FOOD
My veganism has come out in full force. I'm starting on my 3rd week and I doubt I will be slowing down anytime soon. Why? BECAUSE THE FOOD IS AWESOME!
LA is such a great place to live for vegans. Honestly, I don't think it would be this easy in Miami or Texas. I recently discovered this AMAZING vegan thai place on Melrose and Fermosa called Barbose Thai. It's quite a happening spot at night but during the day it's really quiet and I get more time to chat with the owners (who are strictly vegetarian). Awesome. If you ever go I highly suggest the yellow curry with veggie chicken- Grace and Raven inhale it when I bring it to work (they are adamant meat eaters) and for me to actually eat it I've had to STOP bringing it in.
Barbosa Thai
Also: The (insert number here) Annual Tofu Festival happened in dowtown LA this weekend. OMG AWESOME. I made a rare trek to the area just for that, and I am not disappointed whatsoever.
LA Tofu Festival
Booth upon booth of tofu creations- about 50- surrounded by misc clothing and accessory booths to help raise funds for Little Tokyo (they were sponsoring the event).
I ate my HEART OUT. MMMMMmmmm. Doller per token- 1-2 tokens per dish! HEAVEN! I've never had tofu before so this was an experience. I must admit, most of the dishes were just tofu squares with flavoring... but some were pretty awesome. Also: ASIAN people LOVE TOFU. OMG SO MANY asian people were there, and a surprising amount of older filipinos. FILIPINOS EAT TOFU! They're vegetarians and vegans too! Who knew?!
Old filipino men LOVE tofu!
Mmmm.... food...
Tofu with Chilli and Garlic
Tofu Stir Fry with Green Peppers and Onions
Tofu Thai Barbeque
Barbeque Tofu Stew
Fried Banana Taro with Fresh Coconut Milk (straight from the coconut, the vendor cracked it open in front of me! OMG delish!)
Tofu Curry. The line for this one was almost 30 minutes long, and after having tasted it I understand. I could not tell this was tofu- the texture was awesome and the curry great. I felt so bad that I went through that line and only bought one plate. :( Oh well- lesson for next year!
Also, lastly... I can't have butter (because it is made from milk) so lately I've been kind of sad. But guess what?! I FOUND VEGAN BUTTER! YAY!!!
Corn and vegan butter!!
Lovely. What's next?.... oh yeah- Family!
FAMILY
Sorry guys, no pics on this one. I just want to announce that my sister and brother-in-law will be having yet another girl, named CAMERON BYRD! This one for sure will be the tomboy. She's the youngest, and BK was hoping for a boy so badly that baby Cam will probably have boy in her blood :)
Also: Shannon and Roberto just found out that their baby will be a BOY! CONGRATS GUYS!
FURNITURE
Ok- Filmmaker House updates. 1) It can no longer be called the filmmaker house. With Chris moving in next Saturday, that'll make 2 graphic artists, 1 theatrical artist, and 2 filmmakers... so now the house has been re-named The Artist House. *sigh* Where the filmmakers at?! You guys gotta come and help me and Peter represent!
2) We moved our beloved fridge back into the house (the one that we have to kick to close). Yay! Welcome back fridge! She had been demoted to the backyard for a few months while we took care of the Alm's (actor family) fridge... but they moved back to LA and took back their fridge.
Peter, George, and Louie bring our baby back from the dead.
3) We got a foosball table! YAY!
Because I needed more men in the house.
4) We got a new futon! Yes, yes... we retired the two leather couches in the front of the house. We had to. Cleo the-cat-of-the-year peed all over them. But that's okay, because now we have the foosball table and old futon where the couches used to be, and the new futon in the back living room. Score!
5) We have a new inhabitant of the Artist's House backyard.
Ain't she gorgeous?!
AND LAST BUT NEVER, EVER LEAST: FUN
The last few weeks have been very full. Thank you God. Last saturday night Sophia and I went to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery for their weekly film screening. It's a pretty cool setup they have- film fans from all over bring blankes, food, and alcohol and sit on the grassy knoll in between celebrity graves and enjoy an open air movie. Last week's was Manhattan, the Woody Allen film. Awesome. Gershwin, I love you- you can do no wrong.
Me and Sophia
The grassy knoll.
This week's screening was Alfred Hitchcock's Pyscho. Again- awesome.
Also, E! Entertainment had it's yearly Spotlight party, where the company sponsors food, drinks (alcohol on the job!), and a concert for their employees. Last year I couldn't make it to the party, and Kanye West was the performer. But this year was Ludacris and I definitely made sure to make it- and luckily I was there FRONT AND CENTER throughout the whole concert, while Ludacris did ALMOST EVERY HIT HE'S EVER HAD (plus a couple new songs). How great is that? The camera was on the front row the whole time, and the next day while watching E! News I saw myself groovin to the music. So cool.
Getting drinks, and mingling with the crowd. See the crane in the back filming?
Me and bossman Bryan. By this time we were both extremely wasted. Bryan's happy, too, because he just won the Employee of the Month award, and got to go on stage.
Raven and Grace. Again, wasted.
Vivi and Helene. Vivi got a new haircut!
E! employees, working hard.
The one and only picture I got of Ludacris before my camera battery decided to die. It's a good one though :) He got a new haircut too... and he's so cute with it!
The view from the stage, taken by Bryan while he was accepting his award. I'm in the front!
The night was so much fun. It was a shame that I still had work to do afterwards, but I was pretty drunk so it ended up being fun. And don't worry- Luis drove me home :)
Finally...Louie's friend Colin decided to up and move to LA from Miami, so he's crashing at our house until he finds a place. Here, for your entertainment, is Louie and Colin at the bank.
LOL
Well folks, that's everything. All I have done since the last time I talked to you. :)
Random:
- Cleo's being punished. She's been locked in my room for the week :( The cool thing though is that now when I come home she actually seems happy about it, and shows A LOT of affection.
- I've started to base my workouts on distance instead of time. It used to be, I would workout for 40 minutes and that's it. Now I work out until I've run 3 miles. I'm getting pretty good :)
- Tomorrow is Raven's last day at work :( Devastation is hardly the word.
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