What is this?!
We found it on our door late last night! Is it a spider? A jumbo ant spider??
It was very difficult to do this post… the photos give me goosebumps!! ew! ick! bleh!
Healthy eating out!
I don’t eat out too often, everyday I go home for lunch and probably 2 to 3 times a month we go to a restaurant.. which isn’t too often from what I hear from my friends! But when we do I tend to eat waay too many calories, sodium, etc. So I found this article really interesting!
Karen O. song for Spike Jonze directed Adidas commercial
Mars Volta covering Sugarcubes
The Mars Volta covered my favorite Sugarcubes song, Birthday. I don’t like it.
Happy Earth Day!
Today (and yesterday) to celebrate Earth Day, several supermarkets are giving away a free reusable bag to each customer while supplies last. The bags are made out of recycled material. Just realized it’s state law that super markets offer plastic bag recycling and they must sell reusable bags. Stores like Ikea charge you a nickel for the plastic bag they give you when you check out, if you have a reusable bag then no charge 
I think that’s the only way the reusable bag thing will start catching on!
Here are the stores offering the free bags:
Albertsons
- 3840 S. Labrea Ave., Los Angeles
- 9022 Balboa St., Northridge
- 6240 Foothill Blvd, Tujunga
- 7224 Mason Ave., Canoga Park
- 2035 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles
- 7227 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys
El Super
- 12727 Sherman Way, North Hollywood
- 14620 Parthenia St., Panorama City
Food 4 Less
- 5100 N. Figueroa St., Highland Park
- 5420 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood
- 2750 E. First St., Los Angeles
- 1820 W. Slauson Ave., Los Angeles
Henry’s Farmers Market
- 820 N. Western Ave., San Pedro
Pavilions
- 6534 Platt Ave., West Hills
- 727 N. Vine St., Los Angeles
Ralphs
- 4760 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles
- 12057 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
- 19871 Rinaldi St., Northridge
- 1050 N. Western, San Pedro
- 21909 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills
- 10901 Ventura Blvd., Studio City
- 10861 Le Conte Ave., Westwood
- 14049 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks
- 17250 Saticoy St., Van Nuys
- 10400 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills
- 645 W. Ninth St., Los Angeles
Smart & Final
- 3607 Vermont Ave., Los Angeles
Superior Super Warehouse
- 6140 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood
- 9801 N. Laurel Canyon, Pacoima
- 10211 S. Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles
- 8811 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles
- 5824 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles
Valu Plus Food Warehouse
- 120 W. Anaheim, Wilmington
- 6820 De Soto Ave., Canoga Park
Vons
- 2511 Daly St., Los Angeles
- 20440 Devonshire St., Chatsworth
- 3461 W. Third St., Los Angeles
- 7311 N. Figueroa St., Eagle Rock
- 1221 Gaffey St., San Pedro
- 7789 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga
- 3118 S. Sepulveda, Los Angeles
- 10321 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills
San Francisco plans!
Josh and I are planning a short trip to San Francisco for Memorial Day weekend. We were gonna go Spy Hunter style and take the toy hauler with my Mini Cooper in the back but my Mini was 3 inches too long!! We’re still taking the toy hauler and the dogs and we booked reservations at the San Francisco RV Resort. It looks pretty cool for an RV resort for 3 main reasons… they allow dogs, have free wifi and a store with RV parts… which could come in handy since we tend to always have something go wrong with the trailer 
Oh and it’s right on the ocean which could be nice or could be miserable because ocean usually = fog, clouds, wind & cold! when it’s on the West coast anyway… I like the Great Lakes sort of “ocean” I always thought the ocean would be just like Lake Erie or Lake Ontario…
We don’t have much planned yet.. want to see the Golden Gate Bridge and definitely stopping in Cupertino on the way up to see Apple Campus and the Campus store. It’d be fun to ride a cable car too. I hope Mandy and Damien will be up for the trip… Damien still hasn’t been walking well and has a compromised immune system (ear infection eye infection, you name it!). He has more tests later this week and next week for his intestines… his liver tested fine last week… after that is kidneys. His protein, glucose and cholesterol levels are low which is contributing to a weak immune system. We just want them with us in the trailer for the most part, we’re not planning on dragging them all over and they love the camper and are used to it… so we figure we’ll keep them comfortable for the trip
indestructible and invisible… iPod Touch case
I found a cool case for my iPod touch, it’s not too bulky and you can barely see it on. It’s indestructible or so the website says… I’ve had it on for a week now and it’s holding up well. They’re so confident of it’s indestructible-ness that they give you a lifetime guarantee on it and will replace your electronic device if it gets scratched through the skin.
Since it’s so thin, it’s not much protection against dropping.. but I guess the silicone iSkin cases really aren’t either!
Cleaning photos out of my cell phone…
I took Damien to the vet today and because Josh was out of town (and I can’t lift him more than a foot), I put him in my Mini Cooper. He fit surprisingly well. He slept the whole way home and was sleepy when it was time to get out of the car and did the cutest thing, rested his head on the back ledge and just closed his eyes to go back to sleep. It was adorable… so I took a quick photo with my cell phone…
And then I learned how to transfer photos from my bluetooth phone to my bluetooth laptop… so I ended up cleaning all the pics out of my camera that I had intentions of posting the last year or so…
When I was in Philly visiting Tracey… we went to Urban Outfitters and maybe she wanted this lamp… so I took a photo of it?
My Mini with the rat in it… being towed to the dealer where the rat meets his end.
The subway stop by the LA Civic Center… on my way home for LA Detour Festival… people are flying/floating overhead.
Subbu brought back this Taj Mahal figurine from India on his most recent visit home. It’s made of the same white marble the Taj Mahal is made of (heavy)!
They call it a ritual
The new Wolf Parade album comes out June 17th, but one of the tracks has been leaked and it’s pretty good. It’s a bit different than their last album and all the Wolf Parade side projects like Sunset Rubdown, Handsome Furs, Swan Lake and Frog Eyes. I like it and I’m lookin forward to the new album!
Here’s the track:
They Call it a Ritual
Cloudy weather & you can still be healthy!
Even when it’s cloudy outside a 10-15 minute walk can give you the same amount of vitamin D! It’s good for your skin and your mood! Researchers suggest 10-15 minutes spent outside at least 2 times a week to get your vitamin D intake. After 15 minutes, it’s suggested you put on sunblock though… because that’s when the UV rays start harming your skin!
Taken from this New York Times article.
I’m such a believer in this! Not so sure about the cloudy days… but I don’t spend a lot of time outside on cloudy days (and there aren’t many up here in northern LA county!), maybe it’s time I start!
