I’m still in the planning phase but I’m close to having a rough itinerary done. The places I’m definitely going include:
and I’m considering:
I’m still open to suggestions and to meeting up anywhere. Check back here for updates and crazy silly thoughts.
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This little spot is a great find courtesy of my old roommate, Skeeter. It’s right on the east side of Vons on Barry Street right off of Santa Monica Blvd. Check the map below. The truck is there every night after about 7 or 8 PM. The al pastor tacos are great, so are the burritos. I never even considered the testa but Peter always got it and loved it. Make sure to also try the red salsa but make sure you don’t spray it all over yourself. Perfect for a late night adventure.
the taco truck
Oh, and the just got this new sweet truck. They used to just have a sketchy van but now they’ve gone pro. Also, they have the giant bottles of Coke. And everything is super cheap.
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This is an amazing little surf spot deep in Malibu called Zeroes or Zero’s or something like that. Nate took me but by the time we got there it had gotten too cold to go in without a wetsuit. Bummer. He still got down and road a few until it was good and dark. Check out the rides below.
We went on a short mission to the Jewish-hood on Pico the other night and came across a glatt kosher taco truck. I tried the carne asada tacos. They were surprisingly good. The cart is there Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday nights. One more week!
kosher taco cart
the kosher grill
one of the kosher taco cart's proprietors
My mom and I explored D.C. and all it had to offer. We spent the whole day at the capitol and took a tour of the House and the Senate and even went to Boxer’s office, got passes and sat in the gallery for half an hour and listened to the proceedings. It was exciting to be there but, as usual, there weren’t many senators present. We also went to the Newseum and saw the 4D movie. 4D because your other sense like touch and smell are also stimulated. Finally, we had to make a stop at the rear of the White House to see the new organic garden.
The capitol from the national gallery
The dome between the houses of Congress
from the Newseum
the vegetable garden
I really like this coat rack… It’s a giant tree sticker or decal with hooks in the branches to hang stuff on. Easy and saves space.
space-saving coatrack
The whole reason for my trip was to celebrate my Grandpa turning 90. We had three days of intense celebration during which time I learned that I’m distantly related to a mobster and a boxer. I also learned how my grandparents met: My grandmother went to party at a friends apartment and my grandpa was there and there were no more chairs left to sit in so my grandfather said she could sit on his lap. They got married a few years later. High school sweethearts! More about the mobster later….
The 90th birthday cake
The New York Philharmonic plays on the Great Lawn in Central Park in July and its awesome. We brought big blankets and a picnic from Zabars (of course) and laid back and watch the fire flies and listened to classical music. You can bring wine too! If you’re in New York during the summer it would be foolish to miss this.
Traci staking out our territory
Lots and lots of people
I spent a night at the Chesapeake with my mom and some family friends. We kayaked, caught crabs, cooked, gorged and relaxed. Who would have thought catching crab was so easy?
reminiscent of "The Birds"
the Chesapeake jellyfish infestation
the elders on the Chesapeake
extracting the captured blue crabs
dinner!
simply prepared - they don't stay blue...
watching the Chesapeake sunset from my kayak
breakfast
Ms. Bordow adventuring in her sturdy ship
The Hearst Corporation’s headquarters it he greenest building in New York. To build it, they gutted their old building, reused most of the materials and built their new building up from inside it. It’s really very cool. We couldn’t go up passed the lobby but the entrance was pretty interesting to see. Two escalator move diagonally through waterfalls that flow at random rates throughout the day. Sometimes the water flow is loud and sometimes it is soft and tranquil. The guard at the front gave us the rundown on the building, telling us that the water was used to cool the building as well as give the entryway character. On the wall above the escalators and waterfalls is a giant finger painting made from mud found at the bottom of the Hudson River.
the entrance waterfalls and finger painting
Hearst Corporation Headquarters