My last day at 26

I spent the afternoon (3+ hours) at LACMA exploring the Tim Burton Exhibit. So so good. I got teary-eyed when I saw all the Vincent stuff. These art/animation exhibits always get to me here. I was tremendously inspired by his humor and work unrelated to his movies. I loved his number series so much I could eat it up! I purchased his book of illustrated poems, "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories" and sat outside for a couple hours to churn out some Burton-inspired pieces.

LACMA

I visited LACMA again to drop off a few orders (yay!) & lingered to eat my lunch & work a little.

While there I chatted with Seymour, a mid-70s gentleman spending the day with Lola, his 3 year old granddaughter. We talked about books, traveling and his disinterest with visiting India. He shared something he recently read: You should ignore the ego. It prevents you from living in the present moment. We then started talking about its meaning & importance. There was something grandfatherly in how he cracked cheesy jokes & professor-ly in how he recited quotations verbatim but stumbled when it came to who said it. We chatted about yoga, which scares him but he still does it every day. He left me with a knee-slapping joke that was just about the cherry on top of the sundae.

After talking with Seymour, I volunteered to take a picture of two older Korean tourists. One really didn't want me to and the other was incredibly excited about it. He threw his hat at his friend with a grunt and pulled him to a picturesque spot with the LACMA lawn behind him (why he didn't pick the lamps is beyond me). I took the picture and they returned to me asking where I was from. I said I was Filipino. The crankier old man immediately relaxed and started listing off every famous Filipino he knew starting with Corazon Acquino. No mention of Manny. Dang.

H is for hungry. CSA carrots were gold.

Weekends in LA get infinitely better

... to the point where all I want to do is stay.

I was supposed to leave LA a week ago. A WEEK AGO. Yet, here I am. What was 'Halloween weekend' became 'Wednesday' became 'a surprise attendance to Hyosun's dance performance' became 'Monday... um, okay Tuesday!' I'm starting to feel like the boy who cried wolf but in a good way. Last time I was here, I was eager to return to San Jose to do work. Then yesterday just proved me wrong with Victo & I finishing the calendar while watching 'How to Train Your Dragon' with friends & ice cream. Yesterday was perfect. This past weekend was perfect. The 3-week trip is perfect.

Sooo I present you with random photos from random moments in LA.

I went to LACMA to visit Arun, eat his home made chicken curry & deliver this little guy.

Afterwards, he hooked me up with a free ticket and I explored the museum

alternating between work

& play

& more work.

I went to DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS(!!?!?!) to watch the animation show of shows with Kristen & fellow geeks. I highly recommend.

Do you spot the little green guy in the O?

I surprised Hyosun at her dance performance & afterwards we all went to a welcome back party for a fellow wanderluster three days after he got back from 5 months in South America. Resonates like whoa.

Sweepy scott.

I am a tower of strength

within & without.

Germain before he became Brucified. I forgot to take an after picture. But here's the pre so we can alllll remember the shag.

2011 presented by p&t & lpe

Holiday Card custom order!