planet gazing

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Last weekend I surprised R and his friend, Dan, by taking them on a little excursion to the Griffith Observatory for a star-gazing event. There were knowledgeable telescope owners all over the front lawn who allowed people to gaze at the planets and stars. It was very cool and quite a fun free evening! We saw Saturn and her rings, Mars in her red glory, neat-o Venus and a “Double double”. Not to be confused with the double-double cheeseburger from In-n-Out, a double double star is where you can see 2 double stars in the same area. I didn’t even know that double stars existed. It was fantastic! Venus was my favorite planet to see because I know so little about it compared to Saturn and Mars.

Here we all are outside, looking up, at the observatory…

things are looking up amazed at the sky

And gazing into the telescopes…

taking a gander at Venus peeking at Venus

After enjoying our sky, we went to House of Pies. We had never been there before and were surprised to learn they serve much more than pie. It is a diner with a retro/modern feel inside (yes, that is contradictory)…

hip/retro house of pies

I had chocolate cream pie! Mmm delicious…

yum

Click here for the small set of photos. Hooray for new adventures.
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queens of leon

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On Monday night I went to see Kings of Leon (!!) with 3 gal pals and we had a blast. We walked from my house to the Hollywood Bowl, which was exciting for me because I’d never been there before despite living so close by. The evening sky was perfect!
Check it out…

The music was awesome, the crowd was energetic, yet chill and we were a fun little crowd of 4, if I do say so myself. I did not get a photo of all of us together, but here’s one of my friends Jenny, Kristi and Chelsi walking back home after the concert. This photo is the result of my saying “Show me how good Kings of Leon were tonight. Go!”


I think they summed it up beautifully…

I think this LA Weekly review also does the show justice, check it out.

And here I am with Kristi. We were very excited about our concert t-shirts…

Hooray for my first live concert in 10 years. Here’s to more!
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sparkle pink

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My hub has a scooter that we ride around town to avoid having to deal with LA parking.
It also happens to be fun! He recently bought me a new helmet to keep my noggin safe since the other one was too big and probably wouldn’t have saved me. I feel like a bad-ass in my helmet…

pink rough rider

Who says bad-asses don’t wear pink sparkles?
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the work i do…

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The work I do is so often misunderstood and misrepresented. If you’re interested, I think this is a particularly good interview with my boss, Sheila Kelley, via the Huffington Post. Click right here to read it.
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raw kale salad: try this now!

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i know…kale. it’s like, what!? what’s kale and how do i eat it? isn’t it bitter? don’t you have to boil it?

no!

i learned this simple raw kale salad recipe and love it so much i am sharing it with you. easy, cheap, fast, healthy.

for 1 or 2 people, here’s what you’ll need…

2-4 stalks of fresh, washed kale
1/2 of a ripe avocado
the juice from 1/2 a lemon
cayenne pepper
salt
raw agave syrup (if you like)

begin by pulling the leafy sections of the kale off the stalks and placing them in a mixing bowl (the leafy parts, not the stalks). scoop the 1/2 avocado and squeeze the 1/2 lemon into the bowl. sprinkle a dash of cayenne pepper and a bit of salt and then mix it up with your hands, squishing the ingredients together. this can be such a fun, sensual experience as the textures and smells mix together. taste the salad and if it’s too “spicy” with cayenne, you can squeeze a bit of agave syrup to taste and hand toss again…

seriously, people. this is good!
enjoy.
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