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The Club Life

These days the euphemism is "going dancing," but I remember when the proper terminology was "clubbing." That term is unbelievably cheesy, but then again so is the activity. I have a love-hate relationship with that whole scene. I lovelovelove dancing, and I'm quite fond of donning a short skirt with tall heels and seeing other girls in their respectively scandalous outfits. But, the hollow exclusivity and random mash-up of people in general really puts a damper on things. My slowly creeping disgust is perfectly timed though, as I am turning 29 in a couple of weeks...which is practically 30...and a 30-year old at a club is mildly inappropriate...

Under the dark cover of night.

It's a good thing I'm also quite fond of brunch. Brunch is a very appropriate activity for an almost 30 year-old.

Fish-wich

Some incongruous facts: It's January. It's winter. It's 77 degrees and sunny outside.

It's Los Angeles. Aah, it all makes sense now.

The amazing weather of late prompted us to head out to Malibu for a day, where we stopped by the Eames house, hiked in the hills, then cruised down to Neptune's Net for a much anticipated fish-wich.

weeeeeee-Eames!


Elephant ride by Eames.


Like a mini Spiral Jetty.

L.A.--you are so beautiful and I love you!

Funny Sister

My sister cracks me up sometimes. We love Law & Order, and it's our ritual to watch it together. Today I got a bright idea for a spin-off and emailed her about it (this will only be funny to you too if you actually watch L&O...):


From: Jennifer Li [mailto:JLi@getty.edu] Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 9:59 AMTo: Angela LiSubject: law and order
What do you think of...Law & Order: Los Angeles

????

I think they should make one!!!!

>>> "Angela Li" 1/8/2010 10:07 AM >>>
Hahaha.. what the heck? Yes.. it’s a good idea. Why are you going to make it happen somehow?

Angela Li
Manager, Development Services


From: Jennifer Li [mailto:JLi@getty.edu] Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 12:40 PMTo: Angela LiSubject: RE: law and order
Yes, I'm gonna email NBC. It would be so fun to recognize all the landmarks and establishments they go to. And then you know how sometimes they have to go upstate to the NY suburbs, well they could be like oh, the brother lives in Glendale, let's go question him.

haha!~


>>> "Angela Li" 1/8/2010 2:01 PM >>
*Dun Dun*

Residence of the Li Sisters
Glendale, California


Angela Li
Manager, Development Services

A Literary Warning

The cooler weather had me cozied up and reading under blankets yesterday.

This is a warning to all who were charmed by Julie & Julia, the movie: do not, absolutely do not venture to read the bore of a book by Julie Powell that it was based upon.

The memoir packs a potent dose of the obnoxious, pouting Powell (BARF! I had to stop reading because it was literally--or *literarily*--giving me a headache) with none of the Meryl Streep-sparkle.

If you want to read a memoir, and read something good, might I suggest The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls, who, having grown up poor in Appalachia living in a deplorable shack, pooping in a growing trash pit in the backyard, and digging through refuse for her meals, still does not complain as much as middle-class, mediocre writer Julie Powell.

Summer is...

A tropical popsicle by an infinity pool with a view of the city.

photo courtesy Christine Goo

Ah....

(BAKED) GOOD NEWS

BIGGEST, HAPPIEST NEWS EVER since Sprinkles stepped onto the sweets-scene.......

Magnolia comes to the West coast this fall!!!

My penchant for petite-sweets will have yet another outlet...I want to do a sugar-high happy dance!