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Vacation!

What is it called when you’re on vacation but don’t leave town? A “stay-cation?” It really wasn’t my vacation, I had an out-of-town guest, but it felt like a vacation to me.

We went to Disneyland

We we lucky to have another gorgeous day when we went to the beach

We went sightseeing up in Griffith Park

We also did a lot of visiting, eating yummy food, and laughing & reminiscing. So I didn’t actually go far, but I had a great vacation regardless.

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Lincoln Exhibit

A friend and I took a trip to see the “Life & Times of Abraham Lincoln” exhibit at the Reagan Library. It was amazing, I really could have spent all day there… If you live in the area I highly recommend you visit before it’s gone. (These are really bad photos, I know this. The exhibit was poorly lit and everything was behind a reflective surface. Despite all of that, the items on display were so fascinating that I want to share the photos. Try not to judge too harshly please.)

 

We also visited some other parts of the Reagan Library

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I finally visited the observation deck on top of LA City Hall, the views were great as expected!

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More photos on The Fosters!

Remember when my photos were used on an episode of The Fosters? Well, it happened again! Some of my photos were printed out and used to decorate one of the walls in a character’s bedroom. (The character that is a photography buff, the one who “took” my photos on the show.) It was a “blink and you’ll miss it” moment but I managed to grab two screencaps of the scene.

They’re small and blurry in the back, but they’re there! 🙂

This way might be easier, the pictures are the same but only my photos are in color…


This was a bench I walked past in Playa Vista


This was a movie theater facade on the set of another TV show. Kinda funny, a set from one show on the set of another show? But you would have to be a huge fan of the show (like I am) to even recognize it. Major points to you if you know what set and TV show I’m talking about! 😉


This is a funky sidewalk/wall thing. I thought it looked cool. They hung it on the wall in a different direction than it was taken, which almost makes it better. If you remember back to the first episode my pictures were used in, I was extra excited because Norman Buckley directed it. (One of the kindest and most generous people I have ever met, FYI.) Well Norman’s husband Davyd Whaley is a very talented artist, and this photo was taken just outside of his studio. I have no clue if this is a happy, ‘small world’ type coincidence or not, but either way it makes me smile.


This was an alternate shot of the same movie theater facade I talked about above.


Directly behind her head (hard to see it’s in color because it is so dark) is this picture of some lights at a fancy shopping area here in LA.


Above her head and slightly to the left of her head is this picture of some street art I walked past and loved. I discovered later that it was done by a wonderful artist named Jennifer Korsen.

So there ya go. My “15 minutes” are officially over, but the excitement will last for a long time!

Thrashbird

Today was awesome. I did a lot more standing/walking than was smart and boy am I feeling it now, but I had so much fun that I regret nothing! Friends made time in their busy schedules to take me to an art show I wanted to see and out to a favorite restaurant that sent me a free birthday coupon. It wasn’t the flashiest or most glamorous of days, but in terms of friendship and enjoyment it couldn’t be beat.

The art show was something I found out about through Instagram. A lot of great street art goes up in my neighborhood and over time I’ve found certain artists that I really enjoy. The internet and social media allows me to find them and keep track of what else they do. This particular artist goes by the name Thrashbird.

I had very little information going in to this so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but what I found was simply wonderful. The art was a mixture of images I was familiar with and things that were new to me. Best of all (and totally unexpected!) the artist was there and took the time to talk to us, share future plans, further educate us, and answer my silly questions. What a sweetheart!

Here are some low quality cell phone pics of the (most definitely high quality) art:

In the alternate universe where I am wealthy I would have bought more than one of the pieces we saw today. In this universe though I am just grateful to the friends who made it possible for me to have this experience. I’ll spend the next few days taking it easy to recover. Totally worth it!

You can find Thrashbird on Facebook here or on Instagram here.

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More random photos from the last week (or so)

The Fosters Screencaps

Did any of you watch last night’s episode of The Fosters? If you missed it don’t worry, here are some screencaps of my photos.

It was so cool seeing photos I took for my own amusement up there on the TV screen, truly something that will put a smile on my face as long as I live! Thanks to everyone who made it happen, and extra special thanks to an extra special friend who made it possible for me to watch it as it aired. 🙂