documenting my days since 2005
Celebrating Japanese New Year, going back into work, celebrating James’ birthday with very fancy Italian meats, cheeses, and pastas, doodling for dollars, and spending the weekend with friends at a hidden arts district distillery and at Disneyland.
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A week keeping up with the Skirball Fire (all fine, just had to stay home a few days to wait for the all clear from the fire department), seeing a Conan taping, finishing my wood puzzle, trying a new hot pot place, and early celebrations for Zach’s birthday.
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Walking into the week with metallic shoes and walking out with a stomach full of Mickey-shaped treats and a festive heart. A week with folks in town, starting the advent calendars (yes, plural!), decorating for the Christmas season, and spending a lot of time with friends.
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A week of being a lazy slug during the week and literally struggling along at the hardest puzzle I’ve ever attempted. A three day weekend full of walking around downtown, Korean fried chicken, takoyaki, queso, crashing the LA pug meet up (with my dog in a tote bag), and cosmic encounters.
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The week leading up to my first ever 10K race (taking place at Disneyland through both parks). Spending the weekend after the race on a retreat in the wilderness (with lots of chickens).
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Enjoying the last week of longer days before we fall back an hour. Celebrating Halloween at a bar (where nobody else was celebrating). Food: empanadas, tacos, cheese boards, clam chowder bread bowls, and korean fried chicken. Accompanying my little cousins to their birthday trip to Disneyland (and the Bippity Boppity Boutique), and spending time with my dad over his birthday weekend.
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First week back in Los Angeles after three weeks abroad in Southeast Asia. Battling jetlag, seeing friends, eating nothing but junk, and getting back into the routine of life in LA while attempting to embrace the Halloween-time glee in 100 degree weather.
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Relaxing on Labor Day with my family, swimming and playing with my little cousins, attempting my own passport photos for my Vietnam visa, dumplings for dinner for Gabby’s birthday, and three hours of karaoke with friends.
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A week of intense workshops in Denver before heading back to a weekend of art openings, eating with parents, dog sitting my favorite Peanut, and getting back into Los Angeles life.
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A milestone week—I finished my 10 week course, visited the 626 Night Market for the first time, coached Tristan successfully through Season 1 of Game of Thrones, and purchased my new baby, the Fujifilm X-T2. Oh, and got three shots.
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Experiencing the solar eclipse, watching Bring It On at the Hammer Museum, a day and night in San Clemente, the last of summer work events, trying out Himalayan cuisine (including yak chili), spending a day in Manhattan Beach and ending the week with the season finale of Game of Thrones. *Sigh!*
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A week of too many fried chicken food items, friends, Alex comes to visit from Hawaii, the Orange County Zine Fest, hanging with my family, and eating a poke donut and boba from a bear.
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SLEEPY WALDO 