Farewell Conan.

Spoon got to play on Conan during the last week of the show. Eric got us in so Ariel and I lived the high life in the green room for a few hours. They had a pop-corn machine, buckets of candy, "Sprinkles" cupcakes, coffee, tea, soda, EVERYTHING!! AND MASSAGE CHAIRS! I never wanted to leave that place. 

Conan was awesome to see live. He's my favorite late night show guy. Spoon played a flawless show. My only complaint was our guest Tom Hanks got switched out for Quentin Tarantino. L.A.M.E. But an extra cup-cake made up for that. Ha!

Afterwards we got to talk to most of the crew (they were all so friendly like a big family!) and hear what a great guy Conan really is. They all couldn't say enough good things about him and his character. What a rare breed. He will be missed. 

Birthday 2: Echo Park

I had a video scavenger hunt birthday party that made me feel like I was 13 again. We broke up into three teams and scoured the city for victims to join with us in hugs, human pyramids, and songs. One of our team members had to jump in a motel pool. Everyone did it. The videos afterwards were hilarious. I have the most awesome friends. I feel very blessed. 

Art and War

24 year old Ukrainian Kseniya Simonova says:

"I find it difficult enough to create art using paper and pencils or paintbrushes, but using sand and fingers is beyond me. The art, especially when the war is used as the subject matter, even brings some audience members to tears. And there’s surely no bigger compliment."

Food Inc

I watched this movie three times over the holidays. Most people, when I ask if they have seen it, say "I don't want to watch that because I'll have to stop eating meat." NOT TRUE. This movie was really powerful in the way that it shows what is currently going on with our food industry and why there is so much sickness involved. It didn't feel like one of those one sided Michael Moore films that leave you feeling depressed and hopeless. Food Inc ends on a hopeful

note that we as consumers can make a difference and a change in this broken system. After all, isn't that what America is about? I'm excited to start off my year with some perspective on what I am eating. The plans of action at the end included buying foods that are in season (I will post a chart for this), buying from local farmer markets, buy organic, buy grain fed, free range meat.

I could go on and on about this film but I won't. PLEASE GO SEE IT!

Birthday 1: Dallas

Dinner and the aftermath.

 32 never tasted so good. 

I'm glad I have friends to help taste moments like these.