Friday, February 10, 2006

a cup of moca please

A really full Friday, which is rare since most of my days off are spent sleeping in till 1pm and constantly running errands. I went with my sister to the Barney's Warehouse Sale. Didn't find much because I am broke; but I did treat myself to a cashmere sweater. Later that day, I met up with K_la to see the Ecstasy exhibit @ MOCA near Little Tokyo. I have been meaning to catch this one and February is the last month to endulge the ectasy art. The plan was to meet around 3ish, but 405 traffic pushed our meeting up time to 430pm. Cameras were off limits, but K_la is hella good in sneaking some snap shots. She caught some great shots of the art. The highlights were some Murakami stuff (a painting on the wall and mushroom sculptures). There was also a room with rotating mushrooms on the ceiling and the flourescent lights on the floor. It was a bit trippy since everything was reversed. One of my favorite rooms was filled with tiny christmas light bulbs all configured in vertical and horizontal rows to fit the whole room. To walk through the room was a dizzying experience; I was scared that I would fall or something. The exhibit was interactive in some aspect. It had to do with the video art that gave you a headache or a light show that almost blinds you. So... back to work tomorrow, nothing new for the weekend.

Sunday, February 5, 2006

coldplay + fiona apple = concert

I had to see Coldplay before they head off to Europe. The night didn't start off so well because I had a sister who takes forever to get ready and L.A. traffic, which resulted in missing Fiona Apple's performance. I was pissed since I wanted to see her perform again. She gets into seizure like dance moves and really feels her music. I love that! People I spoke to while waiting in line in the bathroom said she didn't perform that long, and I really didn't miss much. Since I saw her at Frisco, it was alright. I was not gonna have that situation ruin my night. It was such a long walk up to our seats. They were way up in the boonies! I took initiative and decided to plan a way to get at least to the lower terraces. The plan worked and we ended up getting better seats than the Irvine concert last year. The show was amazing of course. Since they have been on tour for a while, it really showed. They haven't had haircuts and they didn't have as much energy as last time. Nevertheless, they always deliver a great show.


I have been at the Forum before but never noticed the floor since last night's concert. The floor is made out of tiles. The tiles have the Forum emblem and name engraved on it. The tiles are in the lobby and on the bathroom floors. Check em out whenever you go, it is pretty cool.
Above are more pictures of the concert. The stadium picture is the view from our old seats. We were so lucky to sneak up and get really good seats.