I got a new fancy haircut today, then off to Joxer Daily’s for the Japan game. I was wearing blue for Japan, but that didn’t seem to help, they lost anyway.
popnea
Fifa World Cup 2014
It’s started! So excited! I’m rooting for the USA, Chile and Mexico. Imagine Mexico making it to the final, Los Angeles is gonna be mental!
They have a pretty sweet set up in the developers room at work.
I’ve got my own corner, so I’m doing this;
Cold Ramen
Cold ramen might actually be my favorite form of ramen, after Tantanmen that is.
Mika cooked for us tonight. Delicious!
Walk Home
My 45 minute walk home from work is super uninspiring. It’s actually a pretty dodgy 2.5 mile stretch with a filthy street and closed businesses. The comic part is that it is connecting two really nice places – Beverly Hills and Culver City.
You would think the city would put some money into this neighborhood and make it bloom. I spoke to the Treasurer of the neighborhood council of this area and he said the residents along this stretch like to go to Beverly Hills and do their shopping rather than hanging out in their own neighborhood. That’s sad!
I think they should clean it up, put in some nice businesses and market it well so I get a nicer walk home!
This little gopher greets me everyday though, it makes me giggle!
Flat Tire
I was gonna go for a bike ride today, but when I hauled out my bike I discovered I had a flat. It was pretty severe and a pump wouldn’t do the job.
I was a little bummed because I was really looking forward to the bike ride, but we drove over to Copenhagen Bakery instead that was celebrating their two years anniversary by giving out free breakfast, so delicious!
Ended the day by hiking up the stairs while the shop were working on my bicycle. Being all healthy!
Eat See Hear
We used to go to the Cinespia movie screenings at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery all the time, but it was a little inconvenient with parking and to get there, plus it was super popular so it was never a guarantee that you would actually get in if you didn’t stay in line for hours in advance.
Thankfully, a bunch of other organisations picked up on that and started to do their own outdoor movie screenings.
Eat See Hear put on Rushmore tonight.
It’s been a busy day, so we were just happy to lay down for a minute.
A bunch of food trucks were there, and good ones! There’s usually a handful of trucks and nothing that seems very appealing to me, but this time I had a hard time deciding. Did the default Main Lobster though, you can never go wrong with them!
I stayed awake through the whole movie!
The Autry Museum
I didn’t actually know this museum existed, turns out it was awesome!
They have some really cool stuff, and the topic is super interesting, I feel like they could’ve done a better job with the lighting and the display of the items though.
Mmm, this is supposed to be Michael Jackson;
Stuff from José Santos Sepúlveda, one of the first LA County Sheriff’s. I always wondered what Sepulveda came from.
I didn’t have a ton of time to spend at the museum, so I would like to go back and explore more!
Topanga Lookout Trail
I’ve been wanting to do this hike for many years. I’ve seen photos of the spray painted platform at the end of the trail and it was supposed to be an easy hike with stunning views.
There were some heavy clouds rolling in over the mountains this morning though so we couldn’t see squat. Great for hiking, not so great for the view.
We were not so upset about the clouds. We have seen these mountains and the view many times before, our target was that spray painted platform. It was pretty easy to spot the trail, just follow the tags!
After a short hike we arrived at this tower. We got super excited but also very confused; was this it? It doesn’t look anything like on the photos, and this one was fenced off, you were supposed to be able to walk on it!
I quick look at the directions which said “follow the ridge past the tower”.
We started to get a little suspicious when the trail got smaller and smaller, and when we eventually hit these boulders we thought it’d be a good idea to look a little closer on those directions. Yep, we made a wrong turn.
Got a different view of the tower on our way back.
This path looks much better!
We made it to the Topanga Lookout! It used to be a fire tower, but then I read somewhere that it burnt down, ironically.
I forgot my spray paint at home, but we brought snacks!
The whole thing took us two hours, which was great. Gives us time for a speed nap before the afternoon shenanigans start.
Last First Friday
It was the last First Friday of the season at the Natural History Museum tonight. It was an indoor-outdoor event this time.
I’ve seen the What Made LA exhibit before, but every time I go I discover something different. I’ve seen this big birds nest before and wondered what it was, but never actually looked it up. It turns out it was used as a food storage.
This part of Beverly Hills looks like a lady!
A map over the old Pacific Electric Railway. Everyone in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills excluded, wishes this system was still in place.
Happy Sweden Day
It’s the National Day of Sweden today. I am not entirely sure what Sweden is celebrating, but you are supposed to eat strawberries and appreciate the Swedish flag. I celebrated with a killer breakfast!
