Archive for October, 2010

Malibu
We took our friend to Malibu today – not the nicest weather for a trip to the beach, but the Pacific is almost always majestic. Here’s a really bad video of some surfers – two made it to the end of the wave: We went to the pier and then to Malibu’s downtown – that […]

October 23rd, 2010 by alephnaught
Chinatown and Little Tokyo
We have company visiting and she wanted to go to Chinatown, so we headed out. After shopping for a couple hours in the Dynasty mall there (it’s a huge indoor shopping area with a bunch of vendors selling clothes, toys, housewares, etc.) we headed to Little Tokyo for another hour of shopping. While we were […]

October 10th, 2010 by alephnaught
Portrait of Iggy
Aviva took Iggy to have his portrait photographed at a local pet store:

October 9th, 2010 by alephnaught
Review: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Jan Reid
Title: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominos (Rock of Ages) Author: Jan Reid Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Rodale Books (November 28, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 1594863695 ISBN-13: 978-1594863691 I found this book while searching the stacks at Book Soup; I thought it would be interesting to learn more about the […]

October 8th, 2010 by alephnaught

October 3rd, 2010 by alephnaught

October 3rd, 2010 by alephnaught
Aviva’s studio tour, part of VAST
VAST (Valley Artist Studio Tour 2010) was this weekend; sponsored by the San Fernando Valley Arts Council, VAST gives its members an opportunity to show off their work and invite non-artists into their studios. Last night was the reception for the event – quite a number of people showed up, the food was good, and […]
October 24th, 2010 by alephnaught