work gave me three comp days this week and last night i realized that i really should go to one of my favorite beach spots,
el matador. it took me a while to get there, but i have always preferred the scenic route and was childishly happy to see all the neighborhoods that wind over sunset and up the pacific coast highway. i stopped at an old pizza shack for lunch and then bought some organic vegetables from a malibu market before i ended up here. BEAUTIFUL.
never one to be the 'outdoor type', i do like to walk a beach and let the sound of the ocean drown everything out . and one of my favorite things to do is collect shells and sea glass and this is one of the best places in southern california to do so.
after i hiked down the hill and under some sea caves i found the sea shell / sea glass MECCA and started collecting my loot!! i've only been to el matador with my friend cindy, who introduced me to the locale, and an ex. and they both drove. there was something very liberating about making the trek on my own, like i should always default to it when i'm looking for something to do on a day off. btw, the arrows are pointing at starfish attached to the rocks!!! my back hurts from bending it for hours, but i consider that a happy memory...
p.s. it was REALLY windy so the camera phone was worse than usual...
p.s.s. just tried to check in on
ryan adams and i think he has DELETED his blog. he was just having a nice time in paris last time i read....
update: already he is back. no more postings of his non-postings....
update 4/27/08: he's been gone again since friday...
got a package in the mail a week ago from london.
when i was in my favorite store caravan style, i fell in love with these flying birds but was afraid they would break on my way home. 
well they flew in via air mail and are now at home over my kitchen bar
and bed. a copy of emily's beautiful book table inspirations was also thrown in. yay!
(pic: jason and mark in the garden, hackney rd)
(pic: bush graffiti outside of shoreditch house)
(pic: notting hill)
(pic: prudie relaxing on my london notes, echo park)
(pic: brendan brunch at cru)
(pic: jason brunch)
(pic: mark brunch)
(pic: scallops brunch cru)
(pic: liberty of london trimmings floor)
(pic: liberty of london)
(pic: neal's yard, covent garden)
(pic: time life building, mayfair)
(pic: grilled squid, with cheese plate in background, cru)
today in the mail i got this birthday present from jeanie, just in time for my trip to
eve flies in tonight and yesterday i got a bunch of organic travel size toiletries from lizzie. i love my friends. thanks for my awesome presents (although you're all the biggest gift of all - i know, cornball!)!
work gave me three comp days this week and last night i realized that i really should go to one of my favorite beach spots, el matador. it took me a while to get there, but i have always preferred the scenic route and was childishly happy to see all the neighborhoods that wind over sunset and up the pacific coast highway. i stopped at an old pizza shack for lunch and then bought some organic vegetables from a malibu market before i ended up here. BEAUTIFUL.
never one to be the 'outdoor type', i do like to walk a beach and let the sound of the ocean drown everything out . and one of my favorite things to do is collect shells and sea glass and this is one of the best places in southern california to do so. 
after i hiked down the hill and under some sea caves i found the sea shell / sea glass MECCA and started collecting my loot!! i've only been to el matador with my friend cindy, who introduced me to the locale, and an ex. and they both drove. there was something very liberating about making the trek on my own, like i should always default to it when i'm looking for something to do on a day off. btw, the arrows are pointing at starfish attached to the rocks!!! my back hurts from bending it for hours, but i consider that a happy memory...
