Obsolete Art Gallery

Went to an art gallery called "Obsolete" on Main St. in Venice the other night. I thought it was just a random party, but it turned out to be a small political rally for California Attorney General hopeful, Kamala D. Harris.

She spoke on a ton of important issues about crime. Unfortunately, I was distracted with taking pics of the creepy/cool art on my phone.

- H.

What Rain?

Summer has made an encore. The two days of cold temps and rain are a distant memory. I rearranged my schedule to play football on the beach, frolic in the ocean and bbq. It's mid-October. I guess there's an upside to global warming.

-H.

Adios Summer

With nighttime temperatures getting cooler and the sun sinking faster, my friends and I realized that the beach days of bodysurfing in the 70-degree waters are about to end. So we took time yesterday to say goodbye to summer with a memorable afternoon in Venice. Bring on fall.

-H.

The Fourth

Spent the 4th of July with friends Javier and Gillian at Brian and Mary's in Venice. The weather cooperated beautifully. I forgot my camera so I stole Javier's iPhone. We ate, we drank, we went to a party and we gave two lovable labradors as much love as we could.

The Venice Canals along with the beach were picture perfect. The images portrayed in the movies and tv don't exaggerate by much.

Charlie (a female) is the endearing 5 yr old, while the very excitable 14 week old is Wednesday (also a female). The little pup is a seeing eye-dog in training. Both were disgustingly adorable.

Brian and Mary cooked up a spread that included amazing ribs, phenomenal potato salad and flawlessly sweet corn-on-the-cob.

Pure gluttony.

Spotted this kid at the party we attended. He had impossibly huge eyes and an appetite for cupcakes with frosting.

Lastly, I spotted this phrase on Venice Blvd. It made me stop for a second to ponder. Hope is a verb. It's an action. It's something we do, versus handed to us. Whether it's the hope to become a better basketball player or the hope for wild-eyed dreams to come true, I guess it's up to me to make it an action.

Hope everyone had a good Fourth.

- H.

Venice Canals

The quieter part of Venice is tucked away from the beach scene in a maze of man-made canals that weave in and out of a quaint residential section.  This area gets tons of foot traffic on the weekends.  Unbeknownst to many, there are some neighborhood characters you'll see on the weekends.  One of these characters is Rowboat Man.

This dude is notorious for rowing his little boat up and down the canals with a boombox blaring classic rock on the weekends.  He always looks like he's getting an intense work out, but it's a little odd to be walking through this serene area only to hear him barreling down the canal in his rowboat.  Then again, that's what makes Venice, Venice.