Jen

Just as a reminder, the Art Against AIDS event is this Thursday, February 28th at the River East Art Center in Chicago. Tickets can be purchased through the link above for $100 or at the door for $125. Basically, buy them on-line while you still can! All tickets include live and silent art auction and music by DJ Oskar from 6 to 10 pm with cocktails and gourmet food stations. Please go if you can and buy my print!!!!

New celebrity sighting:

Frankie Muniz


Matt and I were at Starbucks (don't judge) on Main Street in Santa Monica last weekend. All I wanted was simple, herbal tea, yet since Starbucks manages to burn the hell out of everything, I had to wait, cup un-lidded and un-double-cupped, inside the Starbucks on one of the big leather chairs that the homeless people usually hang out on. While my tea was cooling, Matt and I both passed by the line again on the way to the restroom, where, ta-da! not-so-little Malcolm in the Middle star is buying a drink. We watched him leave the Starbucks where he disappeared behind the American Apparel store. Probably to a parking lot. It was all too exciting.

I was talking to a friend about my on-going list, and I was reminded of the time I was taken out to dinner at Ivy on the Shore and my table was right next Owen Wilson and his companions. I'm going to add him to my list now to make it more exciting.

Here's the updated list as it stands:

1. Host from Street Smarts
2. Helen Hunt
3. Ron Eldard
4. Britney Spears
5. Paulie Shore
6. Pete Yorn
7. Owen Wilson
8. Janet Davies (only known in Chicago)
9. Joan Cusack
10. Seth Green
11. Kevin Bacon
12. Naveen Andrews
13. Frankie Muniz

One quick thing - did anyone see Lost last week? Wasn't it great!!!! I love Sayid!

Not too much going on here. It's been a pretty sunny rainy season. I guess we will be making up for that this week. Thank god I now have a reason to use my new wellies!

Jen

Well, it's been an interesting month, to say the least.

To write all the details would take too long and probably be boring, so I'll only mention only one of the more interesting events: Matt and my trip back home to Chicago. Of course, the weekend we are there, it not only manages to be below zero temperature wise, but also snow (a lot)! It was great being back home otherwise, and so great seeing everyone that we managed to see. We were pretty much packed with activity from the moment we landed to when we took off.

And now it's February. I just looked at my calendar, and realized that I have absolutely no days off for, well, a long time. No work holidays, no vacations. Ugh.

This has made me want to plan something, because no matter how much you love what you do, no days off or vacations in sight is a little sad. Matt wants to go to this place in San Diego and go hiking. I'm still trying to talk him into dropping some cash on tickets to England. Most likely, we'll end up in San Diego. Hey, it's still a vacation.

I've knitted about 5 scarves this season and unless I learn how to do something new and exciting in the knitting world (like finally figuring out how to knit in the round), I need to find a new hobby. So, to help with the winter doldrums (yes, we get those here in California too) if you have any suggestions for new books or hobbies, drop me an e-mail and let's chat.