Saturday, April 21, 2007

Picture of the Week (Although Its Actually 2 Weeks Old)

I think this is just a fantastic picture of my roommate, Darin Stephanov, and me. The colors are a little odd, but it's a nice composition with the two of us roomies looking quite happy and proud of ourselves because we are about to have a free dinner at the Getty. I just downloaded it today from my camera...

Darin was my lovely "dinner date" (sorry Scott, but you backed out - wink!!!) two week-end's ago. As a member of the organizing committee for the Mephistos Conference, I was able to attend a reception for the student speakers, organizers and sponsors. In addition to dining for free at one of the most beautiful spots in LA, I was also able to bring a guest. Inviting my roommate was a great choice, as this guy LOVES going out, dining on fine (and not so fine) food, and enjoying LA's premier "hotspots".

For such a memorable dinner, I surprisingly don't remember very well what the main entree was - I think it was some kind of white fish. But the "to-die-for" item on the menu that caught everyone's eye was dessert: goat cheese cheesecake covered with a rasberry marmelade. Yum ...for most people, that is - I happen to particularly dislike goat cheese, so I gave most of my portion to my buddy Darin (who has the biggest sweet tooth I have ever seen!)

Even though it was a little cloudy that evening, the views at the Getty were - as always - MAGNIFICENT!

Monday, April 02, 2007

sweet (x 10 x10 x10)



a picture is worth a thousand words. maybe that's why this one says "sweet, sweet, sweet" a thousand times to me...

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Matahum House of Beauty: My Personal Ethnology of a Pedicure in the Philippines

This is my first homemade video made with my Everio camcorder and the iMovie program on my Mac. I shot these clips while I was in the Philippines last February visiting my grandma.


Stay tuned for more videos of my rellies and local customs in the Philippines. My next video: Cockfighting on Siquijor Island...