Week 16

This week I went to a class at the Apple store and learned about iMovie with my friend and coworker Traci. Only she will get the reference to the Grouper picture - a similar guy was featured in our movie we created at the store. While I do not own a Mac, I will be able to use iMovie to create things on our Mac at work, so I am looking forward to that!

Week Fifteen - Eddie's House

I went to Eddie's House (Chef Eddie Matney's new restaurant) in Scottsdale this weekend. The food was great. I had the Sea Bass - it was wonderful! Here is the link for their Web site: http://www.azeats.com/eddieshouse/thanks.html We saw basketball star Grant Hill eating there with his family.

Weeks 13 & 14

I went back to Santa Monica to move Lauren home from her internship at MTV. We rode on a solar-powered ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier. We also ate at several restaurants including the Ivy, STK, the Coast and our favorite Urth Cafe. We are addicted to boba - if you see it you've got to try it.

Week Ten, Eleven and Twelve

I have been so busy doing things that I have not had time to put them all down in my blog. I will catch up a bit through the end of July and then do August next week. I figure I get credit for doing something new in that I dropped everything and planned to go the Grand Cayman in two weeks. I never do anything that compulsive. Cayman was great and I was able to do a few new things there, including trying conch shell fritters and swimming with the stingrays. And while I have snorkeled before, I am usually too claustrophobic to enjoy it much. I was able to overcome this and had an "ah ha" moment when swimming with a group of Blue Tangs. It seemed the more I tried to get close to them, the more they spooked, so I just floated on the current (much like they were doing) and they let me glide along with them no problem.

I also learned how to post some video to my other blog - so check out more Cayman photos and the video at http://www.arcadialiving.blogspot.com/

Week Nine- Getting Pumped

Went to Venice Beach last week with my sister. We happened upon a weight lifting contest sponsored by Gold's Gym there. That was definately a first for me - although we didn't stay to watch very long, I was able to snap a few pictures. The group of women we saw were in the over 40 age category - and one of them had to be at least 60. They were in awesome shape, although I don't like the orange fake tan all of them were using. Yuck!

Week Eight - InDesign Class

I took a one-on-one class this week to upgrade my skills in the InDesign program. Now I am all jazzed to do more with it! Thanks Dave at PrismaGraphics!

Week Seven - Using Craig's List

I actually used Craig's list twice in the past few weeks for the first time. Once to find a sublet apartment for Lauren for her MTV internship in California. And because she was gone, I sold the Kanye West tickets I purchased with the help of my friend Traci. Both transitions went smoothly, although I did see some very interesting and strange things on Craig's list. I suggest using it with caution.

I would have liked adding that I saw a Rap/Hip/Hop concert to the 52 New Things list, but didn't want to go without my homey Lauren to protect me. (It is too bad as Lauren's BFF Martha would have gone with me - but I already sold the tickets. I made $80 on the deal.)

Here is a picture of Kanye anyway! Go out and live the Good Life!