Soap Box Fun

Red Bull came to town yesterday to hold soap box races. The financial district streets were never more fun.

Comedian Paul Rodriguez warmed up the crowd at the starting line.

People were creative with their soap box themes.

These racers weren't really concerned with protective gear.

Two parachutists dropped into the crowd. Awesome.

Scaling the side of a building, the young kids clamored to get a better view. It was kind of a risky move, which made me realize that I'm old because young me would have been right on that ledge with a

Red Bull in each hand.

- H.

Fall in NYC

Manhattan is already an amazing city, but add the perfect 75 degree fall weather with gentle breezes, then it becomes unbelievable. A recent trip stirred-up my old yearnings to leave California for this metropolitan paradise.

- H.

I Heart Wednesday

Spending six days with 5-month old Wednesday not only made me instantly popular, but it also turned me into a crazy dog-person. I took a zillion pictures. I will only post 4.

Awake.

Asleep.

Awake.

Asleep.

- H.

My Future Neighborhood

I've been d0g-sitting out on the Venice Canals and it's official: I'm absolutely in love with this neighborhood. I do see myself living near the ocean in this cool, laid-back community. Who knows, maybe someday, I can afford one of these beauties...

-H.

Beautiful Disaster

It took up the sky with a quiet sadness.

That was my first thought when seeing it initially.

It bullied the everyday skies I looked up to from my driveway.

I knew the plume had come from the devastating wildfires.

Nevertheless, I couldn't help, but be in awe of it.

It was a paradox -- the smoke cloud was beautiful.

I hope they contain the fires soon.

In the meanwhile, I'll keep eyeing the visitor.

-H.

Happy Happy at the LACMA

H summarized the day at the LACMA quite accurately, so here are more images of the day through my eyes.

- C.

Day at the Museum

C&H went to LACMA this Saturday afternoon. After checking out an average American Art exhibit and an architecture themed collection, we were dazzled by 12 Contemporary Artists from Korea.

I half-expected to see super-duper, Asian-Asian work, but I was pleasantly surprised with the relatively race neutral art. It was visually stimulating and thought-provoking. The many young, hip Koreans viewing the show were probably swelling with pride. Rightfully so.

This Korean exhibit is only up until September 20, 2009. Go see it!

This is a close-up of one of the outdoor exhibits. The artist created a vine-like jungle made of colorful, cheap plastic cups, bowls, trays, lids, etc. The kids loved it (myself included).

In order to get to the exhibit, they made you go up, then go down. Kinda weird. But, I enjoyed the view of all the lines and color.

We couldn't take pictures inside, but the grounds of the museum are just as fascinating. I spotted this crazy looking flowery, palm-like plant. It felt over-sized and freakish. Cool.

This wasn't taken at the museum, but I saw it on Melrose. Seemed to capture the spirit of C&H today: two kids out exploring. Good day.

-H.