Posts tagged los angeles

this week i finally made the journey to this is not ikea. it was basically {overpriced} heaven.

stacks and stacks of vintage luggage.

vintage signs.

carousel parts. 

i need this tv in my life.

you guys. can we talk about kimchi fries for a minute? because they are incredible. i have dreams about these kimchi fries. y’all know i’m a sucker for a food truck - especially a food truck with a great gimmick. frysmith definitely has their gimmick down. they don’t have a huge menu so you’re not overwhelmed by too many options, but the options they do have are all pretty great. the first time i had the truck, i opted for the safer carne asada fries, but the second time i went all in for the kimchi. now there will be no turning back. everything about them is perfection: the spicy, the salty, the pork, the cheese, and of course the kimchi. 

oh man, i’ve been meaning to do this one for quite some time. i love randy’s donuts. i wish there were still more kitschy buildings around town. like, why is the brown derby not still in business?! come on now. 

hooray for hollywood! does anyone else wish the sign still said “hollywoodland”? what i wouldn’t give to see that back up on that hill. regardless, as long as i live here, i don’t think the hollywood sign will ever get old. i love it so. 

hey ya’ll, i’m gonna have a booth selling my little paintings at the native la flea market coming up - april 1st (no joke!) so mark your calendars and i’ll see you there! 

the parking garage in santa monica was packed this morning so i had to park on the roof. luckily it gave me a chance to see the views i would have otherwise never known existed! 

i cant even begin to tell you how much i love the sushi burrito. when i first heard about it, i was really confused, but really intrigued. in my head i was picturing some sort of mexican/japanese fusion, obvi, but its not. its really just a big uncut hand roll. my favorite is the #2 - spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, crab and avocado. its seriously heavenly. anytime they tweet that they’re at sepulveda & palms i know what my plans are for the evening. oh - and don’t forget to get a side of the spicy sauce. yum!

yesterday was absolutely gorgeous and 85 degrees. we rode our bikes to the beach. 

restaurants eaten:

• a frame
• thai taste
• hamakaze sushi izakaya
• super pho & teriyaki
• jogasaki burrito…food truck, not technically a restaurant. but still. (TWICE.)

movies watched: 

• the kids are alright
• gone with the wind
• closer
• the last samurai 
• the big lebowski
• girl with the dragon tattoo (swedish & american)

books read: 

• girl with the dragon tattoo
• the hunger games

bike rides: 4

farmers markets: 3

other awesome things:

• underground rebel bingo
• the moth storytelling slam at busbys east

awesome things unfortunately missed because i’m sick: 

• silent disco
• school night at bardot featuring lady danville

i’m still trying to figure out the format i want to do these posts in, so bear with me. this is by no means a comprehensive list, but a general overview of funness. 

(just in case you missed january)

i walked down to fosters freeze to take a photo for yesterdays painting and while i was there got myself some chili cheese fries and a root beer and took some photos like a tourist. 

i got a new pen and i’m super annoyed because its doing this bleeding thing on the bumps of the canvas. time to go back to the art store. regardless, i’m still pretty pleased with how this one turned out. 

last weeks painting.

the mar vista farmers market has quickly become one of my favorite things about sundays. 

lately we’ve been riding our bikes down since bikerowave is there with their free bike valet. the folks there are as nice as can be and will give your bike a once over and fill your tires if necessary - or if you’re like me and need help with the smallest task - they’ll figure out how to get your basket attached without interfering with your brake lines. 

the venice grid also set up shop there for your morning coffee needs, which is great. we usually skip the coffee though because our preferred breakfast ritual has become a couple empanadas and a fresh squeezed lime-aide. today we threw in a sun dried tomato-spinach-goat cheese crepe for good measure as well. 

there are plenty of samples to sneak too from the majority of the vendors. oranges, strawberries and cheese are always available and delicious. the kimchi lady is also super sweet and her spicy cucumbers are amazing. 

go next week. i’ll be the creepy girl snapping your photo.