fan...but I try!

Ford Mustang Convertible

I felt that our car deserved a separate post! :) I highly recommend anyone visiting LA to get a convertible...it makes traffic almost bearable! :)

Bel Air and Westwood

Well after Recovering from our lovely drive to the Sky Bar and Carls Jr the night before, we thought it would be best to go back to the Beach and Boogie Board. Unfortunatly, as mentioned before, the Marine Layer was quite thick and brought in quite a bit of cool air...so we opted for Westwood instead.
We ate lunch and then continued on to the Bel-Air Crest where my student lives. Steve hung around the estate while I taught her...We then continued on to the most important stop for Steve -Amoeba Music! I get completely overwhelmed in there - just so huge!

After a short while we decided that we were ready for our final supper at In-n-Out Burger. By far the best fast food burger in the city! At least you know that you're actually eating meat and potatoes. I miss my brother already...think I'm going through Withdrawal!

Arctic Monkeys and We Are Scientists

This is the same outfit I wore the night before when we were rejected at the party. It will be retired!

Most of the reason Steve came out here was to see the Arctic Monkeys at the Wiltern Theater! The Theater is only five blocks from my house so we enjoyed a leisurely stroll and left the Convertible in the parking space. Now, I had a fabulous plan: We were going to go to the show and then go home, change clothes and continue on at the Sky Bar...the Bar where people like Kate Beckinsale hang out...Great plan no? Well, unfortunatly we didn't make it due to Ice Cube playing at the House of Blues and the cops blocking off the street. There was some sort of Gang Shooting or Fight which kept everyone from getting anywhere for quite a while. Oh well - next time! I think it's the outfit! So, Carls Jr. was our back up...nothing like some grease before bed!