all about shawn

kongmong everest

this is evvy on grandma's lap.
grandpa with evvy. he didn't like the santa's cap on his head. awww! take it off! looka his pouty wouty!
who is this? it's evvy again!
yah, that's chayee's head. definitely.

new year's pics, etc

the last sunset in 2006. we sat and watched the real ball drop while eating pizza at venice beach.

here's the last one, then seconds after this picture was taken, the sun slipped past the horizon's edge, and the last burning light of 2006 went out.
after the sun went down, we watched the drum circles playing while women, men, and children danced in the middle.
so later, just before midnight, we went to sunset & vine and just as the clock struck midnight, thousands of bits of confetti were flying through the air, horns were honking, people were screaming, someone was shooting bottle rockets from the crowded sidewalks, a group of born-again christians were singing choir songs over the chaos and handing out cards of wisdom and piety, someone set up an illegal hotdog stand and the dogs were bacon-wrapped with grilled onions and smelled awesome, i slipped on a loogie on the sidewalk & would've fallen had it not been for shawn, people were hanging out the windows of their cars and screaming, police officers were posted at every corner, and a homeless man tried to sell me his flip-flops. life IS beautiful!

celebrity siting

yesterday at venice beach, i spotted lori petty on a bike with no handlebars, talking on a cell phone. she looked at me for a long time as she rode by before i recognized her.

as i said to shawn, people around here are weird. they all stare at you for two reasons: (1) to see if you're somebody or (2) to see if you'll recognize that they're somebody.

karen's story

(karen, correct me if i'm wrong) but i had to get this in here before i forget, one day when shawn was a little kid, he got dressed up to go hunting for bears, and he was so young, his hair was still blond and long. so he tells everyone he's going bear hunting, and walks down this long dark hallway, and they could all hear him growling like a bear, and moments later, shawn came running out from the hallway, his eyes wide with fear, and telling them all how he found a bear. hahahah!!!

happy holidays!

the first picture is really for my mother who's afraid i'm not eating anything. but shawn could attest that i'm eating everything. hence the fat arms.

the emmy's & edward murrow awards are mine of course. ;) they belong to someone shawn & i just met over the holidays. won't put his name here to spare a google hit.

christmas eve was spent at loew's hotel restaurant where we had a 4 course dinner with really terrific friends and family. because i love to eat, i have to describe my meal. cocktails consisted of a belvedere dirty martini & red wine. 1st course: blue cheese stuffed figs wth broiled sugar on top & beef carpaccio (paper thin rare beef with roasted garlic and garlic bread). 2nd: sunflower sprout salad (containing toasted walnuts, sliced persimmons, & pomegranite seeds) in a sunflower vinagrette. 3rd: lobster flan (cooked with lobster claw meat) with grilled filet mignon (served with asparaus, mashed potatoes). 4th: coffee liquor cheesecake with white chocolate sauce (also had a cup of coffee -- the smoothest ever).

when i woke up christmas morning, i was still full from dinner. then for christmas dinner, we were invited to a spectacular home in the hancock park area. for those of you in the know, we were within blocks of jg's house. aaaaa!! christmas dinner consisted of spinach salad, turkey, sausage stuffing, brussel sprouts, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce. after dinner, yes of course we drove by jg's house (with great reluctance from shawn). then after that, we went to the frolic room and had cocktails. (a scene in the movie "l.a. confidential" where russel crowe grabbed and twisted some guy's balls was shot at the frolic room.) the last photo was shot right outside the bar.

a perfect birthday

after unpacking all but a few boxes, the apt looks more like home and my internal unrest is appeased. then we had some better than sex cake, cooked up some beef salad which was AWESOME!, then opened up the most coveted bottle of 2004 rochioli which we've been saving for six months for a special occasion. a most delicious wine, but in my opinion, not quite as good as in-and-out fries. oh! they make my eyes cross!