swine flu is not a joke people

i'm so afraid of getting it before my insurance kicks in. which is next week, i think. and then i only have it for three months, so lets keep our fingers crossed. i'm not the paranoid type, but we've had a lot of people in the office come down with it and then i feel so weird and lethargic. don't like.

to bide the time i look out of my borrowed office window and watch:
palm trees blowing in the santa anna winds.
two humming birds flying and kissing.
a plastic bag floating up to the third floor, like a balloon.
koi fish not swimming in the pond.
brilliant orange birds of paradise swaying.
the westside enshrouded in dust clouds.
my reflection with pursed lips.

famous people follow me

it's not a joke, check out my celeb week.
monday carl reiner read at the table read at work:


friday went to taping of show.
not going to count everyone there, but will count my favorites:
alia shawkat (maebe)


reading rainbow
LeVar Burton:


miss swan
Alex Borstein:


marlee matliin, whom i adore:


then of course, brandi carlile- at her concert, which was AMAZING:


at the show i saw gay kid from glee!


and also this girl from legally blonde:


so see? told you- they are following me!

holla what?

halloween.

i love this holiday. only i have no idea what to be. last year was good times as frida. it was an excellent costume, if i don't say so myself. the year sister and i went as mary kate and ashley olsen was pretty amazing as well.

but this year. hmm.... this year i've got to be on for the fox annual party. it's kind of a big deal and it needs to be pretty special. it can also involve another person or three or four. anyone have any ideas?

i thought about reconstructing this:
it would be a crude version of course and i'm not really sure about the white dress she wore- don't own a white dress. but it's the best i've got so far. the makeup would be fun to do though!

L.O.N.E.L.Y.

not depressed.
not down.
not suicidal.

not gleeful.
not super stoked.
not excited.

living in l.a.
all my stuff in storage.
car making funny noise.
cartoons.
no therapy.

el compadre includes my best friend amy adams

again, a blog about an oldie but a goodie. when i lived in l.a. often i would just go to el compadre's after church. you know, it's your typical mexican restaurant, or at least the kind i grew up with. big, red plastic booths, dimly lit with those yellow glass light fixtures. kitchy stuff on the walls. good rice- which is important. i always get two beef tacos, rice and beans. it's like my staple food. i have and will always love it. and now that i'm back in l.a.- i'd say i make it there about once a week, once every two weeks at the most.

so yesterday i'm having a nonchalant dinner with john and i'm chatting about some nonsense or another when in walks.....

amy adams.

gasp!

i love her. i love, love, love her. i was a bit star struck. i literally saw her for like 30 seconds, but i wanted to sit in those 30 seconds forever. she just looked so normal and nice and cute. i think i've seen every movie she's been in (not true, i didn't see doubt, cause yuck! content=yucky). but miss pettigrew for a day, sunshine cleaning, junebug, enchanted! oh i love her so much.

just look how pretty she is!

aw...

and i'm posting this picture because people said she looked fat. and she's not. she's gorgeous and lovely and healthy. totally normal. this is what she looked like at el compadre's (well in a little peach dress, not a bikini), but NORMAL.

old neighborhood

i can't believe it has taken me this long to get over to one of my favorite places in hollywood. i don't care if it's cliche. i love it.

fred segal


i love all the little shops. and i love all the couture. oh it's a heavenly place. but my favorite thing about fred segal's in Mauro's Cafe


i almost can not deal with the deliciousness.
john and i always get the arugola salad, here's a pic.


it's so delicious, you would die and then i got the spaghetti marlon- breast of chicken, jalepenos, onions, arugola, garlic and olive oil. and pure and sensual. it was so good i didn't even have time to take a picture. john got the penne arrabiatta, which he always gets and it's always delicious! lovely sunday afternoon.

pfeffernusse

matty is a flight attendant.
he flew into l.a.
he called nicki.
nicki picked him up from the westin on century.
matt and nicki went to dinner
in inglewood (or mexico)
nicki ate tacos.
matt was parched.
it was nice.
nicki misses matt.

matt:


tacos:


mexico:


friends: