frisco fun

My sister, cousin and I decided to head up north since we were all off from work for 3 days. It was kinda my idea since I wanted to see Frida Kahlo's exhibit and we all love the unique shops up there, it was meant to be. There were some memorable moments, like lost reservations and panic to where we are going to sleep. So with all that ishness, we were able to get a room at the Maxwell Hotel for a 4 star price in 2 star accommodations (never again)! The upside about the Maxwell Hotel is the location. We were near everything and we were always out and about, so it wasn't a big deal if the place was getting remodeled and the sheets have holes in them. A lesson learned from this experience is never buy into that "hook it up" thing unless I see a reservation number, a last name of the friend, and I gave my money up front for this hook up and even then it seems shady business. Other than the drama, it's always good times in frisco.

peru

Peru is in my top list of travel destinations because of the architectural wonder, Machu Picchu. The days when I'm up early, I watch the Today show, and a few years back they were doing this special "Where the heck is Matt Lauer?", and he was in Machu Picchu that one day. I was just in awe of how beautiful Machu Picchu was on t.v. and I made sure I would see it in my own eyes. You don't think about it for a while and you even visit other places on your mental list. Then you start to think when is it going to happen? Well, I will visit this sacred place this year, next month in fact. It's just fitting because I will start my new job late October, and I wouldn't be able to travel anywhere until next year. I'm just excited it's actually going to happen because planning a vacation can be a tedious process and an itinerary can get expensive I might add. I'm just happy I still live at home so I can take off to places without worrying about paying rent, and I have been rollin' around the same car since high school can be a plus too. Nevertheless, oh so excited for my trip to Peru next month!

meiko @ borders

My sister actually introduced me to her music, which is adorable I might add. I found out that she would be at the Hollywood Borders to perform and sign her new album. So I called up a friend, enjoyed some overpriced (but delicious) tapas @ his hood, and then we were off to see Meiko. It was only Meiko, her amazing voice and skills on guitar. The show was nice and intimate. I was able to get her to signed my cd with a tribute to my sister who couldn't join along and enjoy some good music.

moca free thursdays

Lately I've had tons of time to kill because school mode is officially over and somehow your suppose to get back to life mode in a snap of a finger. When I was in school, my mantra would be "When I'm done, I have to do this, or that, or go here...", quiet difficult with my limited resources and gas prices nowadays, I have to really think if I should trek out to San Mo or even the farmer's market on Fairfax. Nevertheless, downtown L.A. is fairly close to my house and MOCA is free on Thursdays after 5pm. I have been meaning to catch the current exhibition of Marlene Dumas because, a) she currently resides in Amsterdam, so there would be lots of racy art, and b) get myself out of this San Fernando Valley heat!

Reflection of the art: Not as racy as I thought. I like her themes of children, pregnant women, the dead, and the female nude, but she could have pushed the envelope a bit more. There weren't as provocative as MOCA made it out to be and it was a bit dreary, but not dreary enough to make me swoon. Overall, you really can't go wrong because it was free and I got to do something different in a late afternoon.