louder than ever

talk about a great week! no, not this week, although it's definitely unfolding nicely, but last week was pretty darn stellar. here's a quick play-by-play.

monday - met a new friend of a friend for lunch. she's also looking for her dream job out here in LA so it's nice to find someone with a flexi schedule like myself.
tuesday - i brought the bestie to a sxsw film mixer party in hollywood. so nice to see some friendly austin faces on the west side! we grabbed a couple free beers and mingled with some LA film locals. sweet. late-night dinner at umami burger. a little too pretentious for me. tasty, yes, but when asking to sub a veggie patty for a beef patty their response was 'we don't add anything, we only take away. if you want a veggie burger you have to order the (whatever).' meh. if you have a burger craving i recommend the counter or taylor's automatic refresher. yumz.
wednesday - hiking at escondido falls in malibu with new friend of friend. after we parted ways i headed up north with a cold mountain dew and relaxed at zuma beach. probably one of my favorite spots out here, thus far.

that evening i went to the sxsw music mixer at this beautiful hotel called the sunset marquis. i was told it's a major celeb hideout. taylor swift was there that morning. i did some music mingling and met some cool music industry kids who were also in their 20's. it was encouraging to see that it is possible to make it in the scene when you're still young. we (i took my friend from venice) ended up hitting it off with those kids and met them at sofitel hotel's stone rose lounge for a post-party cocktail. they have this crazy junk food platter that comes complete with ice cream, cookies, rice krispy treats, cotton candy, cracker jacks..... the list goes on. you'll definitely need a large posse to handle it.
thursday - i was able to get some down time with one of my sxsw friends and we grabbed a chillax lunch at real food daily. they're an organic vegan restaurant. i think even you carnivores would dig it. go in with an open mind :)
friday - one of my flashback friend's from my college days was in town so we had an easy afternoon on the coast. we went out to bay cities in santa monica (highly recommend for you serious sandwich lovers) and then up the coast, back to zuma. also meandered through topanga canyon. such an amazing drive.

 

that evening i grabbed my friend from the getty and we drove 55 miles east to pomona to catch the cold war kids at the glass house. kind of crazy that this was their closest show to LA, considering they're from long beach. great venue, great show. if you do check out the glass house, make sure you don't stand under the ventilation pipe. srsly. i was there all evening, felt like i was in downtown chicago in march. these cali kids couldn't take the chilly air so i didn't have people crowding up around me, but i did get a few goosebumps after an hour into the set. if you bring a sweatshirt, you'll be golden.
saturday - pet-sitting with chula!!! a true joy. chula is my bestie's sweet little boston terrier. we went on a lovely 2 hour hike in the santa monica mountains. perfect weather to boot. pretty easy breezy day.
sunday - back to the hollywood farmer's market. my favorite. caught the movie 'due date' with bestie and her boy toy. rdj + french bulldogs. what more could you ask for? highly recommend. 
oh yeah. we saw holly robinson at the arclight theatre in sherman oaks. i'm sure most folks remember her from '21 jumpstreet' or her recent stint on 'the apprentice' but i remember her on the classic 'hangin' with mr. cooper.' phenom.

i definitely have a few sweet plans in my back pocket for this week. i'll keep you posted on my west coast antics.


and no, no job to report yet. just trying to enjoy my free time out here while i still have it. *fingers crossed* for some good news this week! or next week! whenever really :)